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Foreign Language Exams

Placement tests are given through Carmen Canvas and require students to record themselves responding to signed questions using ASL. Students are required to have a webcam and strong internet. No placement is given to native speakers for 1101-1103. For more information contact: American Sign Language Program, 100 Hagerty Hall, cllc@osu.edu or 614-292-5392.

  • 1101 Elementary American Sign Language I (4)
  • 1102 Elementary American Sign Language II (4)
  • 1103 Intermediate American Sign Language (4)

The Department of Classics administers the Greek and Modern Greek exams. For more information or to schedule an appointment: 614-292-2744, 414 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall. These exams should not be taken more than one term prior to continuing study for these languages.

Greek

The following courses cover all basic forms of syntax and require the acquisition of a basic reading vocabulary. Greek 1103 and beyond assume the ability to read and comprehend the simpler prose of Xenophon, Plato, and the New Testament. To earn credit higher than 1103, contact the Department of Classics for more information. Recommended text for following courses: Hansen & Quinn. Greek: An Intensive Course. Fordham University Press.

  • 1101 Elementary Ancient Greek (5)
  • 1102 Intermediate Ancient Greek I (5)
  • 1103 Intermediate Ancient Greek II (3)

Latin

The Latin placement test is an objective, multiple-choice exam. Extensive reading in Latin and review of grammar is suggested to prepare. Credit for higher-level courses is granted after an individual interview and/or further examination, performed by the Department of Classics.

  • 1101.01 Elementary Latin I (5)

Not open to students with credit for Latin 100. Recommended text: Reading Latin: Texts. Cambridge. Reading Latin: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Exercises. Cambridge.

  • 1102.01 Intermediate Latin I (5)

Intermediate readings with emphasis on authors of the 1st Century, B.C. Recommended text: Reading Latin: Texts. Cambridge. Reading Latin: Latin: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Exercises. Cambridge.

  • 1103 Intermediate Latin II (3)

Intermediate readings in Latin poetry and prose.

Modern Greek

  • 1101 Elementary Modern Greek (5)

Recommended text: Simopoulos, Pathiaki, et al., Ellinika A. (Ch. 1-10)

  • 1102 Intermediate Modern Greek I (5)

Recommended text: Simopoulos, Pathiaki, et al., Ellinika A. (Ch. 11-20)

  • 1103 Intermediate Modern Greek II (3)

Recommended text: Simopoulos, Pathiaki, et al., Ellinika B. (Ch. 1-10)

  • 4001 Advanced Modern Greek I (U 3)

Introduces journalism, literary prose and media. Students practice discussion and composition. Prereq: 1103. Not open to students with credit for 401.

  • 4002 Advanced Modern Greek II (U 3)

Completes the language sequence. Students develop translation skills and continue practicing conversation and composition. Prereq: 1103. Not open to students with credit for 402.

Examinations are administered by the department of instruction only. Students with previous knowledge of Chinese, Japanese or Korean who do not seek EM credit for this experience but who wish to enroll in a course above the 1101 level are required to take a placement test before permission to enroll is granted. Students who desire EM credit for previous language study or experience must pass relevant exams with an acceptable score. For more information about the tests and to schedule an appointment, contact: Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, 398 Hagerty Hall, 614-292-5816.

Chinese

Students wishing to take placement tests for Mandarin Chinese should contact the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at 614-292-5816 or email deall@osu.edu for information. Tests are conducted by appointment by department personnel. Students testing beyond the 1103 level may receive EM credits for higher level courses upon meeting eligibility requirements.

Japanese

All exams are 30 minutes in length.

Students testing beyond the 1103 level may receive EM credits for higher level courses upon meeting eligibility requirements.

  • 1101.01/02/51 Level One Japanese I (4)
  • 1102.01/02/51 Level One Japanese II (4)
  • 1103.01/02/51 Level Two Japanese I (4)
  • 2102.01/02 Level Two Japanese II (5)
  • 4101 Level Three Japanese I (5)
  • 4102 Level Three Japanese II (5)

Korean

No EM credits will be awarded for K1101, K1102 and K1103. Native speakers of Korean are not eligible for EM credits.

  • 1101.01 Level One Korean I (4)

The computerized placement test containing listening/reading multiple choice questions containing: “Han’gul,” basic sentence structure, and simple conventional expression. Familiarity of polite informal speech style is expected. Recommended text: Integrated Korean Beginning 1; and Workbook Beginning 1. University of Hawaii Press.

  • 1102.01 Level One Korean II (4)

Continuation of 1101.01. Knowledge of simple functions (expression desire, providing reason, making an apology); and familiarity of present and past-tense forms, and polite formal and informal speech styles is expected. Recommended text: Integrated Korean Beginning 2; and Workbook Beginning 2. University of Hawaii Press.

  • 1103.01 Level Two Korean I (4)

Continuation of 1102.01. Familiarity with both polite formal and informal speech styles; and knowledge of complex sentences and the plain and intimate speech styles is expected. Recommended text: Integrated Korean Beginning 2; and Integrated Beginning 2 Workbook. University of Hawaii Press.

  • 2102.01 Level Two Korean II (5)

Knowledge of different levels of speech styles, and using them without difficulty in speaking, listening, reading, and writing; and complex clause conjugations is expected. Recommended text: Integrated Korean Intermediate 1; and Intermediate Korean 1 Workbook. University of Hawaii Press.

  • 4101.01 Level Three Korean I (5)

Recommended text: Modern Korean: An Intermediate Reader. University of Hawaii Press. Integrated Korean Intermediate 2; and Intermediate 2 Workbook. University of Hawaii Press.

  • 4102.01 Level Three Korean II (5)

Recommended text: Modern Korean: An Intermediate Reader. University of Hawaii Press.

Students with previous French or Italian experience must take the language placement exam before registering for a French or Italian course. EM credit in French or Italian shall not be awarded for 1101, 1102, 1103, or 1155 via Departmental or EM exam. No EM credit is awarded to native speakers for 1101-1103. For more information, contact: Department of French & Italian, 200 Hagerty Hall, frit@osu.edu.

French

  • 1101.01 Beginning French I (4)

Recommended text: Wong, et al., Liaisons. Heinle-Cengage, 2012. 1st Edition.

  • 1102.01 Beginning French II (4)

Recommended text: Wong, et al., Liaisons. Heinle-Cengage, 2012. 1st Edition.

  • 1103.01 Beginning French III (4)

Recommended text: Bravo. 5th Edition.

Italian

  • 1101 Italian I (4)

Recommended text: Avanti! Beginning Italian.

  • 1102 Italian II (4)

Recommended text: Avanti! Beginning Italian.

  • 1103 Italian III (4)

Recommended text: Avanti! Beginning Italian.

 

No EM credits will be awarded for any courses in the 1101-1103 series.

Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 498 Hagerty Hall, 614-292-6985.

German

No EM credits will be awarded for any courses in the 1101-1103 series.

  • 1101.01 German I (4)
  • 1102.01 German II (4)
  • 1103 German III (4)

Yiddish

No EM credits will be awarded for any courses in the 1101-1103 series.

  • 1101 Yiddish I (4)
  • 1102 Yiddish II (4)
  • 1103 Yiddish III (4)

The Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures administers language proficiency exams in Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and Uzbek. Students wishing to complete the proficiency exams can do so by appointment through nesa@osu.edu -- most business days between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in 300 Hagerty Hall.

Proficiency exams are written (on paper or online -- though oral follow-ups are sometimes requested) and take up to approximately one hour. Language exams can be used to place students in language course work, to evaluate transfer language course work, and to verify language competency for graduate students in other departments.

All other exams are administered by the department of instruction. For more information contact: Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, 300 Hagerty Hall, 614-292-9255.

As of August 22, 2023: No EM credit will be awarded for any courses in the 1101 - 1103 series. The 1101 - 1103 language tests will be used only as placement tests to determine which level a student should enroll in.

Arabic

Proficiency exams are curriculum free, however knowledge of textbooks listed below might help shape expectations for the exams. All exams include oral and written components.

For levels 1101 through 1103.01, placement tests will serve as only an indicator of which level a student should enroll for. EM credit will no longer be given for the courses that students test out of in the 1101-1103 series.

  • 1101.01 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I (4)

Recommended text: Brustad, et al., Alif Baa. Georgetown University Press, 2004. 2nd Edition. Brustad, et al., Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-‘Arabiayya: Part One. Georgetown University Press, 2004. 2nd Edition. (Ch. 1-5)

  • 1102.01 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II (4)

Recommended text: Brustad, et al., Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-‘Arabiayya: Part One. Georgetown University Press, 2004. 2nd Edition. (Ch. 6-13)

  • 1103.01 Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I (4)

Recommended text: Brustad, et al., Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-‘Arabiayya: Part One. Georgetown University Press, 2004. 2nd Edition. (Ch. 14-20)

  • To earn credit above than 1103: Credit by Examination Tests may be administered by the Language Coordinator. Please contact nesa@osu.edu for more information.

Hebrew

For levels 1101 through 1103.01, placement tests will serve as only an indicator of which level a student should enroll for. EM credit will no longer be given for the courses that students test out of in the 1101-1103 series.

  • 1101.01 Elementary Hebrew I (4)

Recommended text: Ringvald, Vardit, et al., Brandeis Modern Hebrew. (Units 1-3 or equivalent.)

  • 1102.01 Elementary Hebrew II (4)

Recommended text: Ringvald, Vardit, et al., Brandeis Modern Hebrew. (Units 4-7 or equivalent.)

  • 1103.01 Intermediate Hebrew I (4)

Recommended text: Ringvald, Vardit, et al., Brandeis Modern Hebrew. (Units 8-11 or equivalent.)

  • To earn credit above than 1103: Credit by Examination Tests may be administered by the Language Coordinator. Please contact nesa@osu.edu for more information.

Persian

For levels 1101 through 1103.01, placement tests will serve as only an indicator of which level a student should enroll for. EM credit will no longer be given for the courses that students test out of in the 1101-1103 series.

  • 1101 Elementary Persian I (4)

Recommended text: Windfuhr. Modern Persian Elementary Level. University of Michigan Press, 1982. (Ch. 1-10)

  • 1102 Elementary Persian II (4)

Recommended text: Windfuhr. Modern Persian Elementary Level. University of Michigan Press, 1982. (Ch. 11-20)

  • 1103 Intermediate Persian I (4)

Recommended text: Windfuhr. Modern Persian Elementary Level. University of Michigan Press, 1982. (Ch. 21-28)

  • To earn credit above than 1103: Credit by Examination Tests may be administered by the Language Coordinator. Please contact nesa@osu.edu for more information.

Turkish

For levels 1101 through 1103.01, placement tests will serve as only an indicator of which level a student should enroll for. EM credit will no longer be given for the courses that students test out of in the 1101-1103 series.

  • 1101 Elementary Turkish I (4)

Recommended text: Oztopcu, Kurtulus. Elementary Turkish: A Complete Course for Beginners. (Lessons 1-12)

  • 1102.01 Elementary Turkish II (4)

Recommended text: Oztopcu, Kurtulus. Elementary Turkish: A Complete Course for Beginners. (Lessons 13-21)

  • 1103 Intermediate Turkish I (4)

Recommended text: Oztopcu, Kurtulus. Elementary Turkish: A Complete Course for Beginners. (Lessons 22-29)

  • To earn credit above than 1103: Credit by Examination Tests may be administered by the Language Coordinator. Please contact nesa@osu.edu for more information.

Effective on August 22, 2023: Anyone taking a world language placement test will no longer receive EM credit (course credit hours).

The Russian placement test is available upon request on Carmen. Heritage speakers of Russian should contact Language Program Director Dr. Larysa Stepanova (Stepanova.1@osu.edu) before registering for placement test. Upper-level language placement with credit award is available.

The Polish, BCS and some other Slavic languages placement tests are available and administered by the department. For additional information contact: Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, 400 Hagerty Hall, 614-292-6733.

Polish

  • 1101 Elementary Polish I (4)
  • 1102 Elementary Polish II (4)
  • 1103 Intermediate Polish I (4)

BCS (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian)

  • 1101 Elementary BCS I (4)
  • 1102 Elementary BCS II (4)
  • 1103 Elementary BCS III (4)

Czech

  • 1101 Elementary CZ I (4)
  • 1102 Elementary CZ II (4)
  • 1103 Elementary CZ III (4)

Romanian

  • 1101 Elementary Romanian I (4)

Recommended text: Kohn, Daniela. Puls. Manual de limba română ca limbă străină. 2nd Ed. Polirom, Bucharest, 2022.

  • 1102 Elementary Romanian II (4)

Recommended text: Kohn, Daniela. Puls. Manual de limba română ca limbă străină. 2nd Ed. Polirom, Bucharest, 2022.

  • 1103 Intermediate Romanian I (4)

Recommended text: Kohn, Daniela. Puls. Manual de limba română ca limbă străină. 2nd  Ed. Polirom, Bucharest, 2022.

Russian

  • 1101.01 1st-Year Russian I (4)

Recommended text: Robin, et al., Golosa, Book 1. Routledge, 2023. 6th Edition.

  • 1102.01 Elementary Russian II (4)

Recommended text: Robin, et al., Golosa, Book 1. Routledge, 2023. 6th Edition.

  • 1103.01 Intermediate Russian I (4)

Recommended text: Robin, et al., Golosa, Book 1. Routledge, 2023. 6th Edition.

Students with one year or more of middle and/or high school Spanish experience are required to take the language placement exam before registering for a Spanish course. EM credit in Spanish shall not be awarded for 1101, 1102, 1103, or 1155 via Departmental or EM exam. No EM credit is awarded to native speakers for 1101-1103. For more information, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 298 Hagerty Hall, 614-292-4958, or Megan Lobert at lobert.3@osu.edu.

Portuguese

  • 1101.01 Portuguese I (4)

Recommended text: Ponto de Encontro

  • 1102.01 Portuguese II (4)

Recommended text: Ponto de Encontro

  • 1103.01 Portuguese III (4)

Recommended text: Ponto de Encontro

Spanish

Native speakers are ineligible to receive EM credit for 1101-2202.

  • 1101.01 Spanish I (4)

Recommended text: Arriba

  • 1102.01 Spanish II (4)

Recommended text: Arriba

  • 1155 Spanish (4)

Recommended text: Arriba

  • 1103.01 Spanish III (4)

Recommended text: Arriba

  • 2202.01 Spanish IV (3)

Recommended text: Dia a dia