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Foreign Language Placement and Proficiency Examinations, September 2007

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Foreign language placement and proficiency examinations will be held at the following times and places. Results will be posted as indicated. For an explanation of the foreign language requirement, see the Freshman Handbook.

Sunday, September 2
Monday, September 3
Tuesday, September 4
Friday, September 7

 

Sunday, September 2
Language
 
Time
 
Place
 
Results Posted
Czech  
2–4 P.M. (placement)
  217B HGS   Monday, September 3, 2704A HGS
French
 
9–10.30 A.M. (A–M),
1.30–3 P.M. (N–Z)
(placement)
  101 & 102 LC   Tuesday, September 4, 1st floor, LC; 3rd floor, 82–90 Wall St.; and on line, by 2 P.M.
German
 
2–3.15 P.M. (placement)
  119 WLH   Monday, September 3, 306 WLH, 1 P.M.
Polish
  2–4 P.M. (placement)   218 HGS   Monday, September 3, 2704A HGS
Portuguese
  2–4 P.M. (placement)   103 LC   Tuesday, September 4, 2nd floor, 82–90 Wall St., 4 P.M.
Russian
  2–4 P.M. (placement)   221 HGS   Monday, September 3, 2704A HGS
Serbian and Croatian
  2–4 P.M. (placement)   220A HGS   Monday, September 3, 2704A HGS
Spanish
  11 A.M.–1 P.M., 3.30–5.30 P.M. (placement)   101 & 102 LC   Tuesday, September 4, 2nd floor, 82–90 Wall St. and on line, 4 P.M.
Monday, September 3
Language
 
Time
 
Place
 
Results Posted
French  
9–11 A.M.
(makeup placement)
  102 LC   Tuesday, September 4, 1st floor, LC; 3rd floor, 82–90 Wall St.; and on line, by 2 P.M.
German
 
9–10.15 A.M. (makeup placement)
  207 WLH   Monday, September 3, 306 WLH, 1 P.M.
Tuesday, September 4
Language
 
Time
 
Place
 
Results Posted
Arabic  
9–11 A.M., 1–3 P.M. (placement)
  313 HGS   Tuesday, September 4, 314 HGS, 6 P.M.
Chinese*
 
9–11 A.M. (placement)
  Rm. 100, 370 Temple St.   Tuesday, September 4, by departmental e-mail
Hebrew
  9–11 A.M., 1–3 P.M. (placement)   313 HGS   Tuesday, September 4, 314 HGS, 6 P.M.
Italian
  9–11 A.M. (placement)   317 LC   Wednesday, September 5, Rm. 409, 82–90 Wall St., 9 A.M.
Japanese*
  9–11 A.M. (placement)   Rm. 102, 434 Temple St.   Tuesday, September 4, by departmental e-mail
Korean
  9–11 A.M. (placement)   115 & 116 WLH   Tuesday, September 4, by departmental e-mail
Spanish
  10 A.M.–12 noon (makeup placement)   101 LC   Tuesday, September 4, 2nd floor, 82–90 Wall St. and on line, 4 P.M.
Friday, September 7
Language
 
Time
 
Place
 
Results Posted
Czech  
2–5 P.M. (proficiency)
  221 HGS   Friday, September 7, 2704A HGS
Polish  
2–5 P.M. (proficiency)
  221 HGS   Friday, September 7, 2704A HGS
Russian
 
2–5 P.M. (proficiency)
  221 HGS   Friday, September 7, 2704A HGS
Serbian and Croatian
 
2–5 P.M. (proficiency)
  221 HGS   Friday, September 7, 2704A HGS

For times and locations of placement examinations in African languages, call 432-3436 or contact the Director of African Languages, Kiarie Wa'Njogu, 432-0110. Students seeking advice on placement in Greek or Latin should e-mail the DUS, celia.schultz@yale.edu; her office hours will be posted in 202 Phelps Hall. Indonesian and Vietnamese placement examinations will take place in Rm. 311 Luce Hall during the week of September 3 by appointment. Call the Program in Southeast Asia Studies, 436-4192 (Indonesian) or 432-5097 (Vietnamese). For a proficiency or placement examination in Persian, contact the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations departmental office, 432-2944. Examinations in Slavic languages other than Czech, Polish, Russian, or Serbian and Croatian are by appointment only; call Irina Dolgova, 432-1307, or e-mail irina.dolgova@yale.edu. To arrange for a proficiency or placement examination in a language not among those listed above, see your residential college dean.

 

* Students taking the Chinese or Japanese placement examination must complete an online component before September 4.