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Second Language Competency and Foreign Language Placement
ALL students must complete this form, whether they have prior language experience or not.
As part of the Core Curriculum Second Language Competency degree requirement, the College is gathering
information on the prior Foreign Langauage experience for all incoming students. During Summer Orientation/Registration,
all entering students with previous language study in French, German,
Spanish, Russian, or Chinese regardless of amount, will be required to complete a brief, on-line language exam
in the language studied. Submission of the below web form allows students to be appropriately scheduled to take the exam if necessary.
If the student plans to continue the language
study at St. Norbert, this exam will serve as the language placement
exam. If a student places at a high enough level, this exam will satisfy the Second
Language Competency Requirement towards their degree, regardless of if the language study is continued at SNC.
If a student has studied French, German, or Spanish but does not plan to
continue language study at St. Norbert, they will still be asked to complete the
exam during Orientation. This exam is not for a grade. It is an assessment instrument
that allows the Modern Languages and Literatures faculty to gauge the
language study and proficiency of our entering class. For this reason,
it is essential that you complete the exam if you have previously
studied French, German, or Spanish, regardless of your plans to continue
language study at St. Norbert. If you have studied more than one of
these languages but do not plan to continue language study at St.
Norbert, you should take the exam in the language you have studied most or in which you feel strongest. If you
plan to continue language study in more than one of these languages,
you should take the exam in each language you plan to study.
If you have studied a language other than French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese or if you have no prior language
study whatsoever, you will not take the exam.
Please fill out the following information regarding your prior foreign language study:
On behalf of the Modern Languages and Literatures faculty and St.
Norbert College, thank you for your cooperation. The Modern Languages
and Literatures Discipline has a talented and dynamic faculty and offers
an exciting array of courses. We offer a major and teaching minor in
French, German, and Spanish and a minor in French, German, Japanese, and
Spanish. Knowledge of another language is not only a practical skill
in today's ever-changing world, but also broadens horizons and provides
the preparation necessary to understand different cultures and succeed
in today's globally competitive world. For further information, please
visit us on-line at www.snc.edu/mll. If you have questions, please
contact Jeff Ritter, Director of Advisement, at jeff.ritter@snc.edu or
920-403-3234. Thanks once again and best wishes.
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