Foreign Language Placement Exams
Arabic
Students interested in Arabic placement should contact Professor Tahrawi.Chinese
A placement test is not needed for students with no background in the Chinese language at all. You may enroll directly in the First Year Chinese, AS.373.115.
For Heritage students who are bilingual or native speakers, who have spoken the language at home should not take the online placement test, and will be placed on Friday, August 26th from 1:30 - 3:30 pm in Krieger Hall 308.
An online placement test is needed for students who have studied Chinese in the past and wish to continue with Chinese language at Hopkins.
To access the online placement test: ** Please Note: The online test will be available on July 15, 2011**
1. Go to http://blackboard.jhu.edu and login. If you are a JHU student, use the ‘JHU Enterprise Authentication’ link (left side) and login with your JHED ID and password. If you are not a JHU student, use the ‘Non-JHED login’ link (right side) to login with a guest account.
Note: Please contact the instructor if you need a guest account.
2. Once inside Blackboard, click the following link to be added to the Chinese Placement Test site: https://blackboard.jhu.edu/webapps/blackboard/execute/enrollCourse?context=Org&course_id=_13276_1
3. Return to Blackboard and locate the My Organizations module on the Community tab at the top of the screen. (You may have to refresh the page.) Click the link for the Chinese Placement Test.
4. Click the ‘Placement Test’ link in the menu (upper left) to access the test.
French
Students interested in French placement can get more information by clicking here.German
Students interested in German placement can get more information by clicking here.Hebrew
If you have no previous work in Hebrew, take First Year Hebrew (384.115). If you have had previous work in modern Hebrew, consult Dr. Zvi Cohen (zviamy@verizon.net) in the Center for Language Education. If you had previous work in Biblical Hebrew, consult Dr. Ted Lewis or Dr. Kyle McCarter in Near Eastern Studies.Hindi
For more information, contact Professor Uma Saini.Italian
Students interested in Italian placement can get more information by clicking here.Japanese
The Japanese Language Placement Exam will be given during the first class meeting. Questions may be directed to Dr. Yuki Johnson (yuki.johnson@jhu.edu).Korean
For more information, please contact Professor Choonwon Kang.Kiswahili
For more information, please contact Professor Jane Kamau.
Latin
At this time, register for the course you think is most appropriate. Go to class on the first day for more placement information. You may contact Dr. Matthew Roller with questions.