<p>If I took the AP French Language exam and got a 5, and I just want to place into FrenchLang 22 in soph/junior year, do I need to take a placement exam still?</p>
<p>"If you studied the language before and took the AP or the SAT II, fulfilled the language requirement because of your score, and wish to continue studying the language, you are required to take both the written part of the language placement test and the oral portion." The placement is given on September 21, 2005.
<a href="http://language.stanford.edu/placement/guidelines.html%5B/url%5D">http://language.stanford.edu/placement/guidelines.html</a></p>
<p>Hmm... so what if I didn't take the written test online yet (I was supposed to in June or July) and have forgotten most of the french I knew? I was hoping to study it informally this year so that I can actually form sentences that make sense. Could I take a placement test next summer instead?</p>
<p>Well, Stanford says the don't warrant the results of your test past a year anyway, so they must offer the opportunity to take it later. And no matter, for the test is but an informal recommendation, and with the fortuitous five, your requirements are met.</p>
<p>You only have to take the placement test before you take the class, so you can wait until next fall.</p>
<p>what exactly are the oral exams like? are there little tape players that you have to listen to, or do you actually have to say something to an instructor/recorder? it is multiple choice? (which would be good.) I'm taking french and chinese.</p>
<p>I don't know how Stanford does it, but the oral exams I took before had both tape players to listen to as well as a conversation with a teacher.</p>
<p>will they have placement exams before winter/spring quarters too? or does the september test carry through the whole year?</p>
<p>They give you a booklet, and you record your answers on a recorder. Hence, "oral" exam... you're talking.</p>
<p>I heard that part of the oral exam will be an interview and another part will be narrating a story based on a series of illustrations. Your responses are timed and recorded onto a tape.</p>
<p>I emailed the language office and here's their response, quote</p>
<p>"The oral is a group oral. You all have a tape recorder (and a blank tape) and will listen to a master tape. Explanations will be in English and questions in the target language. You will be given x number of seconds to think about your answer and x number of seconds to answer. Test takes about 45 minutes and we begin at 8:30 am sharp on Wednesday September 21 and 8:00 am on Friday September 23. "</p>
<p>But I believe certain exams contain written sections.</p>
<p>By the way it's possible to choose a different language after taking the exam in another language right? I am taking the oral exam in German and depending on the result, I might start Spanish from scratch.</p>
<p>...that's scary. I haven't spoken in French in months!!!! ugh :(</p>
<p>A group oral? How exactly does that work?</p>
<p>It just means that you all sit in a room together- you have your own individual recorder and answer individually.</p>
<p>And yes, you can start any language you want from scratch.</p>
<p>anyone who has taken the chinese test, please IM me...same SN</p>