Why do you think there's no SAT II language tests: Russian, Indian, Dutch etc..

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I'm not Russian or Indian or Dutch, I don't speak any of them.
But why do you think there's no such things in SAT II tests?</p>

<p>Just curious..</p>

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<p>Less popular languages in high schools?</p>

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<p>Lol, cuz “Indian” isn’t a language.</p>

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<p>Correct, BillyMc - there are no test for less popular subjects generally. Similarly, AP tests are only offered for subjects that are at least moderately widely studied. Without a minimum number of test-takers, the CB will lose money on a subject.</p>

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I lol’d at this.</p>

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Haha, didn’t notice at first glance.</p>

<p>OP, it’s Hindi.</p>

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<p>haha Hindi is the national language in India.</p>

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<p>There are hundreds of languages in India, not just Hindi either :P</p>

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<p>Isn’t there/wasn’t there a Russian Language AP exam or something? </p>

<p>Either way, I think Hindi and Russian will become more popular in schools in the coming years.</p>

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True, but Hindi is the major one (the one the OP likely meant).</p>

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<p>Actually, English is the national language, and most spoken, and I believe Hindi is the second. But, I’m just being technical. xD.</p>

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<p>^^scratch that. i just googled it and turns out i was wrong. Damn cultural day in school. D:<</p>

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<p>Because those languages aren’t widely used.</p>

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<p>I think it’s probably because it costs a lot of money to produce them, and there’s not enough people who would take them to warrant that cost to the CB. This is why AP Italian and AP French Literature were discontinued, but I think AP Italian may be coming back</p>

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<p>AP Italian’s coming back… </p>

<p>If only we had an Italian class.</p>

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<p>Not enough test takers since very, very, VERY few high schools teach them. They would likely only attract native speakers.</p>

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Actually, India does not have a national language. English and Hindi are both recognized as Official Languages, however.</p>

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<p>^The second one you quoted corrected himself in his next post. “Official” languages and “National” languages are just semantic differences.</p>

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<p>^That’s not true…There are big implications that go along with official language. National language is just what most everyone speaks; official is what’s legally defined as the country’s language. So, for example, in Cameroon, the official languages are French and English. However, the majority of the country doesn’t speak either.</p>

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<p>It’s interesting that Korean is tested. I’ve never seen a high school that teaches Korean; is it regionally popular?</p>

<p>Perhaps Arabic will be the next language added?</p>