<p>I took an Arabic class at my school and i learned arabic as a kid and placed into one of the highest levels. (intermediate arabic 2) anyways in the class i was expected to do more work and if i finished early the teacher would give me extra work compared to when another student finished they could do whatever they wanted, and also when I spoke english i got in more trouble than if another student spoke english in class. That being said I think me being challenged more was justified in that scenerio as I was clearly better at arabic than most of the class. </p>
<p>I just dont understand why they’re splitting it up based on heritage and non-heritage students. There should just be one uniform placement test, and it should use the honor system. I think however that the instructor has the right to give a student extra work if he/she feels the student is not being challenged enough. People cheat on language placement tests all the time, but it happens. </p>
<p>I would talk to the department and ask to take a placement test and also ask what exactly is the difference between heritage and non-heritage classes so that you can take the class thats right for you, but I really dont like how the classes are differentiated by heritage vs. non-heritage rather than one placement test.</p>