Advisory Placement Testing - Chinese (Mandarin), German, French, Japanese, Spanish

Students, did you know that if you have a previous background in Chinese, French, German, Japanese or Spanish, you may take an "Advisory placement test" to determine which course would be the best for you to enroll in. In addition, based on the result and after consultation with a test advisor,you may sign up to earn extra units based on the previous study. How does this work? For example, if the test and advisor recommend you enroll in German 2, you take that course and upon completion of German 2 with a grade of A or B, City College will award you units for both German 1 and 2 (5 units per course for a total of 10 units).

For details on the placement tests and the awarding of additional units, click on the appropriate link: Chinese (Mandarin)

• For Chinese, please note: The score of the CPT is used for advisory purposes ONLY. 

• The CCSF Chinese Language Program does NOT issue any certification of Chinese language competency/proficiency based on the score of the CPT. 

• Students may NOT use the result of the CPT to fulfill any high school, college, or university course requirements. 

• Students may NOT use the result of the CPT for the purpose of transferring to another college or university. 

• Students may NOT use the result of the CPT for the purpose of fulfilling job requirements. 

The Chinese Placement Advisory test is administered in the Language Center; its Spring 2012 schedule will be announced here.

The French, German, and Spanish advisory placement tests may be taken wherever you have internet access, or you can use the Language Center facilities: French, German, Japanese,  Spanish

Spring 2012 Semester - See you in January!

The Language Center will close on Tuesday, December 20th at 6:45 p.m. It will reopen on Wednesday, January 18th at 9:00 a.m. Start your language class off right with a visit to the Language Center and spend some quality time with the audio, visual, and interactive materials available for your particular course. Tutoring for most languages will be available in the Learning Assistance Center (R-207). The schedules will be posted as they become available here. Additionally, the Language Center will be holding various workshops, as it did this semester, to orient students to the materials available and assist those students who are trying to get traction on grammar for Spanish, French, and German and who need a little refresher course in the mechanics of English grammar (subject vs. object anyone?). More language-specific grammar reviews will also be held for French, German, and Spanish. Check back on this blog during the first weeks of the Spring 2012 semester for more information about upcoming workshops.

Celebrities, and some Actors and Actresses Speak Foreign Languages. You Can too!

Here's an interesting website with short clips of various celebrities, and some more serious actors and actresses speaking foreign (other than English) languages. There's Bradley Cooper speaking French, Sandra Bullock speaking German, Mila Kunis speaking Russian, Viggo Mortensen speaking just about every language, and more.