French CLEP?

[Hilary]

It looks like *I* am going to be taking the French language CLEP exam!!! I'm going to be going to graduate school to get certified as a TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) instructor, and one of the requirements is to demonstrate fluency in another language. So I'm madly trying to brush up on my French, which I never took in college (but had in high school for four years and studied on and off for many years afterwards). If you've had a child take the French CLEP, how would they assess the difficulty? What materials helped in preparation? My DD took the French AP as a junior and scored a 5, so I'm familiar with what she used, but I wonder how the CLEP compares to the AP. I really want to do well, as it's fairly expensive AND you can only take it once every six months. My goal is to take it in January, although my grad school may allow me more time if I feel I need it.

[SharoninTennessee]

Here's a link to a website that has all about preparing for Clep exams. My daughter will be clepping a number of classes, including French, and I've found this website particularly helpful.

http://www.free-clep-prep.com/French-Language-CLEP.html

[LatinTea]

Here's another link to check out:

 

http://www.degreeforum.net/

 

My ds frequents this site for help with CLEP testing in general. There's also a Yahoo list, which is easy to find with a search over there.

 

Good luck!

[Hilary]

Thanks! I've bookmarked those sites. There's so much useful, free stuff on the web, including French in Action and Livemocha! Wish I'd had all this when *I* was in high school!