Jan P. Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Has anyone had their dc take the National Italian Exam? If so, then where did your dc take it? I went to the website that offers the NIE, but the only info about taking the exam was info on sending the test to the principal of the school. There was a statement that no Italian teachers could administer the test. It seems that it is so much easier to acquire the National Latin Exam than any of the other languages (checked out National Spanish Exam a few years ago). I would love to have my dds Italian study verified, but there may be no hope unless she takes the AP test (which there have been threats to eliminate the Italian test). Who knows if the Italian AP test will still be around when my dc will be a junior or senior. There are also no CLEP tests for Italian. What a bummer! Not everyone is interested in Spanish, German, or French! Jan P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne/Ankara Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Or Turkish! I wish there were more standardized, recognized language tests for other languages! Oh well, I'll keep looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRILLIUM Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 There is a SAT subject test for Italian. AP for Italian is being discontinued--last scheduled test date 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielle Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 You might take a look at this: www.languagetesting.com. I just heard about this through the book Language Logic. I just briefly browsed the site, and my guess is you might need to call them to understand it (heavy on acronyms and jargon). However, it appears they can assess for college credit it an awful lot of languages. Then you'd probably need to talk to admissions officers to see if they accept the credit. Still, less work than sitting through a semester of classes in something you already know (and paying for it!) HTH Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Here are a couple standardized, recognized language tests in many languages http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3348 (this one is an oral exam via telephone) http://www.scps.nyu.edu/areas-of-study/foreign-languages/continuing-education/proficiency.html The NYU exam will give you NYU credits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan P. Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Here are a couple standardized, recognized language tests in many languages http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3348 (this one is an oral exam via telephone) http://www.scps.nyu.edu/areas-of-study/foreign-languages/continuing-education/proficiency.html The NYU exam will give you NYU credits... Do you know if you have to take the NYU exam at NYU or can it be proctored out of state? Thanks, Jan P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan P. Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 There is a SAT subject test for Italian. AP for Italian is being discontinued--last scheduled test date 2009. Thanks for this information. I don't know why I didn't think of looking up a SAT subject test for Italian! :blushing: Jan P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan P. Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 You might take a look at this: www.languagetesting.com. I just heard about this through the book Language Logic. I However, it appears they can assess for college credit it an awful lot of languages. HTHDanielle College credit would be the icing on the cake if my dd tested well on a nationally recognized test. I'm mostly interested in validation, but hey, I'll take college credit too!:001_smile: Blessings, Jan P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 You can get the NYU exam proctored off-site, I think it has to be at a college. You should email for more information, but I do know it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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