Russian placement test policy and disability policy

[Sarah Bishop]

Dear colleagues,
My university is reviewing its policy on language placement tests--how we
determine where to place students in the curriculum, and how we determine
if students have already reached the level of proficiency expected by our
language requirement (four semesters of college study; completion of
intermediate Russian).
If you have a language requirement, could you please send me a description
(off-list) of your language placement policy?  For example, we give the
students a written test and place them accordingly.  If they demonstrate an
ability above what we expect in intermediate Russian, they then meet with
us for an oral proficiency test.  If they pass this, they are not required
to take any more language classes.
Finally, if you have a language requirement, do students have a way to
demonstrate a disability in language learning?  If they demonstrate a
disability, are they expected to make up for the language requirement in
another way (for example, culture courses?)
Thanks in advance for any information you can share.
All best,
Sarah

-- 
Sarah Clovis Bishop
Associate Professor of Russian
Willamette University

sbishop at willamette.edu
503 370 6889

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