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Language Proficiency Assessment

Students with previous ‘language experience or exposure’ are required to take a language proficiency assessment to ensure enrolment at the most appropriate level.

Relevant past experience includes:

  • Previous study of the language
  • Being exposed to the language in childhood
  • Travel or living in a country where the language is spoken
  • The language being spoken in your home (even if you don’t speak it)

If the format of the Language Proficiency Assessment outlined below is via Moodle Cloud, please follow the instruction document below and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.

Download Placement Test instructions (PDF, 63KB)

Language

Language Proficiency Assessment Information
Burmese A student wishing to take any level of Burmese language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Cantonese A student wishing to take any level of Cantonese language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment. Please note the assessment is open from 4th December 2020 and closes at 11.59pm, 26th February 2021.
Chinese (Mandarin) A student wishing to take any level of Chinese (Mandarin) language, should contact cap.student@anu.edu.au before the Semester begins (before o-week starts) to register for the language proficiency assessment which will be held via Zoom on February 17th 2021, O-Week Wednesday from 1-3pm.
Literary Chinese Please contact the convenor before O-week and they will arrange a Language Proficiency Assessment.
Indonesian Please contact the CAP Student Centre to register for the Indonesian language proficiency assessment which will be held during O-week.
Japanese A student wishing to take any level of Japanese language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment. Please note the assessment is open from 4th January 2021 and closes at 11.59pm, 28th February 2021.
Korean A student wishing to take any level of Korean language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Sanskrit A student wishing to take any level of Sanskrit language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Thai A student wishing to take any level of Thai language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Vietnamese A student wishing to take any level of Vietnamese language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Hindi A student wishing to take any level of Hindi language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Mongolian A student wishing to take any level of Mongolian language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Tetum A student wishing to take any level of Tetum language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Tibetan A student wishing to take any level of Tibetan language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.
Tok Pisin A student wishing to take any level of Tok Pisin language, should complete the Moodle Cloud assessment by using the instruction document above. Please complete the assessment before the semester begins and email cap.student@anu.edu.au once you have completed the assessment.

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