What is the Language Placement Evaluation (aka “the placement test”)?

<aside> <img src="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" alt="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" width="40px" /> The Language Placement Evaluation – through Emmersion – is an online language placement test developed by Brigham Young University to test beginning-level (i.e., 101, 102, and 201) reading comprehension and grammatical accuracy. Modern Languages and Literatures uses this placement test to give students an opportunity to test into higher-level courses for registration and faster completion of the BA world language proficiency requirement or a language major/minor.

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What you need to know about the placement test

• Registration for the test is coordinated by the Language Resource Center Help Desk ([email protected]) and the Assistant Coordinator, Chris Cirefice ([email protected]); please fill out this form to request LPE registration and allow 2 business days for follow-up; the LRC Help Desk will send you a link to take the placement test.
• College credit cannot be earned by taking this test; it can only be used to register for higher-level courses. This test can be taken once per semester, including Spring/Summer
• The BA world language proficiency requirement cannot be waived by taking this test; in order to waive the BA requirement, students must take the FLATS exam. More information about the FLATS exam here.
• The placement test is free to students
• The student must decide whether to take the placement test in-person or online:
  • take the test in-person in the Language Resource Center OR
  • take the test online at home
• No study guides are available as this placement test is designed for students who already have working knowledge of the language
• It does not serve the student to use resources outside of their working knowledge when taking the placement test, as they may be subsequently placed in a course too high for their level, resulting in lost time and money
• You have 1 hour to complete the placement test without access to phone, notes, etc. The placement test usually takes students 20-30 minutes to complete

<aside> <img src="/icons/warning_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/warning_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Note: Placement test scores cannot override a grade earned in a previous course. E.g., if you’ve taken a 102 course and you did not pass the class, you cannot take the LPE to try to place into 201 after the fact. The LPE is designed for placement before you begin taking classes; placement tests taken after you begin your course sequence will be discarded. Additionally, The LPE cannot be used to skip courses in a sequence.

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LPE languages

Supported

• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish

Unsupported

• Arabic
• Chinese
• Japanese
• Latin
• Ancient Greek
• Korean
• …

<aside> <img src="/icons/warning_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/warning_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> For Arabic placement testing : please reach out to the Arabic Section Coordinator, Majd Al-Mallah ([email protected]) to discuss placement testing options for the GVSU Arabic program.

For Chinese placement testing (Mandarin-Simplified): please reach out to the Chinese Section Coordinator, Meghan Cai ([email protected]) to discuss placement testing options for the GVSU Chinese program.

For Japanese placement testing: please reach out to the Japanese Section Coordinator, Jeremy Robinson ([email protected]) to discuss placement testing options for the GVSU Japanese program. See here for additional information on Japanese placement testing at GVSU.

For Latin & Ancient Greek placement testing: please reach out Charles Ham ([email protected]) in the Classics Department to discuss placement testing options for GVSU Classics programs.

For American Sign Language placement testing: please reach out Misti Ryefield ([email protected]) in the Allied Health Sciences to discuss placement testing options for the GVSU American Sign Language program.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" alt="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" width="40px" /> For additional information, please check out the Emmersion FAQ below, and email the Language Resource Center Help Desk ([email protected]) with any questions you may have!

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May 1, 2024