Students wishing to earn credit by examination for any of the first four (1441, 1442, 2313, 2314) levels of French, German, or Spanish must present an official score received on one of two nationally administered examinations recognized by the department:
Students wishing to earn credit by examination for any of the first four (1441, 1442, 2313, 2314) levels of Chinese must present an official score received on Advanced Placement Examination (AP) of the College Board.
Non-native speakers of American Sign Language with previous exposure to the language, who intend to enroll in ASL courses at UT Arlington, may be eligible to take a placement test at the discretion of the department. Contact Travis Wayne Belmontes-Merrell.
Non-native speakers of Arabic with previous exposure to the language, who intend to enroll in Arabic courses at UT Arlington, may be eligible to take a placement test at the discretion of the department. Native or heritage speakers intending to minor in Arabic must take the Arabic placement test. Contact Ms. Reem Shishakly.
Non-native speakers of Chinese with previous exposure to the language, who intend to enroll in Chinese courses at UT Arlington, may be eligible to take a placement test at the discretion of the department. Native or heritage speakers intending to major or minor in Chinese must take the Chinese placement test. Contact Dr. Neal Liang.
Students with one year of background in the language are strongly encouraged to take the CLEP exam for placement at the appropriate level. Native or heritage speakers must take either the CLEP exam or present an official score received on the AP exam.
Students with one year of background in the language are strongly encouraged to take the CLEP exam for placement at the appropriate level. Native or heritage speakers must take either the CLEP exam or present an official score received on the AP exam.
Non-native speakers of Korean with previous exposure to the language, who intend to enroll in Korean courses at UT Arlington, may be eligible to take a placement test at the discretion of the department. Native or heritage speakers intending to major or minor in Korean must take the Korean placement test. Contact Dr. Sok Ju Kim.
Non-native speakers of Russian with previous exposure to the language, who intend to enroll in Russian courses at UT Arlington, may be eligible to take a placement test at the discretion of the department. Native or heritage speakers intending to major or minor in Russian must take the Russian placement test. Contact Dr. Iya Price.
Students with one year of background in the language are strongly encouraged to take the CLEP exam for placement at the appropriate level. Native or heritage speakers must take either the CLEP exam or present an official score received on the AP exam.
Individuals seeking to assess their language proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and/or writing, should seek testing through the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).
The department offers language proficiency assessments by qualified individuals in several languages. These are not official ACTFL tests but may serve as assessments for a variety of institutional needs (e.g. applications for foreign study). Specific fee depends on type and number of assessments requested.
Coordinator of American Sign Language
Adjunct, American Sign Language
Email: travis.merrell@uta.edu
Office: 222 Hammond Hall
Coordinator of Arabic
Senior Lecturer of Arabic
Email: rshishakly@uta.edu
Office: 325 Hammond Hall
Coordinator of Chinese
Assistant Professor of Instruction in Chinese
Email: syliang@uta.edu
Office: 317 Hammond Hall
Section Head of CLIS
Coordinator of Korean
Associate Professor of Instruction in Korean
Email: sjukim@uta.edu
Office: 312 Hammond Hall
Coordinator of Russian
Assistant Professor of Instruction in Russian
Email: iya.khelm@uta.edu
Office: 221 Hammond Hall
Associate Chair, Department of Modern Languages
Professor of Spanish
Email: skania@uta.edu
Office: 227 Hammond Hall