Choosing Your Modern Language

All students (with the exception of some transfer students) must complete the equivalent of three full years of one of the languages taught at Franklin. Therefore it is important to choose a language course at the appropriate level. Students can also take more than one modern language as an elective.

Use the table in order to decide the appropriate level for which to register. Students who find that their placement does not reflect their level of language ability should speak with their instructor after their first class meeting. Instructors may reevaluate placement during the first two class meetings if they agree with the student’s self-assessment and mandate changes as necessary in consultation with the language coordinator for that language. In the case of change, the student will sit for an oral interview with either the instructor or the language coordinator. (Any changes will take place as add/drops.) Instructors, in consultation with the department chair, can also request changes in a student’s placement on the basis of subsequent testing or class performance in the first week. The decision of the department chair is final in these cases.

Prior experience in Language	Language Level
No experience,	100 level
or 0-2 years of high-school instruction

3 strong years of high school instruction	101 level
	(FRE 101 and GER 101 offered in
	spring only)

4-5 years of high school instruction,	200 level
or AP Score of 4 or above,
or IB score of 5 or above

6 years of junior high/high school instruction,	300* level
or AP Score of 5 or above,
or substantial time living in a country
where the target language is spoken

*Students who feel they are already qualified to meet the modern language core requirement (equivalent to having completed 3 years of College level work) should initially register for the 300-level course and discuss with their academic advisor during orientation. Students whose home, native or secondary school language is French, German or Italian and whose competency is above the 302 level can meet the modern language requirement by successfully completing two courses in one of these languages above the 302 level or by choosing another language offered at Franklin to complete their modern language requirement. Students other than native speakers of French, German or Italian whose competency in those languages is above the 301 level can meet the modern language requirement by successfully completing two courses in French, German or Italian above the 301 level. The chair of the Modern Languages Department will make the final determination. Transfer students entering Franklin with 60 or more credits can satisfy their modern language requirement by completing four semesters in one of the languages taught at Franklin. Transfer students entering Franklin with fewer than 60 credits must complete the full language sequence.

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