Placement Exams
Before enrolling in Chinese language classes, students may be required to
take a placement exam to determine their level. These tests are given during
the week before the start of each semester. Contact the department office
(520-621-7505) for the time and location of the test.
Proficiency Tests
The Chinese Language program offers proficiency exams in Mandarin to allow
students to complete their foreign language requirement without taking classes.
These tests are given during the week before the start of each semester. Contact
the department office (520-621-7505) for the time and location of the test.
EAS offers courses in Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese.
The Chinese Language Program consists of four levels: Elementary (CHN 101 and 102), Intermediate (201 and 202), Advanced (403-404), and Advanced Practice (415-416-417-418).
The Japanese Language Program consists of four levels: Elementary (JPN 101 and 102), Intermediate (201 and 202), Advanced (415 and 416), and Advanced Practice (421 and 422).
In addition, EAS encourages students to participate in Study Abroad Programs. Study Abroad programs afford students a chance to greatly improve their language skills, as well as immersing them in the daily life of China, Taiwan, or Japan.
The Critical Languages Program was created in order to meet the need for instruction in those languages for which there is no regular faculty at the University of Arizona. It is located at 1717 E. Speedway, Suite #3312, Phone: 621-3387. Its web page is at http://www.coh.arizona.edu/crit_lang/.
CLP offers self-instructional study in many of the less-commonly taught languages. All basic language courses emphasize speaking and aural comprehension at the elementary and intermediate levels while a writing component is incorporated at the advanced level.
CLP is affiliated with the National Association of Self-Instructional Programs, the national professional and accrediting association for post-secondary self-instructional programs. Standards and procedures for the design and administration of self-instructional language acquisition have been established by NASILP.
For students in East Asian Studies the CLP is of importance because it is through the CLP that Korean language is offered at the University of Arizona.
The University
of Arizona, Department of East Asian Studies