University of Iowa
WebCAPE French Placement Test Recommendations

SCORE PLACEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
< 175 009:010        First-year French Review
This review course covers the materials in 009:001 and 009:002 (First-year French) in one semester. This course is designed for students with previous study of French in high school.

176– 230 009:011

Intermediate French I
This course provides development of functional ability to understand, speak, and write French. Emphasis is on vocabulary building, culture, and the development of grammatical accuracy.


231– 310 009:012 Intermediate French II
This course follows 009:011 and continues to improve students’ speaking, writing, and reading skills. Emphasis is on reading for content, the use of the World Wide Web for gathering information, travel vocabulary and understanding cross-cultural issues.
>311 009:105 Third Year French
Students coming from 009:012 typically take this course. This course aims to build on the foundation established at the first and second levels by providing students a rich and varied linguistic and cultural experience. Students study literary and nonliterary texts as well as film excerpts, video and audio material using them as the impetus for general classroom discussion in French and for sharing ideas in small groups in collaborative formats.

These are recommended placements. The best placement for you depends on the strength of your previous course work, your enjoyment of French, and whether you have been exposed to the language and culture in other ways, such as travel. If you are unsure about your placement, or if you feel that you are better in French than your placement score indicates, talk with your academic adviser or call the Department of French and Italian (335-2253) and ask for help.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Students may be eligible to earn incentive credit toward graduation through the Foreign Language Incentive Program (FLIP). If you are interested in earning FLIP credit, you should meet with your academic adviser to discuss the options and to determine whether or not you are eligible. Credit hours awarded through FLIP are ungraded, and are not included in GPA calculations, but count toward the hours required for graduation.