SUMMER 2008

Rice University does not have a language requirement, but if you have some knowledge of a foreign language and are interested in studying it further at Rice, you must take the Rice language placement test to determine the appropriate course for you. Instructors will not allow course attendance without previous placement test results. On-line testing will be available beginning August 1^st , for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. For all other languages, see information below.

If you have taken the AP or IB tests, you will be able to receive credits for language courses. Please go to the Registrar’s website to find out the details.

Online Testing

Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
(Test link will be activated on 8/1/08)

To help ensure that you receive timely results, we strongly urge you to take the test before arriving at Rice. For these six languages, it is possible for you to take the test online beginning August 1, 2008. In order to take the online test, you will need your student ID number, which was provided to you on the bill that was sent from the Rice cashier’s office in early June.   

Tests taken by: Thursday 8/7, 5:00 PM Thursday 8/14, 5:00 PM Monday 8/18, 5:00 PM

Results posted by: Thursday 8/14, 5:00 PM Monday 8/18, 5:00 PM Wednesday 8/20, 5:00 PM

Tests taken after the above dates will be corrected on a first come first served basis.

** If you intend this Fall to take a language of which you have some knowledge, you must take the test by Monday, August 18, 5:00 PM, so that the results can guide your registration on Friday 8/22. It is in your interest to be assigned the appropriate level of your language proficiency.

During O-Week you can take the online tests in the Language Resource Center

Monday, 8/18 - Friday, 8/22  
T,W,TH, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
F, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

If you plan to register for a language course for the spring semester, you can take the online tests until Friday, September 12th, 5:00 PM. The online tests will not become available again until summer 2009.

Online Language Placement Tests available only once per academic year

Results

Students will receive an e-mail notifying them that the results of their test are available on the test webpage .

Technical Information about the test (forthcoming)

---

On-Campus Testing

Arabic

For Arabic, a written version of the test will be available for you to take during O-Week. Students taking the test in Arabic will meet in the following classroom on Monday, August 18, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Arabic - Rayzor 121

Greek, Hebrew, Hindi , Korean, Latin, Russian

For Information about placement for these languages, please contact professors listed below.

---

Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPI)

Since language instruction at Rice University emphasizes oral-aural proficiency, after you have taken the test, you may be asked to take an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in order to place you more accurately in the appropriate course. If you are told by e-mail that an OPI is needed, please contact faculty listed below to schedule it during O-Week.

---

Department contact

Faculty Contacts

These are the faculty contacts for each language offered at Rice University.

Arabic Maher Awad Rayzor 329 713-348-3260 e-mail: awad@rice.edu	Japanese Hiroko Sato Rayzor 213 713-348-2258 e-mail: hsato@rice.edu
Chinese Meng Yeh Rayzor 110 713-348-8201 e-mail: myeh@rice.edu	Korean J. Won Han Rayzor 122 713-348-5128 e-mail: jwhan@rice.edu
French Brigitte Crull Rayzor 218 713-348-3588 e-mail: bcrull@rice.edu	Latin Hilary Mackie Rayzor 233 713-348-2777 e-mail: mackie@rice.edu
Evelyne Datta Rayzor 218 713-348-3812 e-mail: datta@rice.edu German Rick Spuler Rayzor 329 713-348-3219 e-mail: ricks@rice.edu	Portuguese Suzana Bloem Rayzor 318 713-348-2487 e-mail: sbloem@rice.edu Russian Jonathan Ludwig Rayzor 323 713-348-3469 e-mail: jzludwig@rice.edu
Greek Scott McGill Rayzor 232 713-348-3206 e-mail: smcgill@rice.edu	Spanish Peggy Patterson Rayzor 320 713-348-2793 e-mail: ppatters@rice.edu
Hebrew Tiqva BarOn Rayzor 122 713-348-2551 e-mail: tbaron@rice.edu	Pat Brogdon-Gomez Rayzor 318 713-348-2016 e-mail: pbrogdon@rice.edu
Hindi Gautami Shah Rayzor 219 713-348-2987 e-mail:  gshah@rice.edu	Raquel Gaytan Rayzor 320 713- 348-2793 e-mail: raquelg@rice.edu
Italian Fabiana Cecchini Rayzor 219 713-348-2438 e-mail:fc4@rice.edu

Course Catalog and Course Offerings

page updated 4/2/08