Hello Everyone: Has anyone here ever taken CLEP German, French or Spanish: How exactly is the exam structured? Is it different from the other CLEP exams. Please respond. Thanks.
I took the Spanish CLEP. The only difference is it starts off with you listening to recorded sound bytes and answering multiple choice questions regarding what you heard. The second section of the test is mainly reading comprehension.
Re: Re: Re: Re: CLEP Foreign Languages I believe you are correct, Abner. From what I recall you can not mark your answer and go back and review it like you can on other CLEPS.
Thanks y'all for replying: I don't know a thing about these languages, but I'm still gonna take a shot at the exams. WHo knows, perhaps I guess correctly. Afterall the probability of each choice being correct is 20% - just my screwed-up logic and laziness to actually study. Thanks again
What an interesting experiment: can someone who doesn't speak a language but who tests well pass a multiple choice exam in it? My hypothesis would be no, but, hey, it's your money. Let us know how you do? -=Steve=-
Yes and no. I took the Spanish, French, and German exams. I tested better in the Spanish than the German but, I lived in Spain for three years (though I never bothered to really learn Spainsh while there - big mistake). I bombed the French by about 15%. Spanish - 12 hours German - 6 hours French - no pass The point difference between 6 and 12 hours is not all that wide, bone up on some vocabulary. There are two listening sections - one is basic conversational short phrases like "Do you have the time?" and may want an translation or a proper answer. Then there is listening comprehension where you'll hear a commentary or a dialog and then answer questions about what was said. You have to stay VERY focused here because you can't replay the sections. Then there are general short questions and reading comprehension. Some are about vocabulary and some are about grammar and usage. About half were the "read this paragraph or two and answer these questions about what was said..." For me, the hardest questions dealt with rules of grammar. Things like "which statement is an example in the past perfect tense..." and questions that asked about word order and construction by giving examples and having you identify the correct sentence. Fortunately, there aren't all that many questions like that -- mostly it's a comprehension test. If you test well, go for it. It's worth a lot of credit for a 90 minute exam.
