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Describing the placement testing system used at Stanford. They use a password-protected web-baed written exam, plus the SOPI.

Self placement test and answer keys from Brandeis University

Links to four basic placement exams written by the Italian department at Wellesley. Low-tech: just an HTML form which is submitted.

Simple HTML form-based test, with results submitted to program director.

Has the test as Word document--students download, complete, then send back to school for scoring.

Saint Joseph's University. Testing includes a questionnaire and an online test. Test is password protected.

Web CT based exam, administered in Language Lab to Johns Hopkins.

Arabic Alphabets with audio and character placement images

The company that developed the online test used by Stanford.

At present there are 2 Italian tests you can choose from. Length of test: 35 min. Login: For technical reasons you are required to login if you select one of the tests.

The FLAD is a free, searchable directory of information on nearly 200 tests in over 90 languages. The FLAD serves as a starting point for teachers and educators to search for foreign language assessments. Available information about assessments includes grade and proficiency levels, languages for which each test is available, skills targeted by a test, information about the test's development and the publisher's or developer's contact information for further inquiries.

The Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP), a criterion-referenced, Web-based assessment tool, measures students' language proficiency at levels ranging from Novice-low to Intermediate-mid. STAMP currently measures reading, writing, and speaking proficiencies in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. CASLS strives to continually improve STAMP's test design while adding new languages and new levels. STAMP is available through CASLS' partner company, Avant Assessment.