Foreign Language Requirement
A student whose secondary or post-secondary curriculum was taught in a foreign language must fill in the top section of the Application for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency, obtain the signature of an advisor in his/her college, provide official school records and English translation of same, and then e-mail the whole package to Jackie Carassa (gcarassa@fau.edu).
Typically within two weeks after application submission, the student will be notified via email of the evaluation decision . The Registrar's Office and the student's advisor are also notified. Upon receipt of this email, the Registrar's Office will update the student's record. Upon approval of application, the student will have fulfilled the Foreign Language Exit Requirement. NOTE: The student will NOT receive academic credit.
To take a foreign language proficiency examination, instructions can be found below.
Foreign Language Proficiency Examinations
Student proceeds to FLATS INSTRUCTIONS below if the language is Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Cantonese (Simplified), Cantonese (Traditional), Cebuano, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Fijian, Finnish, Georgian, Greek, Haitian-Creole, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Ilonggo-Hiligaynon, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Samoan, Serbian, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Thai, Tongan, Ukrainian, or Vietnamese.
Student proceeds to ACTFL LTI RPT INSTRUCTIONS below if the language is Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish.
Student proceeds to AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) INSTRUCTIONS below for American Sign Language (ASL).
FLATS INSTRUCTIONS:
The Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS) is a computerized multiple-choice language examination designed by Brigham Young University (BYU) to cover the knowledge and skills that would be acquired during the first three semesters of college-level language courses. It has three testing areas: listening, reading, and formal grammar. There is no speaking portion.
Because FLATS is the exclusive property of BYU, any student who wishes to take it must pay a fee (currently $50.00) directly to BYU via the official FLATS website https://flats.byu.edu/signupall.php?x=8. BYU does not release the examination until this fee is paid. Additionally, since all activity on Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton campus has been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the staff of the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature (LLCL) won't be able to provide student with test proctoring. Hence, student has to request online proctoring and pay the applicable fee (currently $20).
Upon student's advisor approval (obtained by having him/her sign the FLATS Application, student goes to https://flats.byu.edu/signupall.php?x=8 to register for the test.
PS: Once student's advisor signs the FLATS Application, student or student's advisor e-mails it to Jackie Carassa (gcarassa@fau.edu).
When prompted to enter Proctor Information, student clicks on Autofill Proctor360 as My Proctor
When prompted to enter the Sending Results to Your School information, student enters:
Name: Jackie Carassa
Department: Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature
University: Florida Atlantic University
Address: 777 Glades Road, CU 232A
City, State Zip: Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561.297.0341
E-mail: gcarassa@fau.edu
Student receives via e-mail a registration confirmation with the information to log into the examination page. Student takes the examination completely online.
Student passing the FLATS satisfies Florida Atlantic University Foreign Language Exit Requirement and does not receive credits.
Student failing the FLATS can retake it after six months with the proper registration and payment of fees.
Once an official FLATS score report is received by LLCL staff, it is reviewed by LLCL Chair, Dr. Marcella Munson. If the score is deemed satisfactory, the FLATS Application is approved and forwarded to the Registrar's Office to update the student account.
Student checks the status of FLATS Application on myfau.edu > Degree Audit.
ACTFL LTI RPT INSTRUCTIONS
Before student registers for the test, he/she obtains his/her advisor's signature on the Application for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency and e-mails it to Jackie Carassa (gcarassa@fau.edu).
To register for the test, student:
* Visits www.languagetesting.com.
* Selects LANGUAGE from the drop-down menu.
* On the next page, scrolls down to Language Proficiency ACTFL and clicks on Choose Test.
* On the next page, selects the Reading Proficiency Test by clicking on Select Test so that it is populated in cart and clicks CONTINUE.
* On the proctoring page, selects Web-Based Proctoring.
* Selects time zone and chooses the date and time he/she likes to take the test.
* Logs in (if student has an existing LTI account) or creates an LTI account (if student does not have one).
* Makes payment with a credit card.
* Reviews and submits order (Student will be emailed with instructions once he/she has ordered the test).
* Selects Certificate Format and Delivery method (PDF by e-mail is preferred).
More information about the test can be found here: https://www.languagetesting.com/reading-proficiency-test. For Customer Support, call 800-486-8444, ex 1.
When student completes the test and receives a certificate, he/she e-mails it to Jackie Carassa (gcarassa@fau.edu). The certificate is reviewed by Chair of LLCL, Dr. Marcella Munson; and if the test score is deemed satisfactory, the Application for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency is approved and forwarded to the Registrar’s Office to update student's account.
Student checks the status of the Application for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency on myfau.edu > Degree Audit.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) INSTRUCTIONS
Before student registers for the test, he/she obtains his/her advisor's signature on the Application for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency and e-mails it to Jackie Carassa (gcarassa@fau.edu).
To register for the test, student contacts the ASL testing service at Galludet University (ASLPI@gallaudet.edu) where they will provide student the scheduling for getting tested. At that point student should ask that the results be sent directly to Jackie Carassa (gcarassa@fau.edu).
Once the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature (LLCL) receives results, they are reviewed by Chair of LLCL, Dr. Marcella Munson. If the test score is deemed satisfactory, the Application for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency is approved and forwarded to the Registrar’s Office to update student's account.
Student checks the status of the Application for Proof of Foreign Language Proficiency on myfau.edu > Degree Audit.