Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

CLEP-0036

Organization:

College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Location:

Certified CLEP testing centers throughout the U.S.

Length:

Approximately 1.5 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	9	German

6 semester hours in German is recommended for candidates scoring 50 and above; and 9 semester hours in German for candidates scoring 60 and above.

Description

Objective:

The German Language exam is designed to measure knowledge and ability equivalent to that of students who have completed one to two years of college German language study. Material taught during both years is incorporated into a single exam, covering both Level-1 and Level-2 content.

The exam contains approximately 117 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. There are three separately timed sections. The three sections are weighted so that each question contributes equally to the total score.

Skills Measured:

Questions on the German Language exam require test takers to demonstrate the abilities listed in each section below. The percentages indicate the approximate percentage of exam questions focused on each ability.

Sections I and II (40%)
Listening
• 15% Rejoinders: Ability to understand spoken language through short stimuli or everyday situations
• 25% Dialogues and Narratives: Ability to understand the language as spoken by native speakers in longer dialogues and narratives

Section III (60%)
Reading
• 16% Part A. Discrete sentences: Mastery of vocabulary and structure in the context of sentences
• 20% Part B. Short cloze passages: Mastery of vocabulary and structure in the context of paragraphs
• 24% Part C. Reading comprehension: Ability to read and understand texts representative of various styles and levels of difficulty (e.g., passages of about 200 words; shorter pieces such as advertisements, signs, etc.)

Instruction & Assessment