LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FORM

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Romance and Classical Languages

160 Old Horticulture Building

East Lansing, MI 48824‑1112

TO THE STUDENT: Please ask a professor who is familiar with both your oral and written French to fill out this form for you. Return only one copy of this form, which is to be submitted in addition to the three letters of recommendation.

TO THE EVALUATOR: _________________________________ has applied for admission to the graduate program in the Department of French, Classics, and Italian at Michigan State University. In order to consider this candidate for admission and/or for a teaching assistantship, we need an assessment of the student's competence in French. Please rate and comment on the student's competence.

ORAL COMPETENCE (Circle one number):

4.0 Native

3.5

3.0 Near‑Native (occasional slips in pronunciation and grammar, and a slightly limited vocabulary distinguish this speaker from native speakers)

2.5

2.0 Competent Non‑Native (would not be mistaken for a native speaker, but is competent in communication)

1.5

1.0 Communicates with Difficulty

Comments on oral competence. Please include pronunciation:

WRITTEN COMPETENCE (Circle one number):

4.0 Native

3.5

3.0 Near‑Native (occasional inappropriateness of expression or ignorance of specialized vocabulary distinguish this speaker from native speakers)

2.5

2.0 Competent Non‑Native (makes frequent recourse in writing to non‑conventional modes of expression but is readily comprehensible)

1.5

1.0 Communicates with Difficulty

Comments on written competence. Please mention the type of writing you have evaluated for the students:

Name ____________________________________________ Title __________________

Institution ________________________________________________________________

Contact with student _______________________________________________________