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School of Oriental and African Studies
London

Arabic Placement Test

As a part of my degree, I will have to study Arabic, most likely at SOAS. I'm sitting a placement test on Friday. Has anyone got an experience with this? What does it consist of? Am I likely to be placed to a not-ab-initio group as I know the alphabet, some basic grammar (pseudo-present and past tense, numbers, cases some sort of subjunctive and apocopate or whatever it's called in English), but have never had a chance to actually speak the language? (To clarify it, I have been self-taught.)

Any advice appreciated!
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What degree and what's the name of the exam?
School of Oriental and African Studies
London
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Original post by Ivanka
As a part of my degree, I will have to study Arabic, most likely at SOAS. I'm sitting a placement test on Friday. Has anyone got an experience with this? What does it consist of? Am I likely to be placed to a not-ab-initio group as I know the alphabet, some basic grammar (pseudo-present and past tense, numbers, cases some sort of subjunctive and apocopate or whatever it's called in English), but have never had a chance to actually speak the language? (To clarify it, I have been self-taught.)

Any advice appreciated!


Sounds like ab initio would be safer.

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