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Shouldn’t the number of language units earned in high school determine placement?

April 26, 2017determine earned high school Language placement units

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Shouldn’t the number of language units earned in high school determine placement?

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Our research has found that there is not a one-to-one relationship between high school units and college semesters of a language. Also, high school programs vary markedly in their emphases on particular skills and learning objectives and the placement tests are necessary to assure a certain level of common preparation.