question about languages (1 Viewer)

[frenchie]

at usyd you get placed into a languages stream based on what you did in the hsc. at macq and unsw they make you do a placement test....i wonder why the difference? does this mean the other two might cater better to your level?

 

[user]

It depends on the language at usyd, and the department

eg. Chinese department makes you take an informal test, while latin is based on what you did in the hsc.

I don't think it makes a difference, so long as you enrol in the one you are most comfortable with.

 

[iambored]

Originally posted by frenchie
at usyd you get placed into a languages stream based on what you did in the hsc. at macq and unsw they make you do a placement test....i wonder why the difference? does this mean the other two might cater better to your level?

wow, i didn't know either, so if i want to do a language i will have to keep my skills up over the break? (if i go to mac or nsw)

 

[mercury]

what's the best way to study languages alongside science?
I want to do adv science, but I also want to do languages (japanese and/or chinese and/or french)
Should i just do adv science and then choose language as elective, or should i go for B Arts/B Science... and what do international studies and asian studies involve.... more languages or half language half culture?

 

[Lexicographer]

Go double degree, because that way you study the language right to the end and get a degree in it. It also means more classes for the language --> more work, experience, proficiency.

B Arts (Languages) is just the language and culture of the target nation. B International Studies (at UNSW) is more culturally based (depending on which stream you pick) but still gives a very strong basis in the target language.

 

[Generator]

there is a bsc/ba and a ba/bsc.