Arabic Assessment Form

Students who are interested in taking Arabic language courses at Renison University College (affiliated with the University of Waterloo) must first complete this questionnaire. This form will help us place you at the appropriate level of Arabic. 

Based on your answers to this form you may be required to complete an additional placement assessment or may be contacted for an interview.

Completion of this form is for assessment purposes only and does not guarantee a place in an Arabic language course. 

Disclaimer: 
In submitting this form, I confirm that the information I have provided is accurate. I am aware that providing inaccurate information is considered an academic offense as defined in UW policy 71 (https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guidelines/policy-71) subject to penalty up to and including expulsion. 

Results are kept on file for one year. If you believe you may have completed an Arabic Assessment previously within the last year, please email ren-reg@uwaterloo.ca with your name and student ID #. 

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Are you a current UWaterloo or Wilfrid Laurier Undergraduate Student?
If you have already applied and been accepted to UWaterloo, you are a "current student" for the purposes of this form, even if you have not yet started classes.

Please note! If you are not a current University of Waterloo or Wilfrid Laurier University student, you will have to apply to the University of Waterloo before you can enroll in an Arabic course. 

What Term Are You Applying For?
Previous Arabic Knowledge
Have you studied Arabic before?
Have you been exposed to Arabic through your family or community?
Have you lived in an Arabic speaking country?
Did you attend school there?
Do you speak an Arabic dialect?
Arabic Proficiency
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening Comprehension
Vocabulary
Arabic Written Language Assessment

Please complete the Arabic Language Assessment Exercise.

Note: You will need to download, print and fill out the assessment. It will be easiest if you open this file in a new tab or window (right click in windows) and print the PDF from there.

Please do not use google translate. If you do not know the answer, please leave it blank.

Please upload your written assessment below. Submit both pages as one file. Acceptable file type: jpg, png, pdf,doc and docx.
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, doc, docx.
Completing and submitting this form:
Completing and submitting this form does not guarantee a place in an Arabic Language Course. This is an assessment tool to determine the appropriate level of instruction for the individual student.