{"id":11822,"date":"2025-03-26T07:52:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/?page_id=11822"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:32:49","slug":"placement-tests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/placement-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Placement Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<h3><strong>Placement Tests<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Student who wish to read a course at the Centre for Language Studies and have knowledge of the language are required to sit for the placement test to be placed in an advanced level. Please click on your preferred language below to access the details about the schedule and instructions for the placement tests. Notice will be put up a month before the test.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any queries, please contact the staff in charge of the language.<\/p>\n<p>* Important: please note that registration is required for Japanese, Korean &amp; German placement test.\u00a0 Please submit the registration forms by the requested date.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"46%\" height=\"32\">COURSE<\/th>\n<th width=\"26%\">\nSTAFF IN CHARGE\n<\/th>\n<th width=\"27%\">\nEMAIL ADDRESS\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/05\/Chinese-Placement-Test_AY26-27-Sem-1.pdf\">CHINESE<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\nMs Patricia Loh\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<i><a href=\"mailto:ploh@nus.edu.sg\">\uf0e0<\/a><\/i>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"137\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/French-Placement-Test_AY26-27-Sem-1.pdf\">FRENCH<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/German_Placement_Test_AY26-27-Sem-1.pdf\"><u>GERMAN<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/07\/Korean-Language-Placement-Test-AY26-27-Sem-1.pptx\">KOREAN<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\nMs Mas Minarni\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"mailto:minarni@nus.edu.sg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/baseline_mail_black_18dp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/LAJ-placement-test-notice_AY2627-SEM-1.pdf\"><u>JAPANESE Placement Test Notice<\/u><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/Information-and-Advice-on-Summer-Course-in-Japan.pdf\">Info and Advice on Summer\/Winter School in Japan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/nbRMKZ0qfV\">Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/07\/AY2627-SEM-1-PT-Result-Test-ONE.pdf\">Results &#8211; Test One<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/08\/AY2627-SEM-1-PT-Result-Test-TWO.pdf\">Results &#8211; Test Two<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\nMs Tiew Chieu Lin\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"mailto:chieulin.tiew@nus.edu.sg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/baseline_mail_black_18dp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"166\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/08\/LAM-Placement-Test-Notice-New.pdf\"><u>M<\/u><u>ALAY<\/u><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/LAS-Placement-Test-Notice.pdf\">SPANISH<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/LAV-Placement-Test-Notice.pdf\"><u>VIETNAMESE<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\nMr James Elliot Grosse\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"mailto:james.g@nus.edu.sg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/baseline_mail_black_18dp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/LAR_Placement_Test_Notice_AY2627_Sem_1.pdf\"><u>ARABIC<\/u><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/LAB_Placement_Test_Notice_AY2627_Sem_1.pdf\"><u>B<\/u><u>AHASA INDONESIA<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/LAH_Placement_Test_Notice_AY2627_Sem_1.pdf\">HINDI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/LAL_Placement_Test_Notice_AY2627_Sem_1.pdf\">TAMIL<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/07\/LAT_Placement_Test_Notice_AY2627_Sem_1.pdf\"><u>THAI<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\nMs Chan Xue Li\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"mailto:cxueli@nus.edu.sg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/baseline_mail_black_18dp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Placement Tests Student who wish to read a course at the Centre for Language Studies and have knowledge of the language are required to sit for the placement test to be placed in an advanced level. 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