NOTE: If the language, which you would like to test in does not have an examiner, then see the procedures at the end of this page for the "No Examiner" option.

Current Examiners

African Languages (Swahili)
Professor Kimenyi
278-6489 or
kimenyi@saclink.csus.edu

American Sign Language
Dr. Donald Grushkin
278-3465 (use 711, California Relay
Services for hearing impaired)
grushkind@csus.edu
EUR 312

Arabic
Professor Al-Qazzaz
278-6267 or
alqazzaz@csus.edu
AMD 453B
or
Dr. Mohammad Hassan
278-4549

Cambodian (Khmer)
Thoeung M. Montgomery
thmim@hotmail.com
The Learning Skills Center 278-6725
The English Department 278-6586

Dutch, Afrikaans, & Flemish
Professor Tom Kando
278-6694 or
kandotom@csus.edu
AMD 451C

Farsi (Persian)
Professor M. H. Partovi
hpartovi@csus.edu

or

Ahmad Marandi
(916) 334-8679 (w)

Hebrew
Professor Robert Platzner
278-6261 or
rplatz@csus.edu

Hindi, Bengali, & Punjabi
Professor Y. Lakshmi Malroutu
278-6393 or
malroutu@csus.edu

Hmong
Professor Ka Va
278-4637 or
vak@csus.edu
EUR 435C

Korean
Professor Brian Lim
278-4164 or
lim@skymail.csus.edu
EUR 302

Philippine languages - Tagalog, Visayan & Cebuano
Contact Professor Julita G. Lambating during the first month of the semester
278-5534 or
lambating@csus.edu

Philippine Languages - Tagalog, Visayan, & Llongo
Not available Fall 2003

Philippine Languages - Tagalog
Contact Brian Rosario during the first month of the semester by email rosario@saclink.csus.edu

Serbo-Croatian
Verica Dering
278-6522

Thai
Sutee Sujitparapitya
278-6566 or
sutee@csus.edu
SAC 250

Vietnamese
Ms. Minh (MinhHong) Do
Cosumnes River College (CRC)
691-7359 (office) or
691-7213 (voicemail) or
dom@crc.losrios.edu

OR

Ms. Thuan Bui
(916) 484-8157


"NO EXAMINER" OPTION
Demonstration of proficiency in languages which CSUS does not have the means to test:

Unfortunately, we do not teach all languages, nor do we have identified testers for all languages. As an alternative to demonstrate your proficiency in a language for which we have no identified tester, you may obtain a letter, on letterhead stationary, from a respected member of the community that speaks the language - a leader in a community organization, a church leader, someone who teaches the language to younger members of the community, a supervisor where you have worked - to write a letter verifying that you can both speak and read or write the language. You must have proficiency in a "literacy" skill - reading or writing. The writer of the letter should indicate in what connection he or she has known you and how they know of your proficiency. Your social security number should be included on the letter, and you should make a copy of the letter for your records. Have this person address the letter to the Foreign Languages Proficiency Coordinator (name & address are below) and then they can mail it or give it to you to bring to the Foreign Languages Department Office (Mariposa Hall room 2051). At that time, the Foreign Languages Proficiency Coordinator can evaluate your situation and make a determination.

Foreign Language Proficiency Coordinator
Dr. Kathy Moore
Department of Foreign Languages
CSU, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6087

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updated: July 27, 2007(ls)