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ben92:
I've been told languages at ANU are only taught as majors. This is an issue for me because I'd be doing Arts/Law which would mean only one major for Arts. I'm set on majoring in French but doing a minor in another language. What are my options? I've heard I could pick up another language as an elective but it wouldn't count towards my degree.

Edit: Or could I major in say French and do electives in say Italian to count towards my Arts?

Eriny:
ANU technically doesn't name minors, but you can of course to an equivalent to a minor. A minor is just doing a certain amount of classes from the same discipline anyway and there's nothing stopping you from doing that, it just won't be written on your degree. So, for instance you might do 7 French courses (7 is required for a major) and do 5 courses in Italian as well. Both count towards your Arts degree, but when you graduate it'll just say that you majored in French.

ben92:
That sounds superb - I'll have a transcript or something to validate my courses in the second language anyway right?

Eriny:
Yep, that's right.

appianway:
Oh, and Ben92, if you want a certification, think about taking the DELF/DALF offered by the French government. DALF C2 seems to be a real killer, so perhaps it's something to aim for! I presume there are similar qualifications in other languages...

Does anyone know much about the placement tests for French? Are they difficult? Which level of the European framework do they approximate?

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