Telugu Placement Test

Students interested in enrolling directly in higher levels of Telugu should complete and submit the placement test questions below. If you are unable to answer any of the questions based on your current knowledge, please indicate this in your response.

Please DO NOT use assistance from language translation platforms or other resources when completing the test, as it is intended to assess your current proficiency level. A member of the language faculty will likely follow up to conduct an oral placement test.

Please email Shiva Sai Ram Urella at shivasairam.urella@yale.edu with any questions about the test.

1. First Name:

2. Last Name:

3. Yale Residential College/Name of home institution (for non-Yale students):

4. Class of:

5. Yale/Home Institution Email Address:

6. Are you familiar with Telugu and/or any language(s) from South Asia? *

7. How would you rate your confidence in speaking Telugu on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being very little, 5 being fluent)? *

8. మీకు తెలుగు రాయడము చదవడము వచ్చా? మీరు తెలుగు ఎప్పుడు ఎక్కడ నేర్చుకున్నారు? రెండు వాక్యాలలో రాయండి. *

9. మీరు సాధారణంగా మీ రోజువారీ జీవితంలో తెలుగును ఎలా ఉపయోగిస్తారు? ఉదాహరణకు, మీరు తెలుగులో వార్తలు చదువుతారా, పాటలు వింటారా లేదా స్నేహితులతో మాట్లాడతారా? తెలుగులో జవాబు ఇవ్వండి. *

10. Telugu culture is rich with festivals, food, films, and performance traditions. What interests you most about Telugu culture and why? Please provide a brief answer in English. *

11. Have you previously learnt any other languages apart from your first language? *

12. What aspect of learning Telugu are you most excited about (e.g., speaking, reading, writing, understanding films, connecting with family)? *

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