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Modern Languages Department - Writing Proficiency Exam

Oakton also requires a writing proficiency exam sponsored by the Modern Languages Department. Contact the Testing Center to schedule the writing proficiency exam.

Criteria for Evaluating Writing Proficiency Exams

Level I
You will have 60 minutes to write two separate paragraphs. Each paragraph should contain a minimum of ten complete sentences. You must answer all components of each question. Your writing will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• A variety of sentences including complex and compound sentences
• Appropriate and varied vocabulary
• Appropriate and varied verb tenses
• Correct noun, adjective, and verb forms
• Comprehensible and logically ordered sentences
• Idiomatic correctness, spelling, style, and depth of expression.

IMPORTANT: You must pass the essay portion in order to be granted language credit at Oakton.

Level II
You will have 60 minutes to write a 400 to 500-word essay. Your writing will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• A variety of sentences including complex and compound sentences
• Appropriate and varied vocabulary
• Appropriate and varied verb tenses, including a mixture of indicative and subjunctive moods.
• Correct noun, adjective and verb forms
• Comprehensible and logically ordered sentences
• Idiomatic correctness, spelling, style, and depth of expression.

IMPORTANT: You must write an essay that clearly shows you have mastered the more complex elements covered through Intermediate Level II. Therefore, make sure your essay is of a more sophisticated nature.

You must pass the essay portion in order to be granted language credit at Oakton.

Please address any questions about the writing proficiency exam to the Modern Languages Department Chair, Dr. Marguerite Solari, msolari@oakton.edu, Tel: 847.376.7012.