Entering/Updating a New Language

First, log into the UGA Financial Management System.

From the Employee Self Service page, click the Degrees & Certificates tile.

Click the Language Skills link.

The Language Skills page is displayed.

Click the Calendar icon to select an effective date.

Example shown here: leave the date as displayed for the Effective Date field.

Click the lookup magnifying glass next to the Language field.

The Lookup page for language is displayed. You can scroll down the page to select a language or search for the language by Content Type, Description, or Short Description.

Enter appropriate information into the Description field.

Example shown here: "spanish" into the Description field.

Click the Search button.

From the search results, select the appropriate language.

If the desired language is not displayed, try searching with different criteria.

Example shown here: Spanish option.

Click the Reading Proficiency drop-down list.

Select the appropriate proficiency level.

Example shown here: 2 - Moderate list item.

To select the Speaking Proficiency,  click the drop-down list.

Select the appropriate proficiency level.

Example shown here: 3 - High list item.

Click the Writing Proficiency drop-down list.

Select the appropriate proficiency level.

Example shown here: 2 - Moderate list item.

The Native Language field defaults to No. Indicate if this language is your native language.

Example shown here: leave it as displayed.

You can select Yes or No for the Able To Translate field.

Example shown here: click the Yes button.

You can also select Yes or No for the Able To Teach field.

Example shown here: leave it as displayed.

Click the Save button.

The message at the top of the page indicates that the language has been added to your profile.