generated by the ACTFL-CEFR Conferences very clearly showed that frameworks cannot be aligned based solely on their constructs (see e g the papers compiled in Tschirner 2012) Frameworks can only be aligned on a test by test basis That is to say, CEFR tests need be linked to the ACTFL Framework, and ACTFL tests need to be linked to the CEFR
Intermediate High, and a person who exhibits most but not all of the characteristics of the Intermediate level may be rated Novice High The Government scale refers to these levels as "Plus" levels, and, by analogy, the1986 ACTFL Guidelines listed an Advanced Plus level However, in 1989, the name of this level was changed to Advanced High in
have students achieve Intermediate-Mid on the ACTFL scale by the end of the third year course Traditionally, the fourth and fifth years have been taught in two separate courses: one targeting listening and speaking skills, and the other targeting reading and writing The goal is set such that students achieve Advanced-Low on the ACTFL scale by the
generated by the ACTFL-CEFR Conferences very clearly showed that frameworks cannot be aligned based solely on their constructs (see e g the papers compiled in Tschirner 2012) Frameworks can only be aligned on a test by test basis That is to say, CEFR tests need to be linked to the ACTFL Framework, and ACTFL tests need to be linked to the CEFR
TITLE Provisional Modified ACTFL/ETS Oral Proficiency Scale for Junior High School Students PUB DATE Nov 85 NOTE 11p ; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (New York, NY, November 28-30, 1985) PUB TYPE Reports - Research/Technical (143) --Tests /Evaluation Instruments (160) --
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL; 2014) scale, in South Korea it is typically used for the range of novice low to advanced low Consequently, subsequent references to the OPIc as it is used in South Korea will be referred to as the OPIc (Korea) in order to differentiate it from how the OPIc may be used in other countries
44 weeks(1320 hours) Intermediate High Advanced Low Advanced Mid/High 80-92 weeks (2400-2760 Hours) Advanced High Superior Superior Source: Judith E Liskin-Gasparro ETS Oral Proficiency Testing Manual Princeton, N J : Educational Testing Service, 1982 ILR ratings have been converted to reflect the equivalent ACTFL ratings
reading and listening sections to the ACTFL proficiency scale For the standard setting meeting, a group of panelists, comprising a variety of language experts including high school teachers, college or university professors and ACTFL Certified Testers, will convene to establish performance standards Because of
second language student in public high schools, colleges, and universities Glendale: CATESOL Publications A landmark document that has become influential in the formulation of educational policy, particularly at the community college level It includes language proficiency descriptors for the four skills, based on the ACTFL scale
language includes: the 1986 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines; "Testing abroad; testing at the end of a major sequence of high school Princeton, NJ 08541
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only high school-to-college articulation examination available in the Russian These Standards and the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners
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