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Proficiency

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Supporting research

How will Alberta’s second language students ever achieve proficiency? ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, the CEFR and the “10,000-hour rule” in relation to the Alberta K-12 language-learning context.

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The ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the oral proficiency interview: A brief history and analysis of their survival.


Exploring the uses and usefulness of ACTFL oral proficiency ratings and standards in college foreign language departments. 

​​ACTFL performance guidelines for K-12 learners

​The proficiency profile of language students: Implications for programs

But will I ever use this foreign language?  Student perceptions of the applicability of foreign language skills.
Resources

ACTFL Performance Descriptors

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements

Proficiency Tools Pinterest Board

World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (summary)


Performance vs. proficiency (Avant MORE Learning)

Guiding language performance to the next level (virtual learning module)

Proficiency vs. performance vs. achievement (sealofbileracy.org)

ACTFL Proficiency levels and performance descriptors (podcast)


Language proficiency overview video (Brandeis University)

What does language look like at the various proficiency levels? (World Language Classroom blog)


Introduction to Oral Proficiency Levels (self-paced learning modules)

What is proficiency-oriented language instruction? (Comprehensible Classroom)

Proficiency 101 for Parents (ODE)

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Career benefits of language proficiency


World Language 21st Century Skills Map​

Oral Proficiency in the Workplace Poster (ACTFL)

ACTFL Employability Skills and World Languages infographic

Career Connections (Ohio Department of Education

Why foreign-language skills matter for the next-generation workforce

Making languages our business: Addressing foreign language demand among U.S. employers (ACTFL)

Teaching Students About Proficiency

​Explaining proficiency levels to learners (blog post)

Proficiency level descriptors

Proficiency level descriptors 2

Proficiency posters

Proficiency posters (2)

Proficiency posters (3)

North Carolina World Language Proficiency Rubrics (includes Classical, Logographic, and Visual languages)

A great video that explains what proficiency is! 

Lead with Languages Language Superpowers posters


Interactives

Novice Proficiency Descriptors Drag and Drop Activity (Google Slides)

Intermediate Proficiency Descriptors Drag and Drop Activity (Google Slides)

Interactive Path to Proficiency Google Slides with Portfolio(
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    • Interpretive Mode
    • Authentic Resources
      • Songs and Poetry
    • Intercultural Communication
    • Continuous Assessment
    • Assessment in World Languages
    • Responding to Student Data
    • Feedback
    • Grammar in Context
    • Questioning and Discussion
    • Meeting the needs of diverse language learners
    • Learning Centers
    • Supportive Learning Environment
    • Knowing the Learner
    • Student Engagement
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    • Student Reflection and Self-Assessment
    • Varied Approaches
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    • Guided Instruction
    • Intentional Skill Building
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    • Leading Through Change
    • Teacher Recruitment and Retention
    • Growth Mindset
    • Feedback for Teachers
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in World Languages
  • Workshops
    • Creating Learner-Centered Language Classrooms
    • Engaging Through Interactive Planning and CI
    • Planning for Interactive Communicative Lessons
    • Building Literacy Skills in Language Classrooms
    • Moving Students Along the World Language Proficiency Continuum
    • Using Authentic Text in the WL Classroom
    • Expanding a Global Mentality: Culturally Responsive Teaching to Reach All Learners
    • Designing to Learn
    • Engaging All Learners
  • Blog
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