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The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines: Gateway to Testing and Curriculum
Author(s) -
LiskinGasparro Judith E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1984.tb01736.x
Subject(s) - language proficiency , curriculum , psychology , reading (process) , active listening , foreign language , linguistics , language assessment , mathematics education , gateway (web page) , achievement test , pedagogy , standardized test , computer science , world wide web , philosophy , communication
The ACTFL Provisional Proficiency Guidelines, a series of proficiency levels for speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture in a foreign language, are a guiding principle for the development of communicative, proficiency‐oriented tests and curricula. Based on proficiency descriptions originally developed by the U.S. government, the guidelines at each level include statements of characteristic linguistic functions, content areas, and accuracy. The features of proficiency and achievement tests are discussed, and two proficiency‐based curriculum projects are described.