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ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners
A roadmap for what learners should be able to do as they learn a language
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A roadmap for what learners should be able to do as they learn a language"
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A roadmap for what learners should be able to do as they learn a language"
The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 are a description of what individuals can do with language in terms of speaking, writing, listening, and reading in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context.
The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines are descriptions of what individuals can do with language in terms
of speaking, writing, listening, and reading in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed
context. For each skill, these guidelines identify five major levels of proficiency: Distinguished, Superior,
Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice. The major levels Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice are subdivided
into High, Mid, and Low sublevels. The levels of the ACTFL Guidelines describe the continuum of
proficiency from that of the highly articulate, well-educated language user to a level of little or no
functional ability.
ACTFL’s publications elevate understanding and support for the value of language learning at all levels of instruction.
This lesson will engage students in investigating and learning about how to speak in Spanish about things they do in the city. Image found in Unsplash.com
In order to become fluent in a language, it is necesary to make mistakes and learn from them. Learning to recognize your mistakes yourself is the beginning of mastery.Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay
This is a project for Spanish 2 that is the culmination of a unit on reflexive verbs/daily routines. To show their understanding of reflexive verbs and speaking about routines, students will use iMovie to create a "day in the life" video describing their routines. This lesson is intended to be used with iPads, specifically with the applications Pages and iMovie. Creative Commons image credit: "film" by popturfdotcom is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
El documento para edades de 3 a 5 años es para brindar a los administradores, profesionales de la primera infancia y familias de estudiantes en edad preescolar orientación y recursos con respecto a los estándares y metas apropiados para el desarrollo de niños pequeños y estudiantes.
This lesson plan utilizes the use of mobile devices for digital photography to enhance student learning. Students will be learning about Ecoturism, comparing and contrasting geographical landscapes in different parts of Latin America. This lesson is meant to be taught in Spanish, but can be adapted to other languages. (Thumbnail image: Cenote Santa Cruz, Homun, Yucatan, Mexico, Abril 2021, by Sharon Hahn Darlin: CC-BY-2.0 CC, from Wikimedia Commons)
"El Alfabeto" is an interactive software program that presents the letters of the Spanish alphabet that are different from the English letters. It includes the following letters or letter groups: a, d, e, g, h, i, j, ll, ñ, o, q, rr, u, v, and z. The viewer will see examples of words that use those letters, and can click a button to hear those words pronounced. This program runs on Windows computers only.
These Guiding Principles for Language Learning identify what is effective in language learning and guide educators and learners. They are presented to lead and shape the discussion on effective instructional practices, useful to learners, educators, parents, administrators, governing bodies and boards, legislators, and the community at large.
Learn how to write in different languages in Google Docs.
Inverted Pyramid Representing ACTFL Rating Scale with Major Ranges and Sublevels including Distinguished
Inverted Pyramid Representing ACTFL Rating Scale with Major Ranges and Sublevels including Distinguished
Three simple and age appropriate activities on Spanish language and culture which focus on the family and the Spanish names for various family members.
This lesson plan utilizes filmaking to learn the concept of the 3P's (products, practices and perspectives) of Hispanic culture. This lesson is meant to be taught in Spanish, but can be adapted to other languages. (Thumbnail image was created by the author of this lesson plan.)