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ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW (OPI)

ELENA DOLUDENKO & MOHAMED ANSARY

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ACTFL PROFICIENCY GUIDELINES

ACTFL = AMERICAN COUNCIL ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

THE ACTFL PROFICIENCY GUIDELINES ARE A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT INDIVIDUALS CAN DO WITH LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF SPEAKING, WRITING, LISTENING AND READING IN REAL-WORLD SIUTATIONS IN A SPONTANEOUS AND NON-REHEARSED CONTEXT.

OPI = ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW

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A RATABLE SAMPLE SHOWS WHAT THE SPEAKER CAN DO

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A RATABLE SAMPLE SHOWS WHAT THE SPEAKER CANNOT DO.

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THE MAJOR LEVELS

MAJOR LEVELS

MAJOR LEVELS

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THE MAJOR LEVELS

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ACTFL SCALE & ILR SCALE

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TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

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TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADVANCED LEVEL

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TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUPERIOR LEVEL

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NOVICE �LIST—FOODS AND COLORS�

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ROLE-PLAY SITUATION

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REPORT ON A TOPIC OF CURRENT INTEREST

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DISCUSSING A TOPIC AT THE ABSTRACT, SUPPORTING OPINION, HYPOTHESIZING

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RUSSIAN

INTERMEDIATE

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ARABIC

INTERMEDIATE

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THANK YOU