Abstract

Proficiency testing-particularly oral proficiency testingand its implications for teaching are frequently encountered topics in recent professional literature and conferences. The ACTFL Provisional Proficiency Guidelines and the ACTFL/ETS Oral Interview procedure have finally given us a common terminology and standards for assessing the proficiency of foreign language majors, teachers, and other professionals with a need for fluency in a second language. Learning no longer needs to be measured in meaningless terms of semesters of study or credit hours, but can be assessed in terms of real-life practical communicative skills which are usable outside the classroom.

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