ACFTL+Performance+Guidelines

ACTFL Performance Guidelines
(from: ACFTL)

**The //ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners//**:
 * Describe the language proficiency of K-12 language learners in Standards-based language programs
 * Describe language outcomes for students who begin instruction at different entry points
 * Are inspired by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and the Standards for Foreign Language Learning
 * Are organized according to:

**Three Modes of Communication**
 * Interpersonal
 * Interpretive
 * Presentational

**Three Benchmark Levels**
 * Novice Learner (K-4, 5-8, 9-10)
 * Intermediate Learner (K-8, 7-12)
 * Pre-Advanced Learner (K-12)

**Six Domains of Performance** >
 * Comprehensibility (How well is the student understood?)
 * Comprehension (How well does the student understand?)
 * Language Control (How accurate is the student's language?)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">Vocabulary Usage (How extensive and applicable is the student's language?)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">Communication Strategies (How do they maintain communication?)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">Cultural Awareness (How is their cultural understanding reflected in their communication?)

>

>