ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners

Overview

The ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners are designed to describe language performance that is the result of explicit instruction in an instructional setting. A companion to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, a document that describes broad, general language proficiency regardless of when, where or how language is acquired, the ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners provide more detailed and more granular information about language learners.

Author Biography

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) wishes to acknowledge the editors and contributing authors of this new document. • Authors and Editors: Paul Sandrock and Elvira Swender • Contributing authors: Maria Antonia Cowles, Cynthia Martin, and Robert Vicars ACTFL also acknowledges the critical role of those members of the profession who reviewed these Performance Descriptors: Arnold Bleicher, Peggy Boyles, Donna Clementi, Greg Duncan, Helga Fasciano, Martin Smith, and Laura Terrill.