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Direct linkSwender, Elvira; Martin, Cynthia L.; Rivera-Martinez, Mildred; Kagan, Olga E. – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
This article explores the linguistic profiles of heritage speakers of Russian and Spanish. Data from the 2009-2013 ACTFL-UCLA NHLRC Heritage Language Project included biographical information as well as speech samples that were elicited using the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview-computer and were rated according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines…
Descriptors: Profiles, Spanish, Russian, Guidelines
Glisan, Eileen W.; Swender, Elvira; Surface, Eric A. – Foreign Language Annals, 2013
The renewed national focus on teacher quality and effectiveness has resulted in more rigorous standards that describe the knowledge and skills required of teacher candidates across all disciplines. In the area of foreign languages, three sets of professional standards address the oral proficiency of teachers in the target languages they teach…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Teacher Effectiveness, Standards
Swender, Elvira – Foreign Language Annals, 2003
The ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) is used to assess the ability of individuals to use language for real-world purposes. Today, OPIs are used by academic institutions, government agencies, and private corporations for many purposes: academic placement, student assessment, program evaluation, professional certification, hiring, and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Second Language Learning, Testing, Language Tests
Peer reviewedBreiner-Sanders, Karen E.; Swender, Elvira; Terry, Robert M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2002
Provides revisions of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) writing guidelines. The proficiency guidelines are presented in a top-down fashion, rather than in a bottom-up order, thereby allowing for more positive descriptive statements for each level and sublevel, stressing what language users can do with the language…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Language Proficiency, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedBreiner-Sanders, Karen E.; Lowe, Pardee, Jr.; Miles, John; Swender, Elvira – Foreign Language Annals, 2000
Discusses the revision of the 1986 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages guidelines for evaluating speaking proficiency. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Language Proficiency, Oral Language
Peer reviewedSwender, Elvira; Duncan, Greg – Foreign Language Annals, 1998
Discusses the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) performance guidelines for K-12 foreign-language learners. The guidelines comprehensively describe the language performance of students of foreign languages across three modes of communication (interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational), following specific periods of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
