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Spanish Proficiency Definitions
Scale |
ACTFL Scale |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
11 |
Native |
Able to speak like an educated native speaker |
10 |
Distinguished |
Able to speak with a great deal of fluency, grammatical accuracy, precision of vocabulary and idiomaticity |
9 |
Superior |
Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations |
8 |
Advanced Plus |
Able to satisfy most work requirements and show some ability to communicate on concrete topics |
7 |
Advanced |
Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements |
6 |
Intermediate - High |
Able to satisfy most survival needs and limited social demands |
5 |
Intermediate - Mid |
Able to satisfy some survival needs and some limited social demands |
4 |
Intermediate - Low |
Able to satisfy basic survival needs and minimum courtesy requirements |
3 |
Novice - High |
Able to satisfy immediate needs with learned utterances |
2 |
Novice - Mid |
Able to operate in only a very limited capacity |
1 |
Novice - Low |
Unable to function in the spoken language |
0 |
0 |
No ability whatsoever in the language |