Communication
To share or exchange information, news, or ideas effectively in more than one language in order to function in a variety of situations and for multiple purposes.
Interpersonal Communication
Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
Click HERE to download the Interpersonal Communication Self-Assessment Checklist.
Novice:
Expresses self in conversations on very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions that have been highly practiced and memorized. |
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Intermediate: Expresses self and participates in conversations on familiar topics using sentences and series of sentences. Handles short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering a variety of questions. Can communicate about self, others, and everyday life. |
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Advanced: Expresses self fully to maintain conversations on familiar topics and new concrete social, academic, and work-related topics. Can communicate in paragraph- length conversation about events with detail and organization. Confidently handles situations with an unexpected complication. Shares point of view in discussions. |
American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)