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<DIV>Jodi,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My wife, Mary Margaret, was a certified OPI interviewer at DLI. She says
that the average interview was 20 minutes. This depends on the interviewee's
level. Two people interview. The higher the level, the longer the test. It's a
really good test. The bad news is that there is/was something like a 40% failure
rate for certification of interviewer among instructors and staff. Some of
these people were pretty sharp, but doing it is an art and a science. There is
no question the OPI is the state-of-the-art. Even experienced interviewers
get frequent tune-ups. I believe that the OPI scoring system with the +
indicating 60% of the next higher level COULD be simplified and adapted to adult
education. However, if progress has to be shown as often as now, <STRONG>real
proficiency</STRONG> doesn't change that fast and could cost programs $ when
they submit their paperwork. IF it were done after maybe 120 class hours,
there may be significant changes.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Although I got the training, I bribe other people to do the BEST Plus on my
students, including Mary Margaret! I think that it's fine for placement, but
really doesn't work for "progress" for a number of reasons. Even when
people are trained to use it properly, there is enormous difference, even in how
the interviewers expresses themselves orally and make
scores. If we have to continue using the BEST tests, another thing that I
would like to see is small teams of really good and consistent interviewers that
do the tests on all of the students. A weak measurement system is the
Achilles Heel in Adult Education.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I would prefer the use of the American Language Course Placement Test
(ALCPT). If you will give me an e-mail address that is convenient, I will send
you more information on it from my old workshops. It's cheaper, quicker, and
quite accurate. I totally agree with you that teacher wisdom is also a good way
to determine where and when the student should move on. Unfortunately, many
managers don't trust the peasants! There are also several good ways to
<STRONG>place</STRONG> people that don't involve their ability to read the
ALCPT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I put out an Adult Education/ESL Newsletter once in a while. I
recently did an article on the OPI, which may answer more of the questions. Here
it is:</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Adult Education/ESL News Letter; the Federal Oral Proficiency
Interview Jan. 8, 2008 Ted Klein</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>For many years the
Foreign Service Institute (FSI) of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
conducted interviews of foreign language proficiency to measure the
understanding and production of languages acquired by their staff. This test was
also used by some other federal agencies and was adapted by some civilian
language programs as a measure of their graduates. This test expressed
performance using scores ranging from zero to five. For decades it was the
best game in town. The problem is that both the interview techniques and
scoring systems in the FSI exam were not as objective as needed for some
persons, whose jobs required very specific scores that would be important to
accomplishment of their missions.</STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Language proficiency
testing needs have always depended on the terminal objectives of the students.
In most cases, a well-designed comprehension test is adequate and may be used
for language class placement, graduation criteria, determination
of readiness for certain jobs, training, or education, etc. During my
twenty years with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Defense</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Language</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Institute</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">English</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Language</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, all students were tested with the
English Comprehension Level (ECL) test, which was developed as an overall
measure of listening and reading skills. This test was developed and maintained
by individuals whose primary expertise was in valid measurement procedures
assisted by a team of persons who developed multiple choice test items that were
based more on their language expertise than math. Scores were in a sense
arbitrary and didn't represent a "percentage" of anything. However the use
of an ECL test to determine readiness for international military personnel from
many countries to participate in U.S.military training was considered a very
reliable source of measuring English-language readiness. The test
measured listening and reading skills and was "loaded" with numerous structural,
vocabulary and phonological factors. It was multiple choice and could be
administered in an hour to a large group of students. Students went on from
DLIELC for training as pilots, staff college attendees, electronics
specialists, medical personnel, etc. and enjoyed a very low failure rate due to
language factors. Often, the comprehension scores tended to reflect competence
in spoken English, because most of these students had acquired English in a
balanced environment of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
The DLIELC program itself was fairly uniform in which all American
Language Course materials were systematically provided for specific lengths of
time to teaching staff trained to use specific methodologies. DLIELC
students normally start their training in their home countries and later go to
Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio to finish general English when their ECL
scores meet predetermined criteria to continue to continue on to study
specialized terminology.</STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>In the 1980's a gentleman
from the Central Intelligence Agency was tasked with the production of a more
objective oral language measurement system than the FSI exam, with truly
meaningful scores and criteria. He accomplished that mission and the new Oral
Proficiency Interview (OPI) examination was designed. That's the good news! The
bad news is that it is both an art and a science to administer. A copy of the
criteria and rating factors is below. It can be found at the DLIELC website at
</STRONG><A
href="http://www.dlielc.org/testing/opi_profile.html"><STRONG>http://www.dlielc.org/testing/opi_profile.html</STRONG></A><STRONG>
This OPI took care of the majority of the problems with the older FSI exam,
including a very tight and variable interview system in which persons were taken
to their highest level of oral communication. Both listening and speaking
skills receive a score. The chart below reflects whole number judgments with a
performance-based description of what the person being tested can do with the
language. The problem is that even after two weeks of training persons to
administer the test, there is a rather high failure rate among tester
candidates. At one time potential interviewer failures rates were as high as
40%. Tests are administered by pairs of persons who have to agree on a score. I
have seen persons with graduate degrees in linguistics fail to become certified
interviewers and persons with much less technical expertise succeed and become
very competent certified interviewers. The OPI is now used in numerous programs
throughout the military, intelligence and diplomatic communities. It is NOT used
in place of other valid testing instruments. It is reserved as a supplement
for persons in which a known language production level is required. This may
include persons who will be air traffic controllers or pilots in which verbal
communication skills can be critical.</STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>The ROTC programs at the
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Puerto Rico</st1:PlaceName> require OPI scores for
their cadets who become officers in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> military
establishment. They also have required ECL scores, and candidates must also
be verbally competent in spoken English to get their commissions and
succeed in adequate communication for their jobs in the military. The
required score to enroll in the ROTC program is an ECL of 75 and an OPI score of
2/1+. One year later the required ECL score is 80 with a 2/2 OPI. To be
commissioned in the U.S. Military the required ECL is 90 and the required
OPI is 2+/2. The first number (2+) reflects listening comprehension and the
second number reflects speaking ability. When we include the + (plus)
designation, this means that the candidate performs at the next higher level at
least 60% of the time. Therefore, if we go from 0 (no competence) to five
(educated native speaker competence) there are eleven possible levels
including the pluses. The difficult part for most interviewers is reaching
the candidates' real levels, measuring objectively, and having each
interview so different from the last one that the possibility of compromise
through information sharing is very unlikely. An ECL score of 90 is
equivalent to a TOEFL score of 550, which is adequate for an international
student to get into many American universities. The American Language
Course Proficiency Test (ALCPT) is made from expired ECL tests and can be made
available to civilian institutions.</STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Why am I telling you about
all of this? I was in management work at DLIELC when the OPI system was
introduced and never had reason to become a certified interviewer. However,
what I find exciting is that the OPI Rating Factor Grid below describes the
natural sequence in which our ESL students acquire English. It is a
recapitulation of the entire never-ending process of getting a new language. I'm
guessing that average competent foreign language majors in a good
university would graduate with a 3/3 OPI score in their target languages.
The numbers in the OPI can only hint at how long and complicated a process we
have to go through to really be truly functional in a second language. For
travelling or living in another country for a while, 2/1+ is a very reasonable
goal. The chart should give ESL instructors strong insight into both teaching
objectives and what their students are going through. </STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>There is a short
general article on my website about language testing at</STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG> </STRONG><A
href="http://www.tedklein-esl.com/ESL/lang_tests.html"><STRONG>http://www.tedklein-esl.com/ESL/lang_tests.html</STRONG></A><STRONG>
</STRONG></P>
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<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Script MT Bold'">Ted</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoTitle
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Theodore A.
(Ted) Klein, Jr.<BR> Independent Consultant in
Language<BR> and Intercultural
Training<BR>
14456 <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Agarita
Road</st1:Street><BR>
<st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">78734-2009</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>
Phone:512-266-1801<BR>
<A
href="mailto:taklein@austin.rr.com">taklein@austin.rr.com</A> <BR>
<A
href="http://www.tedklein-esl.com/">www.tedklein-ESL.com</A> <BR>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Sociolinguistic
Competence<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Global
Tasks and Functions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">0+<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">The
individual understands a number of short, memorized utterances in areas of
immediate needs; frequent, long pauses and repeated requests for
repetition.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">No
control. Can only use memorized structures. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Individual
words and phrases</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Memorized
words and phrases related to immediate survival
needs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Even
in memorized speech, stress, intonation, tone usually quite
faulty.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Severely
limited.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any knowledge of
cultural appropriateness has a nonlinguistic
source<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Can
make statements and ask questions using memorized
material.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">A
native speaker must often use slowed speech, repetition, paraphrase, or a
combination of these to be understood by this individual.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Misunderstandings are frequent,
but the individual is able to ask for help and to verify comprehension of
native speech in face-to-face interaction. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Structural
accuracy is random or severely limited.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Almost every utterance has errors
in basic structures.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Time
concepts are vague.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Can
formulate some questions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Discrete
sentences</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Very
limited.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Covers courtesy
expressions, introductions, identification, personal and accommodation
needs, daily routine.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Often
speaks with great difficulty. Pronunciation, stress, intonation generally
poor.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Uses
greetings and courtesy expressions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Can interact with native speakers used to dealing with
non-natives.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.6in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Can
create sentences; begin, maintain, and close short conversations by asking
and answering simple questions; satisfy simple daily
needs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 3">
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">The individual can
get the gist of most everyday conversations, but has some difficulty
understanding native speakers in situations that require a specialized or
sophisticated knowledge.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(May
require a native speaker to adjust to his/her limitations in some
way).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Discourse
is minimally cohesive.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Grammatical structures are usually not very elaborate and not
thoroughly controlled; errors are frequent.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Simple structure and basic
grammatical relations are typically controlled.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Full
paragraphs</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Sufficient
to discuss high frequency concrete topics such as work, family, personal
background and interests, travel, current events.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Imprecise for less common
topics.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Speaks
with confidence but not facility.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Can usually be understood by those not used to dealing with
non-natives.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Satisfies
routine social demands and limited work requirements.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Can interact with native speakers
not used to dealing with non-natives; native speakers may have to adjust
to limitations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.6in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Can
describe people, places, and things; narrate current, past, and future
activities in full paragraphs; state facts; give instructions or
directions; ask and answer questions in the work place; deal with
non-routine daily situations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4">
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">3<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">In
face-to-face conversation with natives speaking the standard dialect at a
normal rate of speech, comprehension is quite complete.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Although cultural references,
proverbs, and the implications of nuances and idiom may not be fully
understood, the individual can easily repair the conversation.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Effectively
combines structure and vocabulary to convey meaning. Discourse is
cohesive.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Use of structural
devices is flexible and elaborate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Errors occur in low frequency and highly complex structures; but
structural inaccuracy rarely causes misunderstanding.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Extended
discourse.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Broad
enough for effective formal and informal conversations on practical,
social, and professional topics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Can convey abstract concepts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Speaks
readily and fills pauses suitably.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Pronunciation may be obviously foreign. Flaws in stress,
intonation, pitch rarely disturb the native
speaker.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Uses
cultural references.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When
errors are made, can easily repair the
conversation.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.6in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Can
converse extensively in formal and informal situations; discuss abstract
topics; support opinions; hypothesize; deal with unfamiliar topics and
situations; clarify points.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 27.35pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=36>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Can
understand native speakers of the standard and other major dialects
in<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>essentially any
face-to-face interaction.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Can
understand the details and ramifications of concepts that are culturally
or conceptually different from his/her own.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Understands shifts of both subject
matter and tone.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Organizes
discourse well, using appropriate rhetorical devices and high level
discourse structures. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Speeches,
lectures, debates, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">conference
discussions.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=144>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Precise
for representational purposes within personal and professional
experience.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Can elaborate
concepts freely; choose appropriate words to convey nuances of
meaning.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=125>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Speaks
effortlessly and smoothly, but would seldom be perceived as a native
speaker.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=125>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Uses
and understands details and ramifications of target cultural references.
Can set and shift the tone of exchanges with a variety of native
speakers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.6in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=154>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Can
tailor language to fit the audience; counsel; persuade; represent an
official point of view; negotiate; advocate a position at length;
interpret informally.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 27.35pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=36>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">5<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 2.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=221>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">(No
gaps in comprehension, including all details and
nuances.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=192>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Functionally
equivalent to a highly articulate, well-educated native speaker.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">All
texts controlled by a highly articulate, well-educated native
speaker.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=144>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Breadth
of vocabulary and idiom equivalent to that of a highly articulate,
well-educated native speaker.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=125>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Functionally
equivalent to a highly articulate, well-educated native speaker of a
standard dialect.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.3in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=125>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Speech
reflects the cultural standards of country where language is natively
spoken.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 1.6in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=154>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Functionally
equivalent to a highly articulate, well-educated native
speaker.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">DLIELC
FORM 1025.9(A), MAR 03 (Reverse)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: auto auto auto 9.9pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext"
cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR
style="HEIGHT: 11.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; page-break-inside: avoid">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 4in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 11.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=384 colSpan=3 rowSpan=2>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></H3>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">OPI<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PERFORMANCE<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PROFILE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 207pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 11.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=276 colSpan=4 rowSpan=2>
<P class=MsoHeading7 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">RATERS</SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 77.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #e0dfe3; HEIGHT: 11.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=103>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">DATE</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 76.9pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 11.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=103 colSpan=3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Check
One:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 0.65in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #e0dfe3; HEIGHT: 11.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=62 colSpan=2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">C<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 0.65in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #e0dfe3; HEIGHT: 11.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=62>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">S<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 22.9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1; page-break-inside: avoid">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 77.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 22.9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=103>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 0.4in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 22.9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=38>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ENTRY<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 24.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 22.9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=32>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Mid<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 24.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 22.9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=32>
<H4 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Exit</SPAN></H4></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 0.65in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 22.9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=62 colSpan=2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 0.65in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 22.9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=62>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="HEIGHT: 29.65pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2; page-break-inside: avoid">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 1.25in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 29.65pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=120>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">SCN/TEL
OPI CODE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 265.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 29.65pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=354 colSpan=3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">RANK/NAME<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 31.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 29.65pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=42>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">CY<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">GRAD
DATE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">SET
CODE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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vAlign=top width=228 colSpan=5>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">TEACHER/ROOM
NO.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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vAlign=top width=102 colSpan=2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">VERIFICATION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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vAlign=top width=324 colSpan=2>
<H6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Interactive
Comprehension<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H6></TD>
<TD
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vAlign=top width=336 colSpan=5>
<H5 style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Structural
Control / Texts Produced<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 247.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=330 colSpan=7>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Lexical
Control<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4">
<TD
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vAlign=top width=324 colSpan=2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 251.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=336 colSpan=5>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 247.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=330 colSpan=7>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 243.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=324 colSpan=2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Delivery<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 251.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=336 colSpan=5>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Sociolinguistic
Competence<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 247.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=330 colSpan=7>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Global
Tasks and Functions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 6">
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 243.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"
vAlign=top width=324 colSpan=2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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vAlign=top width=336 colSpan=5>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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vAlign=top width=330 colSpan=7>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes">
<TD
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width=100>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #e0dfe3; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 105.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #e0dfe3; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"
width=141>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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width=41>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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width=40>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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width=34>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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width=61>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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width=50>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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width=67>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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width=37>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
<TD
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<DIV>From: "JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall" <<A
href="mailto:crandall@umbc.edu">crandall@umbc.edu</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: "The Assessment Discussion List" <<A
href="mailto:assessment@nifl.gov">assessment@nifl.gov</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:45 AM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: [Assessment 1149] Re: Observation checklist</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Ted,<BR><BR>Did you use an oral proficiency interview at the
Defense Language<BR>Institute? If so, how log did it take to administer to
each student? I<BR>think time is a real barrier to most adult ESL/ESOL
programs. Thus, they<BR>use tests that can be administered to students as
a group and easily<BR>evaluated.<BR><BR>For some college programs for
international students, a whole range of<BR>tests are used for placement,
including a writing sample, a reading test,<BR>and an oral interview.
Clearly that's more possible with smaller numbers<BR>of students who are also
paying for the classes.<BR><BR>What do you think is needed in the way of
tests? In Passing the Torch,<BR>Forrest and I point to assessment as a
major issue facing all the colleges<BR>we studied. We recommend the
development of a test of all four skills<BR>that, if possible, could be
administered and scored in a reasonable amount<BR>of time.<BR><BR>Have you tried
the BEST Plus test? What has been your experience with<BR>that
test?<BR><BR>I agree that for placement at literacy levels, a simple test
developed by<BR>a program might be sufficient.<BR><BR>I also think that for
progress through the levels, student achievement in<BR>the previous class, as
judged by the instructor ("professional wisdom"),<BR>is still the best
determiner of whether a student is ready to go to the<BR>next
level.<BR><BR>Jodi<BR><BR><BR>> Jodi,<BR>><BR>> Same here! As long as
the BEST Test is used to show gains, I'm afraid that<BR>> there isn't much
chance that REAL gains could be charted and compared. It<BR>> is used too
often to measure progress and is not as good for that purpose<BR>> as one
would hope. Really valid proficiency tests are the only way to<BR>> prove the
point. Achievement tests don't tell much in terms of overall<BR>> progress. I
would also guess that it would take a minimum of 120 hours of<BR>> solid
training to have a measureable level with any test that one could<BR>> play
numbers with. Other factors including attendance, etc. would have to<BR>> be
factored in. Adults have families and jobs in the way of total<BR>>
dedication to attendance. Also, one would have to have a test in which<BR>>
human judgment would play a small role. The BEST is fine for its
original<BR>> purpose, which was to place persons with others at their same
levels of<BR>> communication. Good measurement is the only way to prove
anything. I often<BR>> rely on plain old gut instincts to figure how things
are really going. I<BR>> know that's not very scientific.<BR>><BR>>
Cheers, Ted<BR>> <A
href="http://www.tedklein-ESL.com">www.tedklein-ESL.com</A><BR>><BR>><BR>>
----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall" <<A
href="mailto:crandall@umbc.edu">crandall@umbc.edu</A>><BR>> To: "The
Assessment Discussion List" <<A
href="mailto:assessment@nifl.gov">assessment@nifl.gov</A>><BR>> Sent:
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:05 PM<BR>> Subject: [Assessment 1138] Re:
Observation checklist<BR>><BR>><BR>> Hi, Ted. Glad to make
contact again.<BR>><BR>> I definitely agree that smaller classes are more
likely to bring learner<BR>> gains, especially in language, since students
will have more opportunity<BR>> to speak when there are fewer students.
I didn't know about the DLI<BR>> policy, but it is a good one. The
problem with adult ESL classes, I fear,<BR>> is that there is such limited
money available that programs would find it<BR>> difficult to keep class size
to these numbers.<BR>><BR>> Has anyone tried to reduce class size and
chart the learning gains? If<BR>> so, please share with us all.
It might be that this would be a good<BR>> investment. If students in
smaller classes make faster gains, then there<BR>> would be more spaces
available as these students transitioned to other<BR>> classes or the
workforce.<BR>><BR>> Jodi<BR>><BR>> Hi Jodi,<BR>>><BR>>>
Greetings from Lake Travis in Texas. We met a couple of times in the<BR>>>
past,<BR>>> I think at least once when you visited the Defense Language
Institute<BR>>> English Language Center in San Antonio and at TESOL. The
reason I<BR>>> mention<BR>>> DLI is that it represents a language
program with little leeway to fail.<BR>>> I<BR>>> spent 20 years
from 1968-1988 with them. Their mission was/is to train<BR>>> allied and
friendly military personnel worldwide in general and<BR>>> specialized
English. Most students start ESL in their home countries<BR>>>
with<BR>>> DLIELC personnel advising, and in some cases teaching, in these
overseas<BR>>> military language centers. It may still be the largest
language program<BR>>> in<BR>>> the world. Students after reaching
certain levels go to Lackland Air<BR>>> Force<BR>>> Base in San
Antonio, complete their general English, usually go through<BR>>>
specialized terminology and then on to whatever training their
country<BR>>> needs with the U.S. military. Students have run the full
gamut from<BR>>> recruits and NCO's up to generals and admirals. This is a
very tightly<BR>>> organized "well-packaged" language program with
predictable training<BR>>> times<BR>>> and
results.<BR>>><BR>>> Here's why I bring you this background. The
rule of thumb while I was at<BR>>> at DLI on class sizes was 8 students
optimum and 10 maximum. This was<BR>>> rarely broken. However, once in a
while a higher headquarters' bean<BR>>> counter would calculate that if a
mere two or three students could be<BR>>> added to a class, voila, look at
the money we would save! This money<BR>>> came<BR>>> both from
foreign governments and Uncle Sam. DLI would argue and then<BR>>>
try<BR>>> it, I believe several times over the years. However, in an
organization<BR>>> that has a very effective testing system; both
achievement and<BR>>> proficiency, it was soon noticed that the scores
were going down, just<BR>>> enough so that they could prove that no money
was being saved on teacher<BR>>> salaries and other expenses. I spent
three years with the Royal Thai<BR>>> Navy<BR>>> for DLI as language
training advisor and remember having to twist arms<BR>>> with the RTN Navy
Education Department with the same problem. They<BR>>> wanted<BR>>>
15 in a class.<BR>>><BR>>> Here's what I suggest. I accept these
numbers and know during my last<BR>>> eight years of teaching adult
immigrants that my best classes have<BR>>> consistently been smaller. My
students average around 9-11. If an<BR>>> organization is stuck with a low
budget, make the hours of training per<BR>>> week lower, but keep the
class sizes within 10 or so students. Fewer<BR>>> hours<BR>>> of
really effective training are certainly better than large classes<BR>>>
where<BR>>> the student attention level and collegiality are reduced. I
remember<BR>>> Mary<BR>>> Finocchiaro saying years ago that she
didn't care how many students were<BR>>> in her classroom, she would teach
them! Unfortunately, most of us just<BR>>> aren't THAT
dynamic.<BR>>><BR>>> Cheers, Ted<BR>>> <A
href="http://www.tedklein-ESL.com">www.tedklein-ESL.com</A><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
----- Original Message -----<BR>>> From: "JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall" <<A
href="mailto:crandall@umbc.edu">crandall@umbc.edu</A>><BR>>> To: "The
Assessment Discussion List" <<A
href="mailto:assessment@nifl.gov">assessment@nifl.gov</A>><BR>>> Sent:
Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:23 PM<BR>>> Subject: [Assessment 1125] Re:
Observation checklist<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
Usha,<BR>>><BR>>> I'm not sure where Ted came up with that
number. Ted, is it your<BR>>> experience that with more than 10
students, learning decreases? If so,<BR>>> how do you fund that
number? I think a lot of people would be<BR>>>
interested<BR>>> in ways to decrease class size.<BR>>><BR>>>
It's more typical to have larger classes because of the funding<BR>>>
constraints you talk about. With more students, it becomes
more<BR>>> important<BR>>> to involve them in activities in which
all get to participate, which<BR>>> means<BR>>> less teacher talk
and more student interaction. But even small classes<BR>>> need
that.<BR>>><BR>>> What do others feel about the "ideal class
size"?<BR>>><BR>>> You have also identified some of the major
reasons adults drop out of<BR>>> classes (or opt out, only to return at a
later date). Do any of you<BR>>> keep<BR>>> records of your
students that would identify those who do return? Do<BR>>>
you<BR>>> have any idea of whether they have tried to continue learning
English<BR>>> outside of the classroom and how they did this? I
don't know of any<BR>>> research about adult English Language Learners in
this area, but there<BR>>> is<BR>>> an ongoing study by Stephen
Reder and others at Portland State<BR>>> University<BR>>> following
adult literacy level students for several years. They have<BR>>>
identified some ways in which adults continue learning outside of
the<BR>>> classroom and also that some of these learners come back to
classes<BR>>> after<BR>>> being out of them for some
time.<BR>>><BR>>> Providing support services is always a
challenge. Have any of you been<BR>>> able to partner with other
organizations to reduce the cost of these<BR>>> services to your
program? What kinds of partnerships have been most<BR>>>
effective? If you teach in a community college, have your students
had<BR>>> access to the various support services provided to other
students?<BR>>><BR>>> Several of you have talked about the
differences in progress made by<BR>>> students with more advanced
education and those who are at literacy<BR>>> level.<BR>>>
Because literacy level students take longer in making progress, most<BR>>>
programs provide separate classes for literacy level students and<BR>>>
literate<BR>>> beginners. Those learners with limited formal
schooling and literacy<BR>>> will<BR>>> need more time to make
progress. I'm going to ask Forrest to talk about<BR>>> what he and Steve
Spurling and Sharon Seymour found out about<BR>>> persistence<BR>>>
of literacy level students and their learning gains.<BR>>><BR>>>
Students with advanced education in their own language may be able
to<BR>>> have<BR>>> a condensed program since they are already
experienced as students and<BR>>> often have high motivation to get
through English so that they can take<BR>>> courses related to their
previous or future career. City College of San<BR>>> Francisco
offers an "accelerated course" in which 2 semesters worth of<BR>>> work is
taught during one. Do any of your programs offer something along<BR>>>
these lines?<BR>>><BR>>>
Jodi<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>> I have not been a part of this
discussion and I really liked the tool<BR>>>> that<BR>>>> Ted
has shared with us. However, I have question and I hope that
it<BR>>>> is<BR>>>> not<BR>>>> something that has
already been asked and answered.<BR>>>><BR>>>> The first item
on Tedıs list is a little confusing. In most of our ESL<BR>>>>
classes we enroll more than 10 students because of fiscal
constraints<BR>>>> and<BR>>>> the need for ESL in the
community. So is it a negative or a positive<BR>>>>
to<BR>>>> have fewer than 10 students in a class? In our case, we
expect to see<BR>>>> more<BR>>>> than 10 students in a class
and for the teacher to sustain the numbers.<BR>>>><BR>>>> As
for the achievement gap, it is huge issue in all literacy
programs<BR>>>> because of many socio-economic
factors.<BR>>>><BR>>>> In our area, part of the Bay Area, the
boom in the housing market (in<BR>>>> past<BR>>>> several
years) and high rents made it difficult for people to stay in<BR>>>>
one<BR>>>> neighborhood. Therefore they constantly move (this is seen
more in<BR>>>> people<BR>>>> who do not have high levels of
education from their native country).<BR>>>><BR>>>> People
with a certain level of education (college degrees from their<BR>>>>
countries are more likely to find stable jobs and have some kind
of<BR>>>> community support). Most other people hold two or more
jobs, go in and<BR>>>> out<BR>>>> of classes, change
schedules, and finally drop out because of various<BR>>>>
constraints. More than likely, they lack study skills and have no
time<BR>>>> to<BR>>>>
practice.<BR>>>><BR>>>> The achievement gap stems not only
from the differences in educational<BR>>>> levels of immigrants, but
also due the huge difference in the<BR>>>> availability<BR>>>>
of community resources.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Usha
Narayanan<BR>>>> Sunnyvale-Cupertino Adult Education<BR>>>>
California<BR>>>>
408-522-2737<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> On 2/5/08 1:00 PM,
"Ted Klein" <<A
href="mailto:taklein@austin.rr.com">taklein@austin.rr.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>>>><BR>>>>>
Marie,<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> I did this list years ago based
on literally decades in and out of the<BR>>>>>
U.S.A.<BR>>>>> teaching, training teachers, supervising,
coordinating, etc. in ESL.<BR>>>>> It<BR>>>>>
is<BR>>>>> based on what seems to work or not work. I'm proud to say
that I'm<BR>>>>> back<BR>>>>> in the<BR>>>>>
ESL trenches after, among other things, twenty years with the
Defense<BR>>>>> Language<BR>>>>> Institute English
Language Center. I've been teaching immigrants part<BR>>>>> time
for<BR>>>>> the last eight years for the Adult Education Department
at Austin<BR>>>>> Community<BR>>>>> College. Getting
back in the trenches has reminded me of what language<BR>>>>>
teaching is all about. I feel sorry for anybody who has to work at
a<BR>>>>> higher<BR>>>>> level, because that's really
not as much fun! I truly hope that I<BR>>>>>
apply<BR>>>>> everything on my list daily and don't fall into any of
the "easy<BR>>>>> traps."<BR>>>>> I<BR>>>>>
have distributed this list over the years to anybody who
seemed<BR>>>>> interested and<BR>>>>> it is published on
my website at<BR>>>>> <A
href="http://www.tedklein-esl.com/ESL/20questions.html">http://www.tedklein-esl.com/ESL/20questions.html</A>
Feel absolutely free<BR>>>>> to use<BR>>>>> it in any
way that will make life easier for students. Thank you very<BR>>>>>
much for<BR>>>>> the input. Questions are
welcome.<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> Cheers,
Ted<BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
Theodore A. (Ted) Klein, Jr.<BR>>>>> Independent
Consultant in
Language<BR>>>>>
and Intercultural
Training<BR>>>>>
14456 Agarita
Road<BR>>>>>
Austin, Texas
78734-2009<BR>>>>>
Phone:512-266-1801<BR>>>>>
<A href="mailto:taklein@austin.rr.com">taklein@austin.rr.com</A> <<A
href="mailto:taklein@austin.rr.com">mailto:taklein@austin.rr.com</A>><BR>>>>>
<A href="http://www.tedklein-ESL.com">www.tedklein-ESL.com</A> <<A
href="http://www.tedklein-ESL.com">http://www.tedklein-ESL.com</A>><BR>>>>><BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
----- Original Message -----<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
From: Marie Cora <<A
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</A>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
To: <A
href="mailto:Assessment@nifl.gov">Assessment@nifl.gov</A><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:42
PM<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>> Subject: [Assessment 1110]
Re: Observation
checklist<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
Hi
Ted,<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
Thanks for this. This is a great list - did you generate
it<BR>>>>>>
yourself?<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
I guess I have a bunch of questions for you about
it:<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
How do you use it? As a general guide, or do you deliberately
try<BR>>>>>> to<BR>>>>>> address each
item? Are you the only one who uses this, or do
others<BR>>>>>> you<BR>>>>>> work
with?<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
Do you find that if you adhere to these principles, that
the<BR>>>>>> students<BR>>>>>>
advance?<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
Marie<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
-----Original Message-----<BR>>>>>>> From: <A
href="mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A><BR>>>>>>>
[mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov] On<BR>>>>>>> Behalf Of
Ted Klein<BR>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 9:49
PM<BR>>>>>>> To: The Assessment Discussion
List<BR>>>>>>> Subject: [Assessment 1105] Re: No
Questions or
Comments?!<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
Marie,<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
In the long run, this may be all that I
know.<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
Ted<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>> <A
href="http://www.tedklein-ESL.com">www.tedklein-ESL.com</A> <<A
href="http://www.tedklein-ESL.com">http://www.tedklein-ESL.com</A>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
20 Questions: LANGUAGE CLASS OBSERVATION
CHECKLIST YES<BR>>>>>>>
NO<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
1. Were there 10 or fewer students in the
class?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
2. Was the classroom comfortable in terms
of<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
environment and learning
atmosphere?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
3. Did the instructor have a pleasant
and<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
supportive
personality?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
4. Were the lessons communication
centered,<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
rather than informational, most of the
time?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
5. Was the instructor a native-speaker
or<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
near native-speaker of the target
language?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
6. Was the target language used as a
medium<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
of instruction all or most of the
time?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
7. Did the students do most of the
communication,<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
rather than the
instructor?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
8. Did the instructor maintain control of the
class<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
in a non-threatening
manner?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
9. Did members of the class seem compatible with
each<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
other and the
instructor?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
10. Did the students seem closely matched in
their<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
target language
proficiency?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
11. Did all of the students
participate?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
12. Were students
enthusiastic?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
13. Did the instructor use a variety of
techniques<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
to elicit communication
activities?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
14. Did the instructor assist students,
rather<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
than push
them?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
15. Did the instructor use normal, rather
than<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
exaggerated
speech?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
16. Were training aids used to enhance or
reinforce<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
results?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
17. Were new learning objectives reinforced
adequately?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
18. Was correction applied moderately and
positively<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
so that it wouldn't inhibit
communication?<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
19. Was there a balance of language skills
(listening,<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
speaking, reading and
writing?)<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
20. Were students dealt with appropriately for
their<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
ages? (e.g. adults treated like
adults).<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
---- Original Message
-----<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
From: Marie Cora <<A
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</A>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
To: <A
href="mailto:Assessment@nifl.gov">Assessment@nifl.gov</A><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 5:50
PM<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>> Subject:
[Assessment 1103] No Questions or
Comments?!<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Hello
everyone,<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Iım so surprised! No one has anything to comment on
regarding<BR>>>>>>>> your<BR>>>>>>>>
programıs effectiveness at helping ESL students advance?? I
was<BR>>>>>>>> very<BR>>>>>>>>
curious to know if subscribers experience the same types of
issues<BR>>>>>>>> that<BR>>>>>>>>
Dr. Chisman and Dr. Crandall found in their research: a lack
of<BR>>>>>>>> intensity<BR>>>>>>>>
of instruction/few protocols for transitioning
students/few<BR>>>>>>>>
opportunities<BR>>>>>>>> for professional
development.<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
What are the issues in your program that you feel inhibit the
ESL<BR>>>>>>>> student<BR>>>>>>>> from
advancing? What do you try to do about
that?<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Please post your questions and comments
now.<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Thanks!<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Marie Cora<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Assessment Discussion List
Moderator<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
Marie Cora<BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
<A
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</A><BR>>>>>>>>
<<A
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</A>><BR>>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>>
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