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How SpanishPower™ compares to ACTFL and ILR Testing Standards.
(ACTFL is American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, IRL is the Interagency Language Roundtable. The IRL scale used to be called FSI for Foreign Services Institute.)
We think you will agree, the typical results from SpanishPower™ are outstanding. Again, these are normal results for students taking a combination of courseware with tutoring. As we say around here, "serious results for serious learners!"
In the chart below, some Levels have two Levels of SpanishPower™. This is to show that many students reach the defined skill level earlier than others in a lower Level.
Spanish Power |
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FSI |
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ACTFL |
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Definition |
Expert Level |
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4
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Distinguished
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| Able to speak with a great deal of fluency, grammatical accuracy, precision of vocabulary and idiomaticity. |
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Expert Level |
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3 |
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Superior |
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| Speak Spanish with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations, including business and professional venues. |
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Expert Level •
Advanced Level
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2+ |
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Advanced Plus |
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Satisfy most work requirements, and show some ability to communicate on concrete topics.
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Advanced Level •
Intermediate Level |
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2 |
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Advanced |
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Satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements.
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Intermediate Level •
Basic Level |
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1+ |
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Intermediate
High |
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| Satisfy most survival needs and limited social demands. |
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Basic Level |
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1 |
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Intermediate
Mid |
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| Satisfy some survival needs and some limited social demands. |
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Basic Level |
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1 |
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Intermediate
Low |
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Satisfy basic survival needs and minimum courtesy requirements.
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Basic Level |
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0+ |
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Novice High |
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Satisfy immediate needs with learned utterances.
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Basic Level |
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0+ |
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Novice Mid |
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Operate only in a very limited capacity.
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