American Council for Teachers of Foreign Language (ACTFL)

ACTFL is our national organization. This web site contains free and member only resources. The basic membership fee is $45 a year. 

Can Do Statements

The following are the updated 2017 Can Do Statements from NCSSFL-ACTFL for proficiency across the World Languages community. They will appear in PDF format. 

Can Do Introduction - What are the new statements,  how are they organized, how to use and not use the Can Do Statements, and the addition of Intercultural Communication Statements. 

Novice Can Do Statements - Novice only can do statements and examples. 

Intermediate Can Do Statements - Intermediate only can do statements and examples. 

Advanced Can Do Statements - Advanced only can do statements and examples. 

Superior and Distinguished Can Do Statements -Superior and Distinguished only can do statements and examples.

Intercultural Can Do Statements - Novice to Distinguished can do statements and examples. 

Intercultural Reflection - Reflection tool with demonstrative activities for all levels. 

Videos and Other Resources

Annenberg videos  demonstrating World Language Best Practices for any World Language classroom. 

Oral Proficiency Levels in the work place (PDF). 

Performance Descriptors for Language Learners (PDF). 

World-Readiness Standards for learning languages (PDF). 

Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA)

FFLA is the state World Language association.T he organization has available previous year's conference information and presentations on varied topics for all World Language instructors.   Membership is $30 a year.