Understanding Language Proficiency
Proficiency
Proficiency Guidelines are a description of what individuals can do with language in terms of speaking, writing, listening, and reading in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context.
Proficiency Goals:
Spanish 1 - Novice Mid
Spanish 2 - Novice High
Spanish 3 - Intermediate Low
Spanish 4 - Intermediate Mid
AP Spanish Lang. & Culture - Intermediate High (College Board standards apply)
AP Spanish Literature & Culture - Advanced Low (College Board standards apply)
How will we get there?
Comprehensible Input
As the teacher I will be providing lots of engaging and meaningful spoken and written language that the students understand. The more reading and listening the students do, the more language they will acquire!
In turn, the students will commit to listening with the intent to understand and being actively engaged in the target language communication.
What will it look like?
Input vs Output
The brain naturally understands language (input) before it is able to produce language (output). Think about how you learned your first language as a child!
Therefore, students will produce language at a lower proficiency level than their comprehension.
