Formal

The ACTFL Proficiency Scale

Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française (DELF)

This assessment can be achieved through the Alliance Française de Pasadena. Most of the students are able to pass the level A1 by third grade and A2 by fifth grade. 

Stanford Foreign Language Oral Skills Evaluation Matrix (FLOSEM)

This is a teacher-evaluation of student oral competencies based on:

• 5 categories: comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar

• 6 levels: beginner to native-like

This evaluation is based on multiple observations of each student and is subjective.

SOLOM (Student Oral Language Observation Matrix)

• Provides more information/direction on student evaluation