Master key elements for fluency and high levels of proficiency in Spanish. 7 Essentials to Speak Spanish Like a Native It’s one language. While there are many variations of Spanish, it’s still one language. Many of the words that are used in different countries are unique to that country or unique to that area. I’m […]
(With Example Tasks and Student Responses) See below some information on the ACTFL proficiency ranges/levels. This can be helpful for both teaching and learning French. I was able to do a check in with my French after what felt like years of not speaking it. Novice-Mid / Novice-Milieu Checklist of Novice-Mid Features Uses memorized words,
Attaining a high level of proficiency in Spanish was transformative for me. It gave me confidence, made teaching far easier and opened up whole new worlds to me. With that said, it wasn’t easy – especially going through those upper levels. Below I share some descriptors of the ACTFL proficiency ranges and levels and some
Here’s how it went. I took transcripts of my spoken responses and pasted them into ChatGPT. Then I said, “Okay, evaluate my language proficiency.” One important note—if you try this yourself, make sure to tell ChatGPT that your transcripts are from spoken responses. That’s key. A writing sample is usually more polished and doesn’t reflect
Today I want to share how I’ve been using AI—specifically ChatGPT—as both a proficiency checkpoint and a practice tool to help reach my language learning goals. Why I Still Believe in Human Evaluation Before we dive in, let me be clear: there’s no better measure of language proficiency than human evaluation. Personally, I’m a fan
I’m Janina Klimas—teacher, linguist, and author. I’ve been teaching languages for over 20 years on three different continents, and I speak six languages to different levels of fluency. I always like to emphasize that part: I’m not equally strong in all of them. That’s normal, and it’s important for you to remember that language skill