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ACTFL Immersion
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ACTFL. Immersion. Who uses this?. Used by the US Department of Defense Used by missionary training schools. They produce results in just a few months . Why ?. - Spend up to 8 hours a day in the training programs . - Hours of work after classes . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ACTFL
Immersion
Who uses this?
Used by the US Department of Defense
Used by missionary training schools
They produce results in just a few months. Why?
-Spend up to 8 hours a day in the training programs.
-Hours of work after classes.
-Complete immersion.
What do they have that is different?
Highly motivated
Aptitude
How is high school a different experience?
Only 4-5 hours a weekAptitudeDistractionsEnglish outside of classEnglish in class
Levels
United States Department of Defense
Levels 1 – 5
All very advanced levels with a 5 being someone who appeared to be from that country.
(know the children´s songs, anthems, culture, etc.)
ACTFL created a new way to rate
language speakers in the level ‘1’
Novice
The Parrot
Novice
Speech limited to memorized material
-Lists -Short phrases -Some memorized sentences
Intermediate
The Survivor
Intermediate
Can create with the languageCan ask and answer simple questions on familiar
topicsCan handle a simple situation or transaction
Complete sentences (Intermediate Mid – complex sentences)
Advanced
Advanced
Can narrate and describe in past, present and future time/aspect
Can handle a complicated situation or transaction
Paragraph length discourse
Superior
The Thinker
Superior
Can support opinion, hypothesize, discuss abstract topics
Can handle a linguistically unfamiliar situation
Highly educated speaker
High School Levels
Spanish I Novice Mid (NM)
Spanish II Novice High (NH)
Spanish III Intermediate Low (IL)
Spanish IV Intermediate Mid (IM)
This program
ALL students are performing AT LEVEL or higher. Several students performed up to 2 levels higher (two years)
YOU have the opportunity to LEARN to speak and USE a second language
This program (KCI)
College Credit
Think of where you could be after FOUR years!!!
8-20 college credits NH – 8 creditsIL – 12 creditsIM – 20 credits
YOU
What level do you think YOU can reach?!
Where would YOU like to be??!!
What are you going to learn this year?!
What are you going to do to help others?
