ILR Scale
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ACTFL Scale
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Definition
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5
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Native
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Able to speak like an educated native speaker
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4+
4
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Distinguished
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Able to speak with a great deal of fluency, grammatical accuracy, precision of vocabulary and idiomaticity
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3+
3
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Superior
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Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy and
vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal
conversations
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2+
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Advanced Plus
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Able to satisfy most work requirements and show some ability to communicate on concrete topics
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2
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Advanced
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Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work requirements
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1+
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Intermediate - High
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Able to satisfy most survival needs and limited social demands
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1
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Intermediate - Mid
Intermediate - Low
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Able to satisfy some survival needs and some limited social demands
Able to satisfy basic survival needs and minimum courtesy requirements
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0+
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Novice - High
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Able to satisfy immediate needs with learned utterances
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0
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Novice - Mid
Novice - Low
0
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Able to operate in only a very limited capacity
Unable to function in the spoken language
No ability whatsoever in the language
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