What is Proficiency?

Proficiency is the ability to use language in real world situations in a spontaneous interaction and non-rehearsed context in a manner appropriate and acceptable to native speakers of the language.

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What is my proficiency target?

We will start out as novice language students, with the goal of moving towards intermediate language students.

How will I be assessed in a proficiency based class?

In Spanish class you will be assessed on three Modes of Communication:

Interpretive

You are listening, reading or viewing something and figuring out the meaning of it. You are taking in the information.

There is currently no rubric for this mode of communication.

Interpretive

You are communicating with another person by speaking or writing (texting). You are each engaged in the conversation. You are each responsible for keeping the conversation moving along, as you would in real life.

The rubric for the Interpersonal Mode will vary and will be in your course packet (workbook)

Presentational

You are putting forth information. You are speaking (presenting something) or writing something to someone. This is not a conversation. It is one way communication. For example, when you write an email to someone or leave a phone message for a friend.

Here is the rubric for the Presentational Mode.