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Russian Language Journal

Authors

James Bernhardt

Keywords

language, proficiency, Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level Descriptions

Abstract

In the present paper, I look at the top of the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level Descriptions and critique several of their assumptions. As I do this, I speak for myself and not for the Government in general or the U.S. Department of State in particular. I also do not pretend that my conclusions are not uncontroversial. I also discuss the 2012 ACTFL proficiency standards, but note that we do not train to those standards at the Foreign Service Institute.

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