ACTFL Immersion

Who uses this?  US Department of Defense  Missionary training schools

They produce results in just a few months. How? -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 week  Aptitude  Distractions  English outside of class  English in class

Novice The Parrot

Novice-Low  Understanding is limited to:  occasional isolated words, such as cognates, borrowed words, and high-frequency social conventions.  Essentially no ability to comprehend even short utterances.

Novice-Mid Able to understand some short, learned utterances, particularly where context strongly supports understanding and speech is clearly audible.  Comprehends some words and phrases from simple questions, statements, high-frequency commands and courtesy formulae about topics that refer to basic personal information or the immediate physical setting.  The listener requires long pauses for assimilation and periodically requests repetition and/or a slower rate of speech.

NM Summary  LISTS  MEMORIZED PHRASES ‘‘CHUNKS OF LANGUAGE’

Novice-High  Able to understand short, learned utterances and some sentence-length utterances, particularly where context strongly supports understanding and speech is clearly audible.  Comprehends words and phrases from simple questions, statements, high-frequency commands, and courtesy formulae. May require repetition, rephrasing, and/or a slowed rate of speech for comprehension.

NH Summary  ALMOST ABLE TO TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES MOST OF THE TIME  BEGINNING TO CREATE WITH THE LANGUAGE

Intermediate The Survivor

Intermediate  Can create with the language  Can ask and answer simple questions on familiar topics  Can handle a simple situation or transaction  Sentences

Intermediate-Low  Able to understand sentence-length utterances which consist of recombinations of learned elements in a limited number of content areas, particularly if strongly supported by the situational context.  Content refers to basic personal background and needs, social conventions and routine tasks, such as getting meals and receiving simple instructions and directions.  Listening tasks pertain primarily to spontaneous face-to-face conversations. Understanding is often uneven; repetition and rewording may be necessary. Misunderstandings in both main ideas and details arise frequently.

IL Summary  ABLE TO TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES  CREATES WITH THE LANGUAGE

Intermediate-Mid  Able to understand sentence-length utterances which consist of recombinations of learned utterances on a variety of topics. Content continues to refer primarily to basic personal background and needs, social conventions and somewhat more complex tasks, such as lodging, transportation, and shopping.  Additional content areas include some personal interests and activities, and a greater diversity of instructions and directions.  Listening tasks not only pertain to spontaneous face-to-face conversations but also to short routine telephone conversations and some deliberate speech, such as simple announcements and reports over the media.  Understanding continues to be uneven.

IM Summary EE X T E N D E D S E N T E N C E S RRICHER VOCABULARY MMORE DETAILS MMORE FLUENCY SSOUNDS BETTER

Advanced The Storyteller

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

Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4

So, what’s in it for me??? Why should I take advanced Spanish?

Oral Proficiency Exam & Southern Oregon Foreign Language Assessment  What is the OPI?  What is the SOFLA?  When are the exams?  How do I get credits and how many?  NH – 8 credits  IL – 12 credits  IM – 20 credits  How much does it cost and is that a good deal?

Cost Breakdown  If you received 8 credits, you scored at least a 3 on both portions (oral and written) of the test and "completed" Spanish 101 and Spanish 102. You also only paid a measly $58 per credit as compared to $226 / credit at an average Oregon State University.  If you received 12 credits, you scored at least a 4 on both portions (oral and written) of the test and "completed" Spanish 101, Spanish 102, and Spanish 103. You also only paid a measly $38.75 per credit as compared to $226 / credit at an average Oregon State University.  If you received 20 credits, you scored at least a 5 on both portions (oral and written) of the test and "completed" Spanish 101, Spanish 102, Spanish 103, Spanish 201 and Spanish 202. You also only paid a measly $23.25 per credit as compared to $226 / credit at an average Oregon State University.