ACTFL Assessments forCollege Credit Recommendations

ACTFL
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages is the only national organization dedicatedto the improvement and expansion of the teaching andlearning of all languages at all levels of instruction.
ACTFL is an individual membership organization of
more than 12,000 foreign language educators andadministrators from elementary through graduate
education, as well as government and industry.
Through Language Testing International, ACTFL offers
speaking and writing assessments that are the productof more than 50 years of research, development, andapplication.
Language Testing International, Inc.
As the exclusive licensee of ACTFL, Language Testing
International (LTI) is committed to offering language
assessment products supported by the highest level ofservice, utilizing the latest web-based technologies todeliver valid, customized results quickly and efficiently.
Tests are conducted and rated by ACTFL Certified Testers
and Raters. For more information, visit LTI at
www.languagetesting.com.
American Council on Education
The American Council on Education is the major
coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education
institutions. It seeks to provide leadership and aunifying voice on key higher education issues and toinfluence public policy through advocacy, research, andprogram initiatives. For more than 30 years, colleges
and universities have trusted ACE CREDIT to provide
reliable course equivalency information to facilitate
their decisions to award academic credit. For more
information, visit the ACE CREDIT website at
http://www.acenet.edu/acecredit.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

For Speaking and Writing Proficiency
In 100+ World Languages
ACTFL OPI
Oral Proficiency Interview
ACTFL OPIc
Oral Proficiency Interview - computer
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Language Testing International, Inc.
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ACTFL WPT
Writing Proficiency TestCollege Credit Recommendations for ACTFL Assessments
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ACTFL) provides college credit
recommendations for language proficiency asdemonstrated through official ACTFL assessments.
Individuals with spoken and/or written language
proficiency in any of 100+ world languages may receive
an ACTFL recommendation for college credit for theirlanguage abilities. The number and type of credits that arerecommended depend upon the official rating received on
ACTFL tests. (See Summary of Credit Recommendations
Chart.) Three ACTFL assessments are currently availablefor college credit recommendation: Oral Proficiency
Interview (OPI® ), Oral Proficiency Interview – computer(OPIc® ), and Writing Proficiency Tests (WPT).
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)The OPI is a carefully structured, 20-30 minute telephonedelivered interview between an ACTFL Certified
Tester and a candidate. The interview is interactive
and adapted to the experiences and linguisticcompetence of the candidate. The interview
is recorded and independently rated by aminimum of two ACTFL Certified Testers, andan Official ACTFL Certificate is issued.
Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency
Interview - computer (OPIc)
The ACTFL OPIc is a test of spoken
language proficiency that replicates
the OPI, but is delivered over theinternet and on demand. The OPIc
is customized to the test taker’s
experience and ability, and isdesigned to elicit a 15-30 minutespeech sample. The OPIc is rated bycertified ACTFL Raters and provides
ratings across the full range of the ACTFL
Scale from Novice through Superior.
Official ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test(WPT)
Written language proficiency can bedemonstrated through the ACTFL WPT.
This is a standardized test for the global
assessment of functional writing abilityand measures how well a person writes
spontaneously in a language. Writing
samples are independently rated by aminimum of two ACTFL Certified Raters,
and an Official Certificate is issued.

Language Testing International
Summary of Credit Recommendations
for Official ACTFL Ratings
Official ACTFL
RatingOfficial OPI/OPIc

Official WPT

Novice High/Intermediate Low

3 LD*

3 LD

Intermediate Mid

6 LD

6 LD

Intermediate High/
Advanced Low

6 LD + 1 UD**

6 LD + 1 UD

Advanced Mid

6 LD + 3 UD

6 LD + 3 UD

Advanced High/Superior

6 LD + 8 UD

6 LD + 8 UD

*LD - Lower Division Credit **UD - Upper Division Credit

Recognizing Language Proficiency Gained throughTraditional and Non-Traditional Means
ACTFL assessments are standardized proceduresfor the global assessment of functional language
ability. They measure language holistically andreport ratings according to the ACTFL Proficiency
Guidelines 2012. In addition to measuring
proficiency acquired through traditional
academic environments, ACTFL’s OPI®, OPIc®
and WPT recognize speaking and writing
competency gained through non-traditional settings,
regardless of where or how language is gained.
ACTFL Assessments in 100+ World Languages
ACTFL offers assessments in over 100 world
languages and continually works to expand thescope of its language testing. For a complete list oflanguages available for official ACTFL testing, go towww.languagetesting.com.
Speakers of Less Commonly Taught Languages
ACTFL assessments, available in 100+ languages,
include both commonly taught and less commonlytaught languages. In this way, speakers and learnersof less commonly taught languages are provided withthe same testing opportunities as those available tospeakers and learners of the more commonly taught
and tested languages.

ACE Credit Recommendations
The American Council on Education’s College Credit
Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluatedand recommended college credits for the ACTFL OPI,OPIc, and WPT for the following languages:
Akan-Twi, Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic,Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bulgarian,Cambodian (Khmer), Cantonese, Czech, Dari, Dutch,
English, French, German, Gujarati, Haitian Creole,Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian,Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Modern
Greek, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish,Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, SerboCroatian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish,Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian,Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yoruba.
The number and type of credits thatare recommended by ACE depend
upon the official rating received on
ACTFL tests. (See Summary of Credit
Recommendations Chart.)
Scheduling an ACTFL Assessment
Language Testing International, Inc.
(LTI) schedules and administers all
ACTFL assessments. LTI can also assist
candidates in registering for officialtranscripts with ACE’s Transcript
Service.

For more information about the ACTFL
OPI, OPIc and WPT, visit
www.languagetesting.com,
or call 1-800-486-8444 ext. 310.