Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Exam
ACE ID:
NFSI-0103
Location:
Foreign Service Institute
Length:
2.5 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 4 reading in the target language
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 4 reading in the target language
Description

Objective:

The FSI Language Proficiency Test is administered orally and lasts approximately two hours from beginning to end. The test is intended to elicit a sample of the ability to use the language in real-life communicative tasks. At the same time, the test is designed to produce a language sample that will elicit in a short time the best possible information about the examinee's abilities to speak and read the target language. The testing team uses the sample to match the examinee's performance against the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level Descriptions. This is the rating scale used by all U.S. Government agencies. The relevant languages include: French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, and Portuguese.

Skills Measured:

The reading test evaluates the examinee's ability to read in a foreign language by carrying out a series of tasks requiring the ability to locate, relate and interpret ideas expressed in a variety of written materials. It is subdivided into two major parts: reading for gist and reading in depth. The score result is on the 0 to 5 ILR scale.
Instruction & Assessment
Supplemental Materials