ACTFL guidelines: Writing

ACTFL guidelines: Writing--Novice

Novice-Low
	Able to form some letters in an alphabetic system. In languages whose writing systems use syllabaries or characters, writer is able to both copy and produce the basic strokes. Can produce romanization of isolated characters, where applicable.

Novice-Mid
	Able to copy or transcribe familiar words or phrases and reproduce some from memory. No practical communicative writing skills.

Novice-High

Able to write simple, fixed expressions and limited memorized material and some recombinations thereof. Can supply information on simple forms and documents. Can write names, numbers, dates, own nationality, and other simple autobiographical information, as well as some short phrases and simple lists. Can write all the symbols in an alphabetic or syllabic system or 50-100 characters or compounds in a character writing system. Spelling and representation of symbols (letters, syllables, characters) may be partially correct.

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Generic module: ACTFL guidelines: Writing--Novice
In overview module: ACTFL guidelines: Writing
In modular book: ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, by American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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In bookshelf: Language Learning

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