ACTFL guidelines: Writing--Superior

Able to express self effectively in most formal and informal writing on practical, social and professional topics. Can write most types of correspondence, such as memos as well as social and business letters, and short research papers and statements of position in areas of special interest or in special fields. Good control of a full range of structures, spelling or nonalphabetic symbol production, and a wide general vocabulary allow the writer to hypothesize and present arguments or points of view accurately and effectively. An underlying organization, such as chronological ordering, logical ordering, cause and effect, comparison, and thematic development is strongly evident, although not thoroughly executed and/or not totally reflecting target language patterns. Although sensitive to differences in formal and informal style, still may not tailor writing precisely to a variety of purposes and/or readers. Errors in writing rarely disturb natives or cause miscommunication.

• Generic module: ACTFL guidelines: Writing--Superior
• In overview module: ACTFL guidelines: Writing
• In modular book: ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, by American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• In document collection: Other Resources
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

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