American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages certifies that Bryan Salmon Test Date ney Interview 08/01/2017 has successfully completed the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and has been rated according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 ~ Speaking Advanced Low rao neste >. OE Executive Director Date Issued: 08/01/2017 Date of Expiration: 08/01/2019 LTI- The ACTFL Testing Office Certificate Code: 1790003-70B0CA, + Advanced Low ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 - Speaking Advanced Low ACTFL a Speakers atthe Advanced-Low level are able to handle a variety of communicative ass, although Certified Rating somewhat haltingly a times. They pareipate atively in mos informal and limited number of formal ‘conversion activities elated 0 School, home and leisure activities and ta lesser degree hose eat System toevens of work curent publ and personal rest riiviual relevance ‘Advaneo-Low speakers demonstrat the ability to nanate and describe i ll major ime frames (past, present and fate) i paragraph length discourse, but control of aspect maybe lacking at times. They ean handle appropriately the Hingustie challenges presented by complication or unexpected tr a events ha cccur within the context of routine situation or communicave tsk with wbich they ae otherwise Fa, though at times their dacourse may be minima or the level and strained. Commancave stays such as rephrasing andeteunlocuion maybe employed in such instances In ther aration and descriptions thy cembine and link sentences into connected discourse of paragraph length. When pressed fo a fllr account they tend to grope and rely on minimal discourse. Their uterances are typically not longer than a single paragraph, Structure othe dominant language isl evident in the use of false cognates ira wansaions, Othe oral paragraph structure of the speakers own language ae han hat ofthe age language etre ‘Advanced-Low speakers contribute tothe conversation with sufficient accuracy, clarity, and precision to siomesuio ow Setvey thet intended message without misrepresentaton or confusion, and it ean be understood by native speakers unaccustomed to dealing with non-native, even though this may be achieved through repetition and eth restatement. When attempting 10 perform functions or handle opis associated with the Superior level, the linguistic quality and quant oftheir speech wil deteriorate siniicamly Hevea wd