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Proficient vs. Fluent: which is the higher requirement (in a job ad)?
Автор темы: Mikhail Kropotov
Mikhail Kropotov Германия Local time: 12:26 английский => русский + ...
Jul 19, 2019
Hello,
We routinely post job ads where we require applicants to have a certain command of English, including both spoken and written English. Some roles require a better command of English than others. We need to be sure we're using the terms Proficient and Fluent correctly to make the difference clear.
Can you please cite any "official" definitions of these terms? Information from renowned authorities in English language instruction and certification would be preferred... See more
Hello,
We routinely post job ads where we require applicants to have a certain command of English, including both spoken and written English. Some roles require a better command of English than others. We need to be sure we're using the terms Proficient and Fluent correctly to make the difference clear.
Can you please cite any "official" definitions of these terms? Information from renowned authorities in English language instruction and certification would be preferred.
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Jessica Noyes США Local time: 06:26 Член ProZ.com испанский => английский + ...
ACTFL American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Jul 19, 2019
When I was still teaching, at both high school and university levels, the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines provided a common way to define language skill level in the U.S. On the page cited below you see a chart listing the levels, and you can download a pdf with the descriptors. However, I am not sure whether these are still as much in use as they were then.
So a job requirement might read: "We seek candidates with speaking skills at the Advanced Intermediate level of the ACTFL scale, ... See more
When I was still teaching, at both high school and university levels, the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines provided a common way to define language skill level in the U.S. On the page cited below you see a chart listing the levels, and you can download a pdf with the descriptors. However, I am not sure whether these are still as much in use as they were then.
So a job requirement might read: "We seek candidates with speaking skills at the Advanced Intermediate level of the ACTFL scale, and writing skills at the Superior level."
According to this document, a "Proficient" speaker "is very skilled in the use of a language but who uses the language less easily and at a less-advanced level than a native or fluent speaker".
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jyuan_us США Local time: 06:26 Член ProZ.com c 2005 английский => китайский + ...
Why don't you just use "a good command of English" vs "an excellent command of English"?
Jul 20, 2019
Most of your potential applicants who are not native in English would not easily distinguish between "being proficient" and "being fluent" anyway. You would run the risk of seeing quite some people understand these words in a way just opposite to what you intend them to mean.
[Edited at 2019-07-20 17:15 GMT]
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