ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Familiarization Workshop

September-October 2025, with asynchronous work beginning September 19 and synchronous discussion sessions from 3-4:30 pm, on Friday, October 3 and 17
Application deadline: 12:00 pm, Monday, September 1
The workshop will familiarize participants with the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, the ACTFL Rating Scale, and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), a valid and reliable means of assessing how well a person speaks a language. The workshop will include practice applying the ACTFL speaking assessment criteria to language samples, as well as applications and implications of the OPI in classroom instruction. The workshop will be held online in a hybrid format, with both asynchronous online work and two synchronous online discussion sessions facilitated by Dr. Mary Jo Lubrano, Yale University.
Space is limited! Interested participants must commit to fully participating in all components of the workshop (approximately 15 hours total over one month).

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