Is anyone out there aware of research that has sought to establish the relationship between Spanish learners' scores on the ACTFL Proficiency Placement Test (APPT) and their scores on the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)?
I realize that the APPT is not meant to determine official proficiency levels at all, but I'm curious as to how well the APPT, as an instrument of reading and listening interpretive proficiency, can predict oral interpersonal proficiency. If there is research on these exact instruments, or on how well interpretive proficiency can serve as a predictor for interpersonal proficiency in general, that would be great.
Devin Gilbert The ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) is a legitimate and reliable method of determining a person's ability to speak a language. The OPI is competency-based. It evaluates the ability to utilize language effectively and properly in real-world settings. It evaluates unrehearsed, spontaneous language.
Individuals who want to test and verify their speaking abilities in a target language by conducting a live interview with a tester can purchase and take an OPI by obtaining a Speaking Certificate.
A "1" OPI rating signifies "survival proficiency," a "2" "limited working competence," and a "3" "general professional competency."
Vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, fluency, linguistic tasks, and socio-linguistic/... are the evaluative variables examined at each level (but not equally weighted).
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