Embracing Proficiency and Program Standards and Rising to the Challenge: A Response to Burke.

• Autores: Diane J. Tedick
• Localización: Modern language journal, ISSN 0026-7902, Vol. 97, Nº 2, 2013, págs. 535-538
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The author presents a response to another article in this issue, "Looking Into a Crystal Ball: Is Requiring High-Stakes Language Proficiency Tests Really Going to Improve World Language Education?" by Brigid M. Burke, commenting on proposed changes to foreign language (FL) teacher licensure standards in the U.S. She comments on the benefits of a rigorous and high-quality testing process for language students aspiring to become teachers. Topics explored include the need for language teachers to display a high level of language expertise, cost concerns for proficiency examinations used in the U.S., and the validity of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines.