1st Linguafolio post

Intermediate Low

Listening

I can..

Understand the main idea and some details of what I hear in short conversations and oral presentations.

Understand the main idea and some details in messages and announcements on familiar topics.

Identify the main idea and some details on familiar topics presented via media.

Understand more complicated directions and instructions in familiar settings. 

Understand the main idea and some details from oral stories on familiar topics.

Reading

I can..

Understand the main idea and some details from oral stories on familiar topics.
Find and use information for practical purposes.
Follow directions in more complicated situations.
Use information from a variety of sources in my studies and work

Person-to-Person

I can..to-person

Have a simple conversation on a limited number of familiar topics.
Express my reactions and emotions to others.
Exchange information about academic topics familiar to me.
Ask and answer questions on familiar topics to keep a conversation going.
Meet my basic needs in everyday situations.

Speaking

I can..

Describe something familiar using a series of sentences.
Express my needs, wants, and plans using a series of sentences with some details.
Give a series of instructions.
Present a short skit or dramatic presentation using a series of sentences.
Express my opinion on familiar topics using a series of sentences.

Writing

I can..

Describe something I know using a series of sentences with some details.
Express my opinion on familiar topics using a series of sentences with some details.
Compare things using a series of sentences.
Write questions to obtain and clarify information.

Intermediate Mid

Listening

I can..

Understand the main idea and many details of presentations on familiar topics.
Understand the main idea and many details on familiar topics of personal interest presented through media.
Understand the main idea and many details of a short discussion or interview on a familiar topic.
Follow the main idea and many details of a conversation on familiar topics, even when the topic changes.

Reading

I can..

Understand the main idea and many details when reading for personal enjoyment.
Understand the main idea and many details when reading familiar articles and texts for information.
Understand the main idea and some details when reading narratives, literary selections, and other fictional writings that contain unfamiliar vocabulary.

Person-To-Person

I can..

Ask and answer a variety of questions about routine personal information in uncomplicated situations.

Discuss and solve problems in uncomplicated situations.

Give and seek personal views and opinions on a variety of familiar topics.

Start, maintain, and end a conversation on a variety of familiar topics.

Discuss familiar topics in other subject areas, such as geography, history, music, art, science, math, language, or literature.

Speaking

I can..

Describe plans and actions using connected sentences with many details.

Make a presentation on something I have learned using connected sentences with many details.

State my opinion and give supporting reasons using connected sentences with many details.

Tell or summarize a storyline using connected sentences with many details.

Describe, tell about, and explain personal experiences and give my reaction to them using connected sentences with many details.

Writing

I can..

Write personal communications on familiar topics using connected sentences with many details.

State my opinion and give supporting reasons using connected sentences.

Write a short report on a familiar topic using connected sentences with many details.

Write a description or explanation of a familiar topic using connected sentences with many details.

Write about personal experiences and give my reaction to them using connected sentences with many details.

Intermediate High

Listening

I can..

Understand factual information about everyday life, study-, or work-related topics.

Identify the main idea and most details on familiar topics presented through media.

Identify the main idea and some details from discussions and interviews on unfamiliar topics.

Reading

I can..

Understand the main idea and many details in texts that contain unfamiliar vocabulary when reading for enjoyment.

Understand the main idea and many details of texts that contain unfamiliar vocabulary when reading for information.

Understand the main idea and many details in narratives, literary selections, and other fictional writings that contain unfamiliar vocabulary.

Understand many different types of texts that contain unfamiliar vocabulary.

Person-To-Person

I can..

Express degrees of emotion and respond appropriately to the emotions of others.

Exchange detailed information related to areas of mutual interest.

Ask for, follow, and give directions in some complicated situations.

Express and support my opinions and make recommendations on a variety of topics in culturally appropriate ways.

Speaking

I can..

Describe personal experiences and interests with clarity and detail.

Present my viewpoint on an issue and support my opinion with clarity and detail.

Provide information on academic and work topics with clarity and detail.

Describe past, present, and future events with clarity and detail.

Narrate a story and describe my reactions with clarity and detail.

Writing

I can..

Write personal communications on familiar topics and some new topics using connected, detailed paragraphs.

State my viewpoint and give supporting reasons using connected, detailed paragraphs.

Write a report using connected, detailed paragraphs.

Write descriptions or narratives in the present, past, and future, using connected detailed paragraphs.

Provide an explanation using connected, detailed paragraphs.

Advanced Low

Listening

I can..

Understand main ideas and most details on unfamiliar topics that are presented through media.

Follow presentations on some unfamiliar topics.

Follow informal conversations or interviews.

Reading

I can..

Understand the main idea and most details from literary texts on unfamiliar topics.

Understand articles in non-literary texts on unfamiliar topics

Recognize the intent of an author and purpose of the literary work.

Recognize the intent of an author and purpose of a non-literary work.

Person-to-person

I can..

Express my ideas and opinions when engaged in lengthy conversation.

Engage comfortably in extended conversations and discussions on a wide variety of topics related to my daily life.

Communicate even when unpredictable situations arise in a familiar context.

Conduct or participate in interviews.

Speaking

I can..

Deliver a short presentation on many social, academic, or work topics with appropriate complexity for my audience.

Explain my viewpoint on an issue of interest, giving advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Speak using different time frames and appropriate mood with good control.

Adapt my presentation to a specific audience.

Writing

I can..

Write well-organized essays, summaries, and reports on a broad range of topics.

Write using different time frames and appropriate mood with good control.

Accurately use some idiomatic and culturally authentic expressions in my writing.

Usually write using style, language, and tone appropriate to the audience and purpose of the presentation.

Write about most topics even when I do not know a specific word or phrase.

Advanced Mid

Listening

I can..

Understand most presentations even when idiomatic, technical, or slang expressions are used.

Understand the underlying meaning of culturally authentic expressions.

Understand and describe the points of view of an emotionally-charged discussion.

Reading

I can..

Obtain information, ideas, and opinions from a range of lengthy and complex texts.

Understand information and opinions from specialized sources.

Person-to-person

I can..

Speak fluently, accurately, and effectively about a wide variety of events that occur in the present, past, and future.

Support my opinions clearly and precisely

Use a variety of idiomatic and culturally authentic expressions appropriately.

Exchange general information on many matters outside my fields of interest

Handle a complication or unexpected turn of events.

Speaking

I can..

Describe with ease and detail topics related to home, school, work, leisure activities, and personal and professional interests.

Narrate with ease and detail events of current, public, or personal interest.

Communicate my ideas on a variety of topics with accuracy, clarity, and precision.

Speak clearly and fluidly with consistent control of time frames and mood.

Adapt my presentation to meet unexpected needs.

Incorporate some appropriate idiomatic and culturally authentic expression in my presentation with ease.

Writing

I can..

Write detailed texts on a broad variety of concrete and professional topics.

Write clearly and fluidly, with consistent control of time frames and mood.

Incorporate many idiomatic and culturally authentic expressions in my writing with ease.

Adapt my writing to a variety of audiences, such as editorial readers, professionals, and the general public.

Sustain and justify opinions and arguments in writing.

Advanced High

Listening

I can..

Understand the speaker’s perspective, tone, and style expressed through a variety of media.

Understand viewpoints heard in a variety of situations.

Understand films on historical, political, or scientific topics.

Reading

I can..

Understand most texts even when idiomatic, technical, or slang expressions are used.

Detect and interpret hidden meaning and recognize tone and subtlety in fictional works.

Person-to-person

I can..

Convey finer shades of meaning with relative ease by using a wide range of expressions to qualify statements.

Discuss complex information in debates or meetings.

Exchange complex information about academic and professional tasks.

Provide structured arguments and develop and support hypotheses, working around occasional difficulties.

Exchange detailed information on matters within and beyond my fields of interest.

Speaking

I can..

Communicate with great accuracy, clarity, and precision on many concrete and abstract topics.

Present and defend a viewpoint on an academic or professional issue.

Consistently adapt a presentation to a variety of audiences.

Paraphrasing, circumlocution and illustration to make myself more clearly understood.

Use language that fully reflects the nuances of the target culture.

Writing

I can..

Create well-structured and easily readable reports, summaries, or articles on complex topics

Write about some abstract topics with precision and detail.

Incorporate idiomatic and culturally authentic expressions in my writing with ease.

Write a narrative about an experience in a clear, fluent style, appropriate to the genre.