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ACTFL’s innovative quality research, standards, assessments, professional development, and publications empower us to advance the practice of language learning. The influence of our work cascades through society one learner at a time.

The ACTFL Test of English Proficiency (TEP) is an, English language proficiency assessment that brings together three of ACTFL’s internationally recognized assessments (L&Rcat™, OPIc™, WPT™) to provide a valid and reliable measure of language proficiency in listening, reading, speaking and writing.

Language educators and not-for-profit school entities may use the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for curriculum development, classroom-based assessment, and to estimate learner progress toward proficiency.

The 2024 revisions improve clarity and accessibility and enhance the utility of the Guidelines by aligning them to key documents, such as the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, the ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners, and the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements.

Attend the 2025 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in New Orleans from Friday, November 21 through Sunday, November 23 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The ACTFL Convention is globally recognized as the most comprehensive professional development event for language educators in the U.S.

The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines are a description of what individuals can do with language in terms of speaking, writing, listening, and reading in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context.

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ACTFL Performance Descriptors. A roadmap for what learners should be able to do as they learn a language. Can-Do Statements. Set goals and chart progress towards language and intercultural proficiency. Guiding Principles for Language Learning. Get guidance and discover what is effective in language learning.

Language educators and not-for-profit school entities may use the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2024 for curriculum development, classroom-based assessment and to estimate learner progress toward proficiency. The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2024 and any previous or subsequent versions may be