Student Learning Outcomes: Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP)
What will you learn in one summer at SILP? We use the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines and Can-Do Statements in order to elaborate student learning outcomes for each of our levels.
Elementary 1
Proficiency Target
- Enter: Zero Beginner or Novice Low
- Exit: Novice High
Language
- Interpersonal Communication
- I can communicate and exchange information about familiar topics using phrases and simple sentences, sometimes supported by memorized language. I can usually handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
- Presentational Speaking
- I can present basic information on familiar topics using language I have practiced using phrases and simple sentences.
- Presentational Writing
- I can write short messages and notes on familiar topics related to everyday life.
- Interpretive Listening
- I can often understand words, phrases, and simple sentences related to everyday life. I can recognize pieces of information and some- times understand the main topic of what is being said.
- Interpretive Reading
- I can understand familiar words, phrases, and sentences within short and simple texts related to everyday life. I can sometimes understand the main idea of what I have read
Intercultural Communication
- Investigate
- In my own and other cultures I can identify products and practices to help me understand perspectives.
- Interact
- I can interact at a survival level in some familiar everyday contexts.
Elementary 2
Proficiency Target
- Enter: Novice Mid
- Exit: Intermediate Low
Language
- Interpersonal Communication
- I can participate in conversations on a number of familiar topics using simple sentences. I can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
- Presentational Speaking
- I can present information on most familiar topics using a series of simple sentences.
- Presentational Writing
- I can write briefly about most familiar topics and present information using a series of simple sentences.
- Interpretive Listening
- I can understand the main idea in short, simple messages and presentations on familiar topics. I can understand the main idea of simple conversations that I overhear.
- Interpretive Reading
- I can understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar.
Intercultural Communication
- Investigate
- In my own and other cultures I can identify products and practices to help me understand perspectives.
- Interact
- I can interact at a survival level in some familiar everyday contexts.
Elementary 3
Proficiency Target
- Enter: Novice High
- Exit: Intermediate Low
Language
- Interpersonal Communication
- I can participate in conversations on a number of familiar topics using simple sentences. I can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
- Presentational Speaking
- I can present information on most familiar topics using a series of simple sentences.
- Presentational Writing
- I can write briefly about most familiar topics and present information using a series of simple sentences.
- Interpretive Listening
- I can understand the main idea in short, simple messages and presentations on familiar topics. I can understand the main idea of simple conversations that I overhear.
- Interpretive Reading
- I can understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar.
Intercultural Communication
- Investigate
- In my own and other cultures I can identify products and practices to help me understand perspectives.
- Interact
- I can interact at a survival level in some familiar everyday contexts.
Intermediate 1
Proficiency Target
- Enter: Intermediate Low
- Exit: Intermediate Mid
Language
- Interpersonal Communication
- I can participate in conversations on familiar topics using sentences and series of sentences. I can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering a variety of questions. I can usually say what I want to say about myself and my everyday life.
- Presentational Speaking
- I can make presentations on a wide variety of familiar topics using connected sentences.
- Presentational Writing
- I can write on a wide variety of familiar topics using connected sentences.
- Interpretive Listening
- I can understand the main idea in messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies. I can understand the main idea in conversations that I overhear.
- Interpretive Reading
- I can understand the main idea of texts related to everyday life and personal interests or studies.
Intercultural Communication
- Investigate
- In my own and other cultures I can make comparisons between products and practices to help me understand perspectives
- Interact
- I can interact at a functional level in some familiar contexts.
Intermediate 2
Proficiency Target
- Enter: Intermediate Mid
- Exit: Stronger Intermediate Mid or Intermediate High
Language
- Interpersonal Communication
- I can participate with ease and confidence in conversations on familiar topics. I can usually talk about events and experiences in various time frames. I can usually describe people, places, and things. I can handle social interactions in everyday situations, sometimes even when there is an unexpected complication.
- Presentational Speaking
- I can make presentations in a generally organized way on school, work, and community topics, and on topics I have researched. I can make presentations on some events and experiences in various time frames.
- Presentational Writing
- I can write on topics related to school, work, and community in a generally organized way. I can write some simple paragraphs about events and experiences in various time frames.
- Interpretive Listening
- I can easily understand the main idea in messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies. I can usually understand a few de- tails of what I overhear in conversations, even when something unexpected is expressed.
I can sometimes follow what I hear about events and experiences in various time frames.
- I can easily understand the main idea in messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies. I can usually understand a few de- tails of what I overhear in conversations, even when something unexpected is expressed.
- Interpretive Reading
- I can easily understand the main idea of texts related to everyday life, personal interests, and studies. I can sometimes follow stories and descriptions about events and experiences in various time frames.
Intercultural Communication
- Investigate
- In my own and other cultures I can make comparisons between products and practices to help me understand perspectives
- Interact
- I can interact at a functional level in some familiar contexts.
Intermediate 3
Proficiency Target
- Enter: Intermediate High
- Exit: Stronger Intermediate High or Advanced Low
Language
- Interpersonal Communication
- I can participate in conversations about familiar topics that go beyond my everyday life. I can talk in an organized way and with some detail about events and experiences in various time frames. I can describe people, places, and things in an organized way and with some detail. I can handle a familiar situation with an unexpected complication.
- Presentational Speaking
- I can deliver organized presentations appropriate to my audience on a variety of topics. I can present information about events and experiences in various time frames.
- Presentational Writing
- I can write on general interest, academic, and professional topics. I can write organized paragraphs about events and experiences in various time frames
- Interpretive Listening
- I can understand the main idea and some supporting details in organized speech on a variety of topics of personal and general interest. I can follow stories and descriptions of some length and in various time frames. I can understand information presented in a variety of genres on familiar topics, even when something unexpected is expressed.
- Interpretive Reading
- I can understand the main idea and some supporting details on a variety of topics of personal and general interest. I can follow stories and descriptions of some length and in various time frames and genres.
Intercultural Communication
- Investigate
- In my own and other cultures I can make comparisons between products and practices to help me understand perspectives
- Interact
- I can interact at a functional level in some familiar contexts.