Proficiency Level Descriptors

Proficiency Level Descriptors is a standardized framework that categorizes and defines distinct levels of language ability within a proficiency scale by specifying the functional linguistic competencies demonstrable at each level.

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3.7K

Citations

142

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2017–2026

Variants

Proficiency Descriptors

Parents

Language Proficiency Testing

Publications

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, Companion Volume with New Descriptors

Zsuzsanna Soproni · 2020 · 770 citations

Language Studies, Second Language Studies, Teaching +12

Self-ratings of spoken language dominance: A Multilingual Naming Test (MINT) and preliminary norms for young and aging Spanish–English bilinguals

Tamar H. Gollan, Gali H. Weissberger, Elin Runnqvist et al. · Bilingualism Language and Cognition · 2011 · 515 citations · Full text

Language Studies, Linguistics, Language Proficiency +16

Capturing the Familiness of Family Businesses: Development of the Family Influence Familiness Scale (FIFS)

Hermann Frank, Thomas Rusch, Julia Suess–Reyes et al. · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · 2016 · 190 citations

Business, Organizational Behavior, Family Business +13

The Coming of Age of Research on Test-Taking Strategies

Andrew D. Cohen · Language Assessment Quarterly · 2006 · 172 citations · Full text

Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement +13

The phraseological dimension in interlanguage complexity research

Magali Paquot · Second language Research · 2017 · 163 citations · Full text

Language Studies, Linguistics, Second Language Studies +13

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Authors

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Robert Godwin‐Jones
Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
2 publications · 102 citations
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Mary Schedl
Educational Testing Service, United States
2 publications · 44 citations
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Donald E. Powers
Educational Testing Service, United States
1 publications · 16 citations
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Carl Carlsen
University of Bergen, Norway
1 publications · 65 citations
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Fergus O’Dwyer
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
1 publications · 21 citations
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Language Testing
3 publications · 204 citations
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Language Assessment Quarterly
3 publications · 197 citations
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Language Testing in Asia
2 publications · 59 citations
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Language Learning Journal
2 publications · 146 citations
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TESOL Quarterly
2 publications · 49 citations
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