The ACTFL Core Practices provide guidelines and methodology for teaching foreign language so that students are using the language to communicate and move beyond simply knowing about the language.

1. ACTFL Core
Practices
Students Build
Language
Proficiency

2. Tips, Tools and Resources to help
your students rise in proficiency
and communicate with confidence.

5. This often meant practicing
language. Not communicating.

8. focus only on correct
language structures

9. use language
out of context

10. dictate structures
and vocabulary

13. focus on achieving
communication

14. focus on meaningful use
of language in context

15. do not dictate
language structures

16. ACTFL Core Practices
are a helpful guide

17. for focusing on
communication & proficiency
in the language classroom

18. There are 6
core practices

19. Use Target Language
For Learning
1

20. Students & teacher speak, listen,
read, write & create in the target
language 90% or more during
classroom time.

21. Plan with Backwards
Design
2

22. Identify desired results, determine
acceptable evidence THEN plan
learning experiences and
instruction.

23. Design
Communicative
Activities
3

24. Teachers design and carry out
interpersonal communication
tasks for pairs, small groups, and
whole class instruction.

25. Use Authentic Cultural
Resources
4

26. Present interactive reading and
listening comprehension tasks using
authentic cultural texts with
appropriate scaffolding while
promoting interpretation.

27. Teach Grammar as
Concept
5

28. Use in context. Students focus
on meaning BEFORE form.

29. Provide Appropriate
Feedback
6

30. Oral corrective feedback in speech
or writing elicits output beyond a
simple yes or no response.

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