Students admitted to the World Language Education program must provide evidence of completion of an American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview administered by Language Testing International (LTI) prior to beginning their first student teaching experience (second semester of the professional sequence). The required proficiency level for student teaching is Intermediate High or above. Because it may take as long as three months to obtain results, students admitted to the program must schedule their OPI’s no later than the end of their first month in the program (September). The results and official certificate must be reported by the end of the first semester (December). If verification of at least Intermediate High is not made at that time, students will be asked to postpone student teaching and take measures to improve their spoken language proficiency before continuing in the program.
Contact LTI (Language Testing International) to set up an Oral Proficiency Interview: LTI, 95 Church Street, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10601; 800-486-8444; 914-948-5100; testing@languagetesting.com. Students are responsible for costs associated with the OPI. See the World Language Education faculty program coordinator with questions about this requirement.