Proficiency

Proficiency Target Levels for Different Stages of the Syllabus
in the First Two Years

Based on the syllabus Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Arabic.

Key to ACTFL rating abbreviations:

N	I	A	L	M	H
Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Low	Mid	High

	First Year ARAB 032		Second Year (ARAB 034)
	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 7)	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 14)	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 20)	Al-Kitaab II (lesson 7)
Speaking	NM	NH	IL	IM
Listening	NM	NH	IL	IM
Reading	NM	NH	IL	IM
Writing	NM	NH	IL	IM

This breaks down into the following ranges for each skill:

SPEAKING

	First Year (ARAB 032)		Second Year (ARAB 034)
	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 7)	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 14)	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 20)	Al-Kitaab II (lesson 7)
Full control	NM	NH	IL	IM
Partial control	NH	IL	IM	IM

LISTENING

First Year (ARAB 032)

Second Year (ARAB 034)

Al-Kitaab I (lesson 7)

Al-Kitaab I
(lesson 14)

Al-Kitaab I
(lesson 20)

Al-Kitaab II
(lesson 7)

Full control

NM

NH

IL

IM

Partial control

NH

IL

IL

IM

READING

First Year (ARAB 032)

Second Year (ARAB 034)

Al-Kitaab I
(lesson 7)

Al-Kitaab I
(lesson 14)

Al-Kitaab I
(lesson 20)

Al-Kitaab II (lesson 7)

Full control

NM

NH

IL

IM

Partial control

NH

IL

IM

IH

WRITING

	First Year (ARAB 032)		Second Year (ARAB 034)
	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 7)	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 14)	Al-Kitaab I (lesson 20)	Al-Kitaab II (lesson 7)
Full Control	NM	NH	IL	IM
Partial Control	NM	IL	IL	IM