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A Principled Approach to Language Assessment: Considerations for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute

A Principled Approach to Language Assessment: Considerations for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute

Committee on Foreign Language Assessment for the U S Foreign
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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ISBN10: 0309675480
ISBN13: 9780309675482
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: Sep 19 2020
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.01 Depth: 8.81
Language: English

The United States is formally represented around the world by approximately 14,000 Foreign Service officers and other personnel in the U.S. Department of State. Roughly one-third of them are required to be proficient in the local languages of the countries to which they are posted. To achieve this language proficiency for its staff, the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) provides intensive language instruction and assesses the proficiency of personnel before they are posted to a foreign country. The requirement for language proficiency is established in law and is incorporated in personnel decisions related to job placement, promotion, retention, and pay.

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