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A
descriptive scale of communicative proficiency in English as a Second Language
(ESL) expressed in three levels:
A set of
descriptive statements about successive levels of achievement on the continuum
of ESL performance;
Statements
(descriptions) of communicative competencies and performance tasks in which the
learner demonstrates application of language knowledge (competence) and skill;
A framework
of reference for learning, teaching, programming and assessing English as a
Second Language in the world;
A national
standard for planning second language curricula for a variety of contexts, and
a common "yardstick" for assessing the outcomes.
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