1. ILR Level Descriptions
Tasha M. Troy
Professional Oral Communication
English for Heritage Language Speakers
Georgetown University
2. Audience & Purpose
Audience: non-native English speaking federal job seekers.
Purpose: to inform federal job seekers of the criteria of different ILR levels; for most government positions, a minimum level 3 is required.
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3. Overview
What is ILR?
What are the ILR levels?
How are the ILR levels determined?
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4. What is ILR?
ILR = Interagency Language Roundtable
Keeps government agencies up-to-date on language learning and usage developments
ILR Scale = a system for describing language proficiency
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5. What are the ILR Levels?
0 = No / Memorized Proficiency
1 = Elementary Proficiency
2 = Limited Working Proficiency
3 = General Professional Proficiency
4 = Advanced Professional Proficiency
5 = Functionally Native Proficiency
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6. How are Levels Determined?
Mode of Discourse
Level of Vocabulary
Accuracy of Grammar
Accuracy of Listening
Accuracy of Pronunciation
Degree of Comprehensibility
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7. To Learn More
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http://www.govtilr.org/