The Three Modes of Communication:

 Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken or written conversations to share
information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

 Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety
of topics.

 Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and
narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or
viewers.

ACTFL Can-Do Statements for each mode of communication:

LEVEL \ INTERPERSONAL PRESENTATIONAL PRESENTATIONAL INTERPRETIVE INTERPRETIVE

MODE COMMUNICATION SPEAKING WRITING LISTENING READING

I can communicate on I can present

I can recognize a few
some very familiar information about I can recognize a few
I can copy some letters or characters. I
topics using single myself and some other memorized words and
familiar words, can identify a few
NOVICE words and phrases that I very familiar topics phrases when I hear
characters, or phrases. memorized words and
LOW have practiced and using single words or them spoken.
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I can present
I can communicate on I can recognize some
information about
very familiar topics I can recognize some letters or characters. I
myself and some other I can write lists and
using a variety of words familiar words and can understand some
very familiar topics memorized phrases on
and phrases that I have phrases when I hear learned or memorized
NOVICE MID using a variety of familiar topics.
practiced and them spoken. words and phrases
words, phrases, and Can Do Statement
memorized. Can Do Statement when I read.
memorized expressions. (PDF)
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I can communicate and

exchange information I can often understand
I can understand
about familiar topics words, phrases, and
familiar words,
using phrases and I can present basic simple sentences
phrases, and sentences
simple sentences, information on familiar I can write short related to everyday
within short and
sometimes supported by topics using language I messages and notes on life. I can recognize
simple texts related to
NOVICE memorized language. I have practiced using familiar topics related to pieces of information
everyday life. I can
HIGH can usually handle short phrases and simple everyday life. and sometimes
sometimes understand
social interactions in sentences. Can Do Statement understand the main
the main idea of what
everyday situations by Can Do Statement (PDF) topic of what is being
I have read.
asking and answering (PDF) said.
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simple questions. Can Do Statement
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