Application
Please fill out information completely and type or print in ink.
THIS FORM IS ONLY REQUIRED IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO ONE OF THE PROGRAMS LISTED ON LEFT
name of applicant
home school
term year
1st choice city program
2nd choice city program
name of study abroad advisor
TO THE STUDENT: Please sign the authorization and give this recommendation form to a college-level
language professor who has taught you in the target language. Your professor should forward the completed
form to you, your home school study abroad advisor named below, or to IES Abroad at [email protected].
Under the provision of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, I waive my right of access to
this recommendation and understand that the information provided will be used only for the purposes for
which it was prepared.
Yes No signature date
TO THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FACULTY MEMBER: Please use the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines to
assess this students’ abilities in the target language. If you have not had this student in class, please ask for a sample of written work and interview the student in
the target language. After completing this form, please return it to the student, the home school study abroad office, or send directly to IES Abroad.
If you are attending any of the IES Abroad
programs listed below, you must submit this
form with your completed application. Nagoya
applicants require different application forms
for the language assessment, which can be
obtained by contacting IES Abroad.
ARLES (summer)
BARCELONA (fall, spring, year)
Advanced Spanish Studies Program
Summer Internship Program
BERLIN (fall, spring, year)
Language & Area Studies
BUENOS AIRES
Advanced Spanish Immersion
FREIBURG (all terms)
GRANADA (all terms)
MADRID (all terms)
NANTES (all terms)
NAGOYA (contact IES Abroad)
PARIS (all terms)
French Studies Program
Intermediate or Advanced Summer
Programs
QUITO (fall, spring, year)
RABAT (summer)
Francophone Studies Program
SALAMANCA (all terms)
SANTIAGO (all terms)
TOKYO (fall, spring, year)
Language Intensive Program
W W W. I E SAB ROAD.O RG • FO R E IG N L A NGUAG E A S S E S S M E NT
Foreign Language Assessment
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name position/title date
college or university department
signature date
email telephone
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novice low ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
mid ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
high ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
intermediate low ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
mid ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
high ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
advanced low ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
mid ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
high ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
no knowledge of
applicant’s ability in
this area❏ ❏ ❏ ❏
basis for evaluation (please check all that apply):
❏ knowledge of student’s coursework and participation in class
❏ interview/oral exam❏ written exam/writing sample ❏ placement test ❏ other
please list the course and term that this evaluation is based on:
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