Recommendation Form for Admission to Foreign Language Education

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Recommendation Form for Admission to Foreign Language Education*
Dear Department of Foreign Language Faculty Member:
The student named here is applying for admission to the Bagwell College of Education and the Foreign
Language Education program in Select One and asks that you serve as a reference:
Student name:
KSU ID:
.
Please comment upon the student’s language proficiency in Select Course during Select Term Year
1. Please comment on the student’s performance in your class:
2. How many times was the student absent from class?
3. Were assignments handed in on time?
Yes
No
4. Does the student accept constructive criticism and suggestions?
Yes
No
5. Does the student attempt to incorporate suggestions for improvement into subsequent
assignments?
Yes
No
6. Does the student seek additional feedback from instructor?
7. Is the student generally prepared for class?
Yes
Yes
No
No
8. Does the student participate actively in class discussion and other activities?
Yes
No
9. Additional comments:
Based on performance in your class, please describe the student’s proficiency in the language.
FLUENCY:
native or native-like fluency
smooth flow with little overt evidence of search for appropriate language forms; ability to use
some rhetorical devices; variety of organizational patterns to link paragraphs
occasional groping for words and suitable language forms; some use of cohesive devices to
linking paragraph-length discourse
speech halting with frequent groping for words; little or no use of cohesive devices to link
sentences
constant groping for words; frequent unfilled pauses
GRAMMAR:
no deviations from the native norm
occasional, random deviations from the native norm in some complex and low-frequency
constructions
Recommendation Form for Admission to FLED (August 2007)
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good control of frequent simple construction and some complex constructions
partial control of only the most frequent constructions
except for memorized material, minimal control of even the most frequent constructions
PRONUNCIATION:
native or native-like pronunciation
some influence of native language phonological features may still be detectable
influence of native language phonology is strong
influence of native language phonology is very strong
VOCABULARY:
broad; circumlocution; refinement in special areas of interest
good control of the most common vocabulary
limited to high-frequency, concrete, personal
limited to common elements of everyday life
Based upon an overall assessment of the student’s proficiency, what are the prospects that this individual
will be able to teach in the target language?
excellent
very good
good
fair
poor
Additional comments:
________________________________________________
(Print Name and title)
_________________________________________________
(Signature)
__________________
(Date)
*This reference is kept in the student’s advisement files in the Department of Foreign Languages. Provided that the
candidate is eligible for admission to the College of Education, a final decision regarding admission to the FLED
program is informed by an oral proficiency evaluation, along with information regarding the student’s performance
in foreign language and education courses.
*Please return to Dr. Hoyt.
Recommendation Form for Admission to FLED (August 2007)
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