Letter to the editor

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 48; no. 4; p. 771
• Main Authors: Burke, Brigid M, Brooks, Frank B, Darhower, Mark Anthony, Swender, Elvira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Accreditation; Beginning Teachers; Collaboration; College professors; College students; Cooperative learning; Councils; Departments; Editors; Education reform; Educational Change; Educational standards; International languages; Language acquisition; Language Proficiency; Language teachers; Language tests; Language use; Licensing; Professional development; School boards; Secondary school students; Students; Studies; Study abroad; Teacher education; North Carolina; Indiana; United States > US; Pennsylvania

While I believe that teacher candidates should take the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and Written Proficiency Test (WPT) to assess their proficiency levels, I also think individual states should determine their licensure requirements and work with their state departments of education to remedy th...