I think it was S-2 [speaking level 2, minimal proficiency] to get off the probation.
The class was mostly conversational, although the other students, recent immigrants to Italy from around the world (I was the only American) were studying to pass their language proficiency exams to get their Italian working papers.
This finding suggests that the high proficiency students are more likely to get confused when the correct answer and distractors have a similar meaning to each other.
For example, some people with certificates as mechanics are still not able to fix automobile circuit boards… It's good to get English proficiency test certificates, but having them does not necessarily mean one can communicate well.
Studies suggest that music students score higher on proficiency tests and are less likely to get in trouble with the law.
There are real benefits to this, because students are able to get to GCSE-level proficiency in one year and A-level equivalent in two years.
As Peter Ford comments in the Monitor, the deal points to "a key ingredient in Chinese firms' strategies: If they don't have time to develop technological proficiency, they will use their financial clout to get ahead".
The same draft that gives King three years to get 29% of students proficient in math also speaks of "proficiency for all" and 100% of students graduating.
"Our job is to get all kids to basic proficiency and then continue to move them forward, and I think we can do that".
Dustmann and Fabri (2003) considered communication skills or language proficiency especially for migrant workers as a tool to get better jobs in destination countries.
