"some proficiency" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to a degree of skill or ability in a certain activity. For example, "He has some proficiency in French, but is still working on his fluency."
Some are master's level and assume some proficiency in prerequisite science courses.
I have some proficiency in Spanish and was fluent in Mandarin 20 years ago.
Ann Hart There are holiday courses for those with some proficiency, but I've not seen any for absolute beginners.
Oh, and dependable Wi-Fi service and a friendly front-desk staff who have at least some proficiency in English.
The immigration courts have long allowed nonlawyers to represent clients if they can show some proficiency in the law.
By contrast, he said, the Sanitation Department does not allow its drivers to operate trucks on city streets until they have demonstrated some proficiency at the training location.
Maybe if I study everyday for some brief period I will get some rudimentary proficiency.
Others want to achieve some language proficiency before traveling to a new country, either for pleasure or for business.
Those with some coding proficiency can use a free text-extracting tool like InSend, or SuperCrazyAwesome, as a friend suggested.
They approved 350 miles of border fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers between the United States and Mexico, designated English as the national language and voted to require those seeking citizenship to demonstrate some English proficiency.
Later, however, *Read (1998) revealed that some high proficiency learners also showed unwillingness to guess.
