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FOR NLSC USE ONLY
NATIONAL LANGUAGE SERVICE CORPS (NLSC) PILOT
CONTROL NUMBER
DETAILED SKILLS SELF-ASSESSMENT
INSTRUCTIONS: The following Self-Assessment of foreign language Writng Proficiency is intended to serve as a rough estimate of foreign language
proficiency.
It is not necessary to know all the words or understand all the details of the texts listed for each item number below, but it is necessary in order to perform the
functional tasks described at the indicated level of accuracy.
To estimate your level of proficiency, please read each task statement below and check "yes" if you believe you can perform the stated task and "no" if you do
not believe you can perform it. If a statement describes your ability only some of the time, or only in some contexts, you should answer "no".
SECTION IV - ASSESSMENT: WRITING PROFICIENCY IN
(Language) :
(X one) YES NO
(X one) YES NO
25. I can write a newsletter article on the merits of study abroad
1. I can send a short email (or text message or letter) to a friend
for parents in my community and persuade them to encourage
to invite them to have lunch with me.
their children to participate in study-abroad programs despite
the fact that they have concerns about the high cost of such
2. I can write down a summary of a phone message from my
programs and worries about safety and security.
friend that contains directions on how to get to his or her
apartment.
26. I can write a newsletter article for my community about the
merits of a summer internship program that several area
3. I can leave a note for someone saying that I had to leave to
companies are participating in. I can persuade them in the
go to a doctor's appointment, and say when I expect to return.
article to encourage their children to participate in the program
rather than enrolling them in a summer academic program that
that provides college credit.
4. I can write a note or email message to my co-worker to explain
that I am not feeling well and will not be at work the next day.
27. I can write a letter of recommendation for a colleague.
28. I can write a letter to the Department of Health to complain
5. I can write a letter or email message to a new friend telling
about unsanitary conditions that I have witnessed in some of
him or her several types of things I like to do in my spare time.
the area's restaurants. I can ask them about their inspection
policies and persuade them to investigate my claim in the
6. I can write a simple invitation that tells my friends when and
immediate future.
where my party will be held.
29. I can write an extended editorial piece for the local newspaper
that deals with a proposal to revise the criteria by which
7. I can prepare a classified advertisement that describes the
teachers are evaluated for promotion at a local school.
kind of apartment I want to rent.
30. I can write a paper on a complex topic in my profession that
8. I can send an email to my friend that describes in paragraphs
I have been working on for several weeks or months, and the
quality of this paper would be adequate for publication in a
the house or apartment that I am staying in.
national journal.
9. I can write a letter or email message to a friend that tells a
31. I can write a letter to my supervisor explaining all aspects of my
story about what happened to me on my last vacation.
professional work for the purpose of negotiating a raise. The
letter would present a detailed and convincing argument for
10. I can write a note for my supervisor that tells what I did
allotting more responsibilities to me and granting me a
earlier in the day and what I plan to do before I leave.
promotion.
11. I can write a letter to my friend to tell him or her what I will
32. I can write training materials for new employees in which I
do on my next vacation.
would explain concepts and materials that are important
within my profession.
12. I can write an essay that compares two towns or cities that
I have lived in or visited.
33. I can write an article aimed at students at a local college on the
merits of employment in my profession. I can write about a
13. I can write an essay that compares the personalities of two
career path in my profession that starts with obtaining a high-
members of my family.
quality and appropriate education, followed by internships and
an entry-level position, and then progressing with promotions
14. I can write the parts of the body, and general ailments
and various opportunities for advancement that are based on
afflicting them.
good decision making and solid performance.
15. I can write a description of a person's physical
characteristics and description.
34. I can write an extended letter to the editor or press release
defending my company after a recent meeting during which
16. I can write a story that recounts the details of a trip I took.
some of the company's policies for hiring and laying off workers
have been challenged by community members and local
17. I can write a note that explains how a first aid procedure
government officials.
works (conceptually) or will be conducted (procedurally).
18. I can write a cover letter for a job application that describes
35. I can prepare an effective statement of support to be distributed
in detail the responsibilities I had on my previous job.
at a fundraising event for cancer research. I can appropriately
outline the priority issues in a sensitive way, reassert the
19. I can write a paper that describes the educational system in
importance of this research for everyone involved, and effective-
the United States and contrasts it with the educational system
ly relate a personal story about cancer in my own family.
in another country.
36. I can write an article or essay on a non-professional topic
20. I can write an editorial for a newspaper stating my opinion
that interests me, reviewing and analyzing the issues;
on the topic of adopting children from other countries and
proposing and evaluating at least two solutions; and arguing
support my views with examples and explanations.
why a particular solution is best.
21. I can write an essay that explains the process of a "fair trial"
37. I can write a highly literate proposal for distribution and
in the U.S. judicial system.
discussion at a meeting of community leaders and parents
22. I can write a memo to my boss discussing a problem a
aimed at creating both recreational activities and summer
company is facing, offer a solution to the situation, and
employment opportunities for local youths. The proposal
would respectfully acknowledge all of the stakeholders,
provide reasons for why I think my solution will be effective.
review problems the community has been having with kids
23. I can write letters to a friend that discuss in detail current
in summers when area schools were not in session, and
concerns that I hear about on the news or read about on
introduce the planned initiatives.
the internet.
38. In my writing, I can use the language with complete flexibility
24. I can write a detailed memo to my boss to explain why a
and intuition so that it is fully accepted by well-educated
project that I am managing is behind schedule and convince
native speakers in all of its features, including breadth of
him that I have a plan that will allow me to meet the project's
vocabulary and idioms, colloquialisms, as well as relevant
cultural and historical references.
final deadline.
DD FORM 2933, SEP 2009
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