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From https://blogs.transparent.com/language-news/2018/06/04/how-and-why-to-self-assess-your-language-skills/

 

Here is a nice article explaining why self-assessment of proficiency is important, and components of a good self-assessment tool:

 

"A good self-assessment tool ... should:

 

• be based solely on the learner’s current, not past, ability to use the language for real-world communicative purposes;

• be connected to a recognized language proficiency scale such as the CEFR, the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, or the ILR Skill Level Descriptions; and

• provide users with the opportunity to evaluate their language proficiency based on clearly defined, jargon-free, descriptors or can-do statements reflecting language use for real-world communicative tasks."

 

Read the full article, which also includes links to three different recommended self-assessment tools, at https://blogs.transparent.com/language-news/2018/06/04/how-and-why-to-self-assess-your-language-skills/