This form should be used to provide a Language Competency Evaluation for an applicant to the SAE-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship program. The full and completed application must be received by March 19, 2023.

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About Faculty Recommender

First Name *

Last Name *

Institution *

Department

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City *

State/Province/Region

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Country

Email Address *

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About Student Applicant

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Applicant's First Name *

Applicant's Last Name *

Applicant's Email Address

Language Evaluated *

Length of time spent on evaluation

Method of Evaluation (check all that apply) *

Class observation

Special Observation

Oral Test

Written Test

Level of reading ability (check appropriate categories) *

can read rudimentary passages with simple vocabulary and sentence structure

can fully understand passages on everyday or non-technical subjects

can understand materials whose content is not abridged

can understand sophisticated materials on academic topics, including fields of special interest

Level of aural comprehension (check appropriate categories) *

can comprehend slow, uncomplicated sentences

can understand simple conversations with basic fluency

can understand everyday conversations and those on simple academic topics

can understand sophisticated discussions of academic topics

Not applicable

Level of speaking ability (check appropriate categories) *

able to frame structurally simple, short utterances

has full control over basic grammar, but with limited vocabulary

has intermediate conversational ability, but with inconsistent accuracy

has advanced conversational ability with respect to a range of situations and fields of interests

Not applicable / Language is no longer spoken

Level of writing ability (check appropriate categories) *

able to write using simple vocabulary and sentence structure

able to write basic prose on everyday subjects with occasional errors in spelling and structure

able to write on matters of academic concern with few errors in structure and spelling

able to write with idomatic naturalness, ease of expression and some feeling for the style of the language

Not applicable

Does the applicant have sufficient language competence to carry out the proposed program? *

	Yes	No	Not Required
Reading Comprehension	Yes	No	Not Required
Aural Comprehension	Yes	No	Not Required
Speaking Ability	Yes	No	Not Required
Writing Ability	Yes	No	Not Required

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