REQUEST FOR PAID VOLUNTEERS: ACTFL oral prof. tester training program - 5/16-17

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should contact the message's originator, Hollie West, directly at (914)
963-8830, extension 213, or via e-mail at hwest at actfl.org.

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is
developing an oral proficiency tester training program that will include
many less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) with significant heritage
speaker populations in the United States. Heritage speakers at ALL levels of
proficiency - from novice (ILR 0) to superior (ILR 3 and above) - are needed
for the tester training program. Speakers would be interviewed over the
phone by tester trainees. Interviewees will receive $25.00 for each
interview.

On May 15-17, there will be a tester trainer workshop conducted in Hawaii.
On Sunday, 16 May and Monday, 17 May, speakers will be needed for the
following languages to serve as interviewees for the tester trainees:

Cebuano
Ilocano
Samoan
Tagalog
Thai
Vietnamese

A total of forty-five minutes to one hour's time will be allocated for each
test administration, although it may not take the fully allotted time for
all test administrations. Test time slots will be as follows (all time
Eastern Daylight/Savings Time

SUNDAY 16 May: 6:15 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
MONDAY 17 May: 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

Interested individuals should contact Hollie West, Special Projects Manager
for ACTFL, at (914) 963-8830, extension 213, or via e-mail at hwest at actfl.org.