Testing Teacher Proficiency: developing a framework for a communicative language proficiency test

Increasingly in Canada, concern is being expressed about the lack of proficiency of some French as a first and second language teachers. Flewelling, Gagne and Lewin are developing a communicative proficiency test designed to determine the competency levels of test takers in all language skill areas. The test could be used to assist faculties of education, board of education administrators and others to establish the level of proficiency in any language possessed by applicants to courses, for teaching positions or in other areas where language competency is of importance.