ACTFL Assessments

ACTFL Assessments are recognized as the gold standard. ACTFL proficiency tests are used worldwide by academic institutions, government agencies, and private corporations.

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September 8, 2026

ACTFL Announces 2026 Future Teacher Scholarship Program Recipients

The eighth class of Future Teacher Scholars includes 30 awardees who hail from 18 home states and plan to teach nine languages including Arabic, English as a Second Language, French, German, Hmong, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish.

- Awards

February 12, 2026

Protecting the ACTFL® Proficiency Guidelines

- Public Statement

January 16, 2026

Automated Scoring System for the AAPPL Spanish ILS Launches

- Assessments

November 21, 2025

ACTFL Names 2026 National Language Teacher of the Year

ACTFL is delighted to introduce Nathan Campbell as the 2026 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year.

- Awards

November 20, 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 ACTFL Research Grant Recipients

ACTFL is pleased to announce the 2025 awardees of its Research Priorities grants.

- Research

November 19, 2025

ACTFL RFP for Production Services

ACTFL is seeking audio/video production services to support the development of content for its assessments.

- Assessments

November 14, 2025

ACTFL Introduces New Board Members for 2026

ACTFL is pleased to announce the newly elected and appointed members to its Board of Directors for 2026.

- ACTFL Organizational News

October 15, 2025

ALIRA for 2025-26 Launched Today

ACTFL® and Language Testing International® (LTI), the exclusive licensee of ACTFL assessments, was released the ACTFL Latin Interpretive Reading Assessment (ALIRA) today, October 15 with updated content for the 2025-26 academic year. ALIRA is a proficiency- and performance-based assessment and uses a wide variety of texts on different topics.

- Assessments

September 23, 2025

Finalists for 2026 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year Announced

ACTFL is pleased to introduce the five Regional Language Teachers of the Year who are finalists for the 2026 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year.