The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. Through Language Testing International (LTI) ACTFL provides on-demand language proficiency testing for the full spectrum of academic needs. Current ACTFL assessments and rating guidelines are the product of more than forty years of research, development and application within the U.S. government and academia. The validity and reliability of ACTFL assessments and the ACTFL rating scales are supported by published research studies presented at professional conferences worldwide.

ACTFL assessments and ratings are recognized by the federal Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) and the American Council on Education (ACE). Due to ACTFL's strict adherence to test development guidelines, research and testing best practices, ACTFL ratings have emerged as a standard measure of language proficiency in the U.S. and internationally.

For more information about ACTFL and their initiatives, please visit www.actfl.org.