Revising the Revised Format of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview.

Suggests that performance tests as currently represented in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)-Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) may not adequately address the basic concerns brought about by the perceived shortcomings of academic second language programs. Supports this argument with a critical analysis of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines for speaking and the ACTFL-OPI Tester lines for speaking. (Author/VWL)