Interagency Language Roundtable Speaking Skill Scale
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PublisherHealth Level Seven InternationalDate2024-07-01T00:00:00+00:00DescriptionThis value set defines a set of codes for documenting spoken language proficiency based on the Interagency Language Roundtable scale of abilities to communicate in a language.
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| Code | Display | System |
|---|---|---|
| Level 0 | Unable to speak the language in almost any context. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 0+ | Able to produce some memorized, isolated words and phrases with random accuracy and little regard to context. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 1 | Able to maintain simple exchanges on topics related to self, despite pervasive errors and limited contextual appropriateness. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 1+ | Able to initiate and maintain simple conversations in areas beyond most basic needs, though inaccurately and not always appropriately. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 2 | Able to communicate intended meaning in straightforward, everyday conversations and routine, work-related interactions. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 2+ | Able to communicate fully in many informal and everyday contexts; in some formal and professional contexts, speaks with language that is often, but not always, acceptable and effective. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 3 | Able to speak with sufficient accuracy to participate effectively in formal and informal contexts on general social and professional topics and tasks. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 3+ | Able to speak with accuracy using some culturally appropriate language tailored to some audiences on a range of topics. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 4 | Able to speak with considerable precision using culturally appropriate language tailored to a variety of audiences on a wide range of topics. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 4+ | Able to speak with precision, using diverse linguistic resources to produce articulate, tailored, and nuanced language in most contexts with only rare mistakes. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |
| Level 5 | Able to speak with clarity of expression and precision, using diverse linguistic resources to produce articulate, nuanced, and engaging language in almost any context. | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ILRSpeakingSkillScale |