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The Fulbright Commission

3 Shelbourne Buildings | Crampton Avenue |Shelbourne Road| Ballsbridge |Dublin 4 |Ireland

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This form should be completed by someone who can attest to your language proficiency. You should forward a copy of your application and this form to your referee and arrange a meeting to discuss your application and the information required for this reference.

To be completed by the refereeand submitted directly by email to

no later than 28TH FEBRUARY 2018 by 5pm (GMT)

Name of Applicant
Name of Host Institution Contact
Name of Host Institution
Email Address
Date
Tell me about your previous Irish language studies (e.g. why are you studying it, how long / where have you been studying?)
Why are you applying for this award?
What do you hope to achieve during this award?
How do you think this award will benefit your language studies?

How would you rate the candidate’s ability in comparison with others whom you have known at comparable stages of their language learning:

Unable to estimate / Great (among the best 25%)
Below average / Outstanding (among the best 10%)
Average / Exceptional (among the best 5%)

Impression this candidate will make in the Ireland as an awardee / representative of your institution:

Unable to estimate / Great (among the best 25%)
Below average / Outstanding (among the best 10%)
Average / Exceptional (among the best 5%)

Please rank the applicant’s Irish language ability

Aural comprehension:
None
Limited to slow, uncomplicated sentences
Understands simple conversation
Understands conversation on simple academic topics
Understands sophisticated discussion of academic topics / Reading ability:
None
Limited to simple vocabulary and sentence structure
Understands conventional topics and non-technical subjects
Understands materials whose content contains idioms and specialized terminology
Understands with idiomatic ease of expression and feeling for the style of the language.
Speaking ability:
None
Can only frame structurally simple, short utterances
Uses basic grammatical structure, speaking with limited vocabulary
Uses structural patterns, but not with consistent accuracy.
Has control over structural patterns; can handle a wide range of subjects
Conversational situations to handle conversational subjects / Writing ability:
None
Writes simple sentences on conventional topics, with someerrors in spelling and structure
Writes on academic topics with few errors in structure and spelling
Writes with idiomatic ease of expression and feeling for the styleof the language

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