For the limited English proficient language communities that you can serve within your organization,
please specify how you communicate orally with these communities and enter the qualification code(s)
for the most qualified person providing such services.
-- Please note that this question is for the purpose of showing service capacity in non-English language,
not the number of people providing such service.
-- A list of qualification codes (1-9) can be found below the grid. Use as many of them as applicable.
Please separate code numbers with commas, e.g. 4,5,6.
-- Please do NOT include telephonic interpreting or video remote interpreting in your answer to this question.
-- Mouse over on column headings for the definitions of each language modality.
Code |
Description |
1 |
Native speaker (self-identified) with fluency in non-English language documented through oral proficiency test |
2 |
Native speaker (self-identified) with fluency in non-English language documented through academic degree earned in non-English language |
3 |
Native speaker (self-identified) with fluency in non-English language documented through other reliable means |
4 |
Native speaker (self-identified) with English skills demonstrated through successful completion of coursework at the post-secondary level, passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (or other equivalent test), or other reliable means |
5 |
Non-native speaker with fluency in foreign language documented through oral proficiency test |
6 |
Non-native speaker with fluency documented through successful completion of extensive coursework in foreign language at the post-secondary level and/or living or working in a foreign country for an extended period of time |
7 |
Non-native speaker with fluency in foreign language documented through other reliable means |
8 |
Interpreter with certification from a national or state certifying body |
9 |
Interpreter who passed a validated oral proficiency test and received 40 or more hours of interpreter training |