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ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - Kab - 07-11-2023

Did ACTFL stop to give ACE credits:
for the web page of ACE i can see they stop to give credits. Will it stay this way or somebody knows if there will be a change and give credits again?

https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pages/Organization.aspx?oid=825f1d66-ab75-e911-a985-000d3a363879

Edit:updated link

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - bjcheung77 - 07-11-2023

Ouch, from reviewing the detail on the link, seems like it for now... If that's the case, wait until they renew their ACE recommendation or wait until they at least extend the recommendation date while they're taking time to finalize the ACE course evaluations.

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - dfrecore - 07-11-2023

Looks like their ACE recommendations expired, unfortunately. Usually, they get extensions while they're in the process of renewing, but it's not happening now, so that means that they may have decided to let these expire, or more likely, that someone at ACTFL dropped the ball, and will need to do this once they figure out that they missed the deadline. Keep your eyes peeled in the next few months to see if there's a new date a few months out, which would show they're in process.

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - rachel83az - 07-11-2023

This is not the first time that the ACTFL exams have lost ACE credit recommendations. I would strongly recommend anyone who is even thinking about maybe taking the ACTFL at some point for credit to contact them about their situation.

Ever since ACE switched over to Credly, this type of thing seems more common for whatever reason.

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - dfrecore - 07-12-2023

(07-11-2023, 10:19 AM)rachel83az Wrote: This is not the first time that the ACTFL exams have lost ACE credit recommendations. I would strongly recommend anyone who is even thinking about maybe taking the ACTFL at some point for credit to contact them about their situation.

Ever since ACE switched over to Credly, this type of thing seems more common for whatever reason.

I know a little about how the ACE recommendation process works, and I don't think this has a single thing to do with Credly - Credly is just how we as users get to show our credits to others.  Instead, it's mostly about the course/exam provider not being on top of things (person who was in charge of that left, those in charge may not want to pay the costs associated with this, people don't have this on their list of things to do, etc.).  Because when course/exam providers think this is important, and are working actively to make sure their product stays ACE-recommended, it MAY get behind due to ACE issues, but then they get an extension until ACE does the review.  When it completely expires, it's on the course/exam provider's end.  The fact that ACTFL has let this happen in the past shows me that this is a them problem, not an ACE problem, and certainly not a Credly problem.

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - Avidreader - 08-02-2023

I got an email reply from ACTFL earlier today that they are in the process of ACE renewal, so it sounds like very good news.

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - bjcheung77 - 08-02-2023

That's expected, they would either be extending the ACE or renewing it... Just make sure to take the exam after they receive that update.

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - Avidreader - 08-03-2023

(08-02-2023, 09:30 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: That's expected, they would either be extending the ACE or renewing it... Just make sure to take the exam after they receive that update.

I certainly will! If they take too long, I might do the Spanish course bundle from Helsinki university. Seems like they have a few intermediate courses in a bundle of 15 credits that seem to be available in their open university. I would still much prefer the ACTFL because it will be faster than a course that might take a few months.

https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/article/language-centres-programmes-spanish-language#paragraph-6279

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - bjcheung77 - 08-03-2023

Would you happen to know the costs to this Helsinki University Spanish program?

RE: ACTFL no longer give ACE credits? - Avidreader - 08-03-2023

(08-03-2023, 10:19 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Would you happen to know the costs to this Helsinki University Spanish program?

I found 4 online courses that open around the 14th of August, going to put them here with costs in case anyone wants to take them.

Independent project in intermediate Spanish (CEFR A2), period I-II, g1, Independent project 2 cr 30 euros
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/hy-opt-cur-2324-673d270d-4bb5-45fd-ac1f-f0a21988735d/KK-ESP212/Independent_project_in_intermediate_Spanish_CEFR_A2_period_I_II_g1_Independent_project

Spanish grammar 2 (CEFR A2), Online teaching 2 cr 30 euros. Heads up for those in thr Americas, they have Zoom classes at thursdays in the middle of the night  Undecided
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/otm-5b589088-b5cb-4608-9687-43e64638ded1/KK-ESP208/Spanish_grammar_2_CEFR_A2_

Intermediate Spanish 3 (CEFR A2), Distance teaching 3 cr they 45 euro
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/otm-30ccff34-5f59-49bb-9f45-cef9355b497f/KK-ESP206/Intermediate_Spanish_3_CEFR_A2_


Intermediate Spanish 2 (CEFR A2), period I-II, g1, Distance teaching 3 cr 45 euro
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/hy-opt-cur-2324-179472ae-54ff-4656-974e-d4cb93a83ca8/KK-ESP203/Intermediate_Spanish_2_CEFR_A2_period_I_II_g1_Distance_teaching

COURSE UNIT KK-ESP201
Intermediate Spanish 1 (CEFR A2) (3 cr) 45 euro
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/hy-opt-cur-2324-008d5abb-399f-4ad6-af97-f8eb5a04646f/KK-ESP201/Intermediate_Spanish_1_CEFR_A2_period_I_II_g1_Distance_teaching

Independent project, Refresher Course in Basic Spanish (CEFR A1), period I-II, g1, Independent project 4 cr 60 euro
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/otm-36b34b91-d4b0-44d4-9c9a-1728f4d1bdff/KK-ESP104/Independent_project class partially in Finnish but teachers will likely acomodate a student since it is an independent self stidy project 

Spanish Pronunciation, periodi I, g1, Online teaching 1 cr 15 euro seems to be a self study course on your own time
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/hy-opt-cur-2324-d2cab3fe-d612-4a97-a35d-a621bea80f41/KK-ESP002/Spanish_Pronunciation_periodi_I_g1_Online_teaching

Curso oral sobre cultura y actualidad de los países latinoamericanos - Culture and Current Issues in Latin American Countries (CEFR B1) (4 cr). 60 euro. Classes online super early in the morning in the americas
https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cur/hy-opt-cur-2324-bfd7a7a2-111d-46cc-9530-2d1baa2f7cb7/KK-ESP309/Curso_pr%C3%A1ctico_sobre_cultura_y_actualidad_de_los_pa%C3%ADses_latinoamericanos_Culture_and_Current_Issues_in_Latin_American_Countries_CEFR_B1_period_I_II_g1_Contact_teaching


There are classes for other languages as well such as Chinese, English, Russian, Finnish as a native language, French German, Italian  Japanese and Swedish

https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/article/language-centre-programmes-languages-optional-studies

There will be an environmental spanish and political spanish course next year.