ðɪ ˈæktfəl pɚfˈoːɹməns dᵻskɹˈɪptɚz ɑːɹ dᵻfˈaɪnd ɪn θɹˈiː dˈɪfɹənt sˈʌbsɛts ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz skˈɪlz wɪð ðɛɹ ˈoʊn mˈoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlˌaɪzd ɡɹˈeɪdɪŋ skˈeɪlz ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv dəmˈeɪnz, fˈʌŋkʃənz, kˈɑːntɛksts slˈæʃ kˈɑːntɛnt, tˈɛkst tˈaɪp, lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ kəntɹˈoʊl, voʊkˈæbjʊlˌɛɹi, kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən stɹˈæɾədʒiz, kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɐwˈɛɹnəs ɪn ˈɔːl ʌvðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ mˈoʊdz ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən:
The ACTFL Performance Descriptors are defined in three different subsets of communications skills with their own more generalized grading scales in terms of domains, functions, contexts/ content, text type, language control, vocabulary, communication strategies, cultural awareness in all of the following modes of communication: