My language training has ended and I have been judged a '3' level in both speaking and reading.
A 3/3 is not an 'average' score - it denotes professional ability. A 4/4 or a 5/5 would be equivalent to a well-educated native speaker.
There is a certain amount of suspicion surrounding the language testing at FSI - many people feel the scoring is arbitrary or only tests the 'formality' of one's language skills and not one's ability to communicate.
Others say that the whole thing is a scheme to create work for the language teachers. Very few students are allowed to pass on the first try, while almost everyone who has gone through FSI training is waved through (supposedly) regardless of their ability.
Rumors aside, I'm done with it for the moment. I have also liberated myself from 'language probation', meaning I am eligible for tenure after three years.
On to Consular training!
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