Collocations for proficiency - noun
ADJECTIVE
great,
high
Not all students were developing high proficiency in Spanish.
Not all students were developing high proficiency in Spanish.
limited
Many of them had only limited proficiency in English.
Many of them had only limited proficiency in English.
academic,
technical
language, oral, reading, written
English, Spanish, etc.
cycling (esp. BrE), skiing, etc.
language, oral, reading, written
English, Spanish, etc.
cycling (esp. BrE), skiing, etc.
… OF PROFICIENCY
degree,
level
He taught himself to carve to a high degree of proficiency.
He taught himself to carve to a high degree of proficiency.
VERB + proficiency
achieve,
attain,
develop,
increase
He acquired greater proficiency after a three-month intensive course.
He acquired greater proficiency after a three-month intensive course.
demonstrate,
show
assess
The test has been widely used for assessing English proficiency.
assess
The test has been widely used for assessing English proficiency.
proficiency + NOUN
assessment,
examination,
test
a language proficiency test
a language proficiency test
level,
standard