# Language Proficiency Class # Language skills with proficiency level id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/LanguageProficiency name: language_proficiency_class title: Language Proficiency Class version: 1.0.0 prefixes: linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/ hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/ schema: http://schema.org/ dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ imports: - linkml:types - ../metadata default_range: string classes: LanguageProficiency: class_uri: schema:knowsLanguage description: | A language skill with proficiency level. Models language abilities as extracted from LinkedIn profiles, with both raw string and parsed components. **Schema.org Alignment**: - Represents schema:knowsLanguage relation - Language is schema:Language **Use Cases**: - LinkedIn profile language sections - Multilingual staff identification - Heritage institution language capabilities **Example JSON Values**: ```json [ "English - Native or bilingual", "Dutch - Native or bilingual", "French - Professional working proficiency" ] ``` **LinkedIn Proficiency Levels**: - Native or bilingual proficiency - Full professional proficiency - Professional working proficiency - Limited working proficiency - Elementary proficiency exact_mappings: - schema:knowsLanguage close_mappings: - dct:language slots: - language_raw - language_name - language_code - proficiency_level slot_usage: language_raw: description: | Raw language string as extracted from LinkedIn. Format: "Language - Proficiency level" Preserved for provenance. slot_uri: schema:description range: string examples: - value: "English - Native or bilingual" description: "Native English speaker" - value: "Dutch - Professional working proficiency" description: "Professional Dutch" language_name: description: | Language name (parsed from raw string). slot_uri: schema:name range: string examples: - value: "English" - value: "Dutch" - value: "French" language_code: description: | ISO 639-1 two-letter language code. Derived from language_name lookup. slot_uri: dct:language range: string pattern: "^[a-z]{2}$" examples: - value: "en" description: "English" - value: "nl" description: "Dutch" - value: "fr" description: "French" proficiency_level: description: | Proficiency level as parsed from LinkedIn. Uses LanguageProficiencyEnum values. slot_uri: schema:proficiencyLevel range: LanguageProficiencyEnum examples: - value: "NATIVE_BILINGUAL" description: "Native or bilingual proficiency" comments: - "Inlined in LinkedInProfile.languages[] as multivalued list" - "Preserves raw LinkedIn format for provenance" - "ISO 639-1 codes enable language-based filtering" see_also: - "https://schema.org/knowsLanguage" - "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes" enums: LanguageProficiencyEnum: description: | LinkedIn language proficiency levels. Based on LinkedIn's standard proficiency descriptions. permissible_values: NATIVE_BILINGUAL: description: "Native or bilingual proficiency" meaning: schema:Expert FULL_PROFESSIONAL: description: "Full professional proficiency" meaning: schema:Advanced PROFESSIONAL_WORKING: description: "Professional working proficiency" meaning: schema:Intermediate LIMITED_WORKING: description: "Limited working proficiency" meaning: schema:Intermediate ELEMENTARY: description: "Elementary proficiency" meaning: schema:Beginner UNKNOWN: description: "Proficiency level not specified" slots: language_raw: description: "Raw language string as extracted" range: string language_name: description: "Language name" range: string language_code: description: "ISO 639-1 language code" range: string proficiency_level: description: "Proficiency level" range: LanguageProficiencyEnum