ORAL TESTING - CRITERIA CHART

Scale
Descriptio
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Control of Interaction Linguistic Accuracy Range of expression Pronunciation & Fluency
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L
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M
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A
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Non"
Spea#er
Inter$itte
nt
Spea#er
Extre$ely
Li$ite%
Marginal
Spea#er
Mo%est
&ea'ily %epen%ent on
inter'ie(er) &ar% to #eep
con'ersation going)
A*le to $aintain a
con'ersation *ut (it+
%i,culty
-ery %epen%ent on
inter'ie(er.s lea%
Al$ost /nintelligi*le
Mostly stoc# p+rases an%
si$ple routines
Li$ite% to *asic structures
an% functional expressions
Fre0uent errors in tense1
prepositions & 0uestion
for$s
Too s$all to $a#e
con'ersation possi*le
Mostly responses & a fe(
0uestions
So$e *asic %escripti'e
language *ut una*le to
express feelings or e'ents
Can only express *asic
i%eas) Nee%s re"(or%ing &
repetition
Accent too strong to
un%erstan% easily
Accent causes fre0uent
pro*le$s 'ery slo( & full
of +esitation
Accent often causes
pro*le$s) Slo( to reply
an% lac#s 2uency
Accent so$eti$es
interferes) So$e 2uency
on fa$iliar topics
3
4
5
6
I
N
T
E
R
M
E
D
I
A
T
E
!
Mo%est
Spea#er
Co$pete
nt
Spea#er
7oo%
Spea#er
Depen%ent on
Inter'ie(er.s lea%
Depen%ent on inter'ie(er
in co$plex su*8ects
A*le to sustain .long
turns.) 9ccasionally
%epen%ent on inter'ie(er
Se'eral errors in tense1
prepositions & 0uestion
for$s
A range of co$$on errors
(+ic+ sel%o$ interfere
(it+ co$$unication
Can %e'elop a %iscussion
an% %iscuss topics) Still
0uite a fe( errors
Can express $ore
co$plicate% i%eas) So$e
re"(or%ing & repetition
Clear narrati'e) Lac#s
a(areness of style an%
for$ality
Clear %escription &
narrati'e lac#s 'oca*ulary
to control con'ersation
Accent still interferes)
Fluency on fa$iliar topics
Accent noticea*le *ut
sel%o$ causes
$isun%erstan%ing
Clear accent *ut clearly
foreign) Fluent on fa$iliar
topics
3
4
5
6
A
D
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A
N
C
E
D
!
:uite
7oo%
Spea#er
-ery
7oo%
Spea#er
Expert
Spea#er
A*le to sustain .long
turns.) 9nly rarely
%epen%ent on inter'ie(er
Maintains part an%
ela*orates) 9n e0ual
ter$s
Initiates1 expan%s an%
%e'elops t+e$e) Mo%i;es
Can %e'elop an% %iscuss
easily) Still a nu$*er of
errors an% in"accuracies
Still $ay +a'e so$e
inaccuracies an% slips
Nati'e spea#er stan%ar%
Clear %escription &
narrati'e) -oca*ulary
appropriate an% accurate
on fa$iliar topics
7oo% use of lin#ing (or%s
an% attitu%e $ar#ers
Clear1 persuasi'e an% (it+
i$pact
Clear accent *ut clearly
foreign) Fluency on so$e
unfa$iliar topics
Accent si$ilar to t+at of a
nati'e spea#er
Sa$e as nati'e spea#er
3
4
5
6
an% explains position