ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS

GRADE
Excellent

FLUENCY / DELIVERY
Can express himself/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Wide vocabulary is also evident

PRONOUNCIATION
Mastery of the sound system of English is obvious. Accurate pronunciation and intonation in most instances.

SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION
Can consistently maintain a high degree of grammatical accuracy; errors are rare and difficult to spot. Correct use of idiomatic expressions

PRESENTATION
Student is thoroughly familiar with the topic and can respond confidently and spontaneously to questions. Presentation is well structured Good eye contact, Knows the topic well. Presentation is clearly structured. Consistent use of transitional elements. Good eye contact, Maintains contact with the audience. Level is appropriate, but the evaluator is not totally convinced that the presenter knows his/her topic well.

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Fluent and spontaneous, but occasionally needs to search for words or compromise on saying exactly what he/she wants to. Can produce stretches of language with a fairly even tempo. Although can be hesitant as he/she searches for words, there are few noticeably long pauses. Frequent hesitations and pauses, can produce only short stretches of language at best Frequent hesitations and cannot produce short sentences but links phrases coherently Cannot produce short sentences or link phrases coherently.

Mastery of the sound system of English is obvious. Accurate pronunciation and intonation in most instances. Still evidenced by a foreign accent Some inaccuracy in pronunciation and intonation. Problems with voiced/voiceless consonants or vowels. Most of the words are understood. Still evidenced by a foreign accent Several Inaccuracies in pronunciation and intonation. But is still understandable Evidenced by a foreign accent Frequent Inaccuracies in pronunciation and intonation. Difficult to understand. Evidenced by a foreign accent Control of the sound system is weak that comprehension is difficult.

Can maintain a good degree of grammatical accuracy; occasional errors do not impede communication. Largely correct use of idiomatic expressions Communication generally successful though limited in terms of accuracy. Grammatical errors led to minor misunderstanding.

Poor

Communication generally successful though limited in terms of accuracy. Grammatical errors led to minor misunderstandings Communication characterized by numerous inaccuracies and led to major misunderstanding. Communication limited at best.

Some structural weaknesses and only limited transitional elements. Basic level of acquaintance with the topic. Structure lacks coherence. Speaker unfamiliar with topic. Transitional elements largely missing. Lacks the features of an acceptable presentation

Inadequate

Scoring Per Quarter

1st Quarter Fluency 25% (12-18) Pronounciation 25% (12-18) Sentence Construction 25% (12-18) Presentation 25% (12-18) Total 100% (48-72)

2nd Quarter Fluency 25% (14 - 20)

Pronounciation 25% (14 - 20)

Sentence Construction 25% (14 - 20)

Presentation 25% (14 - 20)

Total 100% (56-80)

3rd Quarter Fluency 25% (16 - 22)

Pronounciation 25% (16 - 22)

Sentence Construction 25% (16 - 22)

Presentation 25% (16 - 22)

Total 100% (64 -88)

4th Quarter Fluency 25% (18 - 25)

Pronounciation 25% (18 - 25)

Sentence Construction 25% (18 - 25)

Presentation 25% (18 - 25)

Total 100% (72100)