World English

I01 I12

ORAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

I01 I12
COMPREHENSION

5-4

2-1

FLUENCY

0
5-4

2-1

Total

PRONUNCIATION

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

0
5-4
3

2-1
0
5-4
3
2-1
0
5-4

3
2-1
0

EXCELLENT-VERY GOOD: Understands everything or nearly everything with no support or

adjustments in speed or vocabulary. All answers are relevant and Ss. responds promptly. Repair
strategies are used effectively.
GOOD: Understands fairly well with almost no support, but at slower speed and with some
repetition. Answers are mostly relevant and usually respond promptly. Some repair strategies are
used.
FAIR-POOR: Has some trouble understanding so adjustments in speed and vocabulary are
necessary. Contributions lack relevance. Few attempts to use repair strategies.
Cannot be said to understand even simple conversational English.

EXCELLENT-VERY GOOD: Conveys ideas accurately and naturally. Speaks with little or no
hesitation, keeps communication going smoothly. Develops interaction fully by initiating and
responding throughout the test.
GOOD: Contributions are mostly coherent and of an appropriate length. Hesitation and pauses
may on some occasions interfere with the interaction. Develops interaction by initiating and
responding in most of the test.
FAIR-POOR: Ideas are occasionally unclear. Hesitation and pauses are somewhat frequent
and/or too long interfering with the interaction. Fails to initiate throughout most of the test.
Insufficient sample of spoken language.
EXCELLENT-VERY GOOD: A variety of grammatical structures are used correctly with few (if
any) noticeable errors of grammar or word order when using complex structures.
GOOD: In general uses good English, but with occasional grammatical or word-order errors
which do not, however, obscure meaning (e.g., I am needing more English, He gave to me the
letter).
FAIR-POOR: Avoids complex structures. Meaning occasionally obscured by grammatical and/or
word-order errors.
Gross inadequacies in the uses of linguistic resources means message is destroyed
EXCELLENT-VERY GOOD: Has little or no trouble expressing him/herself with appropriate
variety of vocabulary and idioms.
GOOD: Vocabulary is mostly effective, but there may be occasional errors which do not,
however, obscure meaning.
FAIR-POOR: Vocabulary is inaccurate and/or insufficient, so meaning is usually obscured.
Vocabulary is inadequate to carry out a conversation
EXCELLENT-VERY GOOD: Stress, rhythm and intonation are used appropriately to convey
meaning in context. Vowel and consonant sounds are pronounced sufficiently clearly for
utterances to be understood easily.
GOOD: Stress, rhythm and intonation are sufficiently appropriate. There are occasional errors
with vowel and consonant sound, but meaning is not obscured.
FAIR-POOR: Stress, rhythm and intonation are inappropriate and put strain on the listener. Poor
articulation of individual sounds frequently makes utterances difficult to understand.
Gross interference with L1.

25

25 = 50
24 = 49
23 = 48

22 = 47
21 = 46
20 = 45

19 = 44
18 = 43
17 = 42

16 = 41
15 = 40

14 = 39
13 = 38
12 = 37

11 = 36
10 = 35