GERMAN - Grading the Oral Exam
Name:
Total Points:
Aussprache
(5 pts)
pronunciation
 very few (max 2-3) pronunciation errors
 several distracting pronunciation errors (sounds American)
2
1
intonation
 intonation attempts German-like speech
 intonation sounds very American
1
0
fluency
 easily comprehensible, fluent (without any significant pauses)
 comprehensible with some errors and / or some stumbling (although
able to recover and continue)
2
1
Interview
Comprehensibility
/ Fluency
Pronunciation
Topic / Response
Vocabulary
Structure
(20 pts)
 easily comprehensible, fluent (without any significant pauses)
 comprehensible with some errors and / or some stumbling (although
able to recover and continue)
 many errors, difficulties with comprehensibility and / or frequent
pauses, incomplete thoughts
 no (or at most one) pronunciation errors
 some distracting pronunciation errors (which sometimes interfere with
comprehension)
 sounds “very American” – little or no attempt at German pronunciation
4
2-3
0-1
2
1
0
 thorough treatment of skit / topic, extensive answers to questions
 adequate treatment of skit / topic
 limited treatment of skit / topic
4
2-3
0-1




rich and extensive vocabulary with accurate usage
thorough knowledge of basic vocabulary from textbook, 1-2 mistakes
several mistakes in basic vocabulary (meaning, gender, plurals)
often lacks needed words, often inaccurate usage even of basic
vocabulary
5
3-4
1-2
0
 covered grammatical structures are always correct (no systematic errors)
 grammatical structures are mostly correct, with only occasional mistakes
 grammatical structures are mostly correct, 2-3 systematic errors (e.g.,
accusative clearly has not been mastered)
 many systematic structural errors
5
3-4
1-2
0
GERMAN - Grading the Oral Exam
Name:
Total Points:
Aussprache
(5 pts)
pronunciation
 very few (max 2-3) pronunciation errors
 several distracting pronunciation errors (sounds American)
2
1
intonation
 intonation attempts German-like speech
 intonation sounds very American
1
0
fluency
 easily comprehensible, fluent (without any significant pauses)
 comprehensible with some errors and / or some stumbling (although
able to recover and continue)
2
1
Interview
Comprehensibility
/ Fluency
Pronunciation
Topic / Response
Vocabulary
Structure
(20 pts)
 easily comprehensible, fluent (without any significant pauses)
 comprehensible with some errors and / or some stumbling (although
able to recover and continue)
 many errors, difficulties with comprehensibility and / or frequent
pauses, incomplete thoughts
 no (or at most one) pronunciation errors
 some distracting pronunciation errors (which sometimes interfere with
comprehension)
 sounds “very American” – little or no attempt at German pronunciation
4
2-3
0-1
2
1
0
 thorough treatment of skit / topic, extensive answers to questions
 adequate treatment of skit / topic
 limited treatment of skit / topic
4
2-3
0-1




rich and extensive vocabulary with accurate usage
thorough knowledge of basic vocabulary from textbook, 1-2 mistakes
several mistakes in basic vocabulary (meaning, gender, plurals)
often lacks needed words, often inaccurate usage even of basic
vocabulary
5
3-4
1-2
0
 covered grammatical structures are always correct (no systematic errors)
 grammatical structures are mostly correct, with only occasional mistakes
 grammatical structures are mostly correct, 2-3 systematic errors (e.g.,
accusative clearly has not been mastered)
 many systematic structural errors
5
3-4
1-2
0