Area
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory
ORA
0 - 14.5
15 - 17
L
0-6
6.5 - 8
ASS Very limited range of tenses, lack of Insufficient range, basic tense and
use of prepositions and
simple syntax structures
ESS precise
other grammatical forms, word
predominate heavily over complex
ME
use of grammatical forms.
order mistakes occur
Frequent
signs of fossilized incorrect
frequently.
NT Signs of consistent incorrect usage
usage, occasional misuse of tense
SCA of grammatical forms; errors
and prepositions and other
obscure
meaning.
grammatical forms in common
LES
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
17.5 - 19.5
8.5 - 9.5
Pronunciation
Interactive
Communication
Vocabulary
SPOKEN
PRODUCTION
Management
Grammar
Adequate range of structures
sufficiently appropriate,
good attempt to use
complex grammatical forms.
Grammar is sufficiently
accurate to convey intended
meanings; occasional traces
of fossilized incorrect usage.
Little
evidence
of
newly
acquired
expressions.
Satisfactory
demonstration of
Area
knowledge.
Insufficient evidence of newly acquired
newly acquired knowledge.
Irrelevant and inadequate
Mostly
irrelevant and inadequate
Generally relevant and adequate
knowledge.
contributions at all times,
contributions, often lacking
contributions, coherent –
Very limited
of precise Insufficient
range, basic vocabulary
Adequate
range
sufficiently
coherence.
discourse
developed
mostly range,
lackinglack
coherence.
use
of
vocabulary
or
idiomatic
predominates,
little
use
of
specific,
appropriate,
good
attempt to
Contributions mostly incomplete
Contributions often incomplete or
adequately.
complexwith
and/or
idiomatic
use specific,
complex and/or
expressions.
and extremely short with
choppy
frequent
hesitations Contributions
generally
Signs frequent
of consistent
incorrect
expressions.
idiomatic expressions.
hesitations
in usage,
in
speaking, inappropriate in
appropriate
in length with
misuse
of words in common
Frequent
signs
fossilized
Sufficiently
usage
speaking.
length
(tooofshort
or tooincorrect
long).
occasionalaccurate
hesitations
in with
usage,
occasional
misuse
of
words
occasional
minor
expressions.
A complete absence of discourse
Insufficient use of discourse markers,
longer utterances.
Little markers
evidencetoofshow
newly
acquired of
in
common
expressions.
errors/fossilizations.
progression
making
the train
of thought hard to Satisfactory
use of discourse
knowledge
(specific
terms,
Insufficient
evidence
of
newly
acquired
Satisfactory
demonstration
of
thought.
follow.
markers, though
occasionally
collocations, phrasal verbs, etc).
knowledge (specific terms,
newly
acquired
knowledge
missing or misused.
collocations, phrasal verbs, etc).
(specific terms, collocations,
Unable to initiate or maintain the
Responds occasionally but not at a
Adequate
ability
to etc).
initiate or
phrasal
verbs,
conversation.
sufficient level to ensure the
maintain the conversation.
Often hesitates or fails to respond
continuity of the conversation.
Responds to comments
Noticeable
L1which
accentleads
which
Noticeable
L1 accent which
often puts a Some
traces of L1 accent which
entirely
to puts a
Frequent hesitations
or extremely
appropriately.
strain
on the listener;
indistinct
strainresponses
on the listener;
may put
some strain
dissolution
of interaction.
slow
whichfrequent
interfere
Occasional
hesitation
in on the
pronunciation
of words and
indistinct
pronunciation
of words
listener; indistinct
Does
not display adequate
skills in
with
quality
of conversation.
responding
but this does not
phrases
most of
the time. such Displays
and phrases.
pronunciation
certain
maintaining
conversation
a few skills of interactive
seriously
impedeofthe
Completely
incorrect
use
of
Incorrect
use
of
intonation;
limited
words
and
phrases
only.
as turn taking, response and
communication but enough below
conversation.
intonation;
non-existent
linking
attempt
at
linking
and
weak
forms.
Mostly
correct
use
of
intonation;
other cues.
normal to cause difficulties for
Displays adequate conversational
and weak forms.
Mostothers
problematic
sounds for Czech
somesuch
attempt
at taking,
linking and
in discussion.
skills
as turn
All problematic sounds for Czech
speakers mispronounced; high
weak
forms.
responses and other cues,
speakers consistently
occurrence of words with misused Most
problematic
sounds
and/or
assists others
to for
mispronounced; high
stress pattern.
Czech speakers
pronounced
participate
actively.
occurrence of words with
correctly but there are still
misused stress pattern.
some sounds which need
improvement; occasional
errors in word stress.
Very Good
Very Good
20 - 22
10 - 11
Excellent
Excellent
22.5 - 25
11.5 - 12.5
A wide range of structures used Great range of structures,
appropriately; complex
appropriate and consistent
grammatical forms used
use of complex grammatical
forms.
with ease.
Low occurrence of inaccuracies. Minimal occurrence of minor
Sound evidence of newly
inaccuracies.
acquired knowledge.
Excellent ability to apply newly
acquired knowledge.
Mostly relevant and adequate
Always relevant and adequate
contributions, coherent –
contributions, coherent –
A wide
range mostly
used appropriately;
range, appropriate
discourse
developed Great
discourse
developed and
specific,
complex
and/or
consistent
useand
of specific,
effectively.
consistently
effectively.
idiomatic
expressions
usedLenLength
complex
and/or idiomatic
Length
of contributions
mostly
of contributions
expressions, at
creative
and
with
ease.
appropriate.
Hesitations in
appropriate
all times.
Lowlonger
occurrence
inaccuracies.
imaginative
of
speechofare
rare.
Speaker
never way
hesitates
Sound
of newly
choosing words.
Sound evidence
use of discourse
markers.
unnaturally
in speaking.
acquired knowledge (specific Minimal
of minor
Excellent occurrence
use of discourse
terms, collocations, phrasal
inaccuracies.
markers - used with ease.
verbs, etc).
Excellent ability to apply newly
acquired knowledge (specific
Is able to respond and initiate
Initiates,
maintains
and sustains
terms,
collocations,
phrasal
interaction and sustain the
interaction
well.
verbs, etc).
conversation with very
Responds well and in a timely
No noticeable
strain on the
Solidmanner
mastering
of English
minor difficulties.
to enhance
the
listener
in terms
of L1
rhythm, no occurrence of
Rarely
hesitates
when
interaction.
accent;
mispronunciation
of Displays
mispronunciation.
responding
to other speakers.
excellent conversational
individual
words is
Intonation,
linking
andtaking
weak and
Displays
good conversational
skills both
in turn
forms
used
naturally
exceptional.
skills and awareness of how
in assisting others to and
Appropriate
use
of
various
with ease atactively.
all times.
to interact effectively, and/or
participate
intonation
patterns;
very
All
sounds
in
almost
all
assists others to participate
good
linking
and
weak
situations
pronounced
actively.
forms.
correctly; no problems with
All sounds pronounced correctly
word stress, even difficult
with occasional errors; no
words are mostly wellproblems with word stress
stressed.
except for some difficult
words.
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Discourse Management
Interactive Communication
Notes
Grammar
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