ORAL EXAM RUBRIC (Mid-term exam)

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Grammar and The student does not The student appropriately uses The student appropriately uses a The student appropriately uses a
Vocabulary appropriately use structures or structures and vocabulary with some limited range of structures and range of structures and
vocabulary items and makes non-impeding errors, but the vocabulary from the course with vocabulary from the course with
many impeding errors. language is significantly more basic some non-impeding errors. some non-impeding errors.
than the level of the course.

Fluency The student cannot keep going The student can keep going but The student can keep going The student can keep going
comprehensibly. hesitates very often. There are longer comprehensibly, but there is some comprehensibly, even though
periods of pausing. pausing for grammatical and lexical pausing for grammatical and
planning that delays lexical planning and repair is
communication. evident, especially in longer
stretches of free production.
Pronunciation The student cannot be The student can sometimes be The student can be understood on The student can be easily
understood. understood and sometimes not. the whole, but certain words are understood and shows fairly
difficult to understand or the natural speech (intonation, stress
speech sounds very unnatural. and linking).

Interactive The student cannot interact with The student can respond, but does The student can respond and The student can respond and
communication his/her partner. not initiate interaction. occasionally initiates interaction. initiate interaction.

Global achievement Very bad for their level. Weak for their level. Satisfactory for their level. Good or excellent for their level.