RUBRICS FOR AN ORAL EXAM

RUBRICS FOR AN ORAL EXAMORAL EXAMWe are going to split the oral exam into five parts.VoCABULARYVocabulary is the knowledge of the Ss about the words that they find familiar related about a topic taught.VOCABULARY From 0 to 3Vocabulary studied in class was used to express ideas eloquently. A few minor difficulties arose from not using appropriate vocabulary.Some difficulties arose due to limited vocabulary and/or bad diction.Communication was severely hampered due to lack of vocabulary.0123ACCURACYAccuracy, is how the phrases, statements are constructed. In other words accuracy is the grammnar learnt by the student.ACCURACY / GRAMMARGrammar covered in class was used to communicate effectively.A few minor difficulties arose from not using the grammar studied in class.Grammatical errors led to many minor difficulties or one major breakdown in communication.Grammatical errors severely hampered communication.0123PRONUNCIATIONPronunciation was clear and inflection and expressions were used to enhance communication.No serious problems arose, but better pronunciation, inflection, and/or non-verbal communication could have made communication more efficient.Some communication problems arose due to unclear pronunciation and/or lack of inflection and/or expression. Ss may have been difficult to hear.Pronunciation, inflection, and/or expression confused communication. Ss may have been very difficult to hear.0123FLUENCYSs acted as a facilitator, helping the conversation flow and develop.Some minor difficulties maintaining the conversation were evident.Some effort was required to maintain the conversation. There may have been a few long pauses.Much effort was required to maintain the conversation. There may have been many long pauses.0123LISTENING AND COMPREHENSIONIf the student understands the conversation he/she is participating on. Students must be able to follow the conversation in order to interact with his/her partners.LISTENING AND COMPREHENSIONSs responded to questions with appropriate answers, acknowledged all statements, and incorporated them into the discussion.Ss responded to most questions, acknowledged most statements, and incorporated many of these into the conversation.Ss failed to answer some questions appropriately OR failed to acknowledge some statements and incorporate these into the conversation.Ss didn't understand or ignored most questions and statements. Ss may have been using notes.0123Points0123TotalGrammarGrammar covered in class was used to communicate effectively.A few minor difficulties arose from not using the grammar studied in class.Grammatical errors led to many minor difficulties or one major breakdown in communication.Grammatical errors severely hampered communication.VocabularyVocabulary studied in class was used to express ideas eloquently.A few minor difficulties arose from not using appropriate vocabulary.Some difficulties arose due to limited vocabulary and/or bad diction.Communication was severely hampered due to lack of vocabulary.FluencyStudent acted as a facilitator, helping the conversation flow and develop.Some minor difficulties maintaining the conversation were evident.Some effort was required to maintain the conversation. There may have been a few long pauses.Much effort was required to maintain the conversation. There may have been many long pauses.ListeningStudent responded to questions with appropriate answers, acknowledged all statements, and incorporated them into the discussion.Student responded to most questions, acknowledged most statements, and incorporated many of these into the conversation.Student failed to answer some questions appropriately OR failed to acknowledge some statements and incorporate these into the conversation.Student didn't understand or ignored most questions and statements. Student may have been using notes.PronunciationPronunciation was clear and inflection and expressions were used to enhance communication.No serious problems arose, but better pronunciation, inflection, and/or non-verbal communication could have made communication more efficient.Some communication problems arose due to unclear pronunciation and/or lack of inflection and/or expression. Student may have been difficult to hear.Pronunciation, inflection, and/or expression confused communication. Student may have been very difficult to hear.1212309