GER 101 ¥ NAU-Modern Languages                                                       Student: __________________

Oral Assessment Rating Sheet FALL 2004 | download |                                                        15 Question Interview

 

Vocabulary

points

points

description of points

 

10, 9

rich and extensive vocabulary; accurate usage for level

 

8, 7

lacks a few basic words, generally accurate usage

 

6, 5

often lacks needed words

 

4, 3

lacks many basic words, inadequate use of many words covered in class

 

2, 1

basically no knowledge of even basic vocabulary, uses mostly English words

 

Structure, Grammar

 

10, 9

utterances almost always correct considering grammar covered up to now

 

8, 7

most utterances correct, with some minor structural errors (non-systematic)

 

6, 5

many correct utterances, but definite systematic structural problems

 

4, 3

many systematic structural problems

 

2, 1

rarely is able to produce grammatically correct utterances

 

Overall Comprehensibility

 

10, 9

entirely comprehensible to the instructor, nothing needs clarification

 

8, 7

almost entirely comprehensible to the instructor, very little needs clarification

 

6, 5

some expressions not comprehensible, needs several clarifications

 

4, 3

many expressions non-comprehensible, often needs clarification--listener is often confused

 

2, 1

mostly incomprehensible, occasional phrases ok (mostly memorized routine expressions)

 

Fluency

 

10, 9

speech natural and continuous for level, no unnatural pauses, no breakdown

 

8, 7

speech generally natural and continuous, few stumbles, at most 1 breakdown

 

6, 5

some definite stumbling in conversation, manages to continue (with some help of prompting) but runs out of time after 12 (of 15) questions

 

4, 3

much stumbling, needs a lot of prompting, less than 10 questions covered

 

2, 1

speech hesitant or jerky; many phrases left incomplete; only routine sentences

 

Pronunciation (as interviewer and interviewee)

 

10

Excellent; umlauts, tense (long) vowels, ÔrÕ, ÔchÕ, and ÔlÕ: little or no trace of L1

 

9

Good; É little or no trace of L1 but not consistently

 

8

Fair; É consistently show trace of L1

 

7

Poor; É consistently with L1 quality

 

Comprehension of interview questions

 

10, 9

able to comprehend all questions, elaborates on answer

 

8, 7

able to comprehend most questions, can answer with hesitation

 

6, 5

difficulties comprehending questions, needs some clarification/paraphrasin

 

4, 3

cannot comprehend most questions, needs extensive clarification

 

2, 1

cannot comprehend questions, goes into English

 

Total

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