Student’s Name_____________________ Grade____________ Teacher___________________ Language observed __________________________ Date_________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 Score Cannot be Has great Understands Understands Understands said to difficulty most nearly everyday understand following what of what is said everything at conversation even is at and simple said. Can speech, normal conversation comprehend normal although classroom A.Comprehension only speed with occasional discussions repetitions repetition without “social conversation” may be difficulty spoken slowly necessary and with frequent repetitions B. Fluency Speech is so Usually Speech in Speech in Speech in halting hesitant: everyday everyday everyday and often forced conversation conversation conversation fragmentary into and and and as silence by classroom classroom classroom to make language discussion discussion discussion conversation limitations frequently generally fluent virtually disrupted fluent, with and effortless impossible by the occasional approximating student’s lapses that search for the the of a native correct manner student speaker of searches the expression correct manner of expression C. Vocabulary Vocabulary Misuse of Student Student Use of limitations so words frequently occasionally vocabulary extreme as to and very limited uses the wrong uses and idioms are make vocabulary: words: inappropriate approximately conversation comprehension conversation terms that virtually quite difficult somewhat and/or must of a native impossible limited rephrase speaker because of ideas inadequate because of vocabulary lexical inadequacies D. Pronunciation Pronunciation Very hard to Pronunciation Always Pronunciation problems so understand problems intelligible and severe because necessitate though one is intonation as to make of pronunciation concentration conscious of approximate speech problems. Must on the a that of virtually frequently part of the definite a native unintelligible repeat to listener: accent and speaker be understood occasional
Student’s Name_____________________ Grade____________ Teacher___________________ Language observed __________________________ Date_________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 Score A.Comprehension Cannot be said to understand even simple conversation Has great difficulty following what is said. Can comprehend only “social conversation” spoken slowly and with frequent repetitions Understands most of what is said at speed with repetitions Understands nearly everything at normal speech, although occasional repetition may be necessary Understands everyday conversation and normal classroom discussions without difficulty B. Fluency Speech is so halting and fragmentary as to make conversation virtually impossible Usually hesitant: often forced into silence by language limitations Speech in everyday conversation and classroom discussion frequently disrupted by the student’s search for the correct manner of expression Speech in everyday conversation and classroom discussion generally fluent, with occasional lapses the student searches the correct manner of expression Speech in everyday conversation and classroom discussion fluent and effortless approximating that of a native speaker C. Vocabulary Vocabulary limitations so extreme as to make conversation virtually impossible Misuse of words and very limited vocabulary: comprehension quite difficult Student frequently uses the wrong words: conversation somewhat limited because of inadequate vocabulary Student occasionally uses inappropriate terms and/or must rephrase ideas because of lexical inadequacies Use of vocabulary and idioms are approximately that of a native speaker D. Pronunciation Pronunciation problems so severe as to make speech virtually unintelligible Very hard to understand because of pronunciation problems. Must frequently repeat to be understood Pronunciation problems necessitate concentration on the part of the listener: Always intelligible though one is conscious of a definite accent and occasional Pronunciation and intonation approximate that of a native speaker