culturally appropriate manner. Strategies. (b) These students occasionally use communication strategies, such as circumlocution and paraphrasing. Students at this level of achievement often seek clarification of meaning by asking for repetition. They use context to deduce meaning of unfamiliar words. Students may recognize errors; attempts at correction are only occasionally successful. Opinions. (c) These students state opinions on topics of personal interest, and they understand and respond to questions and statements on familiar topics. Language structures. (d) Their narrations and descriptions are characterized by strings of simple sentences and a few compound sentences, with the most accuracy in the present time and some accuracy in other time frames. Vocabulary. (e) They understand and use vocabulary from familiar thematic word groups, including occasionally some culturally appropriate and idiomatic expressions. Register. (f) Choice of register may be inappropriate for the intended audience, and shifts between formal and informal registers occur. Pronunciation. (g) Their pronunciation and intonation are comprehensible to an audience accustomed to interacting with language learners, yet errors occasionally impede comprehensibility. (h) Cultures, connections, and comparisons. They identify some cultural products or practices of the target culture(s) and may identify a few common perspectives. They identify some geographic, historical, artistic, social, or political features of target culture communities. Achievement Level 2 Interaction. (a) Students at Achievement Level 2 initiate and close conversations on topics of personal interest and maintain them by making basic statements. Comprehension of messages on familiar topics is limited, and they have little ability to interact in a culturally appropriate manner. Their communication often requires intervention from others to attain comprehensibility. Strategies. (b) They may seek clarification by asking for basic information or repetition. They seldom recognize errors, and attempts at self correction usually fail. Opinions. (c) When stating opinions, they are limited to expressing likes and dislikes. Language structures. (d) These students produce simple sentences with some accuracy in the present time. Vocabulary. (e) They understand and use a limited range of vocabulary from familiar thematic word groups, including memorized phrases and a few idiomatic expressions. Register. (f) These students communicate mainly using the familiar register. Pronunciation. (g) Their pronunciation and intonation are mostly comprehensible to an audience accustomed to interacting with
culturally appropriate manner. (b) Strategies. These students occasionally use communication strategies, such as circumlocution and paraphrasing. Students at this level of achievement often seek clarification of meaning by asking for repetition. They use context to deduce meaning of unfamiliar words. Students may recognize errors; attempts at correction are only occasionally successful. (c) Opinions. These students state opinions on topics of personal interest, and they understand and respond to questions and statements on familiar topics. (d) Language structures. Their narrations and descriptions are characterized by strings of simple sentences and a few compound sentences, with the most accuracy in the present time and some accuracy in other time frames. (e) Vocabulary. They understand and use vocabulary from familiar thematic word groups, including occasionally some culturally appropriate and idiomatic expressions. (f) Register. Choice of register may be inappropriate for the intended audience, and shifts between formal and informal registers occur. (g) Pronunciation. Their pronunciation and intonation are comprehensible to an audience accustomed to interacting with language learners, yet errors occasionally impede comprehensibility. (h) Cultures, connections, and comparisons. They identify some cultural products or practices of the target culture(s) and may identify a few common perspectives. They identify some geographic, historical, artistic, social, or political features of target culture communities. Achievement Level 2 (a) Interaction. Students at Achievement Level 2 initiate and close conversations on topics of personal interest and maintain them by making basic statements. Comprehension of messages on familiar topics is limited, and they have little ability to interact in a culturally appropriate manner. Their communication often requires intervention from others to attain comprehensibility. (b) Strategies. They may seek clarification by asking for basic information or repetition. They seldom recognize errors, and attempts at self correction usually fail. (c) Opinions. When stating opinions, they are limited to expressing likes and dislikes. (d) Language structures. These students produce simple sentences with some accuracy in the present time. (e) Vocabulary. They understand and use a limited range of vocabulary from familiar thematic word groups, including memorized phrases and a few idiomatic expressions. (f) Register. These students communicate mainly using the familiar register. (g) Pronunciation. Their pronunciation and intonation are mostly comprehensible to an audience accustomed to interacting with
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