2019 Chinese Speech Competition Rubrics Name of Student: _____________ Total Score: _____ Category 5-6 3-4 1-2 score Topic is specific, Topic lacks clarity and appropriate and focus needs adapting. No specific Topic and adapted. Content is Content shares 1 content rich and information but lacks Insufficient content. elaboration. Pronunciation Sounds approximate Understood with 2 and Easily understood target language difficulty intonation Vocabulary Precise, rich, and Vocabulary and Vocabulary and and varied used of newly 3 expressions are expressions are limited Functional acquired vocabulary adequate and repetitive Expressions and expressions 4 uses a natural has few problems with has long, awkward Fluency pattern of speech hesitation pauses 5 Accuracy All are correctly used 1-3 errors More than 3 errors Eye contact all the With some eye contact. Little or no eye time. Looks relaxed Confidence is okay. contact. Lack of Eye Contact and confident. Body Body language is lack confidence. Body 6 and Body language adds of variety and language is not Language greatly to the spontaneity appropriate. message. Full of feeling and With some feeling and Lack of feeling and 7 Feeling and emotion. emotion. emotion. Emotion Exceed or Less than 1 Exceed or Less than 2 8 Time Within allotted time minute than allotted minutes than allotted time time The Q&A session bellow is only for Intermediate Level. Category 3 2 1 score Can understand the Can understand the Can partly understand the Question 9 question and answer question and answer question but answer accurately with good accurately with 1-3 accurately with many language. language errors. language errors.
2019 Chinese Speech Competition Rubrics Name of Student: _____________ Total Score: _____ Category 5-6 3-4 1-2 score 1 Topic and content Topic is specific, appropriate and adapted. Content is rich and Topic lacks clarity and focus needs adapting. Content shares information but lacks elaboration. No specific Insufficient content. 2 Pronunciation and intonation Sounds approximate target language Easily understood Understood with difficulty 3 Vocabulary and Functional Expressions Precise, rich, and varied used of newly acquired vocabulary and expressions Vocabulary and expressions are adequate Vocabulary and expressions are limited and repetitive 4 Fluency uses a natural pattern of speech has few problems with hesitation has long, awkward pauses 5 Accuracy All are correctly used 1-3 errors More than 3 errors 6 Eye Contact and Body Language Eye contact all the time. Looks relaxed and confident. Body language adds greatly to the message. With some eye contact. Confidence is okay. Body language is lack of variety and spontaneity Little or no eye contact. Lack of confidence. Body language is not appropriate. 7 Feeling and Emotion Full of feeling and emotion. With some feeling and emotion. Lack of feeling and emotion. 8 Time Within allotted time Exceed or Less than 1 minute than allotted time Exceed or Less than 2 minutes than allotted time The Q&A session bellow is only for Intermediate Level. Category 3 2 1 score 9 Question Can understand the question and answer accurately with good language. Can understand the question and answer accurately with 1-3 language errors. Can partly understand the question but answer accurately with many language errors.
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