Criterion A : Speaking and listening – message and interaction

Achievement level

Level descriptor

0

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1–2

The student attempts to communicate information on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s responses show difficulty in understanding most of the questions or comments even when rephrased; responses are often inappropriate.

The student’s ideas are not always relevant;

Frequent prompting and/or rephrasing and/or hesitation consistently affect the flow of interaction.

3–4

The student communicates information some of the time, on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s responses show difficulty in understanding some of the questions or comments; some of the responses are inappropriate.

The student’s ideas are relevant, though they are brief.

Prompting and/or rephrasing and/or hesitation sometimes affect the flow of interaction

5–6

The student communicates information most of the time, on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s responses show understanding of most questions/comments and are usually appropriate.

The student’s ideas are relevant and there is an attempt at detail where appropriate.

The student needs some prompting and/or rephrasing, but this does not affect the flow of the interaction.

7–8

The student consistently communicates information, on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s responses show understanding of most questions/comments and are almost always appropriate.

The student’s ideas are relevant contain some detail where appropriate.

The student rarely needs prompting and/or rephrasing and actively contributes to the interaction.

Criterion B : speaking- language

Achievement level

Level descriptor

0

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1–2

The student’s pronunciation and intonation have many errors and make understanding difficult throughout the exchange.

The student uses a limited vocabulary, and has difficulty in finding words.

The student makes frequent errors when using basic grammatical structures.

3–4

The student’s pronunciation and intonation have some errors, some of which make understanding difficult.

The student uses basic vocabulary, though there is some inappropriate word choice.

The student uses basic grammatical structures, though with some errors.

5–6

The student’s pronunciation and intonation have some errors, though these don’t interfere with comprehensibility.

The student makes good use of basic vocabulary.

The student uses basic grammatical structures, generally accurately.

7–8

The student’s pronunciation and intonation are clear and make communication easy.

The student makes excellent use of basic vocabulary.

The student uses basic grammatical structures nearly always accurately.

Criterion C :writing- message and organization

Achievement level

Level descriptor

0

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1–2

The student attempts to communicate information, on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s ideas are basic and/or repetitive; they are not always relevant.

There is no formal structure, making the information/ideas difficult to follow.

3–4

The student communicates information some of the time on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s ideas are usually relevant, though they are brief

The presentation shows an attempt at structure, The student uses few cohesive devices.

5–6

The student communicates information most of the time, on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s ideas are relevant and there is an attempt to contain detail and/or support where appropriate.

The presentation shows an attempt at structure, though there are some lapses . The student uses some basic cohesive devices

7–8

The student always communicates information, on aspects within common/everyday topics.

The student’s ideas are relevant and contain some detail and/or support where appropriate.

The presentation follows a logical structure. The student uses basic cohesive devices

Criterion D: writing-language

Achievement level

Level descriptor

0

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1–2

The student uses limited vocabulary and grammatical structures; there are frequent errors that interfere with communication.

Spelling/writing often impede communication.

3–4

The student uses basic vocabulary and grammatical structures; there are some errors that interfere with communication.

There are some errors in spelling/writing that sometimes interfere with communication.

5–6

The student makes good use of basic vocabulary and grammatical structures. Vocabulary and grammar are generally accurate.

There are some errors in spelling/writing, but these do not interfere with communication.

7–8

The student makes excellent use of basic vocabulary and grammatical structures. Vocabulary and grammar are generally accurate.

There may be occasional errors in spelling/writing, but these do not interfere with communication

Criterion E: reading comprehension

Achievement level

Level descriptor

0

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1–2

The student identifies basic facts in texts with familiar language.

The student shows a limited understanding of the text(s) overall.

3–4

The student identifies basic and facts in texts with familiar language, and identifies the main idea.

The student shows an understanding of some parts of the text(s).

5–6

The student identifies basic facts in texts with familiar and unfamiliar language, and identifies the main idea and supporting details.

The student shows an understanding of most parts of the text(s).

7–8

The student identifies basic and facts in texts with familiar and unfamiliar language, identifies the main idea and supporting details, and draws conclusions.

The student shows good understanding of the text(s) overall.