Oral Exam – Evaluation Sheet

(All criteria are directly related to the course level and material covered in class)
Student Name: ____________________________ Date: __________________

# of Content/information Comprehensibility/ Fluency Vocabulary Grammar Student

points conveyed/interaction Pronunciation total

18-20 Contributes relevant Stays in target language Speech natural and Demonstrates Uses appropriate
information. Develops ideas by and comprehensibility not continuous; no extensive vocabulary. syntax and
A speaking in multiple sentences. affected by errors. Rhythm unnatural pauses No use of English. morphological form.
Consistent performance across and intonation are very Almost always uses Controls most
entire activity. Is pivotal in good. appropriate word. structures used
maintaining interaction. Initiates Rarely if ever searches (consistently high
interaction. Consistently for words. performance). Few
responds to others’ error types.
comments/ideas.
16-17 Contributes relevant Stays in target language but Speech generally Demonstrates a large Uses mostly
B information. Some development there are minor errors in natural and vocabulary. No use of appropriate syntax
of ideas but tends to use single pronunciation and continuous; only English words. Almost and morphological
sentences. Performance not comprehensibility slight stumbling or always uses forms according to
consistent across the entire sometimes affected. unnatural pauses appropriate word. the level. Controls
activity. Helps maintain/initiates Seldom misses or some structures used
interaction. Often responds to searches for words. (some inconsistency
others’ ideas. in performance).
Errors are infrequent
14-15 Contributes adequate Sometimes uses English or Some definite Demonstrates Uses inappropriate
C information. Not much another language and/or stumbling, but moderate size syntax and
development of ideas. Almost pronunciation is week and manages to rephrase vocabulary. morphological forms.
always speaks in single impedes or affects or continue Sometimes uses Controls very few
sentences. Rarely helps maintain comprehensibility. English or invents structures. Errors are
the interaction OR dominates words. Frequently frequent. Produces
the interaction. misses or searches for simplified structures,
words. does not produce
structures
appropriate to level.
12-13 Contributes little information or Overuse of English and/or Speech frequently Demonstrates small Uses inappropriate
D information lacks substance, is comprehensibility is an hesitant and jerky; vocabulary. Overuses syntax and
superficial, inappropriate, or issue and/or major sentences may be English or overuses morphological forms.
irrelevant. Speaks in single pronunciation errors are left uncompleted invented words. Control of structures
sentences or only in phrases. OR excessive for this level. Vocabulary limits is an issue. Errors
definitely dominates the interaction. dominate.
interaction.
Total