LISTENING INTO SPEAKING COURSEWORK GRADING CRITERIA

Listening Criteria Speaking Criteria

Summary / Understanding Synthesis/Links Organisation Presentation Skills Language*
40% 60% 30% 35% 35%
LOs L1, L2, L3, L5, L6, L7 S1, S2, S3, S6, S7, W5
A* □ 88  Summary identifies all  Exceptional performance  Exceptional performance  Exceptional performance  Exceptional
□ 85 major points and all (all positive descriptors in the A (all positive descriptors in (all positive descriptors in performance
□ 82 important details in the band must be met to award an the A band must be met to the A band must be met to (all positive descriptors in
lecture  A*) award an A*) award an A*) the A band must be met
 All major points and all- to award an A*)
important details are
accurately reported 
 Summary genre is
followed
 Summary is concise
A □ 78  Summary identifies all  Overarching themes linking ideas  Very well-organised  Very good engagement  Pronunciation, stress
□ 75 major points and most from all three texts are identified throughout with the audience and intonation are very
□ 72 important details in the and are accurate   The overall presentation  Speech rate is used good
lecture   A number of key relationships flows naturally and successfully, flexibly and  A wide range of
 All major points and between ideas in the texts are effectively naturally to match the vocabulary is used
most important details reported and all are accurately  The presentation is within content appropriately and
are accurately reported  identified (e.g. they the time limit  Clear, helpful and accurately
 Summary genre is support/restate, refute/contrast, appropriate slides  A wide range of
followed extend, etc.)  grammatical structures
 Summary is concise  All reported information/ ideas is used with a good
are accurate degree of accuracy
 Reference to the texts is clear  No strain for the
and easy to follow listener

B □ 68  Summary  Links between all three texts are  The organisation of the  Good engagement with  Pronunciation, stress
□ 65 identifies most major made and some overarching presentation effectively the audience and intonation are good
□ 62 points and most themes are identified addresses task  Speech rate is varied to  A wide range of
important details in the  Some key relationships requirements match the content with a vocabulary is used
lecture  between ideas in the texts are  The presentation flows reasonable degree of mostly appropriately
 Most major points and reported, and most are well using a range of success and mostly accurately
most important details accurately identified (e.g. they cohesive devices  Slides are mostly  An appropriate range of
are accurately reported  support/restate, refute/contrast,  The presentation is within appropriate and generally grammatical structures
 Summary genre is extend, etc.) the time limit helpful to the audience is used mostly
mostly followed, but  Most reported accurately 
may contain some information/ideas are accurate   Very little strain for
elements of retelling the  Reference to the texts is mostly the listener
lecture clear and easy to follow
 Summary is overly long
C □ 58  Summary  Links between all three texts are  The two main sections  Fairly good engagement  Pronunciation is
□ 55 identifies most major made, but overarching themes required by the task are with the audience generally good despite
□ 52 points in the lecture, but are lacking evident, but organisation  There is an attempt to some errors in sounds,
may lack important  Few key relationships are within sections is less vary the speech rate to word/sentence stress
details reported; these may be limited to effective match the content with and intonation
 Some major points and identifying similarities and  The flow of the some degree of success  Vocabulary use is
some details are differences presentation is not  Slides may not always be adequate for the task
accurately reported  Some information/ideas may consistently smooth appropriate but are  Range of grammar is
 Summary genre is not be accurately reported and/or the range of generally helpful to the adequate for the task,
inconsistently followed  Reference to the texts is cohesive devices is audience but simple structures
with more elements of sometimes unclear and/or somewhat limited and/or are more accurate
retelling than summary difficult to follow repetitive  Some strain for the
 Summary is too long/too  The presentation is listener
short slightly over/ under the
time limit
D □ 48  Summary misses  Links between two texts are  The organisational  Poor engagement with  Pronunciation is
□ 45 several major made, but not across all three structure does not follow audience adequate despite errors
□ 42 points and/or focuses on texts task instructions and/or  There is some attempt to in sounds,
minor details   Reported relationships are causes some confusion vary speech rate to match word/sentence stress
 Several major points frequently irrelevant and are  The flow of the the content, but this may and intonation 
and/or details are inaccurately identified   presentation is not be successful  Vocabulary is not
inaccurate disjointed; cohesive  Slides are sometimes always used
 Information/ideas are
 Summary is a retelling devices are limited in distracting and unhelpful appropriately or
frequently inaccurately reported
of the lecture rather range and/or inaccurate to the audience accurately
than a summary  Reference to the texts is  The presentation is  Simple structures are
 Summary is too short frequently unclear and difficult to somewhat over/under more frequent than
follow the time limit complex ones, but are
generally accurate
 Noticeable strain for
the listener
 E □ 38  Summary fails to
□ 35 identify major points
and may focus on minor
details  include many inaccuracies  disjointed; cohesive
 Points included are
inaccurate
 A list of information
rather than a summary
 Summary is too short
and/or off topic
U The presentation fails in this
criterion
*Refers to language in the slides as well as spoken language.
 Few links between texts are
made   poorly organised
 Links made lack relevance and
 Information/ideas is
inaccurate
 Reference to the texts is omitted
and/or unclear and difficult to
follow
The presentation fails in this
criterion
 The presentation is very  No engagement with
audience
 The presentation is  There is no attempt to
vary speech rate to match
devices are lacking or the content
inappropriate  Slides are unhelpful or
 The presentation is missing
considerably over/under  The presentation is barely
the time limit audible
The presentation fails in this The presentation fails in this
criterion criterion
 Frequent problems with
pronunciation of sounds
and use of
inappropriate
word/sentence stress
and intonation
 Vocabulary is limited
with frequent
inaccuracies 
 Simple structures
predominate, but are
mostly accurate;
complex language is
attempted, but errors
predominate 
 Considerable strain for
the listener; may be
incomprehensible in
parts
The presentation fails in
this criterion
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Student NCUK ID
name

Comments

Listening
Criterion Weighting Marker 1 Marker 2
Final Mark

Summary/ X 0.4
= =
Understanding
Listening
Synthesis/ X 0.6
= =
Links

Listening Total

Speaking
Criterion Weighting Marker 1 Marker 2
Final Mark

X 0.3
Organisation = =

Presentation X 0.35
Speaking = =
Skills

X 0.35
Language = =

Speaking Total

Marker 1 Print Name: Marker 2 Print Name: