SPM SPEAKING

COMPETENCY
CRITERIA
Candidates need competency
on the following Speaking and
Listening Skills
➢ Understanding
➢ Application
➢ Analysis
➢ Evaluation
To show their competency in the Speaking and Listening stated above candidates are
expected to produce the following discourse features in all three parts of the Speaking test.

PART DISCOURSE FEATURES FUNCTIONS

Part 1: Responding to questions Giving information about self

Interview
Talking about present situation

Expressing opinion

Talking about future plans

Talking about past experience

 PART DISCOURSE FEATURES FUNCTIONS

Part 2: Sustaining a longer talk Talking about experiences in past, present

Individual and future
long-turn Producing a coherent and clear
message using accurate and Explaining and giving reasons
appropriate linguistic features
Expressing and justifying opinions
Organising ideas to convey a
convincing opinion Describing people, places and experiences
 PART DISCOURSE FEATURES FUNCTIONS

Part 3: Developing topics Explaining and giving reasons

Discussion
Initiating, turn-taking and Expressing and justifying opinions
negotiating
Giving and responding to suggestions
Responding promptly
Negotiating agreement to reach consensus.
 Candidates also need to reach a level of competency in the following criteria.

GRAMMAR VOCABULARY COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OVERALL SPOKEN

PERFORMANCE

➔ Accuracy ➔ A range of ➔ Express clearly and in detail ➔ Understand task

➔ Control of appropriate on familiar topic ➔ Maintain and develop
grammatical vocabulary ➔ Smooth delivery of interactions using
structures well-organised and utterance of different
from simple to developed ideas lengths
complex ➔ Elaborate on opinion ➔ Respond promptly and
sentences ➔ Initiate, maintain, develop appropriately
➔ Link sentences and close conversation ➔ Maintain eyc contact and
using a range of ➔ Display confidence present a smooth speech
cohesive using appropriate stress
devices. and intonation