Assessment Criteria

Language B SL Individual Oral

Criterion 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

Command of spoken Command of spoken Command of spoken Command of spoken Command of spoken
language is very language is limited. language is fairly language is good. language is very
Criterion A: Productive skills
limited. good. good.
 The production of  The production of
How successfully does the student
 The production of language is hesitant  The production of language is mostly  The production of
use the language in speech?
language is very and not always language is fluent. language is fluent.
hesitant and hardly comprehensible. comprehensible
• How fluent and clear is the The work does
comprehensible. and fluent at times.  Language is  Language is
student’s speech? not reach a  Language is often generally correct, correct, varied and
standard  Language is often incorrect and/ or  Language is varied and articulate; errors do
• How accurate and varied is the described by the incorrect and/or limited. sometimes correct articulate. not interfere with
language used? descriptors. very limited. with some message.
 Intonation idiomatic  Intonation
 Intonation sometimes contributes to  Intonation
• How much does the student’s expressions.
interferes seriously interferes with communication. enhances
intonation aid communication?
with communication.  Intonation does not communication.
communication. interfere with
communication.
Simple ideas are Simple ideas are Simple ideas are Simple ideas are Complex ideas are
Criterion B: Interactive and
understood with understood with understood fairly understood well and understood well and
receptive skills
great difficulty and difficulty and well and interaction interaction is good. interaction is good.
To what extent does the student interaction is very interaction is is acceptable.
 Simple ideas and  Both simple and
understand and demonstrate an limited. limited.
 Simple ideas and opinions are complex ideas and
ability to interact in a conversation? The work does  Simple ideas and  Simple ideas and opinions are presented clearly opinions are
not reach a opinions are opinions are generally presented and coherently; generally presented
• How well can the student standard presented presented with clearly. there is some clearly, coherently
express simple and complex described by the incoherently. difficulty, difficulty with and effectively.
ideas? descriptors. sometimes  The conversation complex ideas.
 The conversation is incoherently. flows coherently at  The conversation
• How well can the student disjointed. times but with  The conversation flows coherently.
maintain a conversation?  The conversation some lapses. generally flows
does not flow coherently.
coherently.

IB Diploma Language B guide for first examination in 2013