Individual Oral Assessment

Individual Oral Assessment

Duration: 12–15 minutes (plus 20 minutes for preparation)

1. The individual oral assessment is based on an extract of up to approximately 300 words taken from one of the
literary works studied in class.
2. The aim of this assessment is to measure the student’s ability to understand and produce communication in the
target language, and to use it for successful interaction.
3. It assesses the degree to which the student is able to:
-Communicate clearly and effectively in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes.
-Understand and use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal and intercultural contexts.
-Understand and use language to express and respond to a range of ideas with fluency and accuracy.
-Identify, organize and present ideas on a range of topics.
-Understand, analyze and reflect within the context of presentation and conversation.
Parts of The Individual Oral Assessment
 Part 1: Presentation 4 – 5 minutes
1. The student mainly discusses the events, ideas and messages in the
extract itself
2. The teacher doesn’t interfere.
 Part 2: Follow up Discussion 3 – 4 minutes
1. The teacher engages with the student on the content of the extract that the student has
presented, expanding on observations that the student has provided in the presentation.
2. Possible questions for Interaction in this part.
• Why did this character do [refer to a character’s action from the literary extract] in this
situation?
• Why did that character respond in such a way?
• How else could he/she have reacted?
• What brought about this situation?
• What happens next?
• Why is this scene a key scene in the story?
• What point is the author trying to make?
• How did you react to this scene?
• What shocked you about this scene?
• If you could change anything in the scene, what would it be? What effect would your
change have?
• What does this scene indicate about the culture of the character(s)?
• Would this scene be possible in your culture?
• Audio Sample from 4:04 to 7:00
 Part 3: General Discussion 5 – 6 minutes
1. The teacher and student have a general discussion using one or more of the five themes of the
syllabus as a starting.
2. One option for managing this transition could be to use a cultural observation that was made by
the student in part 2 and connecting it to one of the course themes.
3. The general discussion questions should cover as many aspects of the course as possible, and
be linked to one or more of the themes.
4. The questions should be open-ended and allow for a variety of answers. Avoid asking yes/no
questions.
5. Questions leading to expressions of opinion, interpretation and evaluation are needed in this
part.
6. The conversation should be carried out in an authentic manner. It should be seen as a
discussion with an emphasis on the student.
7. Teachers should lead the discussion, but not dominate it.
8. If the student does not understand a question, the teacher is advised to rephrase it, using
different (or simpler) terms. If the student is still not able to answer, or answers in an irrelevant
way, the teacher should move on to another topic.

Sample Audio from 7:00 to the End

Internal Assessment Criteria – HL - RUBRIC
Criterion A: Language

How successfully does the candidate command spoken

language?
• To what extent is the vocabulary appropriate and varied?
• To what extent are the grammatical structures varied?
• To what extent does the accuracy of the language contribute
to effective communication?
• To what extent do pronunciation and intonation affect
communication?
Criterion B1: Message—literary extract How relevant are the ideas to the literary extract?
• How well does the candidate engage with the literary extract
in the presentation?
Criterion B2: Message—conversation How relevant are the ideas in the conversation?
• How appropriately and thoroughly does the candidate respond to the
questions in the conversation?
• To what depth are the questions answered?
Criterion C: Interactive skills—communication To what extent does the candidate understand and interact?
• How well can the candidate express ideas?
• How well can the candidate maintain a conversation?