SPEAKING RUBRIC WRITING RUBRIC

SCORE FLUENCY PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY GRAMMAR TASK COMPLETION 4 points / 5 3 points / 3.75 2 points / 2.5 1 point /1.25
Can be fully understood in the Fully addresses and
target language with no or very completes the task.
Smooth and fluid speech; few few errors. Uses target Excellent control of Responds fully and Contains numerous
to no hesitations; no language speech patterns, language features; a Accuracy & variety of appropriately to all prompts. Sophisticated and well- Complete and correct Contains fragments and/or fragments and/or run-ons
attempts to search for words; intonation, and phrasing wide range of wellchosen grammatical Adds details and elaborates Sentence controlled sentences as sentences as well as run-ons as well as minimal as well as little or no
5 volume is excellent. properly. vocabulary structures on ideas. Structure well as sentence variation sentence variation sentence variation sentence variation
Can be understood in the target
language, but may make few or Some errors in Sophisticated development Appropriate development Minimal development of the Little or no development of
Smooth and fluid speech; few minor errors. Uses target grammatical of the topic for narrative of the topic for narrative topic for narrative and the topic for narrative and
hesitations; a slight language speech patterns, Good language control; structures possibly and descriptive writing and and descriptive writing and descriptive writing and descriptive writing and few
search for words; inaudible intonation, and phrasing almost good range of relatively caused by attempt to Appropriately addresses and strong use of examples, clear use of examples, minimal use of examples, or no examples, evidence
4 word or two. properly. well-chosen vocabulary include a variety. completes the task. Development evidence or relevant details evidence or relevant details evidence or relevant details or relevant details
Partially
Can be understood in the target addresses/completes the
Speech is relatively smooth; language, but may make some task. Responds adequately
some hesitation major errors that might not Frequent grammatical to most prompts.
and unevenness caused by affect meaning. Has some Adequate language errors that do not The response is generally 0-3 grammar errors, 4-8 grammar errors, mostly 8-12 grammar errors, some
rephrasing and interference from first language control; vocabulary obscure meaning; organized and/or relevant. complete sentences, complete sentences, complete sentences, 13+ grammar errors, weak
searching for words; volume speech patterns, intonation, and range is somehow little variety in However, some additional correct tenses, good word mostly correct tenses, good frequent errors in tense, sentences, many tense
3 wavers. phrasing. limited. structures details should be provided. Grammar order word order. word order. errors, poor word order.
Makes several errors that might
affect the meaning. The listener Responds inadequately to a
Speech is frequently hesitant has to make an effort to Frequent grammatical few of the prompts.
with some understand. Has interference Weak language control; errors even in simple Description lacks some Excellent control of Weak language control;
sentences left uncompleted; from first language speech basic vocabulary choice structures that at critical details that make language features; a wide Good language control; basic vocabulary choice
volume very patterns, intonation, and with some words clearly times obscure it difficult for the listener range of well-chosen good range of relatively Adequate language control; with some words clearly
2 soft. phrasing. lacking meaning. to understand Vocabulary vocabulary well-chosen vocabulary vocabulary range is lacking lacking
Makes major errors that affect
Speech is slow, hesitant & meaning. Speech is Does not complete the task.
strained except for short incomprehensible for the Responds inadequately (or
memorized phrases; difficult listener. Uses first language Frequent grammatical not at all) to prompts.
to perceive continuity in pronunciation rules to speak in Weak language control; errors even in simple Description is so lacking Consistent standard Some errors, but none A few errors in usage, Distracting errors in usage,
speech; the target language or doesn’ vocabulary that is used structures; meaning is that the listener cannot English usage, spelling, major, in usage, spelling, or spelling, or punctuation (8- spelling, or punctuation
1 inaudible. t/can’t respond. does not match the task obscured. understand. Mechanics and punctuation. (0-3 ). punctuation. (4-8) 12) (13+)

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