Rubric: Bec Vantage Task 1

E-rubric for assessing speaking competence.

Quantitative Results:

1.Task 1: Express orally personal information.
1.1.Grammar
1
Shows a good degree of control of simple grammatical forms but with some mistakes.
2
Shows a good degree of control of simple grammatical forms.
3
Shows a good degree of control of simple grammatical forms, and attempts some complex grammatical forms.
4
Shows an excellent degree of control of a range of simple and some complex grammatical forms.

1.2.Vocabulary
1
Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary (10-20 words) when talking about business topics.
2
Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary (20-30 words) to give and exchange views of business topics.
3
Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary (30-40 words) to give and exchange views of business topics.
4
Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary (40-50 words) to give and exchange views on a wide range of business topics.

1.3.Discourse Management
1
Uses basic linking words with repetition and hesitation while expresing sentences or phrases.
2
Uses in a limited form linking words with hesitation and repetition while expresing sentences or phrases.
3
Uses linking words but without discourse markers with some repetition and hesitation while expressing sentences and phrases.
4
Uses a wide variety of linking words and discourse markers without hesitation and repetition while expressing sentences and phrases.

1.4.Pronunciation
1
Is little intelligible and shows some control of phonological features at both utterance and word levels.
2
Is quite intelligible and shows some control of phonological features at both utterance and word levels.
3
Is intelligible, intonation is generally appropriate, sentence and word stress is generally accurately placed and individual sounds are generally articulated clearly.
4
Is intelligible Intonation is appropriate, sentence and word stress is accurately placed and individual sounds are articulated clearly.

1.5.Interactive Communication
1
Initiates and responds appropriately and keeps the interaction going with prompting and support.
2
Initiates and responds appropriately and maintains and develops the interaction with some support.
3
Initiates and responds appropriately, maintains and develops the interaction and negotiates towards an outcome with very little support.
4
Iniciates and responds linking contributions to those of other speakers, maintains and develops the interaction and negotiates towards an outcome.