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Speaking Rubric

Aventa Learning Speaking Rubric

The rubric below describes how your teacher will generally grade your spoken assignments. For specific assignments, your teacher may choose to focus on a particular area or skill in grading. In general, you will be expected especially to focus on the vocabulary from the unit you are studying for these assignments.


Advanced

            Demonstrates Excellent Oral Expression

  • Response is thorough, detailed, and sustained
  • Communication is very clear in spite of a few errors
  • Sentence structures are frequently complete, lengthy, and occasionally complex
  • Vocabulary is wide-ranging and context appropriate
  • Ease of expression is sustained throughout the entire sample
  • Circumlocution possibly used.
  • Pronunciation enhances communication

Proficient

            Demonstrates Very Good Oral Expression

  • Response is on topic and adequate
  • Communication is clear in spite of some errors and pauses
  • Sentence structures are varied, generally complete, varied and occasionally lengthy
  • Vocabulary is level-appropriate and used correctly

Partially Proficient

            Demonstrates Partial Competence in Oral Expression

  • Response is incomplete, only partially on topic, and too brief
  • Communication is somewhat difficult due to errors and labored expression
  • Sentence structures are simple, frequently incomplete and fragmented and/or too repetitive in structure and or vocabulary.
  • Vocabulary is inadequate and reflects few resources
  • Same sentence structures are repeated
  • There is a continued attempt to speak

Unsatisfactory

            Demonstrates a Lack of Competence in Oral Expression

  • Response is extremely brief and/or incomprehensible
  • Communication breaks down due to numerous errors and halting speech
  • Sentence structures are incomplete, disconnected, and/or muddled
  • Lack of vocabulary impedes communication
  • Anglicisms are used frequently
  • Pronunciation interferes with communication
  • Attempt to speak the target language negligible
  • The sample is off task
  • Obscenities, nonsense words, singing, sighs, etc. are prevalent.

 

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