recorded conversation project
Excellent Good - Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Spontaneous interpersonal communication You are comfortable talking about the topics in a spontaneous conversation. You react to what your partner says to you, and do so frequently, naturally and appropriately. You are able to talk about the topics in a relatively spontaneous conversation.  You react to what your partner says. The fact that you're reciting a pre-scripted dialogue is painfully evident. Significant work in increasing comfort with more spontaneous speech is needed. You demonstrate insufficient awareness of or interest in what your partner says.
Length of utterances You speak in phrases and multiple phrases and express ideas fully, offering relevant details when appropriate. You speak in phrases and multiple phrases. You offer one word answers whenever possible, using phrases only when it's absolutely necessary.
Accuracy Good control of vocabulary and grammar that we've focused on so far, especially the present tense.  Any mistakes rarely interfere with comprehensibility, and you are comprehensible to an unsympathetic listener. Satisfactory control of basic vocabulary and grammar that we've focused on so far, a few breakdowns, especially the present tense.  Your mistakes interfere with comprehensibility at times.  You are comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Insufficient control of basic vocabulary and grammar that we've focused on so far, numerous breakdowns.  Your mistakes frequently interfere with comprehensibility and your messages are difficult or impossible to understand.
Pronunciation Foreign accent does not interfere or only rarely interferes with comprehensibility. Excellent control of vowel (a-e-i-o-u) sounds. Foreign accent interferes with comprehensibility at times. Good or satisfactory control of vowel sounds. Foreign accent interferes frequently with comprehensibility. Use of English sounds (or those of another language) predominates over any semblance of Spanish sounds.