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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. |