Jeff Puccini English Language Fellow, El Salvador 2012

 Give examples…

Currently the speaking rubrics at UDB have 4 categories:  Output (30%)  Grammar (30%)  Vocabulary (20%)  Pronunciation (20%)

 IELTS  TOEFL  CERF  CELS  (Jeff’s school in CA)

1. Fluency and coherence 2. Lexical resource 3. Grammatical range and accuracy 4. Pronunciation (Scale is 1 to 9)

“Scoring is holistic, based on 3 categories (scale is 0 to 4)” 1. Delivery: clear, fluid, pace, intonation (sustain for whole time without repetitions) 2. Language use: grammar & vocab. 3. Topic development: how fully you answer, how clearly you express your ideas, how you connect ideas.

1. RANGE (Linguistic) 2. ACCURACY (Linguistic) 3. FLUENCY (Pragmatic) 4. INTERACTION (Sociolinguistic) 5. COHERENCE (Pragmatic)

1. Grammar & Vocabulary 2. Discourse Management 3. Pronunciation 4. Interactive Communication

 Fluency (50%)  Accuracy (50%)

 Words spoken per minute  Keep speaking without long pauses  Relevance of the response to the question  Use functions appropriately  Clear, logical organization

 Basic and Intermediate grammar (see list for details)  Advanced grammar (connectors, clauses, conditionals, complex tenses, etc.)  Basic/Intermediate Vocabulary (familiar topics, collocation, parts of speech, count/non-count, etc.)  Advanced Vocabulary (higher level words, academic language, idioms)  Pronunciation of words and sentences

 Positive washback. Ss know what they are working on and why  Balanced emphasis  Ease of marking

 Organization of details  Limited diagnosing of specific stengths and areas for improvement

1. 2 Categories (50% each): Fluency/Accuracy 1. 4 Categories (25% each): 1.Fluency  Output/Pronunciation 2.Task achievement (Using functions, coherence) 3.Grammar 4.Vocabulary