SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

BUSINESS ENGLISH PROGRAM

ENGLISH COORDINATION
ORAL ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

RATING SCALE 5 4 3 2 1
CRITERIA
COMMUNIATION SKILLS Communicates ideas Usually communicates Communication Communicates ideas Unable to reproduce
Comprehension: the student is able to send clearly at all times and ideas clearly and becomes difficult. Often with difficulty. ideas and lack of
and receive a message in a classroom setting. shows evidence of understands simple presents hesitations and Numerous pauses comprehension at all.
Fluency: the student is able to speak with no comprehension. Speech sentences. Speech flows speech flows just and/or hesitations and Extensive pauses and
hesitations, pauses and the speed is flows satisfactorily. Uses satisfactorily most of the acceptable. Start speech is usually halted. /or hesitations. Uses
appropriate for the level appropriate language time. Uses acceptable showing lack of Few signs of language Spanish words. No
Accuracy: the student is able to use the functions. language functions. language functions functions usage. signs of language
language functions worked in class (able to knowledge. functions usage.
persuade, argue, convince, etc; able to use
formal-informal language).
PRONUNCIATION Message is clear at all Message gets across Message weakens Message is unclear and Message is totally
Intonation patterns: the student is able to times. Pronunciation is most of the times. because of word gets difficult to unclear. Pronunciation
produce basic raising and falling intonation and suitable for the level and Mispronounces some mispronunciations and understand. Sound is powerfully influenced
stress patterns according to the level. The clearly eases sounds, few stress and stress and intonation errors, stress and by native language
student is able to produce English spoken communication. intonation patterns errors affect intonation mistakes are
sounds in a standard way. errors that do not affect understanding. commonly present.
communication.
STRUCTURE Structures are precise Structures are usually Structures are often Makes errors in Lack of accurate
Grammar: the student is able to use a variety and accurate at all precise and accurate. controlled and fairly structures, lacks variety grammatical structures
of grammatical structures to express ideas and times. Communication is Grammar errors do not used. Grammar errors of tenses affecting previously studied.
s/he demonstrates knowledge of the structures natural. affect communication. sometimes affect communication. Communication is
worked in class. communication. extremely affected by
grammar errors.
VOCABULARY Uses suitably a wide Vocabulary is usually Message gets across Message is difficult to Message is totally
The student is able to use a variety of content variety of vocabulary specific and accurate. but vocabulary is less understand because of unclear. Uses confusing
and function words or vocabulary to express from the topic and uses Words are usually accurate and specific. the lack of vocabulary. and inappropriate words.
ideas and understands most spoken language. different words to suitable. Words are misused Uses Spanish
express the same ideas. and/or use Spanish vocabulary.
words.
TASK COMPLETION Preparation is excellent; Preparation is good; Preparation is fair, Preparation is weak; Lack of preparation,
Content: the student demonstrates ideas are original and ideas are generally seems to understand the ideas are meaningless, ideas do not correspond
understanding of the topic and manages the demonstrate deep meaningful and topic but has difficulty needs to reinforce on as assigned, information
topic according to the level. understanding of the demonstrate going from general details of the topic. is unclear and limited.
Task: The students follows the instructions topic. understanding of the observations to
required for the task topic. specifics.