Assessing of Speaking

APPENDIX 7

a. Assessing of Speaking

According to Brown (2004) stated, “One solution is to assign not one but several scores for each response, each score representing one of several traits (pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary use, grammar, comprehensibility, etc)

According to Brown (2004)

	Grammar	Vocabulary	Comprehension	Fluency	Pronunciation
1	Error in grammar are frequent, but speaker can be understood ‘by a native speaker’ used to dealing with foreigners attempting to speak his language	Speaking vocabulary in adequate to express anything but the most elementary needs.	Within the scope of his very limited language experience, can understand simple questions and statements if delivered with slowed speech, repetition, or paraphrase.	(No specific fluency description. Refer to other four language areas for implied level of fluency.	Errors in pronunciation are frequent but can be understood by native speaker used to dealing with foreigners attempting to speak his language.
2	Can usually handle elementary constructions quite accurately but does not have through or confident control of the grammar	Has speaking vocabulary sufficient to express himself simply with some circumlocutions	Can get the gist of most conversations of non-technical subjects (i,e ., topics that require no specialized knowledge)	Can handle with confidence but not with facility most social situations, including introductions and casual conversations about current events, as well as work, family and autobiographical information	Accent is intelligible though often quite faulty.

	Grammar	Vocabulary	Comprehension	Fluency	Pronunciation
3	Control of grammar is good. Able to speak the language with sufficient structural accuracy to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, and professional topics.	Able to speak the language with sufficient vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, and professional topics. Vocabulary is broad enough that he rarely has to grope for a word.	Comprehension is quite complete at a normal rate of speech.	Can discuss particular interests of competence with reasonable ease. Rarely has to grope for words.	Errors never interfere with understanding and rarely disturb the native speaker. Accent may be obviously foreign.
4	Able to use the language accurately on all levels normally pertinent to professional needs. Errors in grammar are quite rare.	Can understand and participation any conversation within the range of his experience with a high degree of precision of vocabulary	Can understand any conversation within the range of his experience.	Able to use the language fluently on-all level normally pertinent to professional needs. Can participate in any conversation within the range of his experience with a high degree of fluency	Errors in pronunciation are quite rare

	Grammar	Vocabulary	Comprehension	Fluency	Pronunciation
5	Equivalent to that of an educated native speaker	Speech on all levels is fully accepted by educated native speakers in all its features including breadth of vocabulary and idioms, colloquialisms, and pertinent cultural references.	Equivalent to that of an educated native speaker.	Has complete fluency in the language such that his speech is usually accepted by educated native speakers.	Equivalent to and fully accepted by educated native speakers.