Pronunciation, stress, rhythm,
and intonation, though possibly influenced by the
first language or regional variation, almost never
interfere with understanding.
STRUCTURE
Both basic and complex grammatical
structures and sentence patterns are consistently
well controlled.
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary range and accuarcy
are sufficient to communicate effectively on a wide
variety of familiar and unfamiliar topics. Vocabulary
is idimatic, nuaneed, and sensitive to register.
FLUENCY
Able to speak at length with
a natural, effortless flow.
Varies speech flow for stylistic effect, e.g.to emphasize
a point. Uses appropriate discourse markers and connectors
spontancously.
COMPREHENSION
Comprehension is consistently
accurate in nearly all contexts and included comprehension
of linguistic and cultural subtletics.
INTERACTIONS
Interacts with ease in nearly
all situcations. Is sensitive to verbal and non-verbal
cues, and responds to them appropriately.
LEVEL
EXTENDED
LEVEL 5
PRONUNCIATION
Pronunciation, stress, rhythm,
and intonation, though influenced by the first language
or regional variation, rarely interfere with understanding.
STRUCTURE
Basic grammatical structures
and sentence patterns are consistently well controlled,
Complex structures are attempted but with errors which
sometimes interfere with meaning.
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary range and accuracy
are sufficient to communicate effecively on common,
concrete,and work related topics.
Paraphrasers consisitently and successfully.
FLUENCY
Able to speak at length with
relatice ease on familiar topics, but may not vary
speech flow as a stylistic device.Can make use of
appropriat discourse markers or connectors
COMPREHENSION
Comprehension is accurate
on common, concretem and work related topics and mostly
accurate when the speaker is conforonted with al linguistic
or situational complication or anunexpeted tour of
events. Is able to comprehend a range of speech varieties(dialict
and/or accent)or registers.
INTERACTIONS
Responses areimmediate, appropriate,
and informative. Manages the speaker/listener relationship
effectively.
LEVEL
OPERATIONAL
LEVEL 4
PRONUNCIATION
Pronunclation, stress, rhythm,
and intonation are influenced by the first language
or regional variation but only sometimes interfere
with understanding
STRUCTURE
Basic grammatical structures
and sentence patterns are used creaticely and are
usually well contrlled, Errors may occur, particularly
in unusual or unexpected circumstances, but rarely
interfere with meaning.
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary range and accuracy
are usually sufficient to communicate effectively
on common, concreatem and work related topucs, Can
often paraphrase successfully when lacking vocabulary
in unusual or unexpected circumstances.
FLUENCY
Produces stretches of language
at an appropriate temp. There may be occasional loss
of fluency on transition form rehearsed or formulate
speech to spontaneous interaction, but this does not
prevent effective communication. Can make limite use
of discourse markers or connetors Fillers are not
distracting.
COMPREHENSION
Comprehension is mostly accurate
on common, concrete, and work related topics when
the accent or variety used is sufficiently intelligible
for an international communuity of users. When the
speaker is confronted with a linguistic or situational
complication or an unexpected turn of events, comprehension
may be slower or require clarification strategles.
INTERACTIONS
Responses are usually immediate,
appropriate and informatice. Initiates and mainitains
exchages even when dealing with anunexpected turn
of events.
Deals adequately with apparent misunderstandings by
cheking confirming or clariflying.
LEVEL
PRE-OPERATIONAL
LEVEL 3
PRONUNCIATION
Pronuciation, stress, rhythm,
and intonation are influenced by the first language
or regional variation and frequently interfere with
inderstanding.
STRUCTURE
Basic urammiatical structures
and sentence patterns associated with predictable
situations are not always well controlled.Errors frequently
interfere with meaning.
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary range and accuacy
are often sufficient to communicate on coomn, concreate,
or work related topucs but range is limited and the
word choice often inappropriate. Is often unable to
paraphrase successfylly when lacking vocabulary.
FLUENCY
Produces stretches of language,
but phrasing and pausing are often inappropriate.
Hesitations or slowness in language processing may
prevent effective communication.Fillers are sometimes
distracting.
COMPREHENSION
Comprehension is often accurate
on common, concreate, and work related topucs when
the accent or variety used is sufficiently intelligible
for aninternational communuty of users. May fail to
understand a linguistic or situational complication
or an unexpected turn of events.
INTERACTIONS
Responses are sometimes immediate
appropriate, and informative.
Can initiate and maintain exchanges with reasonalbe
ease on familiar topics and predictable situations.
Generally inadequate when dealing with an unexpected
turn of events.
LEVEL
ELEMENTARY
LEVEL 2
PRONUNCIATION
Prounciation, stress, rhythm,
and intonation are heavily influenced by the first
language or regional variateion and usually onterfere
with understanding.
STRUCTURE
Shows only limited control
of a few simple memorized grammatical structures and
sentence patterns.
VOCABULARY
Limited vocabulary range
consisting only of isolated words and memorized phrases.
FLUENCY
Can producse very short,
isolated, memorized utterances with frequent pausing
and a distracting use of fillers to search for expressions
and to articulateless familiar words.
COMPREHENSION
Comprehension is limited
to isolated, memorized phrases when they are carefylly
and slowly articulated.
INTERACTIONS
Response times is slow,
and often inappropriate. Interaction is limited to
simple routhine exchanges.