MARKING SCHEME FOR THE SPANISH ORAL EXAMINATION

General Proficiency

SECTION 1
Reading Passage – (10 marks)

(a) Examiners should not comment during the reading.

(b) Each candidate should be allowed to read a complete passage. Only in exceptional
circumstances, as where a candidate suffers from a speech impediment, may the reading
be cut short.

(c) Where the candidate makes an immediate and spontaneous correction it should be
accepted without penalty.

(d) Candidates should be marked on the basis of pronunciation, fluency and intonation on
the scale below. Examiners should attempt to categorize each performance as
outstanding, very good and so on before fixing the specific mark to be awarded.

MARKING SCHEME – READING PASSAGE

MARKING SCHEME FOR THE SPANISH ORAL EXAMINATION
General Proficiency

SECTION 2
Guided Conversation – (45 marks)

Candidates should be marked on the basis of:

(a) their comprehension, spontaneity and fluency

(b) their correctness of expression and their range of vocabulary within the limits set by
the syllabus.

MARKING SCHEME – GUIDED CONVERSATION