KCL ELC Seminar Criteria Level 3

Engagement & Expression & Development of
Comprehension
• Engages with and exploits
Outstanding (where appropriate) others’
contributions throughout.
A++
90-100%
• Responses are highly
appropriate indicating
excellent understanding of
others’ contributions, including
complex and/or extended
turns.
Fluency &
Ideas / Critical Analysis
• Contributions are relevant to
the task throughout.
• Contributions are coherent
and fully developed
throughout.
• Demonstrates a thorough
understanding of the main
issues and wider implications,
offering critical insight
throughout.
Language Use
Pronunciation
• Speaks fluently with only rare
repetition or selfcorrection;
any hesitation is content-
related rather than to find
words or grammar.
• Uses stress and intonation
with precision and subtlety.
• Is effortless to understand.
Presentation
(Range and Accuracy)
• Academic style highly
appropriate throughout.
• Outstanding control of an
extensive range of high
level lexical and grammatical
features, with
comprehension completely
unimpeded.
Delivery
• Entirely natural and
appropriate reliance on and
supplementation of notes.
• Outstanding use of
presentation techniques
(projection of voice,
engagement of audience,
body language, eye contact
etc.).

• Engages with and exploits
Excellent (where appropriate) others’
contributions almost
A+
throughout.
80-89%
• Responses are almost always
highly appropriate indicating
excellent understanding of
others’ contributions,
including complex and/or
extended turns.
• Contributions are relevant to
the task almost throughout.
• Contributions are coherent
and fully developed almost
throughout.
• Demonstrates a thorough
understanding of main issues
and wider implications,
offering critical insight almost
throughout.
• Speaks fluently with only
occasional repetition or
selfcorrection; hesitation is
usually content related and
only rarely to search for
language.
• Effective and natural use of
stress and intonation.
• Pronunciation is clear and
intelligible at all times.
• Academic style is consistently
appropriate almost
throughout.
• With only minor
exceptions, excellent
control of an extensive range
of high level lexical and
grammatical features,
with comprehension
unimpeded.
• Natural and appropriate
reliance on and
supplementation of notes
• Excellent use of presentation
techniques (projection of
voice, engagement of
audience,
body language, eye contact,
etc.).

• Generally engages with and
Very exploits (where appropriate)
others’ contributions, although
good
occasional opportunities may
A • Uses appropriate
be missed.
70-79%
• While minor inappropriacies
may occur, responses are
generally highly appropriate,
indicating very good
understanding of others’
contributions, including
complex and /or extended
turns.
• Contributions are generally • Speaks at length without • Academic style is generally • Appropriate reliance on and
relevant to the task, with few noticeable effort, although may appropriate but with some supplementation of notes.
obvious diversions. demonstrate language-related errors.
• Contributions are coherent but hesitation at times or some
sometimes need further repetition and/or selfcorrection
• Very good control over a range presentation techniques
development • Generally appropriate and of lexical and grammatical (projection of voice,
• Demonstrates a good effective use of stress and features with comprehension engagement of audience,
understanding of the main intonation rarely impeded. body language, eye contact,
issues and wider implications, • Pronunciation is clear and etc.).
offering critical insight in a intelligible with only minor
number of places. lapses.
 KCL ELC Seminar Criteria Level 3
Engagement & Comprehension Expression & Development Fluency & Language Use Presentation
of Ideas / Critical Analysis Pronunciation (Range and Accuracy) Delivery
• Engages with and exploits • Contributions are generally • Maintains flow of speech, but • Academic style is generally • Generally appropriate
Good (where appropriate) others’ relevant to the task but repetition, self-correction, appropriate but quite frequent reliance on and
contributions, although a some obvious diversions are hesitation, or slow deliberate errors also feature. supplementation of notes.
B/B+
number of opportunities may be evident speech may cause occasional
60-69% missed. strain for the listener
• Contributions occasionally • Reasonable control over a • Uses appropriate
• While inappropriacies lack coherence and need • Stress and intonation do not range of lexical and presentation techniques
sometimes occur, responses are further development always convey meaning grammatical features but (projection of voice,
generally appropriate, • Demonstrates a reasonable effectively comprehension may be engagement of audience,
indicating a good understanding of the main • Pronunciation is generally clear impeded in some places body language, eye contact
understanding of others’ issues and wider and intelligible, although etc.) for the most
contributions, including implications, offering some mispronounced words or part.
complex and / or extended critical insight individual sounds may reduce
turns. clarity at times
• Responds in a limited way to • Contributions are relevant • Sometimes unable to maintain • Academic style is controlled • Some over-reliance on and
Satisfactory others’ contributions. (May find to the task but fairly flow of speech, causing strain in places but includes regular under-supplementation of
it difficult to engage in debate). frequent diversions evident for the listener at times. errors. notes.
C/C+
50-59% • Contributions often lack
• Responses are sometimes coherence, with only • Problems with individual • Limited control over a • Use of presentation
appropriate, indicating a limited development sounds, stress, rhythm and modest range of lexical and techniques (projection of
reasonable understanding of • Only occasional intonation affect intelligibility grammatical features, with voice, engagement of
others’ contributions. (May have understanding of the main at times comprehension or fluent audience, body language,
difficulty with complex / issues and wider reading impeded quite eye contact, etc.)
extended turns.) regularly. sometimes
implications and with only
limited critical inappropriate.
insight.
• Responds in a very limited way • Contributions are barely • Cannot respond without • Academic style is evident only • Frequent over-reliance on
to others’ contributions. (Has relevant to the task. noticeable pauses and may in some examples and includes notes.
difficulty engaging in debate). speak slowly with frequent many errors.
Basic/Fail • Contributions are usually • Use of presentation
D • Responses are often incoherent, with very limited repetition and self-correction, • Limited control over a narrow techniques (projection of
inappropriate, indicating only a development. causing strain for the listener voice, engagement of
range of lexical and
40-49%
basic understanding of others’ • Demonstrates a superficial • Problems with individual grammatical features with audience, body language,
contributions. (Has difficulty understanding of the main sounds, stress, rhythm and comprehension impeded very eye contact, etc.) frequently
with complex or extended turns.) issues, with little critical intonation are frequent and regularly. inappropriate.
insight evident. affect intelligibility
 KCL ELC Seminar Criteria Level 3
Engagement & Expression & Development Fluency & Language Use Presentation
Comprehension of Ideas / Critical Analysis Pronunciation (Range and Accuracy) Delivery
• Little response to others’ • Contributions are not • Speaks with long pauses • Mostly simple general • Complete reliance on notes
contributions. (Does not relevant to the task which causes considerable vocabulary, not appropriate to throughout
Fail engage in the debate). • Contributions are incoherent strain for the listener academic context or audience.
F throughout, with extremely • Poor pronunciation, stress • Has limited control of word • Extremely poor or no use of
• Responses are generally limited development. and intonation frequently selection, causing significant presentation techniques
30-39% strain for the listener.
inappropriate, indicating a lack • Demonstrates a superficial interfere with (projection of voice,
of understanding of others’ understanding of the main communication engagement of audience,
contributions. body language, eye contact,
issues, with no critical
etc.)
insight

No response offered. No contribution offered. No contribution offered. No contribution offered. No contribution offered.
Fail
FF
0-29%