ACADEMIC PROJECT
Criteria 5 4
TASK Content meets the
requirements of the task;
content is totally relevant;
content is well-expanded
GRAMMAR Effective use of target
language; no/minor
grammatical errors which
do not obscure
meaning/communication
VOCABULARY Wide range of vocabulary;
accurate and appropriate
use of vocabulary
FLUENCY Speech is fluent; no/few
hesitations
pronunciation No/minor pronunciation
errors
Content shows an attempt
to fulfill the requirements
of the task; content is
mostly relevant; content is
mostly expanded
Good range of target
language; few grammatical
errors which do not
obscure
meaning/communication
Good range of vocabulary;
mostly accurate and
appropriate use of
vocabulary
Speech is mostly fluent;
occasional hesitations
Few pronunciation errors
RUBRIC TO ASSESS SPEAKING
3 2
Content shows a very little
attempt to fulfill the
requirements of the task;
content is somewhat
relevant; content is
somewhat expanded
Limited attempt to use
target language; frequent
grammatical errors which
sometimes obscure
meaning/communication
Limited range of vocabulary;
frequent inaccurate use of
vocabulary; message may be
unclear at times due to
inappropriate use of
vocabulary
Speech is slow at times;
frequent hesitations
Frequent pronunciation
errors which sometimes
obscure
meaning/communication
Content shows almost no
attempt to fulfill the
requirements of the task;
content is mostly irrelevant;
content is mostly
unexpanded
No attempt to use target
language; frequent
grammatical errors which
often obscure
meaning/communication
Very limited range of
vocabulary; mostly
inaccurate use of
vocabulary; message is
frequently extinguished by
inappropriate use of
vocabulary
Speech is mostly slow and
disconnected; hesitations
affect communication
Frequent pronunciation
errors which often obscure
meaning/communication
1
Content fails to fulfill the
requirements of the task;
content is totally
irrelevant; content is not
expanded
Serious grammatical errors
which totally obscure
meaning/communication
Almost no vocabulary;
message totally
extinguished due to lack of
vocabulary
No concept of speech;
hesitations obscure
communication
Serious pronunciation
errors which often obscure
meaning/communication