Oral Production activity rubric (OA)

English 0, 1, 2, 3
Below are a set of criteria you can use to grade your students during their oral production
activities (final speaking tasks)

Task achievement Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

Speaks fluently, Frequently Has a wide Can be
with no produces range of lower- understood
hesitation. complex frequency with no effort
Covers all aspects sentences, as vocabulary, from the
of the task fully. appropriate to appropriate to listener.
level. level. Can produce all
Speaks at length
with no prompting Very few or no No searching the sounds of
Excellent
required. errors for vocabulary the language
5 points effectively.
Verb formation Uses synonyms
Makes natural use
is accurate and Uses stress,
of linking and
paraphrase. intonation, and
signposting, as
Uses idiomatic linking skillfully,
appropriate to
language as appropriate
level.
naturally, as to level.
No repetition
appropriate to
level.
Speaks fluently, Sentence forms Little searching Can be easily
with little show some for vocabulary. understood.
hesitation. complexity. Can use some Accent causes
Gives a well- Can use synonyms and no difficulty for
developed response subordinate paraphrase. the listener.
to task. clauses. Some use of Uses stress and
Is willing to speak at Few errors idioms, as intonation to
Good length if prompted. Verb formation appropriate to clarify
level. meaning.
4.5 points Uses linking is generally
regularly, as accurate.
appropriate to
level.
Little repetition

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 Task achievement Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Some hesitation Produces basic Has the Can be
but maintains flow sentence forms vocabulary understood, but
of speech. accurately, but needed to mispronunciations
Answer fulfils basic rarely uses convey can cause
subordinate meaning. confusion for the
requirements of
Satisfactory question or task. clauses. Only listener.
3.5 points Occasional occasional
Some repetition
errors. searching for
Occasional use of vocabulary.
Verb formation
linking.
is sometimes
inaccurate.
Hesitates often or Produces only Produces only Speech is difficult
at length. basic sentence isolated to understand.
forms. words.
Does not achieve Mispronunciations
task. Makes Frequently cause difficulty for
Below level Produces little frequent searches for the listener.
errors. words.
2.5 points language.
Produces verbs Shows a
Communication
only in base limited range
breaks down
form. of
completely.
vocabulary.

• No submission: 0 points
• Task delivered in Spanish: 0 points

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