POLYTECHNIC LP3I JAKARTA

ENGLISH
CONVERSATION
JOURNAL
SECOND SEMESTER

NAME:

CLASS:
 English
Conversation
Journal

THE
RULES

1. Make a composition on every topic provided not

less than 100 words, otherwise NO
SERVICE GIVEN.
2. See your Contact Person and make an
appointment with him/her.
3. Present the topics to your Contact Person and
answer their questions
4. You will be scored based on your Grammar,
Vocabulary, Fluency and Comprehension in
answering the questions.
5. You must get TWO SIGNATURES as
requirement for Mid-Test and FIVE
SIGNATURES for the Final-Test.
6. If you lose this book, you'll be fined Rp. 25.000,
and you have to start over all the topics.
TOPIC 1
YOUR SPECIAL DISH & HOW TO MAKE IT

Date:
Score:
signed
TOPIC 2
YOUR MEMORABLE CHILDHOOD STORY

Date:
Score:
Signed
TOPIC 3
SOMEONE YOU LOVE MUCH

Date:
Score:
Signed
TOPIC 4
UNFORGETTABLE TRAVELING EXPERIENCE

Date:
Score:
Signed
TOPIC 5
MY HOME TOWN

Date:
Score:
Signed
 THE SCHEDULE OF ECJ COMPLETION, EVEN SEMESTER. ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024

MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY

TOPICS

W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4

TOPIC 1

TOPIC 2

TOPIC 3 Mid-Test Final-Test

TOPIC 4

TOPIC 5
 CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH PROFICIENCY WEIGHTING SCORE

Proficiency
1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
Decription
Grammar 6 12 18 24 30 36
Vocabulary 4 8 12 16 20 24
Fluency 2 4 6 8 10 12
Comprehension 4 8 12 15 19 23
TOTAL

Letter Score Description

A 83 – 99 Very Good
B 63 – 82 Good
C 43 – 62 Enough
D 26 – 42 Less
E 16 – 25 Low

Grammar Score Criteria

6 Grammar about entirely appropriate or inaccurate phrase.

Constant errors showing control of very few conversational

12
micro skills and frequently preventing communication.

Frequent errors showing inappropriate use of some

18 conversational micro skills and causing occasional irritation and
misunderstanding.
Occasional errors showing imperfect control of some
24 conversation micro skills, but no weakness that causes
misunderstanding.

30 Few errors, with no patterns of failure.

36 No more than two errors during the conversation

Vocabulary Score Criteria

4 Vocabulary limited to minimum courtesy requirements.

Vocabulary limited to basic personal areas and very familiar
8
topics.
Choice of words sometimes inaccurate, limitations of
12
vocabulary prevent discussion of some common familiar topics.
Vocabulary adequate to discuss special interests and any
16
nontechnical subject with some circumlocutions.
Vocabulary broad, precise and adequate to cope with
20 complex practical problems and varied topic of general
interest.
Vocabulary apparently as accurate and extensive as that of
24
an educated native speaker.

Fluency Score Criteria

Speech is so halting and fragmentary that conversation is

2 virtually impossible
Speech is very slow and uneven and frequently punctuated by
4 silence or long pauses.
6 Speech is frequently hesitant and jerky.
Speech is occasionally hesitant, with some unevenness caused
8 by rephrasing and groping for words.
Speech is effortless and smooth, but perceptibly nonnative in
10 speed and evenness.
Speech on all general topic as effortless and smooth as native
12 speakers.

Comprehension
Criteria
Score

4 Understand too little to respond to conversation initiations.

Understand only slow, very simple speech on topics of general

8
interest; requires constant repetition and rephrasing.
Understand careful, somewhat simplified speech directed to
12
him or her, considerable repetition, and rephrasing.
Understand quite normal educated speech directed to him or
15
her, but requires occasional repetition.
Understand everything in normal educated conversation,
19
except for very colloquial.

Understand everything in informal and colloquial speech to be

23
expected of an educated native speaker.