The
aim of the AP exam is to elicit a SPEECH SAMPLE sufficient to permit an OVERALL
or GLOBAL evaluation. Students have been
instructed to answer as fully as possible within the allocated time, i.e., two
minutes for the picture sequence. We
should not penalize students who demonstrate their capability but who run out
of time before finishing, nor those who provide a
sufficient speech sample in less than two minutes.
The
overall evaluation should identify the SUSTAINED level of performance with
regard to:
Syntactic Control
Vocabulary Usage and Fluency
Pronunciation
9 VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT
Very good to excellent command of the language. Very few errors of syntax. Wide range of vocabulary,
including idiomatic usage. High level of fluency.
Good
command of the language. Few errors of syntax.
Above-average range of vocabulary. Good idiomatic usage and little awkwardness
of expression. Good fluency and
intonation.
5-6
SUGGESTS COMPETENCE
Comprehensible expression. Some serious errors of
syntax and some successful self-correction. Some fluency but hesitant. Moderate range of
vocabulary and idiomatic usage.
Poor
command of the language marked by frequent serious errors of syntax. Limited fluency. Poor pronunciation. Narrow range of vocabulary
and idiomatic usage. Frequent anglicisms and structures which
force interpretation of meaning by the listener. Occasional redeeming
features.
1-2 CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES INCOMPETENCE
Unacceptable
from almost every point of view. Glaring weaknesses in
syntax and pronunciation. Few vocabulary resources.
Little or no sense of idiomatic usage.
Narrative irrelevant to
pictures.
- HYPHEN
No
answer (although microphone is open and recording). “No sé”, “No entendí la pregunta”, or mere
sighs or nonsense utterances.
These
rubrics have been reprinted by permission of the Education Testing Service.