ASSESSING THE SPEAKING SKILL

ASSESSING THE SPEAKING SKILL

1. Why?

   • * To focus on communication in the classroom
   • To prepare learners for the world of work
   • To prepare learners to opearate in an educational environment
   • To motivate learners

2. Criteria

   • Vocabulary and accuracy
   • Content
     • Coherence of arguments, relevance, communicative effectiveness, grammar
   • Socio - linguistic skill
     • Formal or informal
   • Non - verbal
     • Eye - contact, body posture, gestures, facial expressions
   • Pronunciation
     • Individual sounds, stress and rhythm, intonation, linking sounds
   • Fluency
     • Speed of talking, hesitation while or before speaking

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