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ESL oral competency 
a rubric designed to assess the speaking competency of an ESL student
Rubric Code: NXW5B5W
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Subject: English  
Type: (Other)  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric ESL Oral Competency
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Developing

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Participation in Oral Interaction

Poor

Student does not participate
Fair

Student is hesitant to participate but will do so if pressed
Developing

Student participates with some hesitation when asked
Good

Student participates without hesitation when asked
Excellent

Student participates without being asked
Content of the message

Poor

does not have appropriate vocabulary to participate
Fair

has some appropriate vocabulary but not enough to speak on the topic
Developing

has appropriate vocabulary to talk about known topics and satisfies social demands
Good

has appropriate vocabulary to talk about multiple topics and shares opinion if encouraged
Excellent

appropriate vocabulary, willingly shares opinion, able to talk on various topics
Articulation of the message

Poor

cannot be understood
Fair

understands some of the conversation, but range is limited
Developing

understands most of the conversation, and can engage in discourse though messages still contain errors, and language is not complex
Good

understands the conversation, and is able to speak with accuracy and can be understood, and uses some complex language
Excellent

understands conversation, is able to speak with accuracy, is understood well, and uses more complex language
Use of repair strategies

Poor

is unable to use any strategies
Fair

needs help and encouragement to clarify meaning
Developing

uses strategies when guided such as gesturing to compensate for unknown words
Good

uses strategies with minimal guidance
Excellent

uses strategies to express ideas, can check understanding with very little guidance
Fillers (ah, um, err etc)

Poor

An excessive use of fillers (6+) per turn which distracted from the listener's comprehension and speaker's fluency
Fair

Student had 4-6 fillers during the turns in the discussion
Developing

Student had a few fillers (3-5) during turns
Good

Minimal number of filler used (1-3)that caused minimal distraction to the listener during turns
Excellent

Student had no recourse to fillers or pauses which distracted from the listener's attention
Discourse markers

Poor

no evidence of us of discourse markers
Fair

some limited attempts at discourse markers, which tend to be over generalized
Developing

uses a moderate number of discourse markers at appropriate times
Good

uses a variety of discourse markers for back channeling, opening and closing, turn taking, interrupting
Excellent

uses a wide range of discourse markers appropriately and accurately




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