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Oral Exam Rubric
Oral Exam Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
Comprehensibility
threshold: pts
8 pts
Excellent
Little to no issues understanding the conversation/presentation (1-2 misunderstandings)
6 pts
Good
I have very few issues understanding the conversation/presentation, misunderstandings minimal (3-5)
4 pts
Needs Improvement
possible for me to understand the conversation/presentation, many (5+) miscommunication challenges
2 pts
Not Passing
very hard for me to understand the conversation/presentation
pts
8 pts
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Fluency
Comfort speaking the language
threshold: pts
8 pts
Excellent
student is easily able to communicate their meaning without referring to their notes
6 pts
Good
student only checks notes a few times (2-3), easily communicates their meaning
4 pts
Needs Improvement
Student mostly relies on notes, but can clearly communicate their meaning while looking at notes
2 pts
Not Passing
Student reads entirely from notes slowly and doesn't seem to understand what they are saying.
pts
8 pts
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Use of new grammar points
threshold: pts
4 pts
Excellent
student uses 4-5 new grammar points
3 pts
Good
Student uses 2-3 new grammar points
2 pts
Needs improvement
Student uses at least one grammar point
1 pts
Not passing
Student uses no grammar points (sentence structure is not based on Chinese sentence structure at all)
pts
4 pts
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Pronunciation and Tones
threshold: pts
4 pts
Excellent
Student is very attentive to pronunciation and tones, makes no more than 2-3 errors, can self-correct
3 pts
Good
Student is mostly attentive to pronunciation and tones, no more than 4-5 errors, can self-correct
2 pts
Needs improvement
Student pays some attention to pronunciation and tones, makes many errors, no self-correction
1 pts
Not Passing
Student makes no attempt to speak with correct pronunciation or tones
pts
4 pts
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Grammar Accuracy
threshold: pts
4 pts
Excellent
Student makes 0-2 grammar errors
3 pts
Good
Student makes 3-4 grammar errors
2 pts
Needs improvement
Student makes 5-6 grammar errors
1 pts
Not Passing
Student makes more than 6 grammar errors
pts
4 pts
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Creativity/Detail
threshold: pts
2 pts
Excellent
Conversation covers the given topics with excellent detail, creative use of vocabulary, humor (if relevant).
1.5 pts
Good
Conversation covers the given topics with good detail, diverse vocabulary
1 pts
Needs improvement
Conversation covers the given topics with little to no detail
0.5 pts
Not Passing
Conversation barely covers the given topics
pts
2 pts
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Total Points: 30 out of 30