Submissions grading

Pronunciation (35%)
more than 6 words are pronounced wrongly.
7points
5-6 words are pronounced wrongly
14points
Pronunciation is okay, 3-4 words are pronounced wrongly
21points
Pronunciation is good; 1-2 words are pronounced wrongly
28points
Pronunciation is excellent with no mis-spelling word; good effort at accent
35points
Language for presentation (20%)
Lack of presentation language for 2 parts of the speech
4points
Lack of presentation language for 1 part of the speech
8points
Language for presentation are used to lead into the intro, body, and conclusion only.
12points
Language for presentation are used in the intro, body, and conclusion.
16points
Language for presentation are used in the intro, body, and conclusion. Students know how to use presentation language to express the relationship among ideas.
20points
Idea development (15%)
"Description is so lacking that the listener cannot understand"
3points
"Description lacks some critical details that make it difficult for the listener to understand"
6points
"Adequate description; some additional details should be provided"
9points
"Good level of description; all required information included"
12points
"Excellent level of description; additional details beyond the required"
15points
Fluency and Intonation (20%)
"Speech is slow, hesitant & strained except for short memorized phrases; difficult to perceive continuity in speech; inaudible."
4points
"Speech is frequently hesitant with some sentences left uncompleted; volume very soft."
8points
"Speech is relatively smooth; some hesitation and unevenness caused by rephrasing and searching for words; volume wavers."
12points
"Smooth and fluid speech; few hesitations; a slight search for words; inaudible word or two."
16points
"Smooth and fluid speech; few to no hesitations; no attempts to search for words; volume is excellent."
20points
Grammar and vocabulary (10%)
"Weak language control; vocabulary that is used does not match the task Frequent grammatical errors even in simple structures; meaning is obscured."
2points
"Weak language control; basic vocabulary choice with some words clearly lacking Frequent grammatical errors even in simple structures that at times obscure meaning."
4points
"Adequate language control; vocabulary range is lacking Frequent grammatical errors that do not obscure meaning; little variety in structures"
6points
"Good language control; good range of relatively well-chosen vocabulary Some errors in grammatical structures possibly caused by attempt to include a variety."
8points
"Excellent control of language features; a wide range of wellchosen vocabulary Accuracy & variety of grammatical structures"
10points