Assessment Rubric French Speaking
SLO
Presentational Mode
In this mode, participants create a message for interpretation where no opportunity for negotiation of meaning exists. This mode includes such tasks as writing reports, giving speeches, giving presentations. This one-way mode of speaking and writing requires participants' in-depth knowledge of their audience's culture.
Performance descriptors at each stage of language learning are based on the three modes of communication and encompass six areas:
- Comprehensibility: How well is the student understood?
- Comprehension: How well does the student understand?
- Language Control: How accurate is the student's language?
- Vocabulary Use: How extensive and applicable is the student's vocabulary?
- Communication Strategies: How does the student maintain communication?
- Cultural Awareness: How is the student's cultural knowledge reflected in language use?
The complete set of performance guidelines may be ordered by visiting the ACTFL web site at www.actfl.org or by reading the article "ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners" (Swender & Duncan, 1998) in Foreign Language Annals Vol. 31, No.4, pp. 479-491.