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OET SPEAKING Assessment Criteria and Level Descriptors (from September 2018) (public version)
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SPEAKING Assessment Criteria and Level Descriptors (from September 2018) (public version)I. Linguistic Criteria
Resources of Grammar and
Band Intelligibility Fluency Appropriateness of Language
Expression
• Pronunciation is easily understood and • Completely fluent speech at normal • Entirely appropriate register, tone and • Rich and flexible.
prosodic features (stress, intonation, speed. lexis for the context. • Wide range of grammar and
rhythm) are used effectively. • Any hesitation is appropriate and not a • No difficulty at all in explaining vocabulary used accurately and
6 • L1 accent has no effect on sign of searching for words or technical matters in lay terms. flexibly.
intelligibility. structures. • Confident use of idiomatic speech.
• Easily understood. • Fluent speech at normal speed, with • Mostly appropriate register, tone and • Wide range of grammar and
• Communication is not impeded by a only occasional repetition or self- lexis for the context. vocabulary generally used accurately
few pronunciation or prosodic errors correction. • Occasional lapses are not intrusive. and flexibly.
5 and/or noticeable L1 accent. • Hesitation may occasionally indicate • Occasional errors in grammar or
• Minimal strain for the listener. searching for words or structures, but vocabulary are not intrusive.
is generally appropriate.
• Easily understood most of the time. • Uneven flow, with some repetition, • Generally appropriate register, tone • Sufficient resources to maintain the
• Pronunciation or prosodic errors especially in longer utterances. and lexis for the context, but interaction.
and/or L1 accent at times cause strain • Some evidence of searching for words, somewhat restricted and lacking in • Inaccuracies in vocabulary and
4 for the listener. which does not cause serious strain. complexity. grammar, particularly in more complex
• Delivery may be staccato or too • Lapses are noticeable and at times sentences, are sometimes intrusive.
fast/slow. reflect limited resources of grammar • Meaning is generally clear.
and expression.
• Produces some acceptable features of • Very uneven. • Some evidence of appropriate register, • Limited vocabulary and control of
spoken English. • Frequent pauses and repetitions tone and lexis, but lapses are frequent grammatical structures, except very
• Difficult to understand because errors indicate searching for words or and intrusive, reflecting inadequate simple sentences.
3 in pronunciation/stress/ structures. resources of grammar and expression. • Persistent inaccuracies are intrusive.
intonation and/or L1 accent cause • Excessive use of fillers and difficulty
serious strain for the listener. sustaining longer utterances cause
serious strain for the listener.
• Often unintelligible. • Extremely uneven. • Mostly inappropriate register, tone and • Very limited resources of vocabulary
• Frequent errors in • Long pauses, numerous repetition and lexis for the context. and grammar, even in simple
pronunciation/stress/ self-corrections make speech difficult sentences.
2 intonation and/or L1 accent cause to follow. • Numerous errors in word choice.
severe strain for the listener.
• Almost entirely unintelligible. • Impossible to follow, consisting of • Entirely inappropriate register, tone • Limited in all respects.
isolated words and phrases and self- and lexis for the context.
1 corrections, separated by long pauses.
0 • Candidate does not provide any response.
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