This document outlines a rubric for evaluating speaking tasks based on communication of message, fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It divides evaluations into three categories: progress responses that are barely comprehensible; competent responses that are comprehensible but require some interpretation; and quality responses that are readily comprehensible requiring no interpretation.

1. Speaking Task Rubric
CRITERIA Progress Competent Quality
Communication Responses Responses Responses
of Message barely comprehensible, readily
comprehensible requiring comprehensible,
and frequently minimal requiring no
inappropriate interpretation interpretation
on the part of on the part of
the listener the listener
Fluency No attempt to Some hesitation Speech
speak in the but manages to continuous with
target language continue and few pauses or
complete stumbling
thoughts
Pronunciation Major Occasional No or almost no
pronunciation pronunciation pronunciation
errors, may errors which do errors
prevent not impede
comprehension comprehension
Vocabulary Inadequate and Adequate and Rich use of
inaccurate use accurate use of vocabulary with
of vocabulary vocabulary for frequent
this level attempts at
elaboration
Grammar Almost no Some minor No or almost no
correct grammatical grammatical
grammatical error errors
structures,
impeding
comprehension