PRONUNCIATION

EXPERT
6

Pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation, though possibly influenced by the first language or regional variation, almost never interfere with ease of understanding.

EXTENDED
5

Pronunciation, stress, rhythm and intonation, though influenced by the first language or regional variation, rarely interfere with ease of understanding.

OPERATIONAL
4

Pronunciation, stress, rhythm and intonation are influenced by the first language or regional variation but only sometimes interfere with ease of understanding.

PRE-OPERATIONAL
3

Pronunciation, stress, rhythm and intonation are influenced by the first language or regional variation and frequently interfere with ease of understanding.

ELEMENTARY
2

Pronunciation, stress, rhythm and intonation are heavily influenced by the first language or regional variation and frequently usually interfere with ease of understanding.

PRE-ELEMENTARY
1

Performs at a level below the Elementary level.

STRUCTURE

EXPERT
6

Both basic and complex grammatical structures are consistently well controlled

EXTENDED
5

Basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns are consistently well controlled. Complex structures are attempted but with errors which sometimes interfere with meaning.

OPERATIONAL
4

Basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns are used creatively and are usually well controlled. Errors may occur, particularly in unusual or unexpected

PRE-OPERATIONAL
3

Basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns associated with predictable situations are not always well controlled. Errors frequently interfere with meaning.

ELEMENTARY
2

Shows only limited control of a few simple memorized grammatical structures and sentence patterns

PRE-ELEMENTARY
1

Performs at a level below the Elementary level.