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B1 Level Course Syllabus - Fall 23-24

This document is a course syllabus for ENG B1 taught in the fall semester of 2023-2024. It outlines the instructor's contact information, course organization details including delivery methods and technology requirements, expected student workload, required and recommended course materials, and a weekly schedule detailing subjects, grammar topics, and assessments. Students will develop their writing, grammar, and vocabulary skills through textbook chapters, assignments, and exams over the 15-week semester.

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B1 Level Course Syllabus - Fall 23-24

This document is a course syllabus for ENG B1 taught in the fall semester of 2023-2024. It outlines the instructor's contact information, course organization details including delivery methods and technology requirements, expected student workload, required and recommended course materials, and a weekly schedule detailing subjects, grammar topics, and assessments. Students will develop their writing, grammar, and vocabulary skills through textbook chapters, assignments, and exams over the 15-week semester.

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Course Syllabus

ENG B1
FALL 2023-2024

INSTRUCTOR
Name Zeynep Karakaya Özlüpınar
E-mail [email protected]
Office Number 408
Office Hours Thursday 10.45

COURSE ORGANIZATION
Course Delivery Methods The course includes a wide range of activities (e.g. face to face lessons,
interactive lectures, practice, self-study)
Interaction Methods The course includes a wide range of interaction methods (e.g. LMS forum,
group work, peer work, one-to-one interaction between students and
instructors)
Technology Used by the Different online platforms are used in this course (e.g. LMS, Online learning
Instructor platforms of the course package)
Technology Requirements Computer: laptop/desktop with a built-in or stand-alone camera and a
for Students microphone; A laptop with at least i3 processor with 4GB RAM,
Internet Connection: A reliable internet access robust enough to watch
online videos or movies (i.e. at least 8mbps internet access),
Webcam/Microphone/Headphones: A fully-functioning web camera and
microphone to transmit your audio and video (Web cameras and
microphones of laptops, or external equipment for desktop computers can
be used for this purpose).
Browser: Google Chrome is the preferred browser for the course.
Microsoft Office Programs: You will need Microsoft Word. Online version of
Microsoft Word is not recommended.
Recent versions of Java, Flash and Adobe Reader/Acrobat: They are used for
recording or viewing audio/video and uploading files. You need Adobe
Reader to view PDF documents.
Other Devices: Throughout the course, you may access LMS via tablets and
smartphones. Tablets and smartphones may be practical and allow for some
completion of coursework.
Expected Student Activities carried out in the presence of the instructor (asynchronous & face-
Workload to-face): 18 hours weekly + 4 hours for self-study day.
Activities carried out by the learner him/herself: 20 hours weekly
Overall total hours in a semester: approximately 450 hours

COURSE MATERIALS
Required Materials 1. Language Hub INT. SB with student's APP B1+
* Students are expected to buy a print book.
2. Contemporary Topics 4/E Sb 1
* Students are expected to buy a print book.
3. Azar Fundamentals of English Grammar Online Component (5 th ed.)
* Students are expected to buy a code for the platform.
4. Achieve3000
* Students will be provided with a username & password by their instructor or by
the publisher when the course starts.
5. Vocabulary Journal (will be available on LMS)
* Students can buy a print copy of the journal from the copy center in Scola.
6. Writing Booklet (will be available on LMS)
* Students can buy a print copy of the booklet from the copy center in Scola.
**Students can obtain the course materials (1,2, 3, 4) from Çağlayan Bookstore
Recommended Online dictionaries
Materials
* Deadline to obtain course materials is Wednesday (04.10.2023).

Course Materials Support

If you are having contact


obtaining the course
problems with … Çağlayan [email protected]
materials
Bookstore

[email protected]
using LANGUAGE HUB INT. SB contact
WITH STUDENT'S APP Macmillan
0850 550 50 90

using Fundamentals of English [email protected]


contact
Grammar & Contemporary WhatsApp: 0 532 139 82 81
Pearson
Topics 1
[email protected]
contact Globed WhatsApp: 0546 536 14 46
using Achieve3000
ELearning Phone: 0212 542 79 29
0212 542 79 39
** You must use your “ozu” email address ([email protected]) when contacting the
relevant parties. Otherwise, you may not get help in a timely manner.

WEEKLY SUBJECTS & ASSESSMENT


Week Subject Assessment
1 Writing: Email Writing, Unit 1: Brainstorming & Outlining
Diagnostic Tasks
Grammar: Possessives
2 Coverage: LH Unit 1 and related vocabulary items from the journal
Grammar: Present simple & present continuous (revision)
Writing: Unit 2: Structure of a paragraph
(see below for other skills)
3 Coverage: LH Unit 2 and related vocabulary items from the journal
Grammar: Present Perfect Simple & Past Simple (revision)
Writing: Unit 3: The Concluding Sentence & Unit 4: Linking words to give CPG 1
a reason
Unit 4: Linking words to give a result
(see below for other skills)
4 Coverage: LH Unit 3 & CT Unit 1&2 and related vocabulary items from the
journal
Grammar:
- Relative clauses: define a person, an object, a place, a concept,
possession, place, time, or reason by using who, which, that, whose,
where, when and why as the subject and object of the clause
- Articles: talk/write about abstract nouns by using no article (e.g. Time
is important.) & use the for generalizations (e.g. the rich, the young)
Writing: Unit 4: Linking words to give a result
(see below for other skills)
5 Coverage: LH Unit 4 and related vocabulary items from the journal MCD PROCESS
Grammar: Past Perfect talk about events that happened before another WRITING 1ST DRAFT
action in the past with expressions such as before, when, after, by the time,
as soon as (e.g. I knew that I had seen it somewhere before.)
The Passive describe actions and events by emphasizing the action
rather than the doer by using passive in the simple present, simple
past, future (will, going to), present perfect, and past perfect
describe actions and events by emphasizing the action rather than the
doer by using passive in the continuous forms of the present simple
and simple past
describe actions and events by emphasizing the action rather than the CPG 2
doer by using passive in the continuous forms of the present simple
and simple past

Writing: Unit 4: Linking words to add similar ideas


(see below for other skills)
6 Coverage: LH Unit 4&5 & CT Unit 3 and related vocabulary items from the
journal
Grammar:
Adverbs of Degree: use adverbs to give extra information about
adjectives (e.g. I am extremely happy in my new job.) adverbial
intensifiers
Writing: Conveying messages on familiar topics by writing paragraphs
of about 200 words.
(see below for other skills)
7 Coverage: LH Unit 5 & CT Unit 4 & 5 and related vocabulary items from the
journal
Grammar: The passive: describe actions and events by emphasizing the
action rather than the doer by using the modals MCD PROCESS
Verbs of Influence: express the result of an action by using make + WRITING TASK: 2nd
object + verb (e.g. She always makes me laugh.) Draft
talk/write about an action when one person allows someone to do
something with ‘let someone do something’ (e.g. They do not let MCD LANGUAGE
students go outside.) TASK 1
talk/write about an action when one person helps others with ‘help
someone do something’ (e.g. Jack helps me wash the dishes.) CPG 3

Writing: Unit 4: Linking words to show contrast & unexpected results


(see below for other skills)
8 Coverage: CT Unit 6 and related vocabulary items from the journal
Grammar: Gerunds & Infinitives
- express ideas by using the –ing form after certain verbs (e.g. avoid,
consider, involve, imagine)
- express ideas by using to-infinitive after certain verbs (e.g. attempt,
refuse, offer, claim, expect, intend, arrange, seem, deserve,
volunteer, refuse, promise)
- express ‘more than we need or want’ by using too+ adjective+ to MCD READING &
infinitive (e.g. He is too young to vote.) LISTENING TASK 1
- express ‘sufficient or less than sufficient’ by using (not)+ adjective+
enough + to infinitive (e.g. He is (not) old enough to vote.)
- express ideas by using the –ing form after by (I learned French by
watching French TV.)
- talk/write about purpose by using in order (not) to
- talk/write about the purpose of an action using so that

Writing: Unit 4: Linking words to show contrast & unexpected results


(see below for other skills)
9 Coverage: LH Unit 6 & CT Unit 7 and related vocabulary items from the
journal
Grammar: MCD SPEAKING TASK
- Present Perfect Cont.: talk/write about events and experiences to 1
emphasize the duration of events that started in the past and continue
up to present (e.g. I’ve been working here for the past two years.) CPG 4
Writing: Linking words to give examples
(see below for other skills)
10 Coverage: LH Unit 6-7 & CT Unit 8 and related vocabulary items from the
journal MCD SPEAKING TASK
Grammar: Modals 1
- Must to express logical (e.g. How old is she? She must be about 80.)
- Can’t to express deduction in the present (e.g. It can’t be her. I know
that she is in the US.)
- Could /May / might for possibility/probability:(e.g. A: Where is John?
B: I am not sure. He might be in his office.)
- Had to : express external obligation in the past using had to (e.g.
When we were at school, we had to wear stupid.)
Writing: Paragraph Writing practice (200 words)
(see below for other skills)
11 Coverage: LH Unit 7 and related vocabulary items from the journal
Grammar: Noun Clauses
- describe a situation or action by using a that clause in the object
position (e.g. He knows that he is clever.)
- provide information and/or make statements in an indirect way by
using question words such as when, where, why, how, what, who,
whose, etc.in the object position (e.g. I knew how they felt.)
CPG 5
- ask for/provide information in a situation where there is uncertainty
using whether/if conjunction in the object position (e.g. I wonder
whether he needs help.)
- talk/write about the size of the difference in the comparison by using
modifiers much, a lot, a little, slightly
- express the idea of difference by using ‘as ... as’ and “not as … as”
Writing: Paragraph Writing practice (200 words)
(see below for other skills)
12 Coverage: CT Unit 9 & 10 and related vocabulary items from the journal MCD TIMED
Writing: Paragraph Writing (200 words) WRITING TASK
(see below for other skills)
MCD READING &
LISTENING TASK 2

13 Coverage: CT Unit 10 and related vocabulary items from the journal


Grammar: Relative Clauses
- add extra information about a person, an object, a place, or a concept by
using relative pronouns who, whose, which, where, when (e.g. Michael
Hutchins, who was born in England, now lives in Canada; Pierre Omidyar,
whose wife is a collector, got his idea for eBay in 1995.)
- give information about a person, an object, a place, or a concept by MCD SPEAKING TASK
omitting the relative pronoun that refers to the object of the relative 2
clause (e.g. A student (who) I met in my math class doesn’t want to own a
computer.)
First Conditional: use unless, instead of ‘if not’ by using the first conditional CPG 6
(e.g. Your English won’t get better unless you study more.)
Second Conditional: talk/write about unreal situations in the present that
are contrary to the facts using the second conditional (e.g. If I had more
money, I would be happy.)
Writing: Paragraph Writing practice (200 words)
(see below for other skills
14 Coverage: LH Unit 9 and CT Unit 11 & 12 and related vocabulary items from
the journal
Grammar: Revision
Writing: Paragraph Writing practice (200 words)
(see below for other skills
15 Coverage: LH Unit 9 and related vocabulary items from the journal
Grammar: Revision
CPG 7
Writing: Paragraph Writing practice (200 words)
(see below for other skills
16 LAT

B1 LEVEL SKILLS OBJECTIVES


READING  I can read for gist.
 I can read for the main idea.
 I can read for specific information.
 I can find the meaning of reference words in a text.
 I can guess the meaning of unknown words from context.
 I can recognize text cohesion at sentence level.
 I can understand the author’s attitude in a text & the purpose and the intended
audience of a text.

WRITING  I can use level words, phrases and grammatical structures accurately in written
production.
 I can write accurate and meaningful sentences using a range of level words, phrases and
grammatical structures.
 I can follow basic punctuation rules.
 I can write well-developed paragraphs of about 200 words to express opinions, argue for
or against an idea, compare and/or contrast ideas, define a concept, propose solutions.
 I can organize information through writing a topic sentence, supporting and expanding
details and a concluding sentence, using linkers/sequence markers.
LISTENING  I can listen for the gist/main idea
 I can listen for specific information by listening for key content words (names, dates,
numbers, statistical information), listening for macro-markers (e.g. One of the problems
was ..., Another interesting development is ...), micro-markers (e.g. now, right, so,
because), listening for signal words and phrases (e.g. first, second, finally, for example,
however, but), noting down key/content words/important information in an organized
structure using abbreviations, symbols, headings, sub-headings and visual forms
 I can understand who the speakers are, what the situation is, the speaker’s attitude and
purpose of a listening text.
SPEAKING  I can convey messages/ information in individual turns (monologues, structured
presentations) of up to 5 minutes
 I can use a range of level words, phrases, and grammatical structures in oral production.
 I can talk about trends & express and justify opinions & present and analyze a situation,
event, news story, etc. & state a problem and propose a solution & argue for or against
an idea
 I can convey messages/information in conversation/interaction of up to 6 minutes.
 I can discuss trends & discuss problems, solutions, possibilities, and options & express
and justify an opinion & emphasize important information & accept and reject ideas &
state a fact & ask for/discuss advantages and disadvantages & negotiate & reach a
consensus & persuade & state a problem & agree/disagree & interrupt
 I can convey messages orally by producing intelligible English sounds features of stress,
intonation, and connected speech.
 I can summarize articles/lectures by using summarizing and paraphrasing strategies

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
COMPONENT % POINTS TOTAL Assessment Makeup Rule
Method
Reading & No make-up will be given for
Listening any MCD Tasks.
Task 1 (40%)
20 7 MCD Tasks will be
Reading & reweighted under these
Administered in
Listening circumstances:
person (f2f), on
Task 2 (60%) - student is excused by the
campus
Language university
Task 1 (40%) - student has a committee
20 7 health report
Language - death of a relative (with an
MCD official death report)
Task 2(60 %)
(My - court cases
Process 35 pts
Coursework
Diary) Writing Task
Administered in
(40 %)
person (f2f), on
30 10.5
campus
Timed
Writing Task
2 (60 %)
Speaking 1
(%40) Administered in
person (f2f), on
30 10,5
Speaking 2 campus
(%60)

Reading 20 10
Listening 20 10
LAT Language 30 15 Administered in
(Level 50 pts person (f2f), on
Writing 30 15
assessment campus
test)

Assigned regularly
15 pts
based on course
CPG 7 CPGs 15 42 participation in and
(Course Participation Grade) out of class
TOTAL 100 pts Pass Grade: 65/100

EXAMS / MCD TASKS ADMINISTRATION


Students who register to this course are assumed to have accepted the following rules and regulations.
MCD Tasks
● MCD Tasks are administered in person, on campus. Some tasks may require the
f2f on campus
use of a laptop. Mobile devices are not allowed for exams.
LAT
● LAT, which is the level assessment test of B1, is administered in person, on
f2f on campus
campus.

EXPECTED STUDENT SEMESTER WORKLOAD


Activities Carried Out in The Presence of An Instructor Total Hours in Semester
Lecture (Including Discussion Sessions) 265
Activities Carried Out by The Learner Him/Herself Total Hours in Semester
Self-Study 64
Other 70
Overall Total Hours in Semester 400
OTHER RULES AND INFORMATION
Health The mode of instruction is subject to change in case of pandemic or other similar
unavoidable reasons in line with the directives of the authorized public bodies. In
such a case, the necessary revisions will be binding for all members of the OzU
community, and will be announced by the relevant units, in particular Student
Services.
Safety Announced safety procedures must be strictly followed during any laboratory and
similar work. Please refer to the safety guidelines posted in the laboratories. In case
of emergencies, call 9911 (216 564 9911).
Accessibility Reasonable accommodations will be provided for students with verifiable
disabilities. Please inform your instructor if you need any assistance.
Academic and Technical Students can get help from Study Center, Solution Center and IT in case they need
Support academic and/or technical support with their classes.
Objections to Students who object to their exam results and cannot resolve their objections with
Examination Results the instructor of the course may send a petition for a review of their exam papers to
Scola administration within three (3) business days from the announcement of
their exam results.
Academic Integrity and Students are assumed to abide by scholastic honesty and uphold the Honor Code.
Honor Code Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to cheating, attempting to cheat,
plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by
others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting the work of
another person, or tampering with the academic work of other students. Any form
of scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in disciplinary
action and also may result in the student getting a “0” grade in the related
assessment.
Plagiarism In Scola, plagiarism is detected through Turn-it-in, and similarity levels are
interpreted as follows:
0-24 % similarity: Acceptable
25-100 % similarity: Not acceptable, Plagiarism detected.
A similarity percentage of 25 and above is considered plagiarism. It means you get a
“0” from the task if it shows a similarity above 25%.
Although Turn-it-in reports show a similarity level between 0-25%, if your instructor
detects a mismatch between your written performance in the course and the
written work you submit as your writing task, your task will not be graded.
In proctored online examinations, a video recording of the examination will be
taken to be used as evidence in case of cheating.
Unauthorized Recording/sharing of class materials/lessons or copying of lecture recordings are
Recording/Sharing of prohibited without the permission of the instructor. Actions such as unauthorized
Lectures recording, giving the recording to someone else, taking it, using it or sharing it in
physical or virtual media are prohibited and/or are offences according to the
relevant legislation. In such cases, legal procedures will be initiated in addition to
starting disciplinary actions against those involved.
Flexibility Circumstances may arise during the course that prevents the instructor from
fulfilling each and every component of this syllabus; therefore, the syllabus is
subject to change. Students will be notified prior to any changes.
Exam timings All examinations must start and end within the announced time frame. It should be
kept in mind that failure to follow the announced time frame will do a disservice to
both the students and the course instructor administering the subsequent
examination.

2023 - 2024 ACADEMIC YEAR - FALL SEMESTER B1 LEVEL


Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2023 (Week 1) 02 03 04 05
02 Ekim – 06
Classes start
Ekim

2023 (Week 2) 09 10 11 12
09 Ekim – 13
Ekim
16 17 18 19
2023 (Week 3)
16 Ekim – 20
CPG 1
Ekim

2023 (Week 4) 23 24 25 26
23 Ekim – 27
Ekim
30 31 01 02
2023 (Week 5) MCD PROCESS
30 Ekim - 03 WRITING 1ST DRAFT
Kasım
CPG 2
06 07 08 09
2023 (Week 6)
06 Kasım – 10
Kasım
13 14 15 16
MCD PROCESS
2023 (Week 7)
WRITING TASK 2nd MCD LANGUAGE
13 Kasım – 17
draft TASK 1
Kasım
CPG 3
20 21 22 23
MCD READING &
LISTENING TASK 1
2023 (Week 8)
20 Kasım - 24
FORMATIVE
Kasım FORMAT
EVALUATION
EVALUATION
STARTS

27 28 29 30
MCD SPEAKING
2023 (Week 9)
TASK 1 DAY 1
27 Kasım – 01
Aralık
CPG 4

04 05 06 07
2023 (Week 10)
MCD SPEAKING
04 Aralık – 08
TASK 1 DAY 2
Aralık

11 12 13 14
2023 (Week 11) MCD LANGUAGE
11 Aralık – 15 TASK 2
Aralık
CPG 5
18 19 20 21
MCD TIMED MCD READING &
2023 (Week 12) WRITING TASK LISTENING TASK
18 Aralık - 22 2
Aralık

2023 (Week 13) 25 26 27 28


MCD SPEAKING
25 Aralık – 29 TASK 2
Aralık
CPG 6

01 02 03 04
2023 (Week 14)
01 Ocak – 05
NEW YEAR
Ocak

08 09 10 11
2023 (Week 15) CPG 7
Summati
08 Ocak – 12
Evaluation
Ocak Summative
Last day of C
Evaluation Starts
2023 (Week 16) 15 16 17 18
15 Ocak – 19
LAT
Ocak

2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR


COURSE PARTICIPATION GRADE (CPG) CRITERIA (for students)

Ground Rules:

1. CPG is the Course Participation Grade which assesses students’ whole participation in and
outside class.
2. The main aim of CPG is to assess students’ course PARTICIPATION & INVOLVEMENT in learning in
and outside class studies.
3. Student progress is monitored by the instructors closely, and students are assigned relevant tasks
and activities based on their levels and needs.
4. Task requirements are set clearly for the assignments, and students are informed about the
expected outcomes of an assigned task beforehand (e.g. word count in written tasks, duration of
the spoken tasks, etc.) *
5. CPG is given out of 6 points (see the criteria below) and comprises 15 % of the overall level
assessment.
6. The number of CPGs per semester is determined based on the level needs and shared with the
students at the beginning of each semester.
7. The total of CPGs will be converted to 15 to make up for the 15% of the overall level grade at the
end of the semester.
8. CPGs will be shared with each student individually on a regular basis on LMS.

Please refer to the criteria below for grading.

Course Participation Grade Criteria

Grade Descriptor Descriptor Details

In-class participation & involvement

3 Active participation involves

The student almost always participates actively in ✔ following the class activities
class. carefully and doing them
(being on task all the time)
2 ✔ attending class with required
materials.
The student sometimes participates actively in class.
✔ using mobile phones only
when needed/asked.
1 ✔ switching to Turkish only when
necessary.
The student rarely participates actively in class.
✔ collaborating with classmates
0 and instructors.

The student never participates actively in class. ✔ listening to classmates, the


instructor and lesson
instructions carefully.

Outside-class participation & involvement


3 The student is expected to

The student completes almost all of the outside-class - meet the task requirements (length,
assignments. word count, deadline, time, originality
etc…) as set and communicated by the
2 instructor

The student completes some of the outside-class


assignments. Assignments may involve
1
✔ Daily & weekly class & level
The student completes few of the outside-class assignments such as…
assignments. - Online components of the course
books and LMS assignments &
quizzes

0 - Production assignments (speaking


& writing)
The student completes none of the outside-class
assignments. - Achieve 3000 / Rosetta Stone

Total:___ / 6

2. Paragraph Writing Criteria


GRAMMAR LEXIS

5 ● Uses a wide range of grammatical structures for ● Uses a wide range* of level words (in a natural
level almost always accurately. way) almost always accurately.
● Has a strong control of punctuation with rare ● Avoids repetitions effectively by using
minor mistakes. different expressions (synonyms, antonyms,
etc.).
4
● Uses a good range of grammatical structures for ● Uses a good range of level words mostly
level mostly accurately. accurately.
● Has a good control of punctuation with ● Avoids repetitions mostly effectively by using
occasional mistakes. different expressions (synonyms, antonyms,
etc.).

3
● Uses an average range of grammatical ● Uses an average range of level words with
structures for level with some inaccuracies, some inaccuracies, which may affect
which may affect understanding. understanding.
● Makes some punctuation mistakes. ● Repeats some words or word groups in some
places.

2
● Uses a limited range of grammatical structures ● Uses a limited range of level words with or
for level with or without mistakes / a range of without mistakes / a range of level words with
grammatical structures for level with frequent frequent inaccuracies, which may affect
inaccuracies, which may affect understanding. understanding.
● Makes frequent punctuation errors which affect ● Repeats some words or word groups
understanding. frequently.

1
● Range falls significantly short for level, repetitive ● Range falls significantly short for level.
grammatical structures throughout.
● Makes errors that seriously affect
● Uses grammatical structures inaccurately understanding throughout the text.
throughout, which seriously affects
● Repeats some words or word groups very
understanding.
frequently.
● Makes punctuation errors throughout, which
seriously affects understanding.
● Does not attend/ does not attempt the task. ● Does not attend /does not attempt the task.
0
● Not enough of a sample to grade. ● Not enough of a sample to grade.

● Writes a totally memorized response. ● Writes a totally memorized response.

* Range includes the use of collocation, word choice, and word formation.

* “Progression of ideas” refers to a logical flow of ideas with a proper opening, grouping and ending of
the text and use of cohesive devices.
EXPRESSION OF IDEAS
The text thoroughly responds to the prompt as the writer:
5
● presents well-focused ideas which fully relate to the topic.

● expands ideas with relevant supporting ideas and details throughout the text.

● organizes ideas successfully through clear progression of ideas* throughout the text.
4 The text mostly responds to the prompt as the writer:

● presents mostly focused ideas which relate to the topic.

● expands ideas with relevant supporting ideas and details in most places.

● organizes ideas successfully through clear progression of ideas* in most places.

3 The text adequately responds to the prompt as the writer:

● presents mostly focused ideas which relate to the topic.

● expands ideas partially or repeats ideas in some places.

● organizes ideas successfully through clear progression of ideas* in most places or in some
places.

2 The text responds to the prompt in a limited way as the writer:

● loses focus and presents weakly related ideas in some places.

● expands ideas inadequately or repeats ideas in most places.

● Somewhat organizes ideas or fails to organize ideas in most places or in some places.

1 The text responds to the prompt in a very limited way as the writer:

● presents ideas which do not retain focus and are significantly irrelevant.

● fails to develop ideas throughout the text or repeats ideas constantly.

● fails to organize ideas throughout the text; presents ideas which are difficult to follow
throughout the text.

● does not attend/ does not attempt the task.


0
● not enough of a sample to grade.

● writes a totally memorized response.


3. MCD Speaking Task Criteria

B1 Level Speaking Criteria


Good (5) Mid-band Average (3) Mid-band Weak (1) N/A Grade Feedback
(4) (2) (0)
Content Responds to the prompt Responds to the prompt Responds to the prompt There is not Grade: Feedback:
with relevant ideas and with relevant ideas but with very basic and enough of a
develops the response with the response lacks limited ideas and does sample to grade
details, examples, further some details, examples, not develop the response or the response
explanations. further explanations. with details, examples, is irrelevant.
further explanations.

Grammar Shows a very good degree Shows an average Shows a limited degree of There is not Grade: Feedback:
of accuracy and makes very degree of accuracy and accuracy and makes very enough of a
few minor mistakes or slips makes some mistakes The frequent mistakes sample to
throughout the task. The throughout the task. performa throughout the task. grade.
Uses a very good range of performa Shows an average range nce Shows a very limited
grammar structures which nce of grammar structures shares the range of grammar
are appropriate for the shares the which are appropriate features structures which are
task. features for the task. of appropriate for the task.
of good average
Vocabulary Shows a very good degree and Shows an average and weak Shows a limited degree of There is not Grade: Feedback:
of accuracy and makes very average degree of accuracy and bands. accuracy and makes very enough of a
few minor mistakes in bands. makes some mistakes in frequent mistakes in sample to
collocations, word forms collocations, word collocations, word forms grade.
and word choice. forms and word choice. and word choice.
Shows a very good range of Shows an average range Shows a very limited
appropriate level words. of appropriate level range of appropriate level
words words.
Fluency & Makes full and effective use Makes somewhat Makes little use of There is not Grade: Feedback:
Pronunciation of cohesive devices and effective use of cohesive devices and very enough of a
maintains the cohesive devices and frequent breakdowns in sample to grade
communication with very maintains the communication with very
little hesitation. Can sustain communication with long pauses and very
the communication in an some hesitation. Lacks frequent hesitation.
interactive exchange. There some interactive Very limited interactive
may be minor breakdowns exchange. exchange.
in communication. Pronunciation is Pronunciation is often
Pronunciation is almost somewhat intelligible, unintelligible. He/she has
always intelligible and has and has an average limited control of
good control of control of phonological phonological features.
phonological features features
Student does not attend the task. (0)
Students reading from notes will be penalized from language and fluency. Total grade:____ /20

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