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Listening - Moderate proficiency |
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Global Performance Descriptor
- Learner can follow the main idea and identify key words and
important details in oral discourse in moderately demanding contexts
of language use (e.g., face to face formal and informal conversations,
audio tapes and radio broadcasts) on relevant topics and at a
slower to normal rate of speed.
- Can understand a range of common vocabulary and a limited number
of idioms.
- Can follow conceptualized discourse related to common experiences
and general knowledge.
- Can understand conceptualized short sets of instructions and
directions.
- May still frequently request repetition.
- Can follow simple short predictable phone calls.
Performance Conditions
- Learner is adequately briefed for focused listening.
- Communication is live, or video- and audio-mediated (e.g., tape).
- Speech is clear and at a slow to normal rate.
- Instructions are clear and explicit, used with some visual clues,
but not always presented in a step by step form.
- Listening texts are moderately short (five to eight exchange
turns, each turn three to five sentences long, or two to five
minutes), on familiar topics.
- Some tasks require oral or physical response; some tasks are
in a "guided" writing format (e.g., circle or match items, fill
in the blanks, complete a chart, answer questions, etc.).
- Learner may need one to two repetitions.
- Presentation or interaction is live, informal or semi-formal.
- Topic is concrete and familiar.
- Setting and context are familiar.
- Pictures and visuals are used.
- Length of discourse is up to 10 minutes.
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