CAES9121 – Press Conferences – Grading Criteria
The most important criterion is “answering the question being asked”. This is highlighted in yellow.
Relevance + Fluency Lexical + Grammatical Interaction + Delivery Quality of Questions
Excellent in all • All responses are relevant to the • resources
Uses a wide range of vocabulary • Handles situation with • Very clear & concise.
aspects questions asked & grammatical structures confidence, totally engaged in • Completely relevant.
• Speaks fluently & naturally accurately: minor slips do not role.
• Takes forward the discussion
A+
without reading from notes impede communication. • Use of intonation (stress, pitch &/or introduces a new sub-topic.
A • Develops topic / ideas fully & • Can self-correct effectively. variation & pause) enhances
• Delivery & eye-contact are used
A- appropriately but manages to communication & is effortless to
very effectively.
maintain conciseness in understand.
• Language/vocab of questioning is
answers • Very effective delivery
accurate & appropriate.
• Organises responses well (e.g. throughout: body language,
using cohesive devices). interaction and negotiation of
Reformulates exp ressions meaning of questions if
effectively if required. necessary.
Good to • Most responses are relevant to • Uses a range of vocabulary & • Acceptable but variable level of • Mostly clear but may not be very
Very Good the questions asked; one or two structures with some flexibility. confidence & engagement in concise.
responses are irrelevant Some noticeable errors that do role. • Mostly relevant.
B+
• Speaks fairly fluently & not cause comprehension • Can generally be understood • Adds a new point.
naturally without reading problems. though some mispronunciation &
B • Delivery & eye-contact
B-
from notes but with some • Sometimes self-corrects effectively. lack of intonation features may
acceptable.
lapses. occur.
• • Language/vocab are mostly
Develops answers mostly • Mostly effective delivery accurate & appropriate.
appropriately and manages to throughout: body language,
demonstrate conciseness in interaction and negotiation of
most answers meaning of questions if
• Demonstrates awareness necessary.
of some cohesive
C+ Satisfactory • strategies
Main in responses.
message understandable, • Uses a mix of simple & complex • Limited range of engagement in • Limited clarity.
C but there may be some vocabulary & structures but with scenario. • Relevance not apparent or
C- problems with conciseness. A limited accuracy & flexibility that • Attempts some features of repeats a previous question.
number of responses are occasionally cause intonation but overall monotone • Delivery not consistent.
irrelevant to the questions comprehension problems. delivery reduces clarity.
asked. • Only occasionally self-corrects. • Reading aloud written Q using
• Delivery & body language not inappropriate register.
• There may be some reading consistent + may have some
from notes. inappropriate habits for this
• Uses repetition &/or slow speech specific scenario.
to keep going.
• May over-use certain
basic connectives.
Bare Pass • Most responses are not • Uses basic vocabulary & • Weak or non-engagement in • Unclear either due to weak
understandable, relevant or structures with frequent errors that scenario. language or lack of focus.
D+
conciseness may cause misunderstanding. • Slow speed, monotone &/or • Not directly relevant.
D • Speaks with long pauses, • Tends not to self-correct. staccato delivery causes some • May confuse issues.
sometimes disjointed answers . difficulty for the listener.
• Asked to re-phrase question
cannot express the main • Delivery & body language (once? More than once?).
message fully. ineffective.
• There may be some reading
from notes.
• Limited ability to provide cohesion
F Does not produce any relevant
in speech, or clearly
some comprehensible
breakdowns in speech
coherence.
