Adult Oral English Literacy Assessment
Conducted by: ______Student: ______
Date: ______Company: ______
PART 1 – Simple Oral Interview
1)What is your name? (Personal Information)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
2)Please spell your given and family names. (Alphabet)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
3)What is your supervisor’s name? (Informing)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
4)Which department do you work in? (Informing)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
5)How long have you been working here? (Informing)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
6)What do you do here at ______? (Vocabulary)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
7)What was the first thing you did at work this morning? (Vocabulary)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
8)Tell me how to get to your work area from here. (Giving Directions)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
9)Tell me how to get from here to your home. (Giving Directions)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
10)Give me two reasons why oranges are better than apples. (Comparisons)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
11)What is your main goal with regards to English language learning? (Information)
Complete Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( )Incorrect Response ( )No Response ( )
TOTALS: A ( )B ( ) C ( )D ( )
PART 2 – Vocabulary Recognition, Comprehension and Use
Starting from Level 1, show student 1 flashcard at a time. Student should first read the word, and then attempt to use it in a complete sentence. Student will be given 10 seconds to complete each flashcard. Progress from Level 1 to Level 5. If student does not comprehend 2 of the 3 words in a Level, mark the remainder of Part 2 as non-comprehension and continue to Part 3 of the assessment.
Level D (1)
NAMECorrect Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) SPEAK Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) COLD Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( )
Level C (2)
CHALLENGINGCorrect Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) LOS ANGELES Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) RACED Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( )
Level B (3)
SUPERBCorrect Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) GENUINE Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) SLICE Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( )
Level A (4)
AUSPICIOUSCorrect Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) RECEPTION Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) OSLO Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( )
Level A (4)
HEREDITYCorrect Sentence ( )Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) OCCULT Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( ) MOLD Correct Sentence ( ) Incomplete Sentence ( ) Word Comprehension ( ) Non-comprehension ( )
TOTALS: A ( ) B ( ) C ( )D ( )
LEVEL ATTAINED: _____
PART 3 – Conversation
The assessor suggests a topic (3-4 minutes long), listens actively, and prompts to elicit responses. Prompts include:
What happened next? How did you feel about that? What did you say?Why?
Suggested Topics: 1) Tell me about a place you visited recently.
2) Tell me about the worst job you ever had.
3) Tell me about the most difficult client you had to deal with.
4) Tell me about a subject you enjoyed studying at school.
5) Describe a film that you really like.
6) Describe an important event or celebration in your culture.
7) Tell me about a friend you enjoy spending time with.
Scoring: As student converses, check the most suitable grade for each area. Immediately after conversation, note comments if helpful
AREA / A- Excellent / B / C / DRhythm & stress
Intonation
Vowel sounds
Consonant sounds
Word order
Use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’
Tenses
Plurals/uncountable
Confidence
Speed
Appropriate Responses
TOTALS: A ( ) B ( )C ( )D ( )
ASSESSMENT RESULTS
PART 1 Totals:A ( )B ( )C ( ) D ( )
PART 2 Totals:A ( )B ( ) C ( ) D ( )
PART 3 Totals:A ( )B ( )C ( ) D ( )
TOTALSA ( )B ( )C ( ) D ( )
PART 2 LEVEL: ______