NES Profile: Spanish (401)

Content Domain VI: Presentational Speaking

Competency:

0010 In response to a prompt, demonstrate the ability to deliver coherent, well-developed discourse in Spanish that effectively communicates a message.

Descriptive Statements:

Fulfill the purpose of the prompt in a manner that is appropriate for the given audience.
Organize ideas in a logically sequenced, well-connected, and consistently clear fashion.
Demonstrate development of ideas that are well supported with relevant details.
Demonstrate a consistent control of syntax and grammar, making only minor mistakes that do not interfere with the comprehensibility of ideas.
Use contextualized vocabulary and idiomatic expressions as appropriate.
Maintain a strong flow of speech, with few, if any, nonproductive pauses or hesitations.
Demonstrate intelligible pronunciation and intonation.

Sample Item:

Read the prompt below. You will have 2 minutes to review the prompt and prepare your response. Then, when you are told to do so, begin speaking in Spanish. You will then have 2 additional minutes to complete your response. You will be told when your time is up. Begin reviewing the prompt now. You will be told when to begin speaking.

(PAUSE 2 minutes)

Imagine that you have been asked to give a presentation in Spanish to a group of educators about a past experience you have had in which you attended a cultural event such as a concert or art exhibit. Speaking in Spanish, discuss your experience. In your presentation, you must include, but are not limited to, the following:

a narrative of an experience in which you attended a cultural event; and
an explanation of how this experience affected you.

You have two minutes to complete your response. Begin speaking in Spanish now.

(PAUSE 2 minutes)

Two minutes are over now.

Sample Response

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A strong response to the presentational speaking assignment would develop the topic by elaboration of specific points. The response would be delivered in a consistently clear manner. The speaker would speak fluently, demonstrating control of syntax and grammar. The speaker's vocabulary would show mastery of a broad vocabulary including appropriate idiomatic expressions. The speaker would handle simple and complex linguistic constructions, avoiding errors that interfere with communication. The speaker would exhibit good to excellent pronunciation and intonation.

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