Oral Language: Achievement Objectives
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Listening Functions |
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Interpersonal Listening
Students should:
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Listening to Texts
Students should:
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Level 1
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listen and respond to others
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listen and respond to texts and relate them to personal experience
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Level 2
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listen to and interact with others in a group or class discussion
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listen and respond to texts, recall the main ideas, and relate them to personal experience
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Level 3
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listen to and interact with others to clarify understanding in a group or class discussion
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listen to texts and recall and respond to the main ideas in an organised way, relating them to personal and wider experience
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Level 4
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listen to and interact with others to clarify understanding of narrative, information, ideas, and opinions, and to contribute to discussion, in one-to-one, small group, and class discussion
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listen to texts, identify the purposes, and recall and respond to the main ideas in a well structured, imaginative way
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Level 5
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listen to and interact appropriately with others to clarify understanding of narrative, information, ideas, and opinions, and to support discussion in different situations
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listen and respond to a range of texts, distinguishing between main and supporting ideas, and understanding some abstract concepts
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Level 6
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listen to and interact appropriately with others to communicate and explore understanding of narrative, information, ideas, and opinions, and sustain and encourage discussion in a range of situations
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listen and respond to a wide range of texts, distinguishing between main and supporting ideas, understanding some abstract concepts, and recognising implicit and explicit messages
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Level 7
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listen as active participants, interpreting and responding to narrative, information, ideas, and opinions, and sustaining, encouraging, and facilitating discussion in a wide range of situations and for different purposes
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listen and respond to a wide range of texts, understanding abstract concepts, and investigating, interpreting, and comparing the texts in terms of their purpose, messages, structure, and effects
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Level 8
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listen as active participants, interpreting and responding to narrative, information, ideas, and opinions, and initiating, sustaining, encouraging, and promoting discussion in a wide range of situations and for different purposes
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listen and respond to a wide range of contrasting texts, understanding abstract concepts, and analysing, interpreting, comparing, and evaluating the texts in terms of their purpose, messages, tone, structure, and effects
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Speaking Functions |
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Interpersonal Speaking
Students should:
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Using Texts
Students should:
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Level 1
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converse, and talk about personal experiences
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tell a story, recite, or read aloud
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Level 2
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converse, ask questions, and talk about events and personal experiences in a group
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tell stories, recite, or read aloud, informally and for an audience
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Level 3
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talk clearly in small and large groups about experiences, events, and ideas, organising material effectively and attending to others' responses
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using texts from different genres, tell stories, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, sequencing material, and conveying meaning clearly and accurately
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Level 4
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talk coherently in small and large groups about experiences, events, information, ideas, and opinions, organising material effectively, and questioning and supporting others
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using texts from several genres, narrate, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, arranging material, and making meaning clear by using appropriate speech and delivery
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Level 5
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speak confidently and clearly in small and large groups to recount experiences and events, and communicate information, ideas, and opinions, respecting and responding to others
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using a range of texts, narrate, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, individually or in groups, arranging material coherently and using appropriate speech and delivery to clarify and explore meaning
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Level 6
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speak confidently and effectively in a variety of situations to recount experiences and events, and communicate information, ideas, and opinions, consulting with and responding to others
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using a wide range of texts, narrate, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, individually or in groups, arranging material effectively and using different techniques of speech and delivery to interpret possible meanings
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Level 7
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speak confidently, clearly, and persuasively in a variety of situations to recount experiences and events, communicate and explore information, ideas, and opinions, and facilitate discussion
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using a wide range of texts, narrate, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, individually and in groups, organising material effectively and choosing different techniques of speech and delivery to interpret and explore possible meanings and purposes
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Level 8
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speak coherently, effectively, and persuasively in a variety of situations to debate ideas and opinions, recount experiences and events, communicate information and contrasting points of view, and promote focused discussion
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using a wide range of texts, narrate, recite, read aloud, present, or perform, individually and in groups, adapting and integrating techniques of speech and delivery, to express well reasoned points of view, and interpret and communicate meanings for different purposes and audiences
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Listening and Speaking Processes |
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Exploring Language
In achieving the objectives of understanding and using oral language, students should:
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Thinking Critically
In achieving the objectives of understanding and using oral language, students should:
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Processing Information
In achieving the objectives of understanding and using oral language, students should:
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| Level 1 and 2 |
identify, describe, and use some commonly used verbal and non-verbal features in a range of texts, and begin to adapt spoken language to an audience |
identify, clarify, and question meanings in spoken texts, drawing on personal background, knowledge, and experience |
ask questions, and listen to, interpret, and present information, using appropriate technology |
Level 3 and 4 |
identify and discuss language features and their effects in a range of texts, and use these features in speaking and recording, adapting them to the topic, purpose, and audience |
discuss and interpret spoken texts, considering relevant personal experiences and other points of view |
select, assemble, and interpret information, using appropriate technology |
Level 5 and 6 |
identify language features and their effects in a range of texts, and describe and analyse their relationship to meaning, purpose, and audience, adapting these features for different situations |
discuss, interpret, and analyse spoken texts, identifying some attitudes and beliefs and relating them to personal experience and knowledge of other texts |
assemble information from a range of sources, and select and present it clearly and coherently, using appropriate technolog |
Level 7 and 8 |
identify language features in a range of texts and describe, analyse, and evaluate their appropriateness and effects in terms of meaning, purpose, and audience, adapting these features for different situations |
discuss, interpret, and evaluate spoken texts in terms of their structure and their social, cultural, political, and historical contexts |
interpret and evaluate information from a range of sources, and select and present accurate information coherently, using appropriate technology |
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