pondělí 29. května 2017

My language biography - Checklist and self-assisment grid

My personal checklist

1) Listening: B2
  • I can understand standard spoken language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics in everyday situations even in a noisy environment
  • I can with some effort catch much of what is said around me, but may find it difficult to understand a discussion between several native speakers who do not modify their language in any way.
  • I can understand announcements and messages on concrete and abstract topics spoken in standard dialect at normal speed.
  • I can follow extended talks delivered in standard dialect on cultural, intercultural and social issues (e.g., customs, media, lifestyle, EU)
  • I can follow complex lines of argument, provided these are clearly signposted and the topic is reasonably familiar.
  • I can follow the essentials of lectures, talks and reports and other forms of academic or professional presentation in my field.
  • I can follow most TV news programmes, documentaries, interviews, talk shows and the majority of films in standard dialect.
  • I can follow most radio programmes and audio material delivered in standard dialect and identify the speaker’s mood, tone, etc.
  • I am sensitive to expressions of feeling and attitudes (e.g., critical, ironic, supportive, flippant, disapproving).

2) Reading: C1

  • I can scan relatively quickly through books and articles within my field of interest and assess their relevant to my needs.
  • I can understand in detail highly specialised texts in my own academic or professional field, such as research reports an abstracts, though I may want time to reread them.
  • I can understand a wide range of long and complex texts in which stated opinions and implied points of view are discussed.
  • I can understand formal letters connected or unconnected with my field if I can occasionally check with a dictionary.
  • I can read contemporary literary texts with no difficulty and with appreciation of implicit meanings and ideas.
  • I can read extensively for pleasure without using a dictionary unless I want to check precise meaning, usage or pronunciation.
  • I can understand detailed and complex instructions for a new machine or procedure, whether or not the instructions relate to my own area of speciality, provided I can reread difficult sections.


3) Spoken interaction: B2
  • I can participate fully in conversations on general topics with a degree of fluency and naturalness, and appropriate use of register.
  • I can participate effectively in extended discussions and debates on subjects of personal, academic or professional interest, marking clearly the relationship between ideas.
  • I can account for and sustain my opinion in discussion by providing relevant explanations, arguments and comments.
  • I can express, negotiate and respond sensitively to feelings, attitudes, opinions, tone, viewpoints.
  • I can exchange detailed factual information on matters within my academic or professional field.
  • I can help along the progress of a project by inviting others to join in, express their opinions, etc.
  • I can cope linguistically with potentially complex problems in routine situations (e.g., complaining about goods and services).
  • I can cope adequately with emergencies (e.g., summon medical assistance, telephone the police or breakdown service).
  • I can handle personal interviews with ease, taking initiatives and expanding ideas with little help or prodding from an interviewer.
  • I can carry out an effective, fluent interview, departing spontaneously from prepared questions, following up and probing interesting replies.

4) Spoken production: C1

  • I can give clear detailed summaries of complex subjects in my field.
  • I can develop a detailed argument or narrative, integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
  • I can give a clear, well-structured presentation on a complex subject in my field, expanding and supporting points of view with appropriate reasons and examples.
  • I can put together information from different sources and relate it in a coherent summary.
  • I can present oral summaries of long, demanding texts.
  • I can deliver announcements fluently, almost effortlessly, using stress and intonation to convey finer shades of meaning precisely.


5) Writing: B2

  • I can write clear detailed text on a wide range of subjects relating to my personal, academic or professional interests.
  • I can write letters conveying degrees of emotion and highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences, and commenting on the correspondent’s news and views.
  • I can express news, views and feelings effectively in writing, and relate to the views and feelings of others.
  • I can write summaries of articles on topics of general, academic or professional interest, extracting information from different sources and media.
  • I can write an essay or report which develops an argument, giving reasons to support or negate a point of view, weighing pros and cons.
  • I can write clear detailed descriptions of real or imaginary events and experiences in a detailed and easily readable way, marking the relationship between ideas.
  • I can write a short review of a film or book.
  • I can write standard formal letters requesting or communicating relevant information, with appropriate use of register and conventions.




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