ORAL COMMUNICATION LEVEL 5

Establishes and maintains complex and effective spoken communication in a broad range of contexts

Little or no support

Initiates suppport from own established resources

Broad range of contexts

Adaptability within and across contexts

Specialisation in one or more contexts

Highly complex texts

Highly embedded information

Includes highly specialised language

PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Demonstrates sophisticated control of a range of oral genres

• Uses spoken language to make hypotheses, to plan and to influence others

• Demonstrates command of language structures, registers, vocabulary and idioms required in formal and informal communicative events
• Demonstrates flexible and effective use of register
  

• Negotiates complex problematic spoken exchanges by establishing a supportive environment, bringing together different points of view
• Revises own speaking to enhance meaning and effectiveness

• Uses grammatical structures to achieve precise meaning, such as when gathering and providing information, exploring issues and problem-solving

• Uses specialised vocabulary appropriate to context, e.g. explanations, descriptions, debates, exchanging or obtaining goods and services
• Uses broad vocabulary including idioms, colloquialisms and cultural references as appropriate

• Adjusts stress and intonation in order to convey mood and meaning
• Demonstrates fluency in a range of contexts

• Reflects on and revises use of paralinguistics to enhance performance