Standards

Although these standards for performance in the four language skills are general, they are nonetheless good guidelines and applicable to all levels.


 * ||  || __**Below the Standard**__ ||   || __**At the Standard**__ ||   || __**Above the Standard**__ ||
 * **Pronunciation/ Tones** ||  || Pronunciation and tones are mixed - some accurate and some not, but overall understandability is not affected. ||   || Pronunciation and tones are mostly accurate; mistakes do not impact understanding. ||   || Pronunciation and tones are almost wholly accurate, to the point of sounding like a native speaker. ||
 * **Spoken Grammar/Word Choice** ||  || Basic structrues are correct, but more difficult ones are not; sentences don't always make sense and words are not always used correctly. ||   || Few grammatical or word choice mistakes; mistakes do not affect understanding. ||   || No grammatical or word choice mistakes ||
 * **Fluidity** ||  || Speech alternates between smooth and hesitant. ||   || Though occasionally hesitant, speech is mostly smooth. ||   || Speech is smooth and without hesitation. ||
 * **Conversational Listening Comprehension** ||  || Students understands basic structures but has difficulty with anything out of the ordinary or different from what they have heard before. ||   || Student understands almost all of what is said; mis-understandings are overcome through negotiation. ||   || Student understands everything said to him/her, even what s/he has not heard before. ||
 * **Listening Comprehension** ||  || Can understand much of what is said, but still has difficulty wth phrases not heard before ||   || Can understand most of what is said, including phrases not explicitly taught/studied. ||   || Is able to understand 100% of what is said, even when it si a variation on what was expicitly taught/studied. ||
 * **Reading Comprehension** ||  || Can understand enough of what is written to get a general idea ||   || Can understand most of what is written and can draw basic inferences. ||   || Can understand 100% of what is written, even to the point of being able to figure out meaning from context; can draw inferences. ||
 * **Written Word Usage** ||  || Uses much of the appropriate vocabualry but not enough to demonstrate true mastery. ||   || Uses the full range of vocabulary; when uncertain of the best word can replace with another. ||   || Consistently uses correct and appropriate words. ||
 * **Written Structures/Grammar** ||  || Uses some structures but still relies on basic sentence structure. ||   || In most instances uses the most appropriate structure. ||   || In every instance uses the most appropriate structure and does so correctly. ||
 * **Written Organization** ||  || Basic organization is evident, but still a bit random. ||   || Organization is clear, even if not ideal. ||   || Organization is perfect; writing flows from beginning to end. ||
 * **Characters - Handwritten** ||  || Can write more than half of the characters necessary to express. ||   || Can write most characters necessary to express. ||   || Is able to correctly write all characters. ||
 * **Characters - Typed** ||  || Typing has many typos - either unable to recognize correct characters or from incorrect pinyin input. ||   || Very few typos or input errors. ||   || There are no typos. ||
 * **Written Word Usage** ||  || Uses much of the appropriate vocabualry but not enough to demonstrate true mastery. ||   || Uses the full range of vocabulary; when uncertain of the best word can replace with another. ||   || Consistently uses correct and appropriate words. ||
 * **Written Structures/Grammar** ||  || Uses some structures but still relies on basic sentence structure. ||   || In most instances uses the most appropriate structure. ||   || In every instance uses the most appropriate structure and does so correctly. ||
 * **Written Organization** ||  || Basic organization is evident, but still a bit random. ||   || Organization is clear, even if not ideal. ||   || Organization is perfect; writing flows from beginning to end. ||
 * **Characters - Handwritten** ||  || Can write more than half of the characters necessary to express. ||   || Can write most characters necessary to express. ||   || Is able to correctly write all characters. ||
 * **Characters - Typed** ||  || Typing has many typos - either unable to recognize correct characters or from incorrect pinyin input. ||   || Very few typos or input errors. ||   || There are no typos. ||
 * **Written Organization** ||  || Basic organization is evident, but still a bit random. ||   || Organization is clear, even if not ideal. ||   || Organization is perfect; writing flows from beginning to end. ||
 * **Characters - Handwritten** ||  || Can write more than half of the characters necessary to express. ||   || Can write most characters necessary to express. ||   || Is able to correctly write all characters. ||
 * **Characters - Typed** ||  || Typing has many typos - either unable to recognize correct characters or from incorrect pinyin input. ||   || Very few typos or input errors. ||   || There are no typos. ||
 * **Characters - Typed** ||  || Typing has many typos - either unable to recognize correct characters or from incorrect pinyin input. ||   || Very few typos or input errors. ||   || There are no typos. ||
 * **Characters - Typed** ||  || Typing has many typos - either unable to recognize correct characters or from incorrect pinyin input. ||   || Very few typos or input errors. ||   || There are no typos. ||