Communicative skills

Writing

Enabling skills and other traits scored

Content:
3 Adequately deals with the prompt
2 Deals with the prompt but does not deal with one minor aspect
1 Deals with the prompt but omits a major aspect or more than one minor aspect
0 Does not deal properly with the prompt

Form:
2 Length is between 200 and 300 words
1 Length is between 120 and 199 or between 301 and 380 words
0 Length is less than 120 or more than 380 words. Essay is written in capital letters, contains no punctuation or only consists of bullet points or very short sentences

Development, structure and coherence:
2 Shows good development and logical structure
1 Is incidentally less well structured, and some elements or paragraphs are poorly linked
0 Lacks coherence and mainly consists of lists or loose elements

Grammar:
2 Shows consistent grammatical control of complex language. Errors are rare and difficult to spot
1 Shows a relatively high degree of grammatical control. No mistakes which would lead to misunderstandings
0 Contains mainly simple structures and/or several basic mistakes

General linguistic range:
2 Exhibits smooth mastery of a wide range of language to formulate thoughts precisely, give emphasis, differentiate and eliminate ambiguity. No sign that the test taker is restricted in what they want to communicate
1 Sufficient range of language to provide clear descriptions, express viewpoints and develop arguments
0 Contains mainly basic language and lacks precision

Vocabulary range:
2 Good command of a broad lexical repertoire, idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms
1 Shows a good range of vocabulary for matters connected to general academic topics. Lexical shortcomings lead to circumlocution or some imprecision
0 Contains mainly basic vocabulary insufficient to deal with the topic at the required level

Spelling:
2 Correct spelling
1 One spelling error
0 More than one spelling error