ACCENT REDUCTION SCORECARD

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Please, tick all characteristics your child has:

I can exchange basic greetings and leave-takings

I can ask how someone is and say how I am

I can say who I am, ask someone’s name and introduce someone

I can say I don’t understand, ask people to repeat what they say or speak more slowly, attract attention and ask for help

I can ask how to say something in the language or what a word means

I can ask and answer simple direct questions on very familiar topics (e.g., family, student life, work) with help from the person I am talking to

I can ask people for things and give people things, saying “please” and “thank you” as appropriate

I can handle numbers, quantities, cost and time

I can make simple purchases, using pointing and gestures to support what I say

I can reply in an interview to simple direct questions about personal details if these are spoken very slowly and clearly in standard dialect

I can handle short social exchanges and make myself understood if people help me

I can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest

I can make and respond to invitations, suggestions, apologies and requests for permission

I can say what I like or dislike, and agree or disagree

I can express what I feel in simple terms, and express thanks appropriately

I can discuss what to do, where to go, make arrangements to meet (e.g., in the evening, at the weekend)

I can ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics (e.g., weather, hobbies, social life, music, sport)

I can ask and answer simple questions about things that have happened (e.g., yesterday, last week, last year)

I can handle simple telephone calls (e.g., say who is calling, ask to speak to someone, give my number, give or takea simple message)

I can make simple transactions (e.g., in shops, post offices, railway stations) and order something to eat or drink

I can get simple practical information (e.g., asking for directions, booking accommodation, going to the doctor)

I can sustain an extended conversation or discussion on most topics that are familiar or of personal interest but may sometimes need help in communicating my thoughts

I can take part in routine formal discussion on familiar subjects in my academic or professional field if it is conducted in clearly articulated speech in standard dialect

I can exchange, check and confirm factual information on familiar routine and non-routine matters within my field with some confidence

I can express and respond to feelings and attitudes (e.g., surprise, happiness, sadness, interest, uncertainty, indifference)

I can express my thoughts about abstract or cultural topics such as music or films, and give brief comments on the views of others

I can explain why something is a problem, discuss what to do next, compare and contrast alternatives

I can obtain detailed information and can ask for and follow detailed directions

I can handle most practical tasks in everyday situations (e.g., making telephone enquiries, asking for a refund, negotiating purchase)

I can provide concrete information required in an interview/consultation (e.g., describe symptoms to a doctor), but with limited precision

I can take some initiatives in an interview/consultation (e.g., bring up a new subject) but am very dependent on the interviewer to provide support

I can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-up questions

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

I can use language flexibly and effectively for social purposes, including emotional, allusive and joking usage

I can participate effectively in extended debates on abstract and complex topics of a specialist nature in my academic or professional field

I can easily follow and contribute to complex interactions between third parties in group discussion even on abstract or less familiar topics

I can argue a formal position convincingly, responding to questions and comments and answering complex lines of counter argument fluently, spontaneously and appropriately

I can participate fully in an interview, either as interviewer or as interviewee, fluently expanding and developing the point under discussion, and handling interjections with confidence

I can use the telephone for a variety of purposes, including solving problems and misunderstanding, though I may need to ask for clarification if the accent is unfamiliar

I can converse comfortably, appropriately and without limitations in casual conversation, at social events and in more formal discussions and debates

I can hold my own in formal discussion of complex and specialist issues in my field, putting forward and sustaining an articulate and persuasive argument, at no disadvantage to native speakers

I can keep up my side of the dialogue as interviewer or interviewee with complete confidence and fluency, structuring the talk and interacting authoritatively at no disadvantage to a native speaker

I can employ irony and understatement in an appropriate manner

When arguing for or against a case, I can convey finer shades of meaning precisely in order to give emphasis, differentiate and eliminate ambiguity

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