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FDY Exit Level Descriptors Sabanc University, School of Languages, Summer 2008

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LANGUAGE BASIC (A2+) INTERMEDIATE (B1) UPPER INTERMEDIATE (B2)

Generallinguistic range

Has a repertoire of basic language which enables him/herto deal with predictable classroom situations. Can giveshort descriptions and make simple claims on factualtopics under study.

Has sufficient language to be able to give cleardescriptions and make and support claims on factualtopics under study, using some complex structures to doso.

Has sufficient language, including a range of complexstructures, to be able to give clear detailed descriptions,present claims and develop arguments in most academicsituations.

READING Overall reading

comprehension

Can read extracts from simple coherent texts on familiar

topics of a concrete type which consist of mainly highfrequency vocabulary.

Can read coherent introductory texts on factual topics

under study and can extract the overall meaning andlocate relevant details when directed to do so.

Can read independently in a university context, adapting

style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes,and using appropriate reference sources.

Reading fororientation

Can find and understand desired information in shortcoherent texts.Can preview a short text, using headings, graphics andorganizational cues.

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desiredinformation.Can preview a text, using headings, graphics andorganizational cues.

Can scan quickly through long texts, locating relevantdetails.Can quickly identify the content and relevance ofsections/chapters from introductory undergraduatetextbooks and articles of general academic interest.

Reading forinformationand argument

Can recognize main claims of simple coherent texts onfamiliar topics under study.Can locate clearly signalled relevant details when directedto do so.

Can identify the main claims and conclusions of clearly signalled argumentative texts.Can obtain information from clearly signalled factual texts.

Can identify information, ideas and claims fromintroductory undergraduate textbooks and articles ofgeneral academic interest.

Processingtexts for oral

and writtenproduction

Can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases orshort sentences from a short text in order to demonstrate

understanding.

Can collate short pieces of information from severalsources and report the main claim.

Can make clear notes from short factual texts in order torelay information to another person or check his/hercomprehension.

Can summarize sections/extracts from undergraduatetextbooks and articles of general academic interest,

commenting on and discussing the main ideas.Can make well organised notes from introductoryundergraduate textbooks and articles of general academicinterest for use in written work and discussion/presentations.

WRITING Overall written

productionCan write simple connected texts with reference toknowledge from previously read or heard texts, consistingof a series of phrases and simple sentences.

Can write coherent texts with reference to previously reador heard texts, using some complex language.

Can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of topics understudy, and of a length and organisation suitable to theirpurpose.Can synthesize and evaluate information and argumentsfrom a number of sources to do so.

Short answ ers Can write simple definitions and give an example. Cancompare concrete concepts and present causes or effectsusing simple rhetorical patterns to do so.

Can list the basic steps of a simple process.

Can write definitions with classification and exemplificationand using some complex language to do so.Can make comparisons, discuss causes and effects, and

describe a process, using some complex language to doso.

Can write clear and detailed extended definitions andclassifications, explaining the significance of conceptsrelated to the topic under study through comparison and/or

explanation of cause and effect relationships.Can give a detailed description of a process.

Extendedcomposition

Can connect a series of paragraphs to form a simplecoherent text on topics of a concrete nature, using somebasic stylistic conventions of academic writing.

Can write extended coherent texts on topics of a concretenature. Can follow the basic organisational and stylisticconventions of academic writing and develop ideas withexplanations and examples.

Can construct longer texts of the types likely to be met inacademic contexts and which develop an argument, givingevidence in support of or against a particular claim, reportan experience/experiment or analyse a problem.Can follow a range of organisational and stylisticconventions of academic writing.


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BASIC (A2+) INTERMEDIATE (B1) UPPER INTERMEDIATE (B2)

LISTENING Overall

listeningcomprehension

Can understand the main claims made in standardspeech, provided it is clearly articulated and the speaker issympathetic to the language ability of the listener.

Can understand straightforward factual information abouttopics under study, identifying general messages andspecific details, provided speech is clearly articulated in afamiliar accent.

Can understand the main claims of propositionally andlinguistically complex speech on both concrete andabstract topics delivered in standard dialect. Can follow anargument in extended speech, provided the topic is

reasonably familiar, and the direction of the talk is sign posted by explicit markers.

Listening andnote taking inlectures

Can identify key points during a short straightforward talkunder study, provided it is formulated in simple languageand delivered in clearly articulated standard speech.

Can take notes from a straightforward mini lecture understudy, provided points are clearly signalled, the overallorganisation is given and it is delivered in clearlyarticulated standard speech.

Can understand a clearly structured lecture on a familiartopic under study and can take notes which are preciseand well organised enough for his/her own use at a laterdate.

Listening tospokendiscourse as anon participant

Can understand the main claims made in short recordingsdealing with topics under study which are delivered by aspeaker who is sympathetic to the language abilities of thelistener.Can extract specific information from short recordingswhen directed to do so.

Can understand the main claims made in coherent,expository recordings under study which are delivered inclearly articulated standard speech.

Can understand most spoken discourse in standard dialectlikely to be encountered in a university context such astalks, presentations and documentaries.

Listening to

spokendiscourse as aparticipant

Can generally understand clear, standard speech in

classroom and tutorial situations, provided he/she can askfor repetition or reformulation when required.

Can follow clearly articulated speech in classroom and

tutorial situations, though will sometimes have to ask forrepetition of particular words and phrases.

Can understand in detail what is said to him/her in

standard spoken language in classroom/tutorial situations.

SPEAKING Overall spoken

interaction andproduction

Can interact with reasonable ease in structured situationsand short conversations, provided the other person helps ifnecessary.Can give a simple description about a familiar topic or atopic under study.

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar topicsunder study.Can give a coherent description or sustain a short talkabout a topic under study.

Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity thatmakes interaction with proficient speakers of English quitepossible. Can account for and support claims clearly byproviding relevant explanations and arguments.Can give clear descriptions and presentations on a rangeof topics under study.

Disc uss ion Can make short contributions to discussions which areconducted in slowly and clearly articulated speech. Canexchange factual information on familiar topics and makesimple claims when asked directly. Can make and

respond to suggestions. Can agree and disagree withothers.

Can take part in discussion which is conducted in clearlyarticulated speech and which involves the exchange offactual information and ideas.Can express a claim clearly, giving the main evidence for

it. Can use some strategies to sustain the discussion andencourage the participation of others.

Can participate actively in classroom/seminar discussion.Can understand in detail the points given prominence bythe speaker and respond accordingly. Can make claimssupported by evidence and sustain an argument. Can use

a range of appropriate strategies to manage and maintainthe discussion.

Relayinginformation /Sustainedmonologue

Can relay straightforward factual information.Can give a description or relate events as a simple list ofpoints.

Can relay, check and confirm factual information. Cansummarize and report the claims of a short text, identifythe evidence and answer further questions of detail.Can give clear descriptions and provide definitions ofsimple concepts, organising them into a sequence ofpoints.

Can relay detailed information reliably. Can synthesiseand report information and arguments from a number ofsources.Can develop an argument, supporting a claim withevidence and relevant examples and showing someconsideration for the audience.


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