TABLE 3: ILR LEVEL 3 Salient Features Aligned
* marks items not in the wording of the definitions
Four Groups Agree
Grp 1, 2, 3 & 4 Discourse: All agreed, but characterized it differently, social, professional, extended effective!
Three Groups Agree
Grp 2, 3 &4 Practical, social, professional topics
Grp 1, 2 & 4 Cohesive discourse --If Grp 3's comment is interpreted as "cohesive" -- Four groups may agree
Grp 3 Extended effective discourse
Grp 4 Errors don't interfere, no systematic errors -- If the comments from Grps 1 & 2 are included, 4 agree
Grp 2 Virtually no errors occur in basic structures
Grp 1 Errors virtually never interfere with understanding & errors rarely disturb the native speaker
Grp 2 & 4 Can effectively combine structure and vocabulary to convey menaing accurately -- 3 if Grp 1 include
Grp 1 Use of structural devices is flexible and elaborate
Possible Three Groups Agreeing
Grp 1 & 2 Elaborate concepts freely -- Grp 2 adds: and practically -- If one includes Grp 1, 3 Groups agree
Grp 3 Ability to deal with concepts, to move from personal/concrete to societal/abstract.
Grp 1 Elaborate concepts freely on social and professional topics
Grp 2 & 4 * Supported Opinion -- Perhaps agreement by three if Grp 1's comment is included:
Grp 1 Stating and defending a policy & justifying decisions & clarifying points & answering objections
Two Groups Agree
Grp 1 & 4 Formal/informal conversation
Grp 1 & 4 Normal rate of speech
TABLE 3: ILR LEVEL 3 Salient Features Aligned (cont.)
Cited by Only One Group
Grp 1 Although may not be fully understood can easily repair a conversation
Grp 4 * Abstract discussion
Grp 1 * Hypothesis
Grp 1 Deliver briefings EXAMPLES???
Grp 1 Doesn't miss a beat
Grp 1 Eliciting information from native speakers EXAMPLES???
Grp 1 Incomplete understanding of cultural references
Grp 1 Makes ideas easily understandbale to native speakers
Grp 1 Pronunciaton may be foreign
Grp 3 Recognition and limited use of sociolinguistic features and concepts
Grp 1 Speaks readily and fills pauses suitably without searching for words/phrases
Grp 4 Standard dialect
Participative Listening
Grp 1 Comprehension is quite complete