Foreign Language Department: <br />Rubric for Interpretive Communication

Interpretive Communication

9-10    Demonstrates excellent competence in listening and/or reading

• Accurately interprets oral/written message at level of instruction
• Analyzes various perspectives of author's intent
• Supports interpretation with a rich range of cultural knowledge

8-8.5    Demonstrates good to very good competence in listening and/or reading

• Accurately interprets oral/written message at level of instruction
• Infers and interprets the author's intent
• Supports interpretation with cultural knowledge

7-7.5    Demonstrates good to fair competence in listening and/or reading

• Partially interprets oral/written message at level of instruction
• Identifies main ideas and most important details of oral/written message
• Supports interpretation with minimal cultural knowledge

6-6.5    Demonstrates minimal competence in listening and/or reading

• Minimally interprets oral/written message at level of instruction
• Infers the author's intent but unable to interpret it
• Expresses minimal knowledge of culture

0-5.5    Demonstrates lack of competence in listening and/or reading

• Fails to interpret oral/written message at level of instruction
• Fails to identify the author's intent
• Expresses limited to no knowledge of culture