Test performance will be graded in two ways: globally and focusing on specific details.

Global evaluation:

Global evaluation will assess the following aspects:

• understanding and communication of meaning,
• correctness of expression in English (grammar and structure),
• mastery of general vocabulary and basic legal terminology,
• ability to recognize and reproduce register (i.e. formal speech, neutral and informal speech),
• fluency of delivery,
• ability to speak clearly and understandably, and
• use of appropriate stress and intonation when speaking.

Evaluation of details

In addition to assessing your performance as a whole, the test will measure how you dealt with specific, pre-selected words, phrases or sentences in the texts or discourse. These keywords and phrases have been chosen to evaluate the following:

• grammar,
• structure,
• general vocabulary,
• specialized terminology,
• idiomatic language,
• register (level of language: formal, informal and neutral),
• numbers and names,
• words or phrases adding precision or emphasis, and
• words or phrases likely to be omitted due to their position.

Note:
Global evaluation and evaluation of details will each account for 50% of every exercise.

Scoring

In order to become accredited, you will be required to obtain 70% in each of the four tasks: Sight/Consecutive, Oral Recall, Consecutive Dialogue, and Shadowing.

The 70% score is based on best practices internationally and is the score required historically by MAG.

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