ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements Scoring Sheet

Scoring Sheet

ID of Test-taker / 030 / Organization or company / TOEFA
Native language / SPANISH / Date / Sunday, June 12th, 2005
Operational background / PILOT / Tester / WILLIAM ARANDA

Reference documents: ICAO Rating Scale

Holistic Descriptors

Both of the above items are described in more detail in the Manual on the Implementation of the ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements — Doc 9835-AN/453

ICAO Annex 1

Instructions: 1 During the test there must be sufficient interaction with the test-taker to evaluate properly all six criteria that are rated. The ability of the test-taker to adequately manage communications in unusual or unexpected situations and adequate aviation-related English proficiency must be evaluated.

2 Close reference must be made to the ICAO Rating Scale when scoring the test.

The Rating Scale provides detailed descriptions of the six criteria.

3 The overall score represents the lowest score among the individual scores.

Pronunciation

/ Structure / Vocabulary / Fluency / Comprehension / Interactions / Overall
(Lowest score among individual scores.)
3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 3
Comments:

Notes and observations:

The test-taker has problems with speaking and fluency and sometimes uses words from his
first language and his hesitations and slowness prevent effective understanding in some moments
of the interview.
Comprehension is mostly accurate and responses are also acceptable. He did very well in copying
ATC clearances dictated by the tester what demonstrated that he felt more comfortable with
technical language than with general English.
During the interview he listened to a recorded tape with some short stories to verify his
comprehension and he had a good understanding of it.
The materials used for the interview were the following:
a. Reading from ICAO Journal;
b. ATC clearances developed by the tester;
c. Aeronautical pictures to elicit immediate, appropriate and informative responses and create
interaction between the speaker and the listener;
d. Listening from book “American Streamline Connections” – Unit 23: Four Disasters.
B. Hartley, P.Viney. Oxford University Press. 1984.