Self-Assessment Checklist For: ______Bridging-Level 5
Person’s Name
Use this checklist to record what you think you can do. In the blank rows, you can add to the list. In the columns to the right, indicate your proficiency by marking what you can do easily and well in column 1. You can use column 2 to indicate your goals.
You will determine your proficiency level for each skill. If you have a majority of the items checked in column 1 for a particular skill, you have probably achieved the Bridging level for that skill. Each skill should be assessed separately to identify level of proficiency.
English as a Second Language / (1) I can do this easily and well / (2) This is one of my goalsINTERPRETIVE
Listening
I can understand directions about subject area, technical and scientific information.
I can make connections with my experience when people talk about events in the past, present, and future.
I can identify the speaker’s tone, style, and purpose most of the time.
I can understand most TV programs or films on familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics.
I can use information from classroom discussions in assignments and homework.
I can understand most information when slang or different accents are being used.
I can understand jokes and comments about people and ideas from conversations, TV, radio, or film.
Reading
I can identify different types of literature based on the characteristics of the text.
I can find and use information from a variety of sources to complete a specific task or project
I can summarize the main idea and supporting details from a variety of texts.
I can identify elements of fiction and non-fiction and give examples from texts.
I can read and comprehend passages from different textbooks on a variety of topics.
I can understand the meaning of some slang and idioms in written text or literature.
I can analyze a variety of texts for author’s purpose, style, meaning, and mood or tone.
Self-Assessment ChecklistBridging-Level 5
English as a Second Language / (1) I can do this easily and well / (2) This is one of my goalsINTERPERSONAL
Speaking in Person-to-Person Communication
I can talk about events in the present, past and future in conversations or discussions.
I can discuss events that are happening, have happened or might happen, and the listener understands the time of the events when there are no time words.
I can participate in some conversations on unfamiliar topics, even if I don’t know all the words.
I can support my opinions or viewpoint in a conversation or discussion.
I can ask for and give information within a classroom and/or academic discussion.
PRESENTATIONAL
Speaking in Presentations
I can speak with correct pronunciation, fluency and expression, so that native speakers can understand what I say.
I can give presentations to my class on a variety of social, classroom and academic topics.
I can explain how to solve problems using details and technical language.
I can explain cause and effect, scientific processes, and events that might happen.
I can express my opinions with some details in social, classroom and academic situations.
I can respond to questions after making a classroom or academic presentation.
Writing
I can write on a variety of topics in different genres, such as narratives, short stories, reports, and summaries.
I can write in detail about events that occur at different times and in different places.
I can edit and correct my writing for punctuation, spelling, tense, subject-verb agreement, and word choice.
I can adapt my writing style and word choice to a purpose and audience.
I can use idioms and a variety of vocabulary, including synonyms, compound words, and scientific and/or technical language.
I can write an editorial with evidence of my opinions in response to a news article.
July 2010LinguaFolio Biography
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