Oral exam / Kommunikationsprüfung (20____ English)
You have a choice:
•either you do the exam on your own (individual exam / Einzelprüfung)
•or together with a partner from your “Kurs”, whom you can choose in advance (partner exam /
Tandemprüfung)
This is what is going to happen on exam day:
People involved: you /+ your partner and two teachers from your school
(= the teacher of your “Kurs” and another teacher taking the minutes (Protokollant))
Individual exam
•Preparation time: 15 minutes for the 2 different sets of tasks
◦You get some sort of English-language material on a topic, different ones for monologue and dialogue:
quote, text snippets or headlines, poem, cartoon, photo, painting, any kind of image, …
◦You are allowed to take notes and use a monolingual dictionary.
•Examination time: 15 minutes altogether
◦5 minutes of just you doing the talking about the topic (Monologisches Sprechen).
The teacher might introduce additional material.
▪Typical operators : describe, outline, assess, explain, analyse, interpret, comment, give an opinion
◦10 minutes of you having a conversation with the teacher about the topic (Dialogisches Sprechen).
You may also refer to your material. The teacher might introduce additional material.
▪Typical operators : discuss, agree on sth., rank, make a choice, convince sb., evaluate, negotiate
Partner exam
•Preparation time: 15 minutes for the 2 different sets of tasks
◦You get some sort of English-language material on a topic, your partner gets different material on the
same topic for the monologue: quote, text snippets or headlines, poem, cartoon, photo, painting, any
kind of image, …
◦You are allowed to take notes and use a monolingual dictionary.
•Examination time: 20 minutes altogether
◦5 minutes each of just one of you doing the talking about the topic and your material (Monologisches
Sprechen). Your partner gets to see your material now, listens and takes notes.
The teacher might introduce additional material.
▪Typical operators : describe, outline, assess, explain, analyse, interpret, comment, give an opinion
◦10 minutes of you having a conversation with your partner about the topic (Dialogisches Sprechen).
You may also refer to your and your partner's material. The teacher might introduce additional
material.
▪Typical operators : discuss, agree on sth., rank, make a choice, convince sb., evaluate, negotiate
Possible topics: no 'Schwerpunktthemen' texts, but everything you did in J1 and J2 (e.g. globalisation, USA,
Britain, multiculturalism, Europe, lingua franca, media, migration, a Commonwealth country (e.g. India, New
Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Canada), a novel/short story/play you read)
REQUIREMENTS
You are expected to speak freely during the first 5 minutes without further prompting. The more the teacher needs
to get involved to get you to talk, the worse the impression and the mark.
Aspects you will be marked on:
CONTENT Relevant, precise and coherently developed thoughts to the point,
LANGUAGE presented in fluent, varied and clearly enunciated English,
COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS with the ability to interact and engage meaningfully in conversation.
