13. We can also stand out the qualitative aspects of spoken language use, which describe specifically what the interviewee’s speaking abilities are and why she is placed in A2; RANGE: uses basic sentenced patterns with memorized phrases, groups of a few words and formulae in order to communicate limited information in simple everyday situations. ACCURACY: uses some simple structures correctly, but stills systematically makes basic mistakes. FLUENCY: can make herself understood in very short utterances, even though pauses, false starts and reformulation are very evident. INTERACTION: Can answer question and respond to simple statements. Can indicate when she is following but is rarely able to understand enough to keep conversation going of her own accord. COHERENCE: Can link groups of words with simple connectors like “and” “but” and “because”.
14. The communication strategies adopted and found by the authors during the interview are presented below; PARAPHRASE: Approximation (Tarone, 1981) BORROWING: Literal translation (Tarone, 1981) Language Switch APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE: Appeal to authority (Tarone, 1981) Ask for correction/ verification MIME: (Tarone, 1981) PREFABRICATED PATTERNS: (Tarone, 1981) METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY: Delayed production (O’Malley et al 1985) REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION: (Chesterfield and Chesterfield, 1985) MONITORING: (Chesterfield and Chesterfield, 1985) AVOIDANCE: (Tarone, 1981)