At the lower levels this most likely centers on autobiographical information and personal experiences and interests. At the upper levels the facility is much wider. Accuracy refers to acceptability, quality, and precision of the message. Grammar is just one part of accuracy. Text Type refers to the structure of the discourse.
Intermediate speakers speak in sentences.
Advanced speakers speak in paragraphs Superior speakers can speak extensively in an organized and sequenced fashion. Proficiency Ranges Components of communicative competence may be measured within a hierarchical scale within the 5 assessment criteria that we had just looked at. Individuals at this level have no real functional ability to communicate. Speech is characterized by a few memorized words or phrases. Speech is made up of lists of vocabulary.