Table 2 Language function checklist
From: Looking beyond scores: validating a CEFR-based university speaking assessment in Mainland China
Types of functions | Language functions | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
Informational | Giving personal info. | Giv |
Expressing opinions/preferences | Exp | |
Elaborating | Ela | |
Justifying opinions | Jus | |
Comparing | Comp | |
Speculating | Spe | |
Describing a sequence of events/scene | Des | |
Suggesting | Sug | |
Interactional | Disagree/Agreeing | Agr |
Modifying | Mod | |
Staging | Sta | |
Asking for opinions | Ask | |
Commenting | Comm | |
Greeting | Gre | |
Negotiating meaning (check meaning, understanding, ask clarification, respond to required clarification) | Neg | |
Managing Interaction | Initiating | Ini |
Deciding | Dec |