General Evaluation

In general, XXXXX was extremely fluent and gave in-depth answers to the questions posed using a wide variety of language. His arguments demonstrated an in-depth understanding by crafting meaningful, analytical and relevant answers in direct response to the chosen question. These responses also demonstrated a skilful weaving of knowledge and mastery of the language based on the analysis of the question.

Fluency

XXXXX is an outstanding oral communicator who showed great use of the language throughout the whole interview. He is quite talkative and can hold a conversation pretty well as he kept the conversation fluid and would rarely pause due to hesitation or lack of confidence. He used several diverse linkers to connect sentences and used various forms of the passive form to create more dynamic sentence structures making the conversation more interesting. Great care was taken to minimize mistakes whilst maintaining a beautifully fluent style at the same time. Emphasis was given to producing appropriate, relevant answers and exploring the context of the subject, not just the question at face value. He had some difficulty when talking about what he would have studied if he had the opportunity to study something else, so some general research on other topics would help.

Grammar

XXXXX showed a strong command of grammar and an in-depth knowledge of many grammatical rules and constructions. Near perfect use of certain tenses such as present/past perfect and continuous. Even though he made a few mistakes with the past participle of 'fly' and 'get' he was quick to self-correct and on second query he used the correct form. As mentioned before, his use of diverse linkers helped and when questioned about conditionals, he was quick to use the first and second. He had a little difficulty with the third, using the past perfect rather than the present perfect modal in the second clause, although when he was informed on his mistake, he was quick to self-correct.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation was generally on point. It was clear that the student has been speaking English for quite some time. Seldomly, a few words were mispronounced, especially in terms of the medical field such as pharmaceutical and several others. He also had a little difficulty pronouncing past simple forms, specifically between the (id) and (d) sounds; however, these were very few and far between.

Vocabulary

Great use of diverse vocabulary and adapt at implementing them through several topics. Has a diverse range of words and used them throughout, especially when replacing basic generic adjectives. He used a wide variety of absolute adjectives and limited the use of adjectives, therefore creating more interesting answers.

Writing

He was also extremely adept at writing, and did not generally make the mistakes that he made during the speaking assessment. In general, grammatically most tenses were used but more often than not the student would revert to a basic form when a more advanced form could have been used. Especially in this case, the future simple was used when the future continuous would have been more appropriate, but that does not distract from the objective of the essay.

Suggestions:

As mentioned before, XXXXX seems to be extremely good with the language; however, some minor mistakes could definitely be improved. He seemed very responsive to my comments during the interview and that shows willingness to learn and self-correct. He should focus on identifying tone and delivery in terms of added effect of emphasis such as pauses, sighs, hesitations, etc. He is encouraged to listen, in English, to anything that interests him - current affairs, news, documentaries and podcasts can all be useful specifically in the medical field and in the areas where his vocabulary is lacking.