b. The oral part

14 iulie, 2018

After the written part is finished, the test takers have a half an hour break, then they take the oral examination. During the break between the two parts (written and oral), the lists for the oral examination will be displayed. The lists will contain the names of the test takers, the room where the oral part will be organised and the time every pair of test takers enter the room. The examination commissions are formed from three persons: an interlocutor and two assessors. In order to reduce as much as possible the test takers' waiting time before taking the oral examination, more commissions will be formed.

Development of the oral part:

The candidates will take the oral examination in pairs. A candidate is assessed individually in the following conditions:

• he/she is the only candidate registered for the examination;
• an odd number of candidates are registered for the examination; if there is only one candidate, the interlocutor will be his/ her partner for third task: the dialogue;
• The assessors verify the identity of the candidates, asking them to show them an identity document (passport/ residence permit/ identity card/ driving licence).
• The interlocutor greets the candidates, invites them to sit down and informs them about the structure and the developing of the oral examination.
• The interlocutor conducts the first part of the oral examination (Controlled conversation) with the first candidate. The first section of the oral examination lasts for 1 minute. When it is finished, the interlocutor indicates to the candidate the work sheet for the monologue part, in the corresponding file. Then, the interlocutor conducts the first part of the oral examination with the second candidate, while the first candidate prepares his/ her answer for the monologue part (provided there is only one candidate, after the set of general questions, the interlocutor offers him/ her the task sheet for the monologue section and gives him/ her one minute for preparing the answer). The two candidates develop the monologue section successively. Each of them has 2 minutes for this.
• For the last section of the oral part, the dialogue part, the interlocutor reads the task once for the candidates, hands them a sheet with the rubrics and gives them the time necessary for reading the rubrics. The candidates do not have time to prepare the dialogue; they will have 3 minutes for performing the conversation. If there is only one candidate, the interlocutor acts as his/ her interlocutor.
• Each oral production of the candidates is listened to and rated by two assessors. The assessors will not intervene in any way in the developing of the oral examination.
• During the development of the oral examination, the assessors consult the evaluation grid and write notes/ observations in the boxes on the blank grid prepared for each candidate, for all the criteria in function of which assessment is realised. At the end of the examination, the assessor sums up the points given to each criterion and writes the total number of points given to the candidate in the last column on the blank grid, the one named Total.
• The two assessors compare the number of points given to the two candidates. The difference between the numbers of points given by the two assessors for one candidate (out of the total of 20 points) cannot be bigger than two points. In case this happens, the two assessors will discuss the number of points each of them gave to the candidate. The interlocutor can participate in the discussion, expressing his/ her opinion on the candidate's performance.
• After the assessors decided on the number of points given, the points are written in the table with the candidates' names, and the next couple of candidates is invited in the examination room.
• After that, the points given to each candidate will be written in the boxes where the results of the oral examination are registered, on the second page of the examination paper; on this page all the results obtained by the candidate at the components of the exam are registered and summed up.

c. Communication of results

The results are communicated to the test takers in maximum two weeks after the exam was taken. The results are communicated on the site or directly, at the headquarters of the Department of Romanian language, culture and civilisation. The test takers have the right to contest the result obtained in the day in which the results are communicated or in maximum two days after the one in which the results are communicated. In case a test taker contests the result, a third assessor will evaluate again the whole exam paper.

The test takers' rights

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