Engage in sustained oral/signed communication and evaluate spoken/signed texts US

Competence at this level will enable learners to participate effectively in oral/signed communication in most situations.

Learners at this level are aware of their audiences and purposes for communication. They listen effectively and critically. They are able to identify or adopt the style and language register required in different situations. They can usually identify the assumptions and inferences in what people say/sign. They speak/sign fluently and confidently in both formal and familiar settings and can articulate their purpose and meaning clearly. They can use language to convey detailed information, and to express their ideas and feelings. They control complex sentence structures and language conventions in their spoken/signed communications.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:
Respond critically yet sensitively as a listener/audience
Analyse own responses to spoken/signed texts and adjust as required
Use strategies to be an effective speaker/signer in sustained oral/signed interactions
Evaluate spoken/signed discourse