ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
As a member of
your school alumni association, you have been invited to present a paper and
talk titled ‘The Benefits of Speaking Effectively in English' to a group of
school leavers. The paper will be distributed to the audience before your talk.
Do the following to prepare for the presentation:
1. Write the paper using these
headings/sub-headings and notes below as well as others that you may decide to
use. Content given is suggested only; you may add your own ideas where
appropriate.
·
Introduction
– importance of English as the official second language, need for speech
training in English, purpose of paper: benefits of speaking effectively
·
Oral
communication in English and personal development: interpersonal, group and public
speaking skills contribute to language proficiency, help develop bilingual
competence, increase self-confidence and self-worth, etc.
·
Effective
speech performance in public: participate
in conversation, dialogue, public forums, etc.; be able to speak for yourself
and for others on issues of public importance, ask relevant questions, provide
appropriate responses and informed viewpoints, etc.
·
Good
speaking abilities important for better job/career prospects: research shows
link between speaking ability and career mobility, better job interview
performance, effective/productive use of spoken English at the workplace, etc.
·
Summary
of the paper: restate benefits of speaking effectively in English; concluding
remarks
2. Prepare 10 -12 MS PowerPoint
slides based on the content of your paper for a 10 minute talk. Use phrases
rather than whole sentences to write the text of your slides. Use
numbered/bulleted lists to organise and present main/supporting ideas on a
given slide. Make your slides visually interesting by using suitable colours
for the background and embedded symbols and pictures as appropriate.
[Total: 30 Markah]
The
breakdown of marks is as follows:
- Written Paper – 20 marks
- Oral Presentation – 10 marks
Total: 30 marks
- WRITTEN PAPER (20 marks):
|
Assessment Criteria
(Marks Allotment)
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Descriptors
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Marks
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CONTENT &
ORGANISATION
(12 marks)
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Very
Good to Excellent:
Substantive and knowledgeable
development of assigned topic; ideas are relevant to topic; ideas
appropriately and interestingly selected; ideas logically and coherently
stated; supported and sequenced; overall cohesiveness achieved.
Average
to Good:
Some knowledge of assigned
topic; adequate range of ideas; ideas are mostly relevant to topic but lack
details; loosely organised but main ideas stand out; limited support; logical
but incomplete sequencing.
Poor
to Fair:
Limited knowledge of the
assigned topic; ideas are of little substance and inadequate; ideas are somewhat
confused or disconnected; lacks logical sequencing and development.
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9-12
5-8
0-4
|
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LANGUAGE
(8 marks)
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Very
Good to Excellent:
Very effective use of complex
sentence structure; sophisticated and effective range of vocabulary;
appropriate register; few grammatical errors.
Average
to Good:
Effective simple sentences;
adequate range of vocabulary; several grammatical errors but meaning not
obscured.
Poor
to Fair:
Major problems in use of simple
sentences; limited and repetitive choice of vocabulary; frequent grammatical
errors causing unclear meaning.
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7-8
4-6
0-3
|
|
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Total
Marks
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20
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- ORAL PRESENTATION (10 marks):
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Component
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Descriptors
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Scores
|
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Effective
Presenter
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Excellent
presenter who presents ideas coherently and clearly; uses appropriate voice
volume and intonation; uses suitable linguistic expressions; communication is
not at all affected by minor errors; natural and no reading of prepared
slides.
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9-10
|
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Good
Presenter
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Satisfactory
presenter who is able to present ideas coherently and clearly most of the
time, uses acceptable voice volume and intonation; uses some suitable
linguistic expressions; communication generally not affected by errors; some
reading from prepared slides but not too obvious.
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7-8
|
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Fair
Presenter
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Less than
satisfactory presenter; some ideas are lost or confusing, uses inappropriate
voice volume (too soft) or intonation; uses poor linguistic expressions;
communication sometimes affected by major errors; some reading from prepared
slides.
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5-6
|
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Poor
Presenter
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Poor presenter
with little or no communication taking place; shows inability to perform
task; cannot respond to audience; incoherent and poor use of language
features; total reading from prepared slides.
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0-4
|
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Total
Marks
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10
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TOTAL= 30 marks
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