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Ass-Eng 4 Oral Comm
Ass-Eng 4 Oral Comm
Ass-Eng 4 Oral Comm
SEMESTER /SEMESTER
Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda
juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. / Your assignment
should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should
also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
The language co-ordinator of a local college of higher education has invited you to present a paper
and a talk on Communicating effectively in spoken English in selected social contexts to her
colleagues. The paper will be distributed to the language instructors before your talk.
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 speaking English for study and work purposes; basic
principles of effective speaking and listening skills; various forms of oral
communication in English; purpose of the paper and overview (see the main topics
and sub-topics below).
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 in your slides. Use numbered/bulleted lists to
organise and present main/supporting ideas on a given slide. Make your slides visually
interesting by using appropriate colours for the background and suitable embedded symbols
and pictures.
(10 marks)
[Total: 30 Marks]
The breakdown of marks is as follows:
1.
2.
1.
Assessment Criteria
(Marks Allotment)
Descriptors
CONTENT &
ORGANISATION
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 incoherent in parts.
Marks
9-12
5-8
(12 marks)
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.
0-4
Very Good to Excellent:
Very effective use of complex sentence structure;
sophisticated and effective range of vocabulary; appropriate
register; few grammatical errors.
LANGUAGE
Average to Good:
Effective simple sentences; adequate range of vocabulary;
several grammatical errors but meaning not obscured.
7-8
4-6
(8 marks)
Poor to Fair:
Major problems in use of simple sentences; limited and
repetitive choice of vocabulary; frequent grammatical errors
causing unclear meaning.
TOTAL MARKS
0-3
20
2.
Component
Descriptors
Effective
Presenter
Good
Presenter
Fair
Presenter
Poor
Presenter
Scores
9-10
7-8
5-6
0-4
10
TOTAL MARKS
TOTAL= 30 marks
Refer to Module Topics (see e.g. Topics 1.1. 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.13 2.36, 2.3, 6, 7, 8 and 10) on
speaking effectively in interpersonal situations, in small group situations, and in public.
Summarise the information as much as possible to highlight the importance of English in the
Malaysian context, the main benefits of speaking well in English, and how these may be
derived from speech training.
2.
Search the Internet using Google, Yahoo or any other suitable search engine for more
information on the important status of English globally as well as locally, and benefits of oral
communication in English. Use various combinations of the keywords taken from the notes
given under each sub-heading in the assignment question. Remember to source information
from reputable websites such as university or college sites.
3.
Note the URL or web address of useful websites that you access. Write down also the author
and page title (if available), and the date you accessed the page so that you can include the
information in your references page at the end of your paper.
4.
Use a uniform colour scheme for the background in your MS PowerPoint slides. Make sure that
your text in the slides is not too wordy. In other words, do not merely copy and paste
paragraphs or even whole sentences from your paper. Summarise and use numbered lists and/or
bulleted lists to present your main ideas and supporting points. Remember that you are
preparing the slides to talk about the ideas contained in them, not to read continuously from the
slides!
5.
Use pictures and/or drawings to make your slides interesting but these graphic elements must
be relevant to the content of your presentation. If you want to link short video clips to your
presentation, do talk with your tutor to see if it may be feasible.
Please help the students structure both their paper and the MS PowerPoint presentation slides.
Check to see that the headings and sub-headings of the paper and the slide presentation form a
coherent whole.
2.
Advise students on aspects of content and organisation as well as (academic) language style so
that they are able to revise their work accordingly.
3.
When possible, assist students with accessing the Internet for relevant information that they can
use in their paper or presentation. Advise them about how they can avoid plagiarism when
sourcing information i.e. by summarising, paraphrasing, quoting, commenting on and
documenting the information that they obtain from various sources. Tell them how to use the
APA style (6th ed. if available) of documenting resources/references.
4.
Examine/Mark student assignments and enter the respective students marks into the OMES.
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PENILAIAN / EVALUATION
Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30 % daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan akan
dinilai berdasarkan kepada Skema Jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 30 % of the
total marks for the course and shall be assessed based on the Answer Scheme.
Anda akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula / You would be given feedback of the assignment before the Final Semester
Examination commences.
PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM : MARKS DEDUCTION
Amaran : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar
pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning : The
submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is
detected, marks would be deducted as follows:
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada
jumlah markah yang diperolehi.
Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 30 % : Markah sifar akan
diberikan.
Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others : 20% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with more than 30% overlap with others : Zero mark would be given