CLUSTER OF EDUCATION AND SOSIAL SCIENCES

OUMH1303
ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION

GROUP INTERACTION (20%)

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS

1. The group interaction assessment requires a learner to play a role and

interact in a group of four learners (maximum). Learners will be given a role
and different assigned points before the group interaction started.

2. The tutor assigns the learners to a group of four members (maximum). The

group members will also be given a precise time-slot for the session.

3. Each group will be given 10 minutes for the group interaction.

HOW TO CONDUCT

1. The group interaction assessment should be conducted before the Final

Examination day.

2. At the appointed date and time, a group of four learners (maximum) will be
invited to enter the exam room.

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3. The learners will proceed to sit randomly around a table, facing the tutor.

4. On the table in front of each seat, learners will find a piece of paper which
details the scenario stating a group of learners to assume and the specific
assigned role(s) of the learners will play.

5. The learners will then have two minutes to prepare silently before they
begin to interact with a group member.

6. Learners are not allowed to write on the question paper nor remove it
from the table.

7. Any member of the group may kick-off the interaction. To score high marks,
the learners should get into their assigned topic(s) and attempt to speak
more, convincingly and confidently, using appropriate strategies for
effective communication.

8. A timer will be used to time the session. When the time is out, the tutor will
signal to stop and the group of learners will then exit the exam room.

9. The tutor will award marks to each group member and enter their learners’
marks in OMES. The next group in line will then be invited to enter the exam
room for their interactive session.

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 RATING SCALE

Score Communicator Descriptors

16 - 20 Effective Effective communication. A task performed very

Communicator competently. Appropriate response to group
members and situation. Coherent with clarity of
ideas. Linguistic features almost always effective;
communication not affected by minor errors.
11 – 15 Good Communication generally effective. A task
Communicator performed competently. Generally appropriate
response to group members and situation.
Coherent with some good ideas. Linguistic
features generally effective; communication
generally not affected by errors.
5 – 10 Modest Communication generally not effective. A task
Communicator generally performed poorly. Generally
inappropriate response to group members and
situation. Somewhat coherent, but generally
lacks clarity of ideas. Linguistic features generally
poor; communication sometimes affected by
major errors.
0–4 Poor No effective communication. No evidence of
Communicator ability to perform tasks. No evidence of ability to
respond to group members and situation.
Incoherent and poor use of linguistic features.

(20 marks)

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