Code No: MPU 2222 English for Communication

ASSIGNMENT 1 – PUBLIC SPEAKING & PRESENTATION

I. RUBRIC FOR VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Very Weak Weak Fair Good Very Good SCORE

( 1- 2 ) (3–4) (5–6) (7–8) ( 9 – 10 )
CLEAR DELIVERY OF • Has no focus or • Has little or no • Attempts to focus • Conveys a central • Maintains clear
IDEAS idea. Disorganised. focus on idea. on a central idea. idea. Well focus on topic.
• Audience is unsure Disorganised. Organised . organized . Unfolds naturally.
as to the purpose • Intro ,main body • Intro, main body • Intro, main body • Intro, main body
of the speech. and conclusion are and conclusion are and conclusion are and conclusion are
not clearly present and present and apparent and
connected. connected. connect well with natural.
one another.
CONFIDENT DELIVERY • Little attempt to • Minimal eye • Sporadic eye • Speaks to majority • Regular/ constant
OF IDEAS look at the contact Focus on contact. of audience; steady eye contact.
audience. small part of • Audience is eye contact. Audience engaged.
• Stiff and shows no audience. The
distracted by body Audience engaged. • Good body
interest. audience not
engaged. language. • Appropriate body language.
• Fidgeting language.

• Language or • Language or • Speech is basically • Speech is clear and • Speech is clear and
EFFECTIVE & volume are so poor volume that coherent and audible, using audible. Language
ARTICULATE that the impedes understandable. language with few is descriptive,
DELIVERY OF IDEAS
presentation understanding for Volume suitable. noticeable pauses. accurate, and
becomes whole sections of engaging.
unintelligible. the presentation.
UNDERSTAND AND • Student is unable • Student is able to • Student is able to • Student is able to • Student is able to
RESPOND TO to accurately accurately answer accurately answer accurately answer accurately answer
QUESTIONS answer questions. a few questions. most questions. almost all all questions
questions posed. posed.

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• No specific • Content and/or • Content and/or • Content and/or • Content and/or

ADAPT DELIVERY TO purpose- style are frequently style are style are style are
AUDIENCE inappropriate for inappropriate to occasionally consistently consistently
audience or the audience inappropriate to appropriate to the appropriate and
occasion and/or context the audience audience, and/or targeted to
and/or context. context. audience and
context.
CONCLUSION • Presentation not • Presentation is • Presentation not • Presentation is • Speaker wraps up
concluded at all. concluded abruptly effectively concluded and speech effectively
leaving audience concluded and may covered most main with clear
unclear of ending. have left 1-2 main ideas stated concluding
points unfulfilled statements and
correct tone.

TOTAL /60

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Code No: MPU 2222 English for Communication

ASSIGNMENT 1 – PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PRESENTATION

II. RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ( POWERPOINT SLIDES)

CRITERIA Very Weak Weak Fair Good Very Good SCORE

( 1- 2 ) (3–4)
• Topic and title are • Topic and title are
not identified. not clearly identified.
• No clear main and • No details to support
main idea.
supporting idea.
• Information does not
• Information is not support the visual’s
CONTENT accurate purpose.
• No attempt to use • Little attempt to use
colour, design and colour, design and
space. space appropriately.
• Project has sloppy • Design is dull.
VISUAL APPEAL appearance. • Project has sloppy
appearance.
• Many grammatical • Too frequent
errors. grammatical errors.
MECHANICS • No illustrations. • Distractive elements
make illustration
ineffective.
TOTAL
(5–6) (7–8) ( 9 – 10 )
• Topic and title • Topic and title are • Topic and title clear
difficult to identify. mostly clear and and easily identified.
• Few details support easily identified. • Appropriate details
main idea. • Most details support support main idea.
• Lacking accurate main idea. • Accurate and
information. • Accurate information detailed information
• Inadequate for almost all subject • Information.
information is not matter. adequately supports
clearly supportive of • Information is mostly purpose of visual.
visual’s purpose. adequate and
supportive of visual’s
purpose.
• Inappropriate use of • Adequate use of • Outstanding use of
colour, design, and colour, design, and colour, design, and
space. space. space.
• Design lacks • Design is adequate. • Original and creative
creativity. • Overall design is design.
• Lack of harmonious mostly pleasing and • Overall design is
design in harmonious. pleasing and
presentation. harmonious.
• Frequent • Mostly free of • Free of grammatical
grammatical errors. grammatical errors. errors.
• Presentation is • Most words are • Words are legible
illegible and legible and pertinent and pertinent to
confusing. to topic. topic.
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Code No: MPU 2222 English for Communication

ASSIGNMENT 1 – PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PRESENTATION

RUBRIC FOR TEAMWORK

Very Weak Weak Fair Good Very Good SCORE

( 1- 2 ) (3–4) (5–6) (7–8) ( 9 – 10 )
Does not work Works toward group Works toward group Fulfils individual role Willingly accepts and
together with others. goals only when goals with occasional within group without fulfils individual role in
prompted, needs prompting, maintains prompting, respectful group, sensitive to
TEAMWORK occasional reminders positive attitude. of others. feelings and needs of
to be sensitive to group members.
others.
TOTAL
/10

NAME ITEM SCORE

INDEX NUMBER I. Verbal Communication

SIGNATURE II. Written Communication

DATE III. Teamwork

GRAND TOTAL
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Code No: MPU 2222 English for Communication

ASSIGNMENT 2 – ROLE PLAY

I. RUBRIC FOR VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Very Weak Weak Fair Good Very Good SCORE
( 1- 4 ) (5–8) ( 9 – 12 ) ( 13 – 16 ) ( 17 – 20 )
CLEAR DELIVERY OF • No focus or idea. • Unclear focus or • Attempts to focus • Conveys a central • Maintains clear
IDEAS • Not organised at idea. on a central idea. idea. focus on topic.
all. • Disorganised. • Organised . • Well organized • Consistently-well
• Role play is not • Weak • Fair understanding play. organised play.
about workplace understanding of of workplace • Good • Indicates clear
situation. workplace situations. understanding of understanding of
situations. workplace workplace
situations situations.
PRESENTATION • Reading from • Role play awkward. • Lacks confidence. • Shows some • Shows confidence.
script. • Lacks information. • Somewhat confidence. • Informative
• No information. • Audience bored informative • Presents some • Entertaining &
• Audience does not
• Audience information engages audience.
pay attention at all.
confused. • Engages audience.
• Non verbal cues • Limited variety of • Satisfactory variety • Good variety of • Impressive variety
EFFECTIVE & are not present or non-verbal cues of non-verbal cues non-verbal cues of non-verbal cues
ARTICULATE inappropriately used in a used in an are used in a used appropriately.
DELIVERY
used. developing way. acceptable way. competent way. • Speaks clearly,
• Mumbles , tone • Does not speak • Often does not • Speaks clearly, conveys intended
and language clearly, tone and speak clearly able to convey information using
impedes language are information. basic information, appropriate tone ,
understanding. inappropriate for Inappropriate use almost always rate , volume and
the workplace of tone, rate using appropriate language in the
,volume and tone, rate , volume workplace
language in the and language in the
workplace workplace.
TOTAL /60

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Code No: MPU 2222 English for Communication

ASSIGNMENT 2 – ROLE PLAY

II. RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Very Weak Weak Fair Good Very Good SCORE

( 1- 2 ) (3–4) (5–6) (7–8) ( 9– 10 )
CONTENT • Presentation is not • Simplistic • Straightforward • Clear and • Engaging and
a workplace presentation of and developing thoughtful insightful
scenario. workplace presentation of presentation of presentation of
scenario. workplace workplace scenario workplace
scenario. scenario.
ORGANISATION • Introduction and • Introduction, detail • Introduction, detail • Introduction, detail • Introduction,
arrangement of arrangement of arrangement of arrangement of detail,
dialogue dialogue dialogue, dialogue, arrangement of
transitions, transitions, dialogue,
incoherent making transitions,
conclusion and conclusions and transitions,
it difficult to conclusion and coherence are coherence are very conclusion and
understand. coherence are satisfactory. good. coherence are
limited. superior.
LANGUAGE • Vocabulary • Vague, imprecise • Generally precise • Carefully chosen • Precise and
inappropriately or inappropriate and and complex sophisticated
used throughout. vocabulary is used. straightforward vocabulary is used. vocabulary used.
• Major errors in • Mainly simple vocabulary is used. • Sentences often • Sentences vary in
most sentences. sentences, lacking • Sentences vary in pattern and pattern and length.
in variety of sometimes vary in length
sentences. pattern and length.
TOTAL /30

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Code No: MPU 2222 English for Communication

ASSIGNMENT 2 – ROLE PLAY

III. RUBRIC FOR TEAMWORK

Very Weak Weak Fair Good Very Good SCORE

( 1- 2 ) (3–4) (5–6) (7–8) ( 9 – 10 )
Does not work Works toward group Works toward group Fulfils individual role Willingly accepts and
together with others. goals only when goals with occasional within group without fulfils individual role in
prompted, needs prompting, maintains prompting, respectful group, sensitive to
TEAMWORK occasional reminders positive attitude. of others. feelings and needs of
to be sensitive to group members.
others.
TOTAL
/10

NAME ITEM SCORE

INDEX NUMBER I. Verbal Communication

SIGNATURE II. Written Communication

DATE III. Teamwork

GRAND TOTAL
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