ORAL PRESENTATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF COLOMBIA

Departments already chosen:

ALEJANDRO : CHOCO

FOR THIS ACTIVITY YOU HAVE TO FULFILL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

All presentations MUST be in either a Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Prezi type format. The
following MUST be included in your research. If you are UNABLE to find something, please
be sure to state that. Points will be taken off if you “skip” over a question and do not
address it.

You MUST include at least 4-6 pictures associated with your department, as well as 3-5
listening examples (short segments) and no less than 3 videos (short segments). ALL MUST
BE IN GOOD TASTE AND ACCEPTABLE.

You MUST answer/address the following questions (please title your slide with each
question to ensure that you are covering it in its entirety!):

1. What is the name of your chosen department?

2. Where is it located?

3. What celebrations or traditions does the department have?

4. What are the most popular meals?

5. How is the clothing or style?

6. What are the perfect adjectives to describe this department?

7. What is the best or or the most popular city from your department?

8. What are the perfect adjectives to describe this city?

9. Say why did you choose this particular department?

10. Send a draft of what you are going to say to your teacher before class.
The presentations of each one of the colombian department will be made in class, the
turns for each presentation will be made of voluntary form, given the case that there is no
participation the teacher will decide who will be the following one. The presentations are
going to start this next Wednesday 9 good look¡

Note: see the rubric in the next page.

Rubric

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Pronunciaci Most utterances Many errors Frequent Comprehensib
Phoneticall
ón contain errors. that interfere errors that le, general
y correct
Many with confuse correct Almost
utterances are comprehensibili listener Ocasional error-free
incomprehensibl ty and require error Awareness
e. Little guessing at of accent
communication. meaning Genuine
effort to
sound like
native
speaker
Fluency Constant Frequent Halting, Occasional Smooth
searching for hesitations, hesitating, hesitation, Flow,
vocabulary, verb searches for visibly searching for Quick,
tense, does not words, overly translating words, continuous
complete translates before Speaker can Flow,
utterances questions responding self-correct Natural
before , can and respond to pauses
response, rephrase cues
repeats and
question word respond
before
response,
eventually
responds
Syntex Most structures Many errors Frequent Two or fewer No
incorrect, (agreement, errors, Self- syntax errors, grammatic
Constant use of verb forms), corrects on Minor errors al errors,
infinitive; no Errors in basic some that do not Speaker
conjugation, structures, impede self-
Listener Errors impede communicatio corrects
understands communication n without
only because of hesitation
past experience
Vocabulary Does not Inadequate Vocabulary Good, Very good;
complete vocabulary or is just appropriate wide
responses, incorrect use of adequate vocabulary, range,
 Responses one lexical items, to respond, Generally good Uses
or two words in Communication No attempt response appropriat
length, difficult. to vary e and new
Vocabulary expression, words and
repeated Basic expression
s.
Task No task. Task minimally Partially Completes Complete
completion complete. completes task task by
Provides little task lacks appropriately elaboratin
or no important g on
information informatio theme,
n or with high
response level of
is to basic detail and
or
creativity

Pronunciation: Pronouncing words in such a way that native speaker would understand what is
being said.

Fluency: Easy, smooth flow of speech, within a reasonable amount of time (15–20 seconds).

Vocabulary: Words and expressions used in the target language.

Syntax: proper use of grammatical structures