Oct
30
Oral Presentation- Grading Criteria and Evaluation Forms
October 30, 2008 | Speaking | Leave a Comment
The peer evaluation form (Appendix B) provides the presenters with feedback from other students. Students will not only evaluate their peers, but also learn each group’s strong and weak points from presentations.
Appendix B
Student Evaluation Form
Topic______________________________________________________
What did you like best about this presentation?
__________________________________________________________
What are some ways to improve this presentation?
__________________________________________________________
Did you learn anything new? What skills or advice could you use in the future?
__________________________________________________________
The teacher evaluation form (Appendix C) is given to students while assigning the work. It is used as a guideline for students to prepare their presentations. In this way, students are informed in advance of the criteria by which their presentations will be evaluated. It is helpful for students to know the teacher’s expectations and grading criteria.
Appendix C
Teacher Evaluation Form
Group Number____Date____Topic_______________
Preparation
___came to the class early to set up equipment
___made sure all equipments in working condition
___turned in assignment sheet
Organization
___clear introduction
___logical development
___strong conclusion
___typed and clear outline
Content
___variety of resources
___amount of research conducted
___originality
Presentation
___held audiences’ attention
___spoke with note cards
___Eye contact
___time control
___volume of voice
___effectiveness of visual aids
Oral skills
___adapted the information for the audience (communicative English)
___clarity & fluency
___provided discussion questions or class activities
___involved the audience
Overall Group Rating_____________
Teacher comments__________________________________________
Reference
King, Jane. Preparing EFL Learners for Oral Presentations. The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VIII, No. 3, March 2002. http://iteslj.org/Lessons/King-PublicSpeaking.html
Oct
29
Oral Presentation- Using Online Mind Mapping
October 29, 2008 | Speaking, Vocabulary | Leave a Comment
This is an example of how you could use the dabble board to create your online mind map and to make it public for everyone to view. After you have completed your mind map, you need to embed it in your Students Blogs for assessment. Come and explore the free dabble board! (click HERE to draw)
Click HERE to explore another simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online. Introducing Bubbl.us. You can create colorful mind maps online, share and work on the mind maps with your friends, embed them in your blogs or website, email and print your mind map, and save your mind map as image. Come and make the full use of the free web application to enhance your learning experience!
Example of an online mind map created using Bubbl.us.
Oct
29
Speaking Task b- Global Warming (Mind Map)
October 29, 2008 | Speaking, Task: Writing | Leave a Comment
Activity
1) There should be 3 persons in a group.
2) Identify and brainstorm the topic of your presentation.
3) Discuss, share and write down your ideas and answers using mind-mapping.
4) Each member of the group will have 5 minutes ‘talk time’ during the presentation.
Oct
22
Speaking Task a- Global Warming (Slide Show and Narrative)
October 22, 2008 | Grammar, Task: Writing | Leave a Comment
“All of us like a comfortable life. If we don’t have it, then we strive to achieve it. That attitude will kill us all, unless changed very soon. The comfortable life of today uses a lot of carbon based energy and carbon producing processes such as deforestation. The result is the emission of very harmful gases referred to as Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). These gases end up in the atmosphere, the oceans and miscellaneous other places. They cause Global Warming.
Millions of people already die each year due to pollution. Somehow that does not seem to bother us. Even so, these carbon intensive, expensive and dangerous habits may be taken away from us quite soon. That may be the good news from Global Warming.
Here is what no one wants to tell you. Global Warming will change your life much sooner than you’d ever believe. It won’t necessarily be that much worse in the long run, at least for our kids. It may end up far better. But there will, at best, be a period of sacrificing what billions of us work and wish for. No one knows exactly when, what or how much will in fact happen. At best, some “comfortable” parts of our life will not be feasible. At worst, this planet will not be habitable to humans.
It is possible that things won’t work out with Global Warming. We may be past the point of no return. If we aren’t yet, we will be shortly unless drastic measures are taken. That’s the apocalyptic version of what we face. No one knows…”
~Karl~ (click HERE to access Karl’s website on global warming)
Oct
22
Independent Reading Task 1a- Global Warming
October 22, 2008 | Reading, Task: Writing, Vocabulary | 3 Comments
Introduction to How Global Warming Works
Global warming is a significant increase in the Earth’s climatic temperature over a relatively short period of time as a result of the activities of humans. It is not unusual to hear someone complaining about a hot day or a freak storm and remark, “It’s global warming.” Well, is it? What is global warming?
There are numerous online resources on global warming. And we’ll learn what global warming is, what causes it, what its current effects are and what the future effects could be in the following weeks. Prior to that, you are required to build up and enhance your basic knowledge on the issue. I have provided a list of useful websites for your independent reading and research prior the class.
Earth Observatory: Global Warming
Environmental Protection Unit’s (USA) Climate Change Site
Enjoy. And see you in the class next week.
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