BBI 2420ORAL INTERACTION

SKILLS1ST FACE TO FACE

SESSION8 SEPTEMBER 2012SEM 1, 2012/2013

Instructors Miss Nor Syakira Abdullah

syakira@fbmk.upm.edu.my03-89468315/ 019-3732721

Mr. Taranjeet Singh Balbeer Singhtaran@fbmk.upm.edu.my03-89468307/ 016-5989464

Course Synopsis This course involves the learning of

correct pronunciation, appropriate stress and intonation skills, speaking skills, and strategies in a variety of formal and informal situations, and making oral presentations for academic and professional purposes.

It also provides interactive activities which include using grammar in communicative context, informal conversation practice, interview simulations, and outlining and delivering oral presentations.

Learning ObjectivesBy the end of the course, students are able to:

speak with appropriate pronunciation, stress and intonation.

communicate effectively in a range of formal and informal situations.

deliver oral presentations with appropriate content, structure, and style.

Course Content Introduction to English

Pronunciation Conversation Skills Language for Oral Interactions Discussion Skills Oral Presentations

Assessment

You will be assessed in the following manner:

Assignment 1 – 15% Assignment 2 – 25 % Mid Term – 30 % Final – 30 %

Description of Assignment Tasks

Assignment 1 – Portfolio (15%)

For this course, you are required to spend at least an hour per week on this activity.

You will do this work on your own. Please refer to the schedule on page 2

to find out your weekly task. To get the maximum benefit from this

activity, try to keep to the schedule given, because your tasks complement the information in your module.

Some of the tasks require you to search for information on selected websites.

If you are unable to access the website listed in the STUDENTS’ GUIDE, you are encouraged to look for other related websites. Just write the website address in your Internet Activity Log.

When you have spent a minimum of one hour on the tasks, please write your answers to the questions in the Activity Log.

Remember to write your answers manually rather than print with your computer. You will need to record the date you did your work.

Your Portfolio is to be submitted for evaluation, so please make sure you complete all the tasks and submit your worksheets on time.

Assignment 2 – Oral Presentation (25%) This is a group activity (3-4 people per group). Each group member presents a part of the

survey conducted by the group. Each presentation should be 15 - 20 minutes. You may choose your own topic. The presentation should be aided by audio-

visual aid (AVA) such as Power-point slides. When submitting, write members’ names and

contact numbers clearly on the CD and send it in a hard casing.

Due Dates for Assignments

Assignment 1 – 11 October 2012

Assignment 2 – 23 November 2012

Mid Term (30%) Section A - In this part of the test you

will listen and write your responses in the space given. There will be a pause after each utterance to give you time to write your answer.

Section B - In this part of the test you will read the dialogue. If there is a grammatical error in the part that is in bold, put a [X] and if there is no error, put a (√) in the space given.

Final (30%) This is a one-hour exam with

40-50 multiple-choice questions related to pronunciation, conversation, discussion and presentation skills, and language for oral interactions.

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