PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT

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KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE
: OUMH1303
TAJUK KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION
SEMESTER /SEMESTER
: MEI/MAY 2011
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ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Tugasan ini mengandungi DUA (2) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak
kursus ini. / This assignment contains only TWO (2) questions that is set in the language of the
printed module for the course.
2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in English.
3. Muatturunkan templet tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk
penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan
saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Download the language version of the
assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your
assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line
spacing.
4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan.
Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan
arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 and 3000 words
excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do
not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer.
5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan kepada TUTOR BERSEMUKA. / You must submit your
assignment to the TUTOR.
6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja. / You can submit your assignment ONCE
only.
7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 28 Jun 2011 hingga 10 Julai 2011. Serahan selepas
10 Julai 2011 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 28 June 2011
and 10 July 2011. Submission after 10 July will NOT be accepted.
8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda
juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. /
Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

As a member of your school alumni association, you have been invited to present a paper and
talk titled The Benefits of Speaking Effectively in English' to a group of school leavers. The
paper will be distributed to the audience before your talk. Do the following to prepare for the
presentation:
1. Write the paper using these headings/sub-headings and notes below as well as others that
you may decide to use. Content given is suggested only; you may add your own ideas
where appropriate.

Introduction importance of English as the official second language, need for

speech training in English, purpose of paper: benefits of speaking effectively

Oral communication in English and personal development: interpersonal, group and

public speaking skills contribute to language proficiency, help develop bilingual
competence, increase self-confidence and self-worth, etc.

Effective speech performance in public: participate in conversation, dialogue, public

forums, etc.; be able to speak for yourself and for others on issues of public
importance, ask relevant questions, provide appropriate responses and informed
viewpoints, etc.

Good speaking abilities important for better job/career prospects: research shows
link between speaking ability and career mobility, better job interview performance,
effective/productive use of spoken English at the workplace, etc.

Summary of the paper: restate benefits of speaking effectively in English;

concluding remarks

2. Prepare 10 -12 MS PowerPoint slides based on the content of your paper for a 10 minute
talk. Use phrases rather than whole sentences to write the text of your slides. Use
numbered/bulleted lists to organise and present main/supporting ideas on a given slide.
Make your slides visually interesting by using suitable colours for the background and
embedded symbols and pictures as appropriate.
[Total: 30 Markah]

The breakdown of marks is as follows:

1. Written Paper 20 marks
2. Oral Presentation 10 marks
Total: 30 marks
1. WRITTEN PAPER (20 marks):
Assessment Criteria
(Marks Allotment)

Descriptors
Very Good to Excellent:
Substantive and knowledgeable development of assigned
topic; ideas are relevant to topic; ideas appropriately and
interestingly selected; ideas logically and coherently stated;
supported and sequenced; overall cohesiveness achieved.

CONTENT &
ORGANISATION

Average to Good:
Some knowledge of assigned topic; adequate range of ideas;
ideas are mostly relevant to topic but lack details; loosely
organised but main ideas stand out; limited support; logical
but incomplete sequencing.

Marks

9-12

5-8

(12 marks)
Poor to Fair:
Limited knowledge of the assigned topic; ideas are of little
substance and inadequate; ideas are somewhat confused or
disconnected; lacks logical sequencing and development.
0-4
Very Good to Excellent:
Very effective use of complex sentence structure;
sophisticated and effective range of vocabulary; appropriate
register; few grammatical errors.
LANGUAGE

Average to Good:
Effective simple sentences; adequate range of vocabulary;
several grammatical errors but meaning not obscured.

7-8

4-6

(8 marks)
Poor to Fair:
Major problems in use of simple sentences; limited and
repetitive choice of vocabulary; frequent grammatical errors
causing unclear meaning.
Total Marks

0-3
20

2. ORAL PRESENTATION (10 marks):

Component

Descriptors

Effective
Presenter

Excellent presenter who presents ideas coherently and clearly;

uses appropriate voice volume and intonation; uses suitable
linguistic expressions; communication is not at all affected by
minor errors; natural and no reading of prepared slides.

Good
Presenter

Fair
Presenter

Poor
Presenter

Scores

9-10

Satisfactory presenter who is able to present ideas coherently

and clearly most of the time, uses acceptable voice volume and
intonation; uses some suitable linguistic expressions;
communication generally not affected by errors; some reading
from prepared slides but not too obvious.

7-8

Less than satisfactory presenter; some ideas are lost or

confusing, uses inappropriate voice volume (too soft) or
intonation; uses poor linguistic expressions; communication
sometimes affected by major errors; some reading from
prepared slides.

5-6

Poor presenter with little or no communication taking place;

shows inability to perform task; cannot respond to audience;
incoherent and poor use of language features; total reading
from prepared slides.
Total Marks

0-4

10
TOTAL= 30 marks

GUIDE FOR STUDENTS

1.

Refer to Module Topics on speaking effectively in interpersonal situations, in small

group situations, and in public. Refer also to interview skills. Summarise the
information as much as possible to highlight the importance of English in the
Malaysian context, the main benefits of speaking well in English, and how these may
be derived from speech training.

2.

Search the Internet using Google, Yahoo or any other suitable search engine for more
information on the important status of English globally as well as locally, and benefits
of oral communication in English. Use various combinations of the keywords taken
from the notes given under each sub-heading in the assignment question. Remember to
source information from reputable websites such as university or college sites.

3.

Note the URL or web address of useful websites that you access. Write down also the
author and page title (if available), and the date you accessed the page so that you can
include the information in your references page at the end of your paper.

4.

Use a uniform colour scheme for the background in your MS PowerPoint slides. Make
sure that your text in the slides is not too wordy. In other words, do not merely copy
and paste paragraphs or even whole sentences from your paper. Summarise and use
numbered lists and/or bulleted lists to present your main ideas and supporting points.
Remember that you are preparing the slides to talk about the ideas contained in them,
not to read continuously from the slides!

5.

Use pictures and/or drawings to make your slides interesting but these graphic elements
must be relevant to the content of your presentation. If you want to link short video
clips to your presentation, do talk with your tutor to see if it may be feasible.

GUIDE FOR THE TUTOR

1.

Please help the students structure both their paper and the MS PowerPoint presentation
slides. Check to see that the headings and sub-headings of the paper and the slide
presentation form a coherent whole.

2.

Advise students on aspects of content and organisation as well as (academic) language

style so that they are able to revise their work accordingly.

3.

When possible, assist students with accessing the Internet for relevant information that
they can use in their paper or presentation. Advise them about how they can avoid
plagiarism when sourcing information i.e. by summarising, paraphrasing, quoting,
commenting on and documenting the information that they obtain from various sources.
Tell them how to use the APA style (6 th ed. if available) of documenting
resources/references.

4.

Examine/Mark student assignments and enter the respective students marks into the
OMES.

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PENILAIAN / EVALUATION
Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai
berdasarkan kepada Skema Jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 30% of the marks for
the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Answer Scheme.
Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester
Examination commences.
PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION
Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika
plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted
assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks
would be deducted as follows:

Tugasan dengan kandungan 10 - 30 % yang sama dengan lain: 20% potongan

daripada jumlah markah yang diperolehi.
Tugasan melebihi kandungan 30% yang sama dengan lain: Markah sifar akan
diberikan.
Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks
scored.
Assignments with more than 30% overlap with others : Zero mark would be given

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