Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Spring 2008 English 2 Presentation Guidelines

A memo for your off-campus Interview-recording Project


Grading
Chinese -5%
Script 5%
Fluency3%
+Content 2%
Total 10%



Finding your interviewees:

  1. A foreigner who comes from a different culture and is willing to do the interview with you in English.
  2. Approach your potential interviewee politely (self introduction) and explain the purpose and objectives of your Interview-recording Project clearly. Your objectives are to explore more about cultural differences and language learning experiences.
  3. Make sure that your interviewee consents to do this interview recording for at least 15 to 20 minutes. Ideally, each one of you is expected to generate at least three minutes of interactive conversation with your interviewee.

Be Prepared to start your interview. Please think of the following questions:

  1. What questions are related to the chapter you are assigned?
  2. Are your questions culturally appropriate?
  3. How do you elicit your interviewee's response without causing offensive feelings?
  4. How do you clarify what you meant if your interviewee doesn't understand you?
  5. How do you clarify the doubt that arises in your conversation?

Prepare and check on your recording gadgets:

  1. Power check. (Are the batteries for your recorder fully recharged?)
  2. Volume test
  3. Pause and noise check.

While doing the recording:

  1. Briefly give an opening introduction of yourself and your interviewee. As group cooperative work, each one of your may be in charge of two to three questions. Don't forget to introduce yourself and greet your interviewee before you ask questions.
  2. Ask follow-up questions to deepen or continue your conversation. They are based on the answers given by your interviewee. From this part, I'll see your sound interactions and understanding with your interviewee toward the whole recording process.
    Control your time.
  3. Finish your Q and A in time. Do not "drag" the whole interview process.
    Presentation
  4. Show your PowerPoint with the transcript of your interview contents.
  5. Explain the processes
  6. Briefly talk about your reflection of this project
  7. Turn in Self evaluation form and peer feedback form.

Radio Drama

students' samples

Grading

Chinese -10%

sound and voice quality +content 2%

Pronunciation+intonation + background questions 5%

Creativity+ Performance 2%

Visual Aid 1%

Total 10%

Procedure
Group up and prepare for your Radio Drama.
Find out the radio drama scrip from Schedule.
Listen to it for 5 times and practice it for 10 times and tape record it.
You have 5 minutes for your Radio Drama.
On the day you present, your voice will be played and you will perform on the stage by
using body language to demonstrate your drama .
At the end of your drama, please make up some questions about your drama to your audience.
If you are absent or late for your presentation, you are not allowed to do it.
NO MAKE UP PRESENTATION.
No Chinese during your presentation

Feel free to contact Alice if you have further questions about your street interview and radio drama.

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