ASSIGNMENT

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OUMH1303
ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION
JANUARY 2017 SEMESTER
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. This assignment contains only TWO (2) tasks that are set in the language of the printed module
for the course.
2. Answer in English.
3. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the myINSPIRE 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. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. Only assignment answer
developed within the approximate word limit will be assessed. The number of words should be
shown at the end of your assignment.
5. You must submit your assignment TO YOUR FACE-TO-FACE TUTOR. You are advised to
keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference.
6. Your assignment must be submitted before 12th March 2017 or Tutorial 4. Submission after 12th
March 2017 or Tutorial 4 will NOT be accepted.
7. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.
8. Please take note that PENALTY will be imposed on late submission of assignment as specified in
the Registrars Office circular 6/2012 (Refer to Registrars Announcement in myVLE).

EVALUATION
This assignment accounts for 30% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed
based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme attached.
You would be given feedback on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination
commences.
PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION
Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If
plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows:
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Similarity Percentage (%)

0 30
30.01 50
50.01 70
70.01 - 100

Marks Deduction (%)

0
5
10
100

Assignments found to have similarities under any of the categories above; will not be entitled
to apply for appeal. For learners who fall into the 70.01-100 similarities group, the access for
online appeal for assignment remarking of the subject will be disabled from the appeal
options.
Please note that there are three components for OUMH1303 course as follows:
No.

Assessment Type

(a)

Assignment

Marks

Percentage

30

30%

Remarks
Written and Presentation

(b)

(c)

Oral Examination

Final Examination

40

60

40%

30%

Scenario based
Oral Exam is scheduled for / between Tutorial 4
and before the Final Examination day
To be conducted in Learning Centre

(Notes to Tutor:
Please refer to Administrator at the Learning Centre
OUMH1303Guidelines for Conducting Oral Exam)
10 short questions x 6 marks = 60 marks
(To be converted to 30%)
Exam duration: 1 hour

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
PURPOSE
This assignment is divided into two categories;
a) a written assignment; and
b) an oral presentation.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop learners writing ability and apply specific skills
that are required in an oral presentation.

QUESTION:
A. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (20 Marks)
You have been asked to speak to a group of young employees at your organization. As a
Training Manager, your task is to inform the young employees about the various selfdevelopment programs that are offered at your organization. You also want to persuade them
to continually strive towards improving themselves in terms of gaining knowledge and
contributing towards the betterment of the organization.
Write your speech of between 2000-2500 words. Each point should be elaborated with
significant examples.

B. ORAL PRESENTATION (10 Marks)

1. You need to prepare 8 -10 MS PowerPoint slides based on the content of your paper
(written assignment) for a 10 minute talk (oral presentation).
2. Use phrases rather than whole sentences to write the text of your slides. Use
numbered/bulleted lists to organize and present main/supporting ideas on a given slide.
3. Make your slides visually interesting by using suitable colors for the background and
embedded symbols and pictures if appropriate.
4. You can prepare the presentation slides using the guidelines below:
Slide 0

Title

Slide 1

Introduction

Slide 2

Introduction

Slide 3

Content 1, 2 + examples

Slide 4

Content 3, 4 + examples

Slide 5

Content 5, 6 + examples

Slide 6

Content 7, 8 + examples

Slide 7

Conclusion

Slide 8

Conclusion

[Total (A+B): 30 marks]

SOALAN TUGASAN

TUJUAN
Tugasan ini terbahagi kepada dua kategori;
a) tugasan bertulis; dan
b) suatu persembahan lisan.
Tujuan tugasan ini adalah untuk membangunkan kebolehan menulis pelajar dan
menggunakan kemahiran tertentu yang diperlukan dalam persembahan lisan.
SOALAN:
A. BERTULIS TUGASAN (20 Markah)
Anda telah diminta untuk bercakap dengan sekumpulan pekerja muda di organisasi anda.
Sebagai Pengurus Latihan, tugas anda adalah untuk memaklumkan kepada pekerja muda
mengenai pelbagai program pembangunan diri yang ditawarkan di organisasi anda. Anda juga
mahu meyakinkan mereka untuk berusaha secara berterusan ke arah meningkatkan diri
mereka dari segi mendapat pengetahuan dan menyumbang ke arah kebaikan organisasi.
Tulis ucapan anda antara 2000-2500 patah perkataan. Setiap titik harus dihuraikan dengan
contoh-contoh yang ketara.
B. PEMBENTANGAN ORAL (10 Markah)
1. Anda perlu menyediakan 8 -10 MS PowerPoint slaid berdasarkan kandungan kertas anda
(tugasan bertulis) untuk 10 minit bercakap (lisan).
2. Gunakan frasa daripada ayat keseluruhan untuk menulis teks slaid anda. Gunakan
bernombor / senarai berbulet untuk menyusun dan hadir idea utama / sokongan pada slaid
yang diberikan.
3. Membuat slaid anda secara visual menarik dengan menggunakan warna yang sesuai untuk
latar belakang dan simbol tertanam dan gambar jika sesuai.
4. Anda boleh menyediakan slaid pembentangan menggunakan garis panduan di bawah:

Assignment Rubrics:
A.WRITTEN PAPER (20 marks):
Assessment
Criteria
(Marks
Allotment)

Descriptors

Very Good to Excellent:

Substantive and knowledgeable development of assigned
topic; ideas are relevant to the topic; ideas appropriately
and interestingly selected; ideas logically and coherently
stated; supported and sequenced; overall cohesiveness
achieved.
Average to Good:
CONTENT &
Some knowledge of assigned topic; adequate range of
ORGANISATION ideas; ideas are mostly relevant to the topic but lack
details; loosely organized but main ideas stand out;
(12 marks)
limited support; logical but incomplete sequencing.
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.

Very Good to Excellent:

Very effective use of complex sentence structure;
sophisticated and effective range of vocabulary;
appropriate register; few grammatical errors.
LANGUAGE
(8 marks)

Average to Good:
Effective simple sentences; adequate range of
vocabulary; several grammatical errors but meaning not
obscured.
Poor to Fair:
Major problems in the use of simple sentences; limited
and repetitive choice of vocabulary; frequent
grammatical errors causing unclear meaning.
Total Marks

Marks

9-12

5-8

0-4

7-8

4-6

0-3

20

B. 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

confused, 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 tasks; cannot respond to the
audience; incoherent and poor use of language features; total
reading from prepared slides.
Total Marks

0-4

10