EVALUATION This assignment accounts for 30% of the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed

based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme. You would be informed of the assignment mark 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: Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given. Tarikh hantar assignment 28 febuari 2013

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Public Speaking is the communicating of knowledge that is understandable. Through informative speeches, people are able to give others the benefit of their learning and expertise. For this assignment you are given two tasks: (a) write an informative speech; and (b) present your speech.

QUESTION You are invited to give an informative speech to a group of people. Pick a topic that is interesting to you, that you think will interest your audience, OR you can pick any topic from given below. 1. Eating Healthily With A Busy Lifestyle. 2. Laughter Therapy - An Effective Treatment. 3. Overcoming shyness.

A. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (20 Marks)

1. You can write using the guidelines below: Introduction: (Show relevance to the audience during this section) Attention-getter: story, actual or rhetorical question, quote, surprising fact or statistic, etc. Thesis statement: the main point or idea of your speech Preview of Main Points: Preview your upcoming main points

Be sure to transition smoothly from attn-getter, to thesis & preview of main points, to the body (Main Point 1). Continue to use transitions to move smoothly from one point to the next and on to the conclusion. Body:

Main Point 1. - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 1(a) - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 1 (b) These are backed up by Supporting Material: definition, statistics, example, illustration/story, testimony, compare/contrast. Use vocal citations when appropriate. Main Point 2. - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 2 (a) - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 2 (b) These are backed up by Supporting Material: definition, statistics, example, illustration/story, testimony, compare/contrast. Use vocal citations when appropriate.

1. Additional supporting ideas 2. Additional supporting ideas Main Point 3. - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 3(a) - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 3(b) These are backed up by Supporting Material: definition, statistics, example, illustration/story, testimony, compare/contrast. Use vocal citations when appropriate. Main Point 4. - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 4(a) - Supporting Ideas/Subtopic of Main Point 4(b) These are backed up by Supporting Material: definition, statistics, example, illustration/story, testimony, compare/contrast. Use vocal citations when appropriate. Conclusion: Summarize Main Points: Provide closure (closing statement, quote, story, etc.): Note: Each point should be elaborated with significant examples. You may add any other points deemed appropriate

2. Reminder: you must conduct research on chosen topic, and have at least 4 sources in your bibliography.

B. ORAL PRESENTATION (10 Marks) 1. You need to prepare 8 (min) -12 (max) MS PowerPoint slides based on the content of your paper (written assignment) for a 8-10 minute talk (oral presentation). 2. 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. 3. Make your slides visually interesting by using suitable colours for the background and embedded symbols and pictures as appropriate. 4. You can prepare a presentation slides using the guidelines below: Slide 0 Slide 0 Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Self-Intro Title Introduction Introduction Main point 1 + examples Main point 1 + examples Main point 2 + examples Main point 2 + examples Main point 3 + examples Main point 3 + examples Main point 4 + examples Main point 4 + examples Conclusions [Total: 30 marks]

WRITTEN PAPER (20 marks): Assessment Criteria (Marks Allotment) Descriptors Marks

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

9-12

5-8

0-4

Very Good to Excellent: Very effective use of complex sentence structure; sophisticated and effective range of vocabulary; appropriate register; few grammatical errors. Average to Good: Effective simple sentences; adequate range of vocabulary; several grammatical errors but meaning not obscured. Poor to Fair: Major problems in use of simple sentences; limited and repetitive choice of vocabulary; frequent grammatical errors causing unclear meaning. Total Marks

7-8

LANGUAGE (8 marks)

4-6

0-3

20

1. ORAL PRESENTATION (10 marks): Component Descriptors 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. Scores

Effective Presenter

9-10

Good Presenter

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

Fair Presenter

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

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