Sharing on EL Oral Communication PSG Meeting 3 August 2016 Mdm. Nora Shahriya (HOD EL/Lit) nora_shahriya@moe.edu.sg

Oral Examination Components Assessment Criteria Examination Paper Strategies to help your child Agenda

Oral Examination Components Express & Normal (Academic) Normal (Technical) Reading Aloud Spoken Interaction 10 marks 20 marks 15 marks 25 marks Total = 30 marks Total = 40 marks 20% of overall grade Example: RA – 6/10 SI – 12/20 Total – 18/30 Percentage: (18/30) x 20% = 12 % 12% = 2 grades RA – 10/15 SI – 15/25 Total – 25/40 (25/40) x 20% = 12.5% 12.5% = 1 grade (or 2 grades in the higher band) Oral Examination Components

Assessment Criteria Reading Aloud Pronunciation and Articulation To read aloud a text with accurate pronunciation and clear articulation Rhythm and Fluency To read with appropriate rhythm and stress to achieve a well-paced, fluent rendering of a text Awareness of Purpose, Audience and Context To read aloud a text with appropriate variations in voice qualities given the purpose, audience and context Assessment Criteria Reading Aloud

Assessment Criteria Spoken Interaction Personal Response To give considered and developed personal responses Clarity of Expression To express oneself clearly with apt use of vocabulary, structures and with good pronunciation Interaction To engage actively with the Examiners in a sustained discussion Assessment Criteria Spoken Interaction

How we help increase the students’ competence Oral Communication Reading Aloud Go through the rubrics – increase students’ awareness of what is expected Pronunciation practices Role play – awareness of purpose/context Pair evaluation Teacher evaluation – individual practices + assessment How we help increase the students’ competence Oral Communication

How we help increase the students’ competence Oral Communication Spoken Interaction Photograph/s Discussion of photograph content Visible Thinking Routine – See, Think, Wonder  helps in predicting questions (help with structured thoughts) Vocabulary building Weekly news articles  to increase general knowledge Reflection questions  to give students the opportunity to think about issues they otherwise do not even care about Oral communication programme – Sec 1: Storytelling; Sec 2: Public Speaking; Sec 3: Media Literacy Presentations Subscription to EL magazines

Strategies to help your children Read aloud with your child esp. newspaper, magazines (practise) Discuss community/ national /regional/ global issues; share your perspective and explain them (practise) Encourage them to share and explain their opinions; allow them the opportunity to listen to various perspectives (empathy) Allow them to listen to the news on TV/Radio/Podcast (exposure) Allow them to watch EL television shows to increase their language competency (exposure)