1. Spoken Presentational Communication
The Presentational Mode is characterized by the creation of messages in a manner that facilitates interpretation by members of the target culture where no direct opportunity for the active negotiation of meaning exists.
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2. Spoken Presentational Communication
The student plans, produces, and presents spoken presentational communications.
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3. Spoken Presentational Communication
The student produces a variety of creative oral presentations.
The student retells or summarizes information in narrative form, demonstrating a consideration of audience.
The student creates and gives persuasive speeches.
The student expounds on familiar topics and those requiring research.
The student uses reference tools, acknowledges sources, and cites them appropriately.
The student self-monitors and adjusts language production.
The student demonstrates an understanding of the features of target culture communities.
The student demonstrates knowledge and understanding of content across disciplines.
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4. Cultural Comparison
makes an oral presentation to French class on topic.
demonstrates understanding of cultural features of some area of French-speaking world.
may cite examples from materials read, viewed, or listened to in class as well as from personal experiences and observations.
has 4 minutes to read topic and prepare presentation.
has 2 minutes to record presentation.
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6. Presentation is organized and effectively addresses topic by including examples that represent both sides of cultural comparison (i.e. student’s family, school or community and an area of the French-speaking world).
Examples need not be numerous—if well described, one example for each side of the comparison is sufficient—and student does not have to dedicate equal time to each side of the comparison.
Examples cited are specific (i.e. not merely cultural stereotypes or generic statements), relevant to the topic, and student is able to provide some elaboration.
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16. Students instead presented their own opinions.
Common Errors/Omissions
Students did not explicitly compare attitudes concerning importance of…
Students instead presented their own opinions.
Students compared communities but ignored the topic.
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17. students should read the subject carefully and complete the task.
Advice
students should make logical and appropriate comparisons and carefully organize their presentations (is it appropriate, for example, to compare a neighborhood with a whole continent?).
students should read the subject carefully and complete the task.
students should not waste time restating the prompt.
Read and listen to news reports regularly in order to better understand cultural practices, products, and perspectives (variety of authentic materials).
Students, who are often used to speaking about themselves, should begin to speak about people and perspectives in the Francophone world.
Students should avoid cultural clichés and generalizations.
students should employ a variety of transitions .
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18. Strategies
Practice talking for 2 minutes at home. Choose a topic, or for this upcoming task, talk about the situation of women in Africa
Read the prompt carefully. Understand the question. Whether or not the prompt tells you to:
begin with a personal connection to the topic.
Explain how the topic might apply in your own community (include descriptions in your explanation)
Expand your response to address the francophone culture, using comparison to connect it to your own community
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19. Strategies
Make notes – use outline or graphic organizers to help you plan
Try to maintain a consistent framework of tenses.
Include references, allusions, and opinions. Mention books and stories that you have read; tell about famous persons and events that you have studied
Use transition words
Self-correct. Correcting an error after you say it essentially makes the error disappear
Watch the clock: be sure to get to your conclusion by the end of 2 minuets
Speak clearly and enunciate: speaking quickly is NOT a sign of fluency!
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