University of Rome III - Degree in Languages & International Communication - Convener: Patrick Boylan - Academic year 04-05


Circle a letter: Group   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N

Discussion Evaluation Sheet (this time, only the students' DELIVERY is to be marked)
 
GROUP LEADERS: WRITE NAMES USING BLOCK LETTERS; COMMENTS ON BACK.
DURING RECORDING, IDENTIFY EACH SPEAKER ("Now, Rita."  "Good question, Ugo!")

Students' delivery should accommodate to stereotypical UK informal academic discussions. Thus as a

 -  presenter: expressive fluency and accuracy (or at least intelligibility), R.P. or Estuary accent with clear diction, academic register, idiomatic metalinguistic gambits, "inverted pyramid" exposition, inductive reasoning, constrained (at times ironic) style.   This time Group Leaders, in giving points, will focus on fluency (no "uhhhh's"; pauses at end of utterances, not during) and metalinguistic gambits (idioms used to signal discourse structuring).
POINTS: 0 = not fluent and not many gambits;    1 = either fluent or many gambits but not both;    2 = both fluent and many gambits.

 -  listener: attentive direct gaze, constant back-channeling, overlap to request clarification but no multiple floor taking, Group Leader selected (NOT self-selected) turns, 4-step questioning (all 4 steps explained in the handout must be used). .   This time the Group Leader, in assigning points, will focus on back-channeling and 4-step questioning.
           POINTS: 0 = no back-channeling, no questions; 1 = either frequent back-channeling or many 4-step questions but not both;    2 = frequent back-channeling and many 4-step questions.

 -  group member. 1 extra point for contributiing to organizing, conducting, marking the recording session.

WRITE STUDENTS' NAMES ON LINE, CIRCLE POINTS FOR EACH CATEGORY, THEN GIVE TOTAL.

1. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

2. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

3. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

4. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

5. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

6. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

7. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

8. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

 . _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

 . _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __

Group Leader (BLOCK LETTERS)__________________________  Signature___________________