University of Rome III - Degree in Languages & International Communication - Convener: Patrick Boylan - Academic year   2006-07

COURSE:         English I * OCI+LL,          English III* LL,          English III* OCI      <Circle one
*for English minors
 
TASK N° __    Due date: __/__/__    Group Leader: _________________    <Use BLOCK LETTERS

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

Discussion Evaluation Sheet
 
GROUP LEADERS: WRITE NAMES USING BLOCK LETTERS; COMMENTS ON BACK.
WHEN RECORDING, IDENTIFY EACH SPEAKER ("Now, Rita."  "Good question, Ugo!")

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

1. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __
 
Comment: _______________________________________________________________________
 
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2. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __
 
Comment: _______________________________________________________________________
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 

3. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __
 
Comment: _______________________________________________________________________
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 

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

5. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __
 
Comment: _______________________________________________________________________
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 

6. _________________________  Presenter = 0 1 2   Listener = 0 1 2   Member = 0 1   Total = __
 
Comment: _______________________________________________________________________
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 

Group Leader's signature________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: WHEN YOU RETURN THE EVALUATION SHEET TO THE TEACHER,
DO NOT INCLUDE THIS SHEET: KEEP IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

  
Students participate in the discussion as their double: (1.) linguistically, (2.) interactionally and (3.) culturally.

The Group Leader marks their participation in three ways: as a presenter, as a listener, as a member.  The Group Leader also justifies the marks in a brief comment after each member's mark. (If space is insufficient, write on the back.)

 -  Criteria for a good presenter: fluent and intelligible, appropriate register and style for the double chosen; use of idiomatic metalinguistic gambits in the presentation (from cue sheet); clear explanation of the content of the article. In short, a good presenter has four qualities. She or he:
a. is fluent, b. talks like the student's "double", c. uses many gambits, d. explains things clearly.
 
PRESENTER POINTS: 0 = none of the qualities    1 = one or two qualities;    2 = three or four qualities.

 
 -  Criteria for a good listener: attentive direct gaze, constant back-channeling, overlap to request clarification but no multiple floor taking, 4-step questioning (all 4 steps explained in the handout (click here) must be used), questions show good understanding of speaker. In short, a good listener:
a. gives regular feedback, b. takes orderly turns, c. asks specific questions, d.shows understanding.
 
    LISTENER POINTS: 0 = none of the qualities    1 = one or two qualities;    2 = three or four qualities.

 
 - Criteria for a good group member: a. helps with the organization of the recording, b. collaborates constructively in the discussion on evaluation, c. helps other students who are less able than he/she; d. is punctual and well-prepared. To get a point for this category, a student must have ALL the qualities.
 
                         GROUP MEMBER POINTS: 0 = from zero to three qualities    1 = all four qualities.