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LANG 2030 Part 2 Assessment criteria for the proposal presentation
Task achievement (group mark) / Vocabulary and Grammar (individual) / Delivery skills (individual)Excellent / An innovative idea or design is presented in a detailed and creative way. The innovation fills a niche and is a creative development or application of technology. The overall structure of the presentation is logical and coherent, with visual aids being very well prepared, consistent in style and integrated into the whole presentation. The presentation skillfully weaves together all of the following elements: introduction, establishing need for the innovation, comparison of technologies, description of the innovation and discussion of benefits, conclusion. Technical description, comparison and analysis of the innovation are all balanced in a wholly appropriate way. Description of the benefits of the innovation is extremely convincing. / You use a wide range of vocabulary, with great precision, including some unusual and specialized words. You may make one or two errors in grammar, word choice and word form. Technical terms are clearly explained or paraphrased for the audience. / Your presentation has a very clear mini-introduction and conclusion and natural and fluent transitions and handover.
You use appropriate rhythm and intonation to deliver a highly effective presentation. Your use of non-verbal communication* effectively enhances your presentation.
Very good / An innovative idea or design is presented in an appropriately detailed way. The innovation fills a niche and is a creative development or application of technology. The overall structure of the presentation is logical and coherent, with visual aids being very well prepared and consistent in style. The presentation contains all of the following elements: introduction, establishing need for the innovation, comparison with other innovations, description of the innovation and discussion of benefits, conclusion. Technical description, comparison and analysis of the innovation are all balanced. Description of the benefits of the innovation is convincing. / You use a range of vocabulary precisely, with some less common words. You make occasional errors in grammar, word-choice and word form. Technical terms are clearly explained or paraphrased for the audience. / Your presentation has a mini-introduction and conclusion and effective transitions and handover.
You pronounce words clearly and your rhythm and intonation are appropriate. Your use of non-verbal communication* is natural and appropriate.
Good / An innovative idea or design is presented in an appropriately detailed way. The presenters establish that the innovation fills a niche and is a development or application of technology. The idea may not be very creative. The overall structure of the presentation is logical and coherent. Visual aids are well prepared and mainly consistent in style. The presentation includes all of the following elements: introduction, establishing need for the innovation, comparison with other innovations, description of the innovation and discussion of benefits, conclusion. Description of the benefits of the innovation is quite convincing. / You use a range of vocabulary with some precision. You make some errors in word-choice and word form. You make a few repeated grammatical errors.
Occasionally technical terms may not be adequately explained or paraphrased for the audience. / Your presentation has a mini-introduction and conclusion and your transitions and handover are effective though they may be a little clumsy.
You make occasional pronunciation errors and your rhythm and intonation are mainly appropriate. Your use of non-verbal communication* is appropriate.
Satisfactory / An innovative idea or design is presented. The innovation fills a niche and is a development or application of technology. The overall structure of the presentation is logical and coherent. Visual aids are mainly well-prepared, though there may be too many for the allotted time, and some may not be obviously relevant to the presentation. The style of visual aids is mainly consistent. The presentation includes all of the following elements: introduction, establishing need for the innovation, comparison with other innovations, description of the innovation and discussion of benefits, conclusion. There may be too much focus on technical description, with inadequate comparison and analysis of the innovation or there may not always be enough detail presented to support the conclusions. / Your vocabulary is adequate. You make frequent errors in grammar, word-choice and word form, but you are understandable. Sometimes technical terms may not be adequately explained or paraphrased for the audience. / Your presentation has a mini-introduction and conclusion, transitions and a handover, but these may be clumsy or unnatural.
You pronounce most words clearly but may make some systematic errors. Your rhythm and intonation, and your use of non-verbal communication* are mainly appropriate. You are understandable.
Below average / An innovative idea or design is presented but the presentation lacks sufficient detail. The feasibility and benefits of the innovation are often not clear. The overall structure of the presentation is logical and coherent most of the time. Visual aids are used, but there may be too many for the allotted time and some may not be relevant to the presentation. The style of visual aids is often not consistent. The presentation is missing one of the following elements: introduction, establishing need for the innovation, comparison with other innovations, description of the innovation and discussion of benefits, conclusion. / Your vocabulary is limited.
You make frequent errors in grammar, word-choice and word form. Sometimes you are not understandable.
Technical terms may not be adequately explained or paraphrased for the audience. / Your presentation may lack a mini-introduction or conclusion, or appropriate transitions or handover.
You may make many pronunciation errors, and sometimes you are not understandable. Your rhythm and intonation are often inappropriate (perhaps because you are reading from notes or from slides). Your use of non-verbal communication* is mainly appropriate.
Poor / An idea is presented but it is not innovative and appears to be a re-stating of a commonly-used existing technology. The overall structure of the presentation is often not logical or coherent. Visual aids are used, but there are too many for the allotted time and many may not be relevant to the presentation. The style of visual aids is not consistent. The presentation is missing two of the following elements: introduction, establishing need for the innovation, comparison with other innovations, description of the innovation and discussion of benefits, conclusion. / Your vocabulary is very limited. You only use high-frequency words and phrases. You make many errors in grammar, word-choice and word form. Often your presentation is hard to follow. / Your presentation lacks a mini-introduction or conclusion, or appropriate transitions or handover.
Many words are not pronounced clearly and your rhythm and intonation are often inappropriate. Your use of non-verbal communication* may not be appropriate. Often you are not understandable.
Very poor / An idea is presented but it is not innovative and appears to be a re-stating of a commonly-used existing technology. The overall structure of the presentation is not logical or coherent. There may be no visual aids. The presentation is missing three or more of the following elements: introduction, establishing need for the innovation, comparison with other innovations, description of the innovation and discussion of benefits, conclusion. / You make so many errors in grammar, word-choice and word form that you are very hard to understand. / Your presentation lacks a mini-introduction or conclusion, or appropriate transitions or handover.
Your use of non-verbal communication* may not be appropriate. You are often not understandable.
* Non-verbal communication includes: use of visual aids, such as PowerPoint slides; gestures; eye contact; volume and speed of voice, audience awareness and sincerity.
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