PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT

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KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : OUMH1303
TAJUK KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION
SEMESTER /SEMESTER : JANUARI/JANUARY 2011
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ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja. / This assignment contains ONE (1)
question only.

2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in English.

3. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip atas kertas A4 dengan menggunakan saiz font 12 huruf
Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Your assignment should be typed on A4
paper using 12 point Times New Roman and 1.5 line spacing.

4. Tugasan anda terhad kepada 10-12 muka surat sahaja tidak termasuk rujukan. / Your
assignment should be limited to 10-12 pages only excluding references.

5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan kepada TUTOR BERSEMUKA. / You must

submit your assignment to the TUTOR.

6. Anda hanya boleh menyerahkan tugasan SEKALI sahaja. / You can submit your
assignment ONCE only.

7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan sebelum atau pada 7 Mac 2011. Serahan selepas 7
Mac 2011 tidak akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted before or by the 7
March 2011. Submission after 7 March 2011 will not be accepted.

8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang
lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. /
Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another
person’s assignment. You should also not plagiarise another person’s work as
your own work.

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 SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

You have been invited to present (A) a paper, and (B) an oral presentation entitled Oral
Communication in English: Forms, Functions, and Strategies to a group of English
language instructors at a local college/university. Your oral presentation must be based on the
content of your paper that will be distributed earlier.

Do the following to complete this assignment:

(A) Use the following ideas in the introduction of your paper entitled “Oral
Communication in English: Forms, Functions, and Strategies in the Malaysian
Context”. Remember to use your own words as far as possible and add any other
relevant ideas.

Being able to communicate orally in English in a wide variety of social contexts is

one of the most important skills that we may have acquired or are in the process of
acquiring. We may use this way of communicating through language in several forms
depending upon our communication needs in particular situations. Intrapersonal
communication occurs more or less continuously within ourselves, and we use it to
think, to reason, to solve problems, etc. We also need to engage in interpersonal
communication, small group communication, and public communication, among
others, to satisfy our communication needs in a range of other situations/contexts.

Use the following headings to organise your paper:

1) Introduction
2) The Oral Communication Process
3) Interpersonal Communication
4) Small Group Communication
5) Public Communication
6) Conclusion

You may use suitable sub-headings to describe and explain concepts, functions,
processes, skills and strategies that are relevant, especially under headings (2)–(5)
above. Highlight the need to speak fluently in acceptable English and give examples
where appropriate.

Most importantly, relate your argument to the Malaysian Context and use example
from the Malaysian experience.
(20 marks)

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(B) Prepare 12 -15 MS PowerPoint slides based on the content of your paper for a 10
minute talk titled “Oral Communication in English: Forms, Functions, and Strategies
in the Malaysian Context”.

1) Use phrases rather than whole sentences to write the text of your slides. Use
numbered/bulleted lists to organise and present main/supporting ideas on a
given slide.

2) Make your slides visually interesting by using suitable colours for the
background and embedded symbols and pictures as appropriate.
(10 marks)

[Total: 30 marks]

GUIDE FOR STUDENTS

You are advised to:

1. Read the relevant parts of your module that are related to the various areas highlighted
in the task assignment above as well as other appropriate reference sources. The
Internet is a good source but ensure that the web sites you refer to are reliable sources
of information such as Wikipedia and related web sites as well as academic sites e.g.
those with an ac.uk or .edu extension.
2. Use figures and pictures to better explain concepts and models of oral/speech
communication. Remember to document and cite your sources consistently in your
written paper.
3. Avoid plagiarism. If in doubt, ask your tutor.
4. Ask your tutor to guide you. S/he will use the marking scheme/guidelines for the
award of marks to help you.

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GUIDE FOR TUTORS

1. Tutors are requested to assist students in the preparation of this written task. Use the
accompanying guidelines/scheme (may be displayed to students).

2. Suggest appropriate sub-topics for students to consider in their task write-up.

3. Examine and mark student task assignments and award marks as well as enter the marks
into the OMES.

4. Recommend reference books as guide for students. These may include:

DeVito, J. (2006). Human Communication: The Basic Course (10th. ed.). Singapore:
Pearson Education.
McKerrow, R., Gronbeck, B., Ehninger, D., & Monroe, A. (1999). Principles and
types of speech communication: Longman Pub Group.
Tubbs, S. L. and Moss, S. (2000). Human Communication. (8th ed). Singapore:
McGraw Hill

5. Encourage students to use the Internet to access information about theories/models of

speech communication and the various forms of speaking in social context. Relevant
sites might include:
http://davis.foulger.info/research/unifiedModelOfCommunication.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/trans.html#B

6. Help students to document their sources of information correctly using an appropriate

style such as the APA style (6th ed.). The latest information about this style is available at:
http://www.apastyle.org/, and
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

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PENILAIAN / EVALUATION
Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 30% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai
berdasarkan kepada rubrik dalam Lampiran. / This assignment accounts for 30 % of the
marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the rubrics in the
Attachment.

PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION

Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika
plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted
Assignment will automatically be subjected to a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected,
marks would be deducted as follows:

 Tugasan bertindih antara 10-30% akan dikenakan 20% penolakan markah

keseluruhan./ Assignments with 10 - 30% overlap with others : 20% deduction from the
total gross marks scored.
 Tugasan bertindih melebihi 30% akan diberikan markah sifar (0) keseluruhan. Dalam
kes tertentu, gred kursus akan ditentukan berdasarkan komponen lain dalam
keseluruhan penilaian./Assignments with more than 30% overlap with others : Zero
mark would be given for the assignment.

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