Individual Oral Presentation Evaluation: 102
Name ________________________________
Grade ______________
Speech time:
Topic:
I. The Presentation: 30 points
A. Evidence of preparation-organized, creative, nearly memorized
Ex VG
Ad
F P
B. Visuals: Quality & integration into presentation
Ex
VG Ad
F P
C. Eye contact with audience, energy, enthusiasm
Ex
VG Ad
F P
D. Fulfillment of time requirement
Yes
No
II. Use of Language: 40 points
A. Grammatical accuracy
Sample errors:
Ex
VG
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F
P
B. Corrections by instructor incorporated into speech
Ex
VG
Ad
F P
C. Pronunciation-easily understood, has good pronunciation Ex
Sample errors:
VG
Ad
F P
D. Flow of the language (Fluency)-comfortable speed for listener, not halting for speaker
Excellent
Good ease of expression Adequate
Awkward pauses
Painfully slow
III. Content: 30 points
A. Knowledge demonstrated/Quality of research
Fair
Poor
Excellent
B. Major points addressed
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Adequate
Adequate
C. Interesting content/Attention of & understanding by audience-Vocabulary understood Ex
VG Ad
F P
D. Audience questions: provided to instructor on time, address main points of speech
WARNING: 1) Not meeting the deadline for the draft will incur a 10% penalty and the instructor
reserves the right to refuse to grade drafts more than one-class late.
2) THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP DATES if you miss your presentation date.
Explanation: The Relationship of the Paper to the Presentation
Students will have a general topic such as a country (eg. Argentina) or a person (eg. Evita Perón) and
present to the class an overview of that topic IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE. The presentation will
be a 3 minute, memorized highlight of the general topic. The presenter will write 2-3 comprehension
questions about her presentation in the target language, give the typed questions to the instructor,
Fair
Poor
and after giving the presentation ask her classmates those questions to ensure that they understood.
Creativity in visual aids, presentational approach, costuming, etc. will enhance the presentation. For
example, a student researching Argentina might take on the persona of a person from that country
(Soy argentino.) /or the person researched (Soy Evita Perón). As a student researches the general
topic, she will select a focused, in-depth aspect for further research for a 400-500 word (2 page) paper
IN ENGLISH. The paper should be based on a student’s interests and academic discipline; for
example, a social worker might write about the health care system of a country, while a sports
management major might look at sports clubs that play soccer and compare how that differs from
school-sponsored programs in the US. The paper and presentation EACH comprise 5% (total 10%)
of your final grade in 102.