Introduction
The study regarding the improvement of speaking ability: The students’ perspective is very much important because the modern age is the age of media, propaganda, and mass communication. Speech is the prime means of communication and the structure of society itself would be substantially different if we had failed to develop communication through speech (John Laver, 1994). To develop the oral communication, information gap activities are suggested. Information gap activities have the scope of integrating all the four skills (Venkateswaren, S., 1995). If all the language production of the student is controlled from outside, he will hardly be able to transfer his knowledge from a language learning situation to a language using situation (Bygate, M. 2003).
Task
Students are expected to make a short speech video (theme is not determined) with a maximum duration of 5 minutes consisting of opening, body, and closing. Watching the video!!!
Process
1. Students watch the video that has been provided as a reference.
2. Students look for information about speeches.
3. Students decide for themselves the theme that will be raised in their speech.
4. Students make a short speech video.
5. Students collect their videos on WebQuest.
Evaluation
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpeakingFluency 4 points |
Smooth and fluid speech; few to no hesitations; no attempts to search for words; volume is excellent | Smooth and fluid speech; few hesitations; a slight search for words; inaudible word or two. | Speech is relatively smooth; some hesitation and unevenness are caused by rephrasing and searching for words; volume wavers. | Speech is frequently hesitant with some sentences left uncompleted; volume very soft. |
| SpeakingPronunciation 4 points |
Pronunciation is excellent; good effort at accent. | Pronunciation is good; good effort at accent. | Pronunciation is good; Some effort at accent, but is definitely non-native. | Pronunciation is good; no effort toward a native accent. |
| SpeakingVocabulary 4 points |
Excellent control of language features; a wide range of well-chosen vocabulary. | Good language control; good range of relatively well-chosen vocabulary. | Adequate language control; vocabulary range is lacking. | Weak language control; basic vocabulary choice with some words clearly lacking. |
| SpeakingGrammar 4 points |
Accuracy & variety of grammatical structures. | Some errors in grammatical structures are possibly caused by an attempt to include a variety. | Frequent grammatical errors that do not obscure meaning; little variety in structures. | Frequent grammatical errors even in simple structures that at times obscure meaning. |
| SpeakingDuration 4 points |
The total time of the video is up to 4 minutes. | The total time of the video is up to 3 minutes or more than 5 minutes. | The total time of the video is up to 2 minutes. | Total time of video is less than 2 minutes. |
Conclusion
Have fun with your task!!!
The material that you have done so far is about talking. How to give a public speech. As well as add and improve your new vocabulary, and practice your speaking skills.
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Member Since: 2022-06-16 13:33:36
Location: Bone, Indonesia
I am a: University Faculty
School: IAIN Bone
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This WebQuest is about students making a speech.
Standards: Students are able to speak up by using Fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and duration.