Preparing learners for successful presentations in a foreign language

by Barbara Dieu — last modified 2008-06-19 11:45

Learners of foreign languages are very often asked to give presentations to promote oral proficiency. However, many just focus on the content to be transmitted and forget a number of other skills required for successful public speaking. As a result, they may experience stressful situations during preparation and end up with frustrating results.

Structured planning, organization and guidance before, during and after are a must to ensure a learning experience during which not only the target language is practiced but life long skills incorporated.

Helpful material:

Preparing EFL students for Oral Presentations (article)
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/King-PublicSpeaking.html

10 Preparation Steps for a group presentation (manual)
http://www3.iptv.org/exploremore/PDFs/SPAF_Process.pdf

Examples of Rubrics:

Teamwork Rubric
http://members.tripod.com/the_english_dept/teamrubr.html

Oral Presentation Rubric
http://members.tripod.com/the_english_dept/docfiles/rubrics1
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Tags:
oral presentation, foreign languages, skills, group work, preparation, rubrics, tips, organization

Language:
English

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