CLUSTER OF EDUCATION AND SOSIAL SCIENCES

OUMH1303
ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION
GROUP INTERACTION (20%)

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS

1. The group interaction assessment requires a learner to play a role and interact
in a group of four learners (maximum). Learners will be given a role and
different assigned points before the group interaction started.

2. The tutor assigns the learners to a group of four members (maximum). The

group members will also be given a precise time-slot for the session.

3. Each group will be given 10 minutes for the group interaction.

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HOW TO CONDUCT

1. The group interaction assessment should be conducted before the Final

Examination day.

2. At the appointed date and time, a group of four learners (maximum) will be
invited to enter the exam room.

3. The learners will proceed to sit randomly around a table, facing the tutor.

4. On the table in front of each seat, learners will find a piece of paper which
details the scenario stating a group of learners to assume and the specific
assigned role(s) of the learners will play.

5. The learners will then have two minutes to prepare silently before they begin
to interact with a group member.

6. Learners are not allowed to write on the question paper nor remove it from
the table.

7. Any member of the group may kick-off the interaction. To score high marks, the
learners should get into their assigned topic(s) and attempt to speak more,
convincingly and confidently, using appropriate strategies for effective
communication.

8. A timer will be used to time the session. When the time is out, the tutor will
signal to stop and the group of learners will then exit the exam room.

9. The tutor will award marks to each group member and enter their learners’
marks in OSEM. The next group in line will then be invited to enter the exam
room for their interactive session.

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 RATING SCALE

SCORE COMMUNICATOR DESCRIPTORS

Effective communication. A task performed very competently. Appropriate response to
16 - 20 Effective Communicator group members and situation. Coherent with clarity of ideas. Linguistic features almost
always effective; communication not affected by minor errors.
Communication generally effective. A task performed competently. Generally appropriate
11 – 15 Good Communicator response to group members and situation. Coherent with some good ideas. Linguistic
features generally effective; communication generally not affected by errors.
Communication generally not effective. A task generally performed poorly. Generally
inappropriate response to group members and situation. Somewhat coherent, but
5 – 10 Modest Communicator
generally lacks clarity of ideas. Linguistic features generally poor; communication
sometimes affected by major errors.
No effective communication. No evidence of ability to perform tasks. No evidence of
0–4 Poor Communicator ability to respond to group members and situation. Incoherent and poor use of linguistic
features.

(20 marks)

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