Unit 1 Psychology

Unit Assignment 1:
You are required to make a video in about 2 to 4 minutes to narrate a personal experience
involving language loss or a difficulty communicating.

Suggested steps:
Step 1. Brainstorm ideas based by making a timeline.

My personal experience involving language loss

Step 2. Think about the grammatical structures (comparison, relative clauses,

conditionals, passive, past tenses, etc.) and vocabulary selected from unit 1 which you
think might be appropriate to be used in your talk.
Step 3. Practice speaking at least two to three times before making the video.
Step 4. After making the video, listen to it again to identify any mistakes or errors that
you have made during your talk. (If a lot of mistakes can be found, you should record
another video clip to avoid mistakes and improve your score.)
Step 5. Submit your video on time. Any late submission will cause you a 20% deduction
from your score.
Your video will be assessed based on the following marking criteria.

ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT

Marking Description Maximum

criteria Scores (10)
Pronunciation  Is intelligible 2
 Has generally appropriate intonation
 Has generally accurate word stress and sentence
stress
 Has generally clearly articulated individual
sounds
Grammar and  Shows a good degree of control of simple 3
Vocabulary grammatical forms and attempts some complex
ones.
 Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary to give
and exchange views on familiar topics including at
least three negative prefixes.
 Uses at least three passive sentences.
 Uses at least two sentences of figurative
language.
Discourse  Produces extended stretches of language despite 2
management (some/ much) hesitation.
 Contributes relevant ideas despite (some/ much)
repetition.
 Uses a range of cohesive devices and discourse
markers (notice the use of words to indicate
time order).
Interactive  Initiates and responds appropriately. 2
communicatio  Maintains and develops the interaction towards
n an outcome with (little/ much) support.
A timeline  Covers all points presenters mention in the 1
chart discussion (The timeline chart prepared in the
brainstorming step).