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Examples of Oral Communication (2nd year)

Students can approach the oral communication classroom-based assessment in a variety of different ways, as this video and the examples below illustrate. More examples will be added over time.

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  • Is cineál ábhair Ailt í an acmhainn seo.

    [TCA] Assessing oral communication

    Teastaíonn fíordheimhniú ón gcomhairle mhúinteoireachta ón nasc seo.

    Video of teacher using features of quality and note-taking template to assess the oral communication CBA.

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    [TCA] Assessing Oral Communication

    A video of a teacher using features of quality and note-taking to assess the oral communication

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    [TCA] Example A: Kayaking (Unannotated video)

    A student created a PowerPoint and made a presentation about Kayaking during which he outlines various aspects of kayaking: the joys and benefits; equipment used and techniques.

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    [TCA] Example A: Kayaking (Annotated video)

    Watch the student's presentation (with annotations based on the features of quality).

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    • Example A: Kayaking PDF

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    [TCA] Example B: The Paranormal (Unannotated video)

    Oral Presentation about the paranormal which investigates the perceived differences between fiction and real paranormal activities, with references to a film the students watched

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    [TCA] Example B: The Paranormal (Annotated video)

    Oral Presentation about the paranormal which investigates the perceived differences between fiction and real paranormal activities, with references to a film the students watched

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    • Example B: The Paranormal (PDF)

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    [TCA] Example C: Hope (Unannotated version)

    A student does a dramatic performance and evaluation of the resonating themes/motifs in ‘Hope is The Thing With Feathers’ by Emily Dickinson.

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    [TCA] Example C: Hope (Annotated version)

    A student does a dramatic performance and evaluation of the resonating themes/motifs in ‘Hope is The Thing With Feathers’ by Emily Dickinson.

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    • Example C: Hope (PDF)

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    [TCA] Example D: Tension in Film (Unannotated version)

    Suspense and tension in a scene from at Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train.

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    [TCA] Example D: Tension in Film (Unannotated version)

    Suspense and tension in a scene from at Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train.

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    [TCA] Example E: Good Will Hunting

    A student performs a monologue from by the character of Dr. Sean McGuire in a climactic moment of Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant.

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    [TCA] Example E: Good Will Hunting (Annotated version)

    A student performs a monologue from by the character of Dr. Sean McGuire in a climactic moment of Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant.

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    • Example E: Goodwill Hunting (Annotated version)

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    [TCA] Example F: Scoliosis

    A student does a presentation on their personal experience of scoliosis.

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    [TCA] Example F: Scoliosis (Annotated version)

    A student does a presentation on their personal experience of scoliosis.

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    • Example F: Scoliosis PDF

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    [TCA] Example G: Old English (Unannotated version)

    The students do a presentation on how Old English developed over time. They translate common phrases from Old English into Modern English and, through the Q&A, discuss how language is still evolving.

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    [TCA] Example G: Old English (Annotated version)

    The students do a presentation on how Old English developed over time. They translate common phrases from Old English into Modern English and, through the Q&A, discuss how language is still evolving.

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    • Example G: Old English PDF