- You will need a cassette tape and a tape record.
- Make sure your tape is clearly labeled with your name-- on
the same side you have recorded
on.
- Check the tape for good sound quality after you have finished recording.
- Rewind the tape to the beginning before you hand it in.
Below are three situations that require you to leave a message on someone's answering machine or voice mail. Choose 2 of these situations (or you may do all three for extra credit). Read the message, then record your response to it.
Situation 1: You didn't understand the homework and you want to speak to your professor to try and get a better understanding of it.
Message: Hi, this is 555-0476 and Victoria Clark is not at her desk at this moment. Please eave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Situation 2: You want to see if your classmate (Eric) wants to have coffee and meet sometime soon to start work on the class project that you have been assigned.
Message: Hi, this is 555-70236. Eric, Tom, Maria, Judy and Sarah are not here right now but will get back to you .
Situation 3: You want to find out information about becoming a Graduate Teaching Assistant GTF) next year. You were told to call the administrator in your department .
Message: This is the Department of Business. Barbara Samuda is away from her desk at this moment. Please leave your number and a short message.
The third and final recorded assignment is a taped group discussion. This assignment will allow you to integrate all of the discussion skills you have been practicing over the course of the term: presenting information, commenting on information, asking questions, interrupting, and giving feedback. You will have to get together with other students outside of class to record a 15- to 20-minute group discussion of the topic.
Assignment:
On __________________, bring in a short newspaper or magazine story. In class, each student will present his/her article to a small group (3-4 students in each group). After the discussion, the group will decide which article they believe would make the best discussion topic. Then you will switch groups and repeat the process one or two more times
After you have presented your article, you will choose partners to be in your group (each group should have 3-4 participants), and one article for the recorded discussion. Next, set up a time to get together outside of class to record the discussion of the topic. DO NOT READ FROM A SCRIPT!!!
A tape of the discussion is due on ________________________________, along with a copy of the newspaper/magazine article. Remember to write the names of all the participants written on. Grades are based on individual and group performance.
Group
_____ involved all members of the group roughly equally
_____ discussion was more or less continuous
Individual
_____ showed interest in topic and willingness to contribute
_____ asked topic-related question when appropriate
_____ used restatement and/or paraphrasing to clarify or summarize ideas
_____ gave appropriate feedback and used interruptions approrpiately
Speaking:
_____ clarity
_____ fluency
_____ grammar
_____ pronunciation
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