Saturday, May 19, 2012

Week 06-Project Task (Stepping Forward)


Dear Friends
A Pleasant Evening to all!
This is all about our Project Task.
Before I proceed, I want to say that the Class which was going on when our course started has also completed its term.
So now I don’t have any class going on to experiment these technological tools.
I am sorry to add that all the classes will resume on 1st  of July.
So I will be left with no option but to try out these things later.
Now coming back to our task, I mentioned that I regularly face the following problems:-
·         The students are expected to face an interview at the entry point in a Professional College. But they are not able to communicate clearly, correctly and confidently.
·         With 45 students in this Class and nearly 130 in other ones, giving individual attention becomes impossible and also runs into the problem of Time Management.
·         Apart from speaking, they are also required to draft an Application, a C.V. and some Composition like a Tourist Leaflet. But checking all these assignments and explaining every shortcoming to each student again is a daunting task.
But to start with, I have decided to focus on the First issue. I feel that my students should be able to express themselves.
For this I tried and browsed through many sites for useful material and tools.
The links which I found to be useful are as follows:-
·         www.socialmedia.biz/.../5-ways-to-improve-your-presentation-skills/
·         www.mindtools.com › Communication Skills
·         www.interpersonalskills.co.uk/what/what.cfm
Moreover I have also decided to create a rubric for this with the help of ‘rubistar’.
I hope that in the coming days I will be able to focus and modify it more closely.
Rest Cheers!
Shirish More

1 comment:

  1. Very nice ideas you have there Shirish. I think that the use of these materials and tools will help your students to express themselves but mostly the practice! They need to experience a real conversation in order to produce one too and the use of a rubric will help them know what is it that you expect them to achieve.

    Cheers,

    Chiara.

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