ASSIGNMENT

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HBET3403
LISTENING AND SPEAKING IN ESL
MAY 2021 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English.

2. Number of words : 2500 – 3000 words excluding references unless stated otherwise in
the question below. .

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a MULTIPLE files.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 11 July 2021

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE
Your overall task is to analyse a conversation and identify the conversational strategies
being used in the five different parts of such a conversation.

TASK PRE-REQUISITE
To begin the assignment, adhere to these procedures:
1. Record a 15-minute conversation between 3 friends with the following
parameters:
a. Select three friends who speak English.
b. Get them to discuss a topic of their choosing.
c. Tell them that the conversation should not be straightforward but involves
trying to reach a consensus about some issue or problem or choice.
d. Record the 15-minute conversation between the 3 friends.

Alternatively,
e. Record a forum or conversation from the media (online, television,
others) and perform the analysis below on that recording. For media
recordings, there must be at least three people in the forum or
conversation, and it must be in English.
2. Transcribe the conversation, and analyse it according to the task below:

TASK
Write a report of your findings with the following THREE (3) requirements:
a. An introduction to the conversation.
i. Who are the participants?
ii. What is the topic being discussed?

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 iii. The context of the conversation (time, place, medium). You can
also use an online conversation that is being held on online
meeting services like Google Meet, Zoom, Skype and others.
iv. Length of conversation (time).
(5 marks)

b. Analysis of strategies. Select FIVE (5) instances where a specific

conversation strategy is being utilized in the conversation that you have
recorded. (They may be different strategies or different occurrences of
the same strategy being used more than once).
Report the FIVE (5) occurrences separately. Each report must contain the
following:
i. Transcript of conversation at the point of EACH relevant
occurrence.
ii. Identification of strategy used in the selection.
iii. Your interpretation / explanation of,
1. Why is the strategy used in this occurrence?
2. Was the use of the strategy successful?
3. Why did it succeed or fail?
(5 x 10 marks)

c. A closing note on the conversation. Describe any major pattern in

strategy selection that you see in the conversation.
(5 marks)

Note:
1. The report should be fully formatted according to academic standards. This
means,
a. It must be written in formal language
b. It needs to be neatly formatted
c. Each part of your report needs to be labelled clearly.

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 d. You need to cite any text that you have referred to in a reference list /
section. That is IF you are referring to any texts. Please use the APA
format for your references.
2. Remember to refer to Topics: 7, 8 and 9 of HBET 3403 Module for description
and explanation of the concepts that you will be focussing on in this
assignment: specifically, conversation strategies and related concepts.
3. You must also attach the transcripts of the conversation and the audio file
together with your report when submitting the assignment.
IMPORTANT: transcription for a 15-minute conversation may be very lengthy.
So, you do not need to transcribe the whole conversation. What you need to
do is insert transcriptions of the parts / instances in the conversation where
the strategy you are reporting occurs.
4. Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide for marks distribution.

[Total: 60 marks]

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HBET3403 LISTENING AND SPEAKING IN ESL / MAY 2021
Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
Introduction Contains all Contains information Contains some Contains few of the Contains no
information needed needed to fully information needed information needed information needed
to fully contextualise contextualise the to fully contextualise to fully contextualise to fully contextualise
a 1 1.25 5
the assignment. assignment. Follows the assignment. the assignment. the assignment.
Follows list given and list given Follows list given to Barely follows list Does not follow list
more some extent given given and more
Transcription is Transcription is Transcription fair Transcription mostly Transcription is poor
Analysis 1: transcript accurate with no appropriate with no accurate with some inaccurate with with major parts
0.5 2
parts missing or parts missing or parts missing or many parts missing missing or
mistranslated mistranslated mistranslated or mistranslated mistranslated
Analysis 1: strategy identification Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy
1 and described and described and described fairly and described misidentified and 4
accurately appropriately accurately inaccurately described poorly
Analysis 1: Break down of strategy being Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use poorly Strategy use badly
used 1 explained accurately explained explained fairly explained and has explained or not at 4
and comprehensively comprehensively accurately missing parts all
Transcription is Transcription is Transcription fair Transcription mostly Transcription is poor
Analysis 2: transcript accurate with no appropriate with no accurate with some inaccurate with with major parts
0.5 2
parts missing or parts missing or parts missing or many parts missing missing or
mistranslated mistranslated mistranslated or mistranslated mistranslated
b 2
Analysis 2: strategy identification Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy
1 and described and described and described fairly and described misidentified and 4
accurately appropriately accurately inaccurately described poorly
Analysis 2: Break down of strategy being Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use poorly Strategy use badly
used 1 explained accurately explained explained fairly explained and has explained or not at 4
and comprehensively comprehensively accurately missing parts all
Transcription is Transcription is Transcription fair Transcription mostly Transcription is poor
Analysis 3: transcript accurate with no appropriate with no accurate with some inaccurate with with major parts
0.5 2
parts missing or parts missing or parts missing or many parts missing missing or
mistranslated mistranslated mistranslated or mistranslated mistranslated
Analysis 3: strategy identification Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy
1 and described and described and described fairly and described misidentified and 4
accurately appropriately accurately inaccurately described poorly
Analysis 3: Break down of strategy being 1 Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use poorly Strategy use badly 4
1
 used explained accurately explained explained fairly explained and has explained or not at
and comprehensively comprehensively accurately missing parts all
Transcription is Transcription is Transcription fair Transcription mostly Transcription is poor
Analysis 4: transcript accurate with no appropriate with no accurate with some inaccurate with with major parts
0.5 2
parts missing or parts missing or parts missing or many parts missing missing or
mistranslated mistranslated mistranslated or mistranslated mistranslated
Analysis 4: strategy identification Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy
1 and described and described and described fairly and described misidentified and 4
accurately appropriately accurately inaccurately described poorly
Analysis 4: Break down of strategy being Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use poorly Strategy use badly
used 1 explained accurately explained explained fairly explained and has explained or not at 4
and comprehensively comprehensively accurately missing parts all
Transcription is Transcription is Transcription fair Transcription mostly Transcription is poor
Analysis 5: transcript accurate with no appropriate with no accurate with some inaccurate with with major parts
0.5 2
parts missing or parts missing or parts missing or many parts missing missing or
mistranslated mistranslated mistranslated or mistranslated mistranslated
Analysis 5: strategy identification Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy identified Strategy
1 and described and described and described fairly and described misidentified and 4
accurately appropriately accurately inaccurately described poorly
Analysis 5: Break down of strategy being Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use Strategy use poorly Strategy use badly
used 1 explained accurately explained explained fairly explained and has explained or not at 4
and comprehensively comprehensively accurately missing parts all
Conclusion note Brings accounts to a Brings accounts to a Barely brings Poorly brings No conclusion
close satisfactorily close fairly accounts to a close accounts to a close. remarks
c 2 1.25 and major pattern satisfactorily and and no major pattern 5
identified. major pattern identified.
identified.
Total 15 60
*QN = Question Number

Question / CLO CLO

Task number number Criteria
a 1 Identify the factors that affect listening in relation to speaking and reading and how features in language affect listening
c 2 Examine the various features of listening and its context
d 3 Assess misconceptions related to listening and poor language habits