Listening assessment - TED talk

Morning all.

Here’s the link to the second assessment for the FA1W 12 Unit, Listening.

I’d respectfully ask that you don’t provide any feedback in the comments section this time please, given that it’s an assessment.

All the information has been noted in the e mail of 14/11/22 and I’ve also popped the info on Moodle for you. 

The final date for this to be passed, by e mail to me, is 12:00 on Thursday 1st December 2022. I suggest you get your draft completed answers to me by around Thursday 24th November in case there is any remediation to attend to. 

I will mark the answers in good time (around my other commitments) to provide feedback to you. All submissions will be acknowledged with a rough marking turnaround time. 

Please use the PP slides I showed you in class in my teaching and any sample answers for the practise talks we looked at together. That will help you with how you might want to formulate your answers.

Only questions 1 and 5 have word counts attached to them. 

Ofer Levy: The new science of personalized vaccines
https://www.ted.com/talks/ofer_levy_the_new_science_of_personalized_vaccines

Good luck as always, of course you must work independently and once you have finished the assessment after any remediation, I will ask you to upload to Turnitin, but that isn't for some weeks yet. You’ll be advised of that date in due course.

All the very best,

Mark 🤞

Any questions about the Listening assessment?

Afternoon, troops.

If there are any questions that you would like me to clarify for the Listening assessment starting on Monday 14th November, just let me know and I will answer them in the comments section for you.

I will send you the assessment questions by e mail and via Moodle.

The link to the TED talk will be on the blog and within the assessment paper.

You are encouraged to use my PP notes, the sample answers to the two talks we analysed in class and to watch / listen to the presentation as many times as you like, how you like.

When I am putting sample answers together this is my strategy; it might work for you?

Watch the talk, no notes.

Listen again taking notes, observing the questions which are the same generic ones that we used in class.

Think about how helpful the transcript can be for you.

Take notes, stop the talk, make comments. Scribbles, whatever.

We all process things differently, and I have been fascinated and enthused with the way you have approached the two exemplar TED talks we looked at in class. Pretty good responses I would say.

But as Fleetwood Mac might say, go your own way on this one!

Cheers,

Mark

 

So far away...

Since we made reference to this amazing song at the end of the class with our witty badinage, here is one of my favourite songs, aptly named, 'So far away...' a genuine classic!

Cheers,

Mark

TED talk two to listen to and critique for next week's class

Hello all,

Thank you for your keen attention this afternoon, another great class.

I really enjoyed your approaches to the task at hand today.

Here is the second talk (a little shorter) I would like you all to analyse before next Monday's class.

The link is seen here: Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you Meaghan Ramsey - YouTube

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this one.

See you next Monday, and well done again.

Mark

Happy Halloween!

Hello all,

See you at 1. I thought you’d like to see my themed golf trews from yesterday. I always wear flashy and colourful breeks when I’m golfing, but these ones are always reserved for the nearest game I play to Halloween! 🦇🏌🏻‍♂️🎃😂

Cheers,

Mark

Jamie Oliver TED talk

Hello all,

Further to today's class, here is the link to Jamie Oliver's TED talk.

Please use the question sheet I e mailed you (also on Moodle).

Bring your answers to class next week and we can discuss.

All the best,

Mark

Next few sessions until December break

Hello all,

As per the PP I will go over on 24/10, this is how we will roll out the next couple of assessments.

24/10 - reflect on the two assessed presentation sessions and look at Listening analysis. TED talk to look at (probably in your own time, dependent on how the session goes timewise).

31/10 - discuss answers from previous week’s TED talk and compare answers and how you can approach this assessment. Second TED talk given out with answers to be done at home.

7/11 - discuss answers from previous week’s TED talk. Thinking ahead to next week’s assessment and how we will do it (e mail then Moodle).

14/11, 21/11, 28/11 - second assessment (Listening) - this is done at home; there won’t be a Communication class running on these dates. You should manage your time as you see fit. You need to have this assessment passed by Thursday 1st December latest. 

5/12 - reflecting on Listening assessment, formal writing and research / lab report discussion / lab report assessment / any final Listening remediation as necessary.

12/12 - final class to catch up before we break for the December vacation and short updated self reflective writing exercise.

19/12 - no Communication class, lab report submission.