Oral Exam
The ability to communicate orally is perhaps
the most useful skill you will acquire in a foreign language class.
You should practice oral communication every day. At the end of the
semester, you will meet with your Instructor for an Oral Exam. Your
Instructor will record the exam and evaluate your abilities.
Class will not be held on these two days.
You are only required to attend your Oral Exam Appointment.
Be sure to make a note of the date, time and
location (*many Professors hold their oral exams in their office, or other
room). There are no make-ups if you miss your appointment.
All students will work with a partner; your
MWF instructor will either assign partners or allow you to choose a partner.
If there is an odd number of students in the
class, one group will be assigned with three members.
The exam will take approximately 15 minutes
and will consist of a personal interview (approximately five minutes
per student) and a narration of a picture sequence (approximately
five minutes per pair, or 2.5 minutes per individual). *NOTE:
the group with three students should extend their narration to 7.5 minutes,
or 2.5 minutes per individual).
During the exam, you may not use notes or
reminders of any kind.
What should I do to prepare for the personal
interview?
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Practice the “Entrevista” or other
activities listed below. Your instructor may ask you some of these questions,
or something similar.
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p. 478 D. Manejo de conflictos
p.523 E. Planes
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p. 485 E. Entrevista
p. 532 E. Entrevista
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p. 502 E. Entrevista
p. 537 E. Entrevista
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p. 504 E. Opiniones
p. 553 E. Entrevista
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p. 515 E. Entrevista
p. 557 E. Entrevista
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p. 519 E. Entrevista
What should my partner and I do to prepare
for the narration of a picture sequence?
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Attend class every day! Your teachers
(in particular, your MWF teacher) will be practicing often in class.
You will be evaluated individually
using the following scale:
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comprehension of message = 10%
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communication of message = 25%
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content and vocabulary = 20%
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grammatical accuracy = 25%
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pronunciation and intonation = 20%