Oral Presentation - Occupational Health and Safety.

In this video, you can see Chris Mestre present the topic of Occupational Health and Safety. Chris is a studying Automation at Sotra Vgs. The task can be found here.

In my opinion, this presentation stands out:

·        Because of the high quality of content as Chris covers the topic in its complexity.

·        Chris covers all parts of the task which can be found here.

·        Chris uses different tools to convey his content: he uses body language and  he writes and draws on the blackboard to emphasize parts of the content.

·        He is poised under pressure, uses formal language and maintains eye contact with the audience throughout the presentation. 

·        He does not read from a script which shows that he has understood the content and can produce sentences in English language on the spot.

·        His language is fluent as he communicates his content well using right technical vocabulary and the presentation flows well.

·        His language is also pretty accurate, and even though one can see some concord issues, they do not hinder communication and are not very frequent.

Here are some tips to improve the presentation even more.

·        Chris could have told the audience what exactly “long term health risks" mean. This is because it is easy to confuse long term health risks with long-term consequences. The former indicates a health issue that can come up if the working conditions are not optimal. For example, loss of eye sight over time due to poor lighting. The latter refers to a consequence of a health related issue and can also occur from a safety hazard. For example, you can break your leg if you slip and fall because of wet floor. The consequence is long-term even though it does not take place over time.

·        Chris should also discuss the prevention of the risks in-depth.

·        It is a good idea to say something more about the sources than just “here are my sources.” One can, for example, comment on why a certain source was used . One can also comment on the reliability and the credibility of the sources.

All in all, this is a brilliant presentation by Chris  which I am proud to share with you, with his permission of course. 

Vurderingskommentarer / Written Feedback

  Noen ganger bruker jeg ikke et skjema når jeg vurderer oppgaver. Jeg velger å gi kommentarer istedenfor. Det er tidkrevende, men veldig nyttig for elevene å få veldig konkret tilbakemelding på hvordan de har prestert.Det er jo en selvfølge at jeg retter/peker ut språkfeil osv. i oppgavene først. 
      Jeg er nyutdannet lærer (2010), og da jeg først begynte i jobben, så lurte ofte på hva andre skriver i kommentarene sine og hvordan de ordlegger seg. Det er ikke alltid lett å finne det positive i en oppgave som ikke utfyller kravene. Det kan noen ganger være like vanskelig å gi konkret tilbakemelding på det som er gjort riktig.
        Jeg har nå nettopp rettet en tentamen i internasjonal engelsk der elevene fikk tre oppgaver. Her er et dokument med tilbakemeldinger til elevene. Klikk her: Vurderingskommentarer - Tentamen. Håper noen kan få nytte av det. Jeg begynner med hva oppgaven krevde, forteller hvordan de har prestert og avslutter med hva de trenger å jobbe med både når det gjelder innhold, språk og struktur.

         I don't always use assessment forms to grade papers. Sometimes, I write comments to the pupils explaining how they have answered the task and what they need to work with. It takes a lot of time, but the pupils find it very useful to know exactly what they answered well and what they left out or should have included.

          I just recently started teaching, and whenever I would correct/grade papers I would wonder how the other teachers formulate their comments; it isn’t always easy to write comments when a paper hasn’t been answered well. Not only that, sometimes, it can be harder to explain what exactly was done right.

          I have just graded some papers (mock-exams) in International English. There were three tasks they had to work with. Here is a document with my feedback to them. Click here: Feedback comments - Mock Exam. Perhaps somebody out there might find it useful. I first write what the task demanded of them, how they resolved the task and what they need to do to improve their results. They get feedback on content, language and structure.