Week 7 - Online Exam

Hi everyone. This week's activity will be the online exam. Good luck!!!


                          Online Speaking Exam

For your online exam, you will record a video  (2 to 5 minutes long).

      Choose three of Albert Einstein’s quotes below and comment on them:

“A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.”

“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” 

This activity is due June 3, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.

RUBRICS

You will be graded on:

-  the quality and depth of your speaking;

-  good use of language;

-  good elocution (the ability to speak clearly and correctly, especially in public and pronouncing the words in a way that is considered to be socially acceptable)

-  good eye contact with your virtual audience;

-  meeting of the time requirement.

 Camila :)

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Week 6 - Activity 6

Hi guys, ready for one more video activity?

In this video you are going to compare two movies. Choose the videos you will compare and take some notes while watching them. You can talk about the direction, the actors, the plot, the soundtrack, the visual effects or any other aspects that you like.

If you are a good video editor and know how to edit videos pretty well, you can even put some parts of the videos in your own video to illustrate what you want to say, but it is not mandatory, it is only a suggestion.

This activity is due to May 27, 2013.

Enjoy your weekend!!

Camila :)

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Week 5 - Activity 5

Hey everyone :)

Let’s get started with the online activities for this week?

The activity this week requires you to use a lot of creativity. You will create a written advertisement for the program you are attending at USP. Don’t forget that you are supposed to persuade an audience (undergraduate/ masters students) to enroll in this course. Use the best of your creativeness for this activity!!!

Let me know if you have any questions.

You will post your advertisement here and if it has lots of pictures and formatting, you can send it to my email. 

This activity is due May 20, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.

Camila :)

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Week 4 - Activity 4

Hey guys! How are you? :)

This week you are going to record yourself (2 to 5 minutes) explaining why you have chosen a graduate program at USP. Point out the advantages and disadvantages of your program.

Be very reflexive!

If you have any questions, please, let me know. 

This activity is due May, 13, 2013

Camila :)

Obs.:You do not need to record a video, you can record only your voice. 

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