ENGLISH and INTERVIEWS English 3101-1 Scored Activity 1 Date: Signature of the evaluator: Score: /100 IDENTIFICATION Name: Address: Email: Telephone: Sent on (date):
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Scored Activity 1 Complete this activity after you have finished Learning Situation 2 in your guide. It is recommended that you to obtain a mark of 60% or more in the Scored Activities before doing the final exam for this course. Instructions Fill out the section titled student identification. You may consult your course notes and an English-English dictionary. Give this evaluation activity to your teacher if you are following the course at an adult education centre or send it to your tutor if you are following a distance course. We recommend that you keep a photocopy of your work, just to be safe. When you receive your corrected copy, read your teacher s or tutor s comments carefully. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to write or telephone him or her. SOFAD 3
ENG-3101-1 English and Interviews Presentation of Scored Activity 1 Evaluation of competency: Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts Broad Areas of Learning Subject Area Family of Situations Course Program Goal Authorized materials Evaluation tool Media Literacy Health and Well-Being Languages Seeking and imparting information English and Interviews English Language Arts Analyze a semi-structured interview English-English dictionary Course notes Evaluation: Criterion-referenced rubrics Excellent Very Good Good Weak Very Weak Time allotted 120 minutes Assessment: 60% overall = Pass Retakes: The adult learner must retake each part of the examination separately. This part satisfies the analytical and interpretive requirements of the course. The ability to analyze and interpret interview techniques and their effectiveness reflects the adult learner s understanding of semi-structured interviews. This part requires the adult learner to view a filmed interview twice and to analyze and interpret interview structures and techniques by providing short responses to questions. Source: English Language Arts: Definition of the Evaluation Domain (DED) for Certification and Recognition. Evaluation Content 2.1 Coherent construction of meaning from texts 2.3 Thorough comprehension of structures and features of texts Analysis of body language, its uses and impact Analysis of the relevance and appropriateness of the questions asked Identification of techniques used to establish rapport Determination of the degree of formality of the language 2.4 Critical interpretation of texts Assessment of the overall effectiveness and/or ineffectiveness of the interview techniques used Identification of the social function and target audience of the interview 4 SOFAD
Scored Activity 1 Task: To analyze an interview Instructions: You have the chance to be a guest interviewer for a website called SuchGreatViews.com where teens and young adults interview fascinating people who have influenced their lives: friends, family, and even celebrities. Before they accept you, you must demonstrate that you can recognize good interviewing techniques, analyze body language, and identify different types of questions. 1 Watch the semi-structured interview about contractor and TV star Mike Holmes on the SOFAD site by going to the link http://cours.sofad.qc.ca/ressources/ or watch from the support provided by your tutor. Then, answer the questions. Permitted materials: an English-English dictionary, course notes Allotted time: 120 minutes Recommended use of time: read exam instructions (5 min) read bio about Mike Holmes (10 min) preread questions (10 min) preread vocabulary (10 min) watch video (11 min) answer some questions and/or record notes (20 min) watch video again (11 min) answer rest of questions (28 min) proofread and edit answers (15 min) Biography: I m Just a Contractor Mike Holmes To the millions of people around the world who watch Mike Holmes on TV every day, he is far more than just a contractor. His renovation reality shows air in multiple countries around the world. Dubbed Canada s most trusted contractor, his reputation for quality, integrity and honesty have international appeal. Michael James Holmes was born in Canada on August 3, 1963. He grew up in a modest three-bedroom home in the east end of Toronto, Ontario. Mike described his childhood family as poor but content. Most importantly, growing up in a blue collar working class family taught Mike the value of doing things right the first time an ethic which both of his parents exhibited. At the age of six, Holmes used his father s entire supply of lumber and nails to build a three-room tree fort in the front yard. SOFAD 5
ENG-3101-1 English and Interviews To this day, he frequently credits his dad with instilling in him a love of craftsmanship and his make it right ethic. In my eyes, he was Superman, he recalls. I talk about my dad all the time sometimes I get the feeling I talk about him too much, but he is the inspiration behind what I do, for sure. As a teenager, Mike found himself at odds with authority and would often butt heads with his teachers. Unable or unwilling to deal with the pressure of school, he dropped out in grade 11. Early on in Mike s career, he started to realize he had not only followed in his father s footsteps, but had surpassed him in his skill and knowledge of the trades. His father, Jim, died at the age of 55 in a tragic accident. As he was walking down a narrow staircase with no handrail into the basement, he missed the first step and fell. As he tumbled down the stairs, he broke his neck and died instantly. Mike has stated often that he went into television for two reasons: to be able to teach many people at once about how to avoid getting scammed and ripped off by bad contractors, and to fundamentally change the industry. Below is a list of vocabulary and expressions used in the Holmes interview. Reviewing it should help you to better understand the video. Vocabulary Shoddy: badly made or done Pops: father, dad Blue collar work: manual labour Four grand: four thousand dollars Yakking: talking at length about trivial or boring subjects First Nations: various Aboriginal peoples in Canada (excluding Inuit and Metis) Surreal: strange or unusual, dreamlike Blatantly: in an obvious way Cut corners: to take shortcuts; to save money or effort by finding cheaper or easier ways to do something Nail gun: a tool used to drive nails into wood, often driven by an air compressor Wimp: an individual who is not brave or adventurous Macho: a person who displays characteristics such as dominance, fierceness, and bravado showing he is proud to be a man. Nemesis: an opponent who cannot be beaten or overcome. 6 SOFAD
Scored Activity 1 Expressions A before O or up you go: When lighting a welding torch, Acetylene (A) before Oxygen (O) or else there will be an explosion. To have a frog in your throat: When you have to cough a bit before you can speak clearly To do something in your sleep: To be able to do something so easily that you do not need to think about it, usually because you have done it so many times before Questions Answer the following questions. (Your answers should be approximately 60 words each) See the Evaluation Grid below. 1. Is the purpose of the interview to convince, to inform and/or to entertain you? Explain. 2. Who do you think is the target audience for this video? 3. Write whether each of the following questions is open-ended or closed-ended? PLEASE NOTE: The text in brackets is added to help you with information when only general references were used in the interview, for example, him referring to Mike Holmes dad is written [your dad]. a) Do you know why [blue-collar careers became less popular]? SOFAD 7
ENG-3101-1 English and Interviews b) What was it like working with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? c) Was a lot of this about you honouring [your dad]? d) What would the whole family have made of this, that you ve become [a TV star]? e) It s unbelievable the amount of work that has to go into doing this, right? f) What is something in your life that you have blatantly cut corners on? g) In the classic spirit of building, is using a nail gun cheating? h) Who s your renovation nemesis? 4. a) What is the difference between the purpose of the open-ended questions and the closedended questions? b) Why does the interviewer use both kinds? 5. Look carefully at the interviewee s eyes, facial expressions and posture. Describe three ways that the interviewee s body language shows whether or not he is interested in responding to the interviewer s questions. 8 SOFAD
Scored Activity 1 6. Give two examples of how the interviewer establishes a rapport (a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere) with Mike Holmes. 7. To answer the following questions, focus on Mike Holmes tone and body language so that you can describe his feelings and attitudes. a) Is Holmes excited or bored? How can you tell? b) How can you tell when Holmes is serious and when he is playful? 8. a) Is Mike Holmes language formal enough for the interview? Explain. b) Does he use any language that is difficult to understand? If so, give an example. 9. Do you think the interviewer did his job well? Explain why or why not with the use of three examples. SOFAD 9
ENG-3101-1 English and Interviews Reflect on the task: 1. I read the questions before watching the video. 2. I watched the video twice. 3. I understood most of the strategies used by the interviewer and the interviewee to interact meaningfully. 4. I reread my answers to make sure they were clear. 5. I organized my time so that I was able to complete the task. Yes No evaluation In this scored activity, adult learners watch and then analyze and interpret a semi-structured interview. Each question number above corresponds to the numbered criteria below. The adult learner: Very weak Weak Good Very good Excellent 1. explains the social function of the interview 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 2. identifies the target audience for the interview 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 3. identifies open-ended and closed-ended questions 4. differentiates between the purposes and appropriateness of open-ended versus closedended questions 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 5. interprets the interviewee s body language 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 6. identifies the interviewer s techniques and strategies for creating a rapport 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 7. analyzes the interviewee s body language 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 8. analyzes the degree of formality of language used in the interview 0-5 6-7 8 9 10 9. evaluates overall effectiveness of the interviewer 0-10 12-14 16 18 20 Total out of 100: 5 0.6 = /60 10 SOFAD
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