LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 11 : 10 October 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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An Investigation into Students’ Perceived Views about Effectiveness of Oral Presentation at University Level

Sufiana. K. Malik Ph.D. (Education)
Rani Gulnaz (Instructor Electronics)

Abstract

The paper explores Masters Level students’ views about effectiveness of oral presentation practice.

Students were provided free environment for exploring their views about oral presentation practice. Findings exposed that students did realize the importance of the practice, as oral presentation was helpful for students in developing self-confidence, sense of responsibility, leadership skills, interpersonal skills, communication skill, team work, problem solving ability and in students. Findings depicted problems of students relating to oral presentation like their teachers ignore students’ interest in assigning topics, non-sympathetic behavior of teachers, lack of teachers’ guidance ,inequality in time allocation for each presentation, unsatisfactory evaluation of oral presentation and second language barriers in oral presentation.

Suggested measures for improvement the situation may be provision of internet and computer facilities at departmental level, provision of short second language courses for students, special instructions can be issues to teachers about facilitating students regarding assigning topics, allocating time and guiding students about related resources for oral presentation.

Keywords: Oral Presentation; self confidence; communication skill; interpersonal skills; team work; sense of responsibility; real life experiences; master level.

Introduction

Oral presentation practice provide students an opportunity to develop various skills like as leadership, self confidence, interpersonal skills, communication skill, team work, sense of responsibility and relating learning to real life experiences.

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Sufiana. K. Malik, Ph.D. (Education)
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
National University of Modern Languages Islamabad, Pakistan
education_peace@yahoo.com

Rani Gulnaz
Instructor Electronics
Department of Electronics
Government Polytechnic Institute for Women
Islamabad
rani_gulnaz@hotmail.com
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