Naslov
Peer Evaluation of Oral Presentations in Croatia

Autori
Kovač, Mirjana Matea ; Sirković, Nina

Izvornik
English language teaching (Toronto) (1916-4742) 5 (2012), 7; 8-17

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
peer evaluation; communication skills; oral presentations; speech disfluencies; monitoring

Sažetak
This paper aims to explore student engagement in peer evaluation activities related to giving scientific presentations in English (L2). Also, it investigates student attitudes towards this form of evaluation in the course Communication Skills in Croatian (L1). Peer review grades have shown that the verbal part of delivering oral presentations in English is the most demanding and the most challenging part. The results on student attitudes have shown that the students hold positive attitudes towards peer evaluation. Moreover, they claim to have become aware that speech disfluencies (filled and silent pauses, repetitions, false starts, grammatical errors) negatively affect the overall oral performance, pointing out that efforts should be made in order to reduce them ; therefore, the course Communication skills is by the vast majority of students regarded as a valuable course in times of increasingly complex communication requirements.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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