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International Year 1 (Business and Economics)
Dear International Year 1 Students, (September 2023 Intake – set in English session 1 w/c 18th March 2024)
Your final English speaking mark will be based on individual Poster Presentations which will take place in English classes during the week of the 22nd of April 2024. You need to produce a poster presentation (one Slide) on PowerPoint or similar, and talk for up to 5 minutes on your poster (which will be displayed electronically on the board), and allow 5 minutes for questions from classmates and the teacher.
Think about an area of interest to you over the coming week and try to decide on a title – you will need to submit your topic and title to your English teacher for approval by the start of the next teaching week. There are some example topics and titles below, but feel free to think of your own.
Best wishes, The IY1 English team
Useful advice summary:
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/academic-development/online-resources/poster-presentations/

Example Poster Presentation Topics:
Reflecting on your IY1:
Reflect on your experiences of studying this year, tell us about the highs and the lows, what you have learned and what you would do differently.
Leadership:
Compare and contrast the leadership styles of (2 people of your choice).
Business: What are the key challenges facing the retail sector today How can the sector adapt and overcome these challenges

Equality of Opportunity:
What are the Reasons for the Persistence of the Gender Pay Gap in the UK

Gender and Leadership:
Compare and Contrast the Qualities of Successful Male and Female Leaders.

Employment:
The “Gig Economy” – The implications of self-employment for UK workers in the digital age.
Ink-credible Art: Examining how perception of tattoos affects job prospects.

Economics:
The Case for the Renationalisation of the UK’s Railways.
Brexit: The Economic and Business Implications for the UK

Example Presentation Marking Criteria (v5)
Grade Message & Task Fulfilment Preparation: Visual Aids & Structure Delivery: Fluency & Pronunciation Lexical Resource & Grammar

80% and above

Exemplary Standard
Task requirements exceeded
Overall message clear, focussed & fluent
Conversant with complex topics
Exemplary response to Q+A
Exemplary analysis and evaluation Mastery of the topic
Excellent introduction and overview
Exemplary, thought-provoking conclusion
Exemplary professional-level design (and expert use) of visual aids
Thought-provoking and expertly presented research Native-speaker fluency
Evidence of ability to present at the highest level
Native (or near-native) speaker pronunciation
Exemplary delivery – use of intonation and stress Natural and sophisticated use of vocabulary, register and idiom
Command of a broad range of topic- specific academic language and advanced subject-specific vocabulary
Exemplary use of appropriate presentation terminology, and a wide range of grammatical structures
Only natural spoken errors as encountered in Native-speaker contributions

70-79%

High standard

All task requirements covered in depth
Overall message is clear and fluent
Response deals well with complex topics
Very effective response to Q+A
In-depth analysis & evaluation Thoroughly conversant with topic
Very strong introduction with clear overview
Very strong conclusion & closing thoughts / summary
Highly proficient design and use of visual aids (poster /ppt / video)
Comprehensive and well-presented research Speaks fluently and without language-related hesitation
Evidence of ability to present at a high level
Pronunciation is clear throughout
Excellent delivery and engagement with the audience Accurately uses topic- specific academic language
Proficient use of subject-specific vocabulary (minor inaccuracies persist)
Proficient use of appropriate presentation terminology
Uses a variety of complex grammatical structures (very few minor errors persist)

65-69%

Minimum standard to facilitate good honours All task requirements met
Overall message clear and quite fluent
Appropriate & relevant topics dealt with effectively
Good response to Q&A session
Sufficient analysis and evaluation Conversant and confident with topic
Strong introduction with clear outline
Strong conclusion & closing thoughts
Logical ordering of main points
Effective design and use of visual aids
Acceptable use of notes / prompts
Appropriate research presented well
Speaks with sufficient fluency to present well in a university setting
Pronunciation may cause minor strain , but does not impede comprehension
Enthusiastic delivery which interests audience through emphasis & variance of tone
Good eye contact and engagement with audience Good range of academic language
Good use of subject specific vocabulary, (minor word choice & collocation errors persist)
Uses appropriate presentation terminology
Uses a range of grammatical structures (occasional minor mistakes persist)
60-64%

Minimum standard for year 2 entry Most task requirements met
Overall message fairly clear
Appropriate & relevant topics addressed, (but ideas could be developed further)
Satisfactory response to Q&A
Some analysis and evaluation Evidence of familiarity with topic
Adequate introduction & conclusion
Satisfactory ordering of main points
Adequate design and use of visual aids (poster / ppt / video)
Some reliance on notes / screen
Research evident and presented reasonably well Speaks with sufficient fluency to present in a university setting
Pronunciation contains minor errors, but is comprehensible
Delivery attempts to interest audience through use of emphasis and some variance of tone
Reasonable eye contact and engagement with audience
Adequate range of academic language
Reasonable use of subject specific vocab.
Word choice & collocation may contain minor errors which slightly impede communication
Attempts some presentation terminology
Uses a reasonable range of grammatical structures (frequent minor mistakes persist)

50-59%

Insufficient standard for year 2 entry

Task requirements only partially met
Overall message may be present but not always clear, focussed or fluent
Superficial treatment of topics, lacks detail & / or relevance to task
Unsatisfactory response to Q&A
Insufficient analysis and evaluation, mainly descriptive Limited familiarity with topic
Inadequate / unclear introduction without outline or overview
Inadequate / unclear conclusion without summary
Illogical ordering of main points
Inadequate design / use of visual aids
Student is over-reliant on reading from script / notes / screen / poster
Research lacking / not well presented Lacks the fluency to present satisfactorily in a university setting
Pronunciation causes strain for the listener, and impedes comprehension
Delivery fails to interest audience (mumbling, monotonous, lacks enthusiasm)
Limited eye contact and limited engagement with audience

Range of language minimally adequate for task
Word choice & collocation contain errors which impede comprehension noticeably
Fails to use much appropriate presentation terminology
Uses a limited range of grammatical structures with frequent mistakes
Grammatical errors obstruct comprehension

0-49%

Task requirements not met
Overall message unclear, lacks focus or is hard to follow
Insufficient topic engagement
Topics inappropriate / irrelevant to task
Unable / unwilling to respond to Q&A session
Lack of familiarity with topic
Poor / absent intro / conclusion
Poorly designed or inappropriate visual aids / No use of visual aids
(poster / ppt / video missing)
Student is totally reliant on reading from script / notes / screen / poster
Evidence of research absent Lacks the fluency to present in a university setting
Pronunciation causes serious strain for the listener, and renders comprehension difficult to impossible
Poor delivery
No engagement with audience
Range of language is too basic & / or inappropriate for the task
Poor use of vocabulary
Word choice & collocation render comprehension difficult
Presentation terminology absent
Uses a very limited range of grammatical structures with
Frequent grammatical mistakes render comprehension difficult to impossible