OUMH1303 English For Oral Communication Assignment Brief Jan 2026 | OUM

OUMH1303 ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION  ASSIGNMENT BRIEF JANUARY 2026 SEMESTER

 

INSTRUCTION

• All tasks must be delivered in English.
• The cover sheet of your assignment must contain the following information: Course code and name / Semester / Your full name and student number / Your email address and mobile number.
• For the written assignment, use Times New Roman or Arial, 12-point font, with 1.5-line spacing in A4 format. Ensure that the assignment you submit is paginated.
• Present your responses to the tasks in MULTIPLE files. Adhere to the following structure:

Part I Task 1 – A recorded speech presentation file (max 400MB)
Part I Task 2 – Reflective Report
Part II – Proof of Online Class Participation

• Submit your files ONLINE by: 5 APRIL 2026.

Late submission without prior permission will be penalised with a mark deduction.
Assignments that show heavy reliance on or substantial use of AI-generated content, without appropriate critical engagement, verification, or proper attribution, will be penalised accordingly.

This assignment accounts for 70% of the total marks for the course:

Part I Task 1 – Speech Presentation – 40%
Task 2 – Reflective Report – 20%
Part II – Proof of Online Class Participation – 10%

PART I

 

TASK 1: INDIVIDUAL SPEECH PRESENTATION (40%)

PURPOSE

This assignment is designed to engage students in the complete process of delivering an effective speech; from planning the speech, to producing a recorded speech that showcases creativity in delivery, to writing a reflective report in the wrap-up phase. Through these tasks, students will demonstrate confidence in preparing and practising practical communication skills in both formal and informal contexts while applying fundamental values essential to effective oral communication across diverse situations.

TASK REQUIREMENTS

Delivering an effective speech involves several key steps. One of the initial steps is to determine the purpose of the speech and to identify an engaging title that will attract your target audience.

With reference to the OUMH1303 Module (pp 177-182), choose ONE (1) speech purpose from the following:

• To instruct
• To report

and present a recorded informative speech on the topic:

• ANIMAL

You have to prepare and record a speech presentation for submission. Adhere to the following task specifications:

1. Begin by brainstorming the topic: ANIMAL and find a smaller or more focused aspect/subtopic to begin planning your speech text. The topic can be seen as a singular or plural noun. You MUST discuss your speech title and speech plan with your e-tutor either in the e-forum or during the e-tutorial sessions. Choose a title you feel comfortable presenting. For example, an instructional speech: ‘How to Identify Common Malaysian Wildlife Tracks’ or a reporting speech: ‘A Report on Pet Abandonment Cases in Urban Areas’.
2. Plan and write your speech text in short notes or the complete text. Your introduction should state your name, ID, Course, and the purpose of the speech with the title.
3. You can refer to various resources or use your personal observations, experience, and knowledge when writing the content, but make sure that the content of the speech is appropriate for your targeted audience.
4. You will need to determine your role as the producer, speaker etc, and the surroundings (background, lighting, soundproof area), and other elements to consider, even though these will not be mentioned explicitly during the presentation.
5. Plan visual aids carefully. You are encouraged to use creativity and innovation in producing the video by catering to both the brain’s visual and auditory systems, body language, facial expressions, imagery and music, etc. You may also use applications to further exemplify the speech text, like PowerPoint Presentation, Canva, iMovie, Kinemaster, Google Slides and many others. However, remember to record a speech presentation, NOT a video presentation.
6. Record your speech between 7 and 10 minutes. Marks will be deducted either for a duration of less than 7 minutes or more than 10 minutes. Adhere to the following:
   Look professional and deliver confidently
7. Ensure that your speech has an introduction
   The purpose of the speech must either be to INSTRUCT or to REPORT.
   The video screen must capture the top half of your body so that your hand gestures and facial expressions are visible at all times OR at least 80% of the recording duration.
   Your speech must be engaging and interesting.
   You must offer an ending (conclusion) in the video.
8. Ensure the recording of your speech is authentic, clear and organised. Remember, “you are the scriptwriter, the speaker and maybe even, the producer!”. Your aim is to deliver a speech that is engaging and interesting to your audience.
9. Submit your video online according to the instructions. If your video is larger than 400MB, please refer to the guidelines on how to compress your video for submission. You may also include a link to your video as a backup in 

Task 2. To get this link, upload your video to YouTube or an online storage service such as GDrive or OneDrive. Make sure that your link is NOT set to private access only and that the link is accessible before you submit your assignment.

Your speech will be assessed through 6 criteria:

1. Speech content
2. Presentation of the speaker
3. Originality and creativity of ideas,
4. Video recording organisation,
5. Overall and clarity of the video; and
6. Use of language

NOTE:

This is an individual task. The aim is to deliver a speech confidently and naturally, and NOT to make a creative video for social media platforms.
Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieving cohesion and coherence.
Remember to refer to Topics 8, 9 and 10 of OUMH 1303 Module
[Total: 40 Marks]

ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS PART I TASK 1: INDIVIDUAL SPEECH PRESENTATION (40%)

QN	CLO	Criteria	Weight	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Unsatisfactory Or No response	Max Marks
				4	3	2	1	0
Task 1	2	Speech Content	1.75	Covers the topic in depth with details and examples. Knowledge of the topic is excellent. The purpose of the speech is excellently achieved. The structure of the content is very inviting to the viewers.	Includes basic knowledge of the topic. The content is good and inviting to the viewers. The purpose of the speech is achieved. The structure of the content is organised.	Includes essential information about the topic, but contains a few mistakes in the facts. The content is not particularly inviting to the viewer. The purpose of the speech is somewhat clear	The content includes minor details and it has several mistakes in the facts. The content is not inviting to the viewer. The purpose of the speech is not clear	Speech has no purpose. OR Wrong understanding of speech content	7
	2	Presentation of the speaker	3	Delivery is effectively natural, fluent, professional and confident. Voice delivery is very clear with excellent pronunciation and enunciation, stress and intonation. The gestures and expressions are natural, very relaxing and spontaneous.	Delivery is natural, fluent, professional and confident. Voice delivery is clear with good pronunciation and enunciation, stress and intonation. The gestures and expressions are quite spontaneous.	Delivery is quite natural, and fluent, with some evidence of professionalism and almost shows confidence. Voice delivery is somewhat clear with some errors in pronunciation and enunciation, a lack of stress and intonation. The gestures and expressions show some signs of nervousness.	Delivery is not natural/ fluent and or audible. A lot of reading.	No attempt to deliver the speech individually.	12
	2	Originality & Creativity of ideas	1.25	The presentation of the speech shows great originality. The ideas are creative, professional and witty. Excellent use of visual aids and extra creative efforts to enhance understanding of speech content.	The presentation of the speech shows originality with the use of own ideas and creativity. Good use of visual aids and there are additional creative efforts to enhance understanding of speech content.	The presentation of the speech shows less creativity and is very rigid. The content is rather stiff and not smooth. The moderate use of visual aids and a few creative efforts to enhance the understanding of speech content.	The presentation of the speech shows no creativity and is very boring. The content is presented as “reading” and not natural. Lacks visual aids and has poor creative efforts.	No originality and no creativity at all.	5
	2	Video recording organisation	1.5	The direction and organisation of the video are well-planned and capture the audience’s attention throughout. The time duration is excellently met. The structure and details of the video are placed in a logical order and the way they are presented effectively keeps the interest of the viewer. The beginning and ending parts of the video are recognisable and give a very clear and meaningful understanding.	The direction and organisation of the video are good and capture the audience’s attention throughout. The time duration is good. There are clear attempts to link details in the video but in one or two parts, the details appear incoherent. The beginning and ending parts of the video are recognisable but do not necessarily contribute to the viewer’s understanding.	A moderate direction and organisation of the video and at times able to capture the audience’s attention. The time duration is between 7-10 minutes. There are attempts to link details in the video but the structure and organisation of the video lack direction which affected the viewer’s comprehension. There is no clear beginning or ending or unexpected/ not interesting.	Little effort has been made to direct the video. The time duration is either too short or too long. The structure and organisation of ideas in the video are not smooth and/or might contain some mistakes in the facts that affect the general understanding of the viewer. OR The recorded video is organised for a social media platform rather than to deliver a speech.	No effort has been made to make the video organised or interesting.	6
	2	Overall and Clarity of the Video	1.0	The overall quality of the video and the focus were excellent. The presenter is seen from the top-half angle at all times. The video angle and perfect lighting excellently capture the speaker. The audio is excellent.	Most of the quality of the video and the focus were good. The presenter is seen from the top-half angle at all times. The video angle and good lighting capture the speaker. The audio is good.	The quality of the video is not very good but the overall focus was acceptable. The presenter is seen from the top-half angle most of the time. The video angle and lighting somewhat capture the speaker moderately. The audio is audible.	The quality of the video is acceptable but the overall focus was not good or quite bad. The video angle and lighting poorly capture the speaker, and there are too many animations. Inaudible audio	The quality of the video and the overall focus are very poor and not acceptable.	4
	2	Use of Language	1.5	No errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling that distract the viewer from the content. The choices of words are very appropriate and suitable for the video and the targeted audience.	Minimal errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling that do not affect the viewer’s understanding. The choices of words are most appropriate and suitable for the video and the targeted audience.	Some errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling affect the viewer’s understanding. Some of the words used are not appropriate and not suitable for the video and the targeted audience.	A lot of errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling affect the viewer’s comprehension. The choices of words are very poor and not appropriate for the video and the targeted audience.	Too many major errors and very poor grammar, punctuation or spelling. The language used is not suitable for the video and the targeted audience.	6
Total			10						40

TASK 2: REFLECTIVE REPORT (20%)

PURPOSE

The purpose of Task 2 is for students to demonstrate their effective verbal and non-verbal language in expressing formal and informal communication through a reflective report.

TASK REQUIREMENTS

IMPORTANT: This task is a continuation of your recorded presentation of Task 1: Instructional or a reporting speech on the topic: ANIMAL

Write a critical reflection report on the process of carrying out the speech presentation. The structure of this report follows the basic essay structure of introduction, body and concluding paragraphs.

Your reflective report MUST include the following FIVE criteria and each criterion should be written in paragraphs between 300 and 350 words:

1. Reflection on the PROCESS; the planning stage of the video, during the recording of the video and after the video has been recorded. Describe the timeline for completing the task and the preparation of visual aids. How long did you plan and record etc? How important are creativity and innovation in this task? Why do you say so?
2. Reflection on the CONTENT (the topic/ issue) and rationalise how things could have been done in a better way. Is this topic/ issue familiar to you or vice versa? Why did you choose this topic? any significance to you? During the process of the video, there might be some instances where you realise your idea could have been improved in another way. Describe this situation too.
3. Reflection on the CHALLENGES that you faced in this assignment. How did you overcome your shyness/ lack of confidence in delivering the speech? Did you face any issues with the recording and editing? Share your challenges on the language process too – vocabulary and grammar in writing and delivering the speech. Describe well.
4. Show the video to ONE PERSON and inquire if the speech supports its purpose. If he/she believes the video is neither, ask for other suggestions that might help improve the speech or the speaker. Share this person’s thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of your video and compare them with your own beliefs.
5. Your PERSONAL THOUGHTS about completing this assignment (the video presentation and Reflective Report). How do you feel about it? Describe too, what are the advantages/disadvantages of this assignment? If you feel the video recording and or Reflective Report is/are not advisable, what would be a better alternative? Explain your rationale.

REMINDERS:

• A Reflective Report is written to evaluate, summarise, analyse, and reflect on an individual’s journey of a/some particular actions. It is almost similar to journal writing.
• Plagiarism is a serious offence. Do not use or claim the work of others as your own, and the use of AI generative tools (e.g., ChatGPT) to generate answers is not permitted. Marks will be penalised if an assignment is found to be heavily influenced by or predominantly written using AI tools rather than the student’s own understanding and expression. Please refer to Registrar’s Circular 5/2024: Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Learning, Assessment, and Project/Dissertation/Thesis Work.
• Refer to the assignment rubrics as a guide to achieving cohesion and coherence.
  [Total: 20 Marks]

REFLECTIVE REPORT OUTLINE

Video Link: xxxxxxxxxx

Introduction
(6-10 lines)

Body
(all the 5 criteria mentioned above)

Conclusion
(6-10 lines)

ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS PART I TASK 2: REFLECTIVE REPORT (20%)

*QN/ *NS	CLO	Criteria	Weight	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Unsatisfactory Or No response	Max Marks
				4	3	2	1	0
Task 2	3	Introduction	0.5	The introduction is excellently written.	The introduction is good.	The introduction is sufficient	There is no clear introduction.	There is no introduction.	2
		Criteria 1: Reflection on the PROCESS	0.75	Provides a detailed, insightful reflection on planning, recording, and post-recording stages; clear timeline and preparation of visual aids; strong emphasis on creativity and innovation with convincing justification. Written within 300-350 words or more.	Clear reflection on process and timeline with some detail on visual aids; creativity and innovation are addressed but not fully elaborated. Written within 300-350 words.	Basic reflection with limited detail on planning/recording stages; creativity and innovation are mentioned superficially. Written within 300-350 words.	Minimal reflection on process; timeline/visual aids poorly described; creativity/innovation barely addressed. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words).	No reflection on process OR content is irrelevant. OR The word count is less than 249 words.	3
		Criteria 2: Reflection on the CONTENT	0.75	Critically analyses topic/issue with clear rationale for choice; identifies multiple areas for improvement during process; strong connection to personal significance and familiarity. Written within 300-350 words or more.	Good analysis of topic with rationale; some improvement points given; some personal connection shown. Written within 300-350 words.	Basic discussion of topic and rationale; improvement ideas are vague; limited personal significance. Written within 300-350 words.	Weak or unclear discussion of topic; minimal or irrelevant rationale; little/no improvement ideas. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words).	No reflection on content OR irrelevant discussion. OR The word count is less than 249 words.	3
		Criteria 3: Reflection on the CHALLENGES	0.75	Thorough description of challenges (confidence, technical, language) with strong examples; clearly explains strategies to overcome them; shows growth and resilience. Written within 300-350 words or more.	Clear description of some challenges; provides strategies for overcoming them though less developed. Written within 300-350 words.	Mentions challenges but the discussion is general; limited strategies are described. Written within 300-350 words.	Minimal description of challenges; overcoming strategies unclear/weak. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words).	No challenges described OR irrelevant response. OR The word count is less than 249 words.	3
		Criteria 4: PEER FEEDBACK on the speech presentation	0.75	Provides detailed feedback from one person, clearly comparing with own reflections; strengths & weaknesses well-analysed; includes suggestions for improvement. Written within 300-350 words or more.	Feedback presented with some comparison to own reflections; strengths/weaknesses noted but with less depth. Written within 300-350 words.	Feedback included but superficial; comparison to own reflections weak. Written within 300-350 words.	Minimal or vague feedback; little to no comparison to own reflections. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words).	No feedback included OR irrelevant response. OR The word count is less than 249 words.	3
		Criteria 5: PERSONAL THOUGHTS	0.5	Insightful and reflective personal thoughts; clearly discusses feelings, advantages/disadvantages, and proposes well-reasoned alternatives if necessary. Written within 300-350 words or more.	Clear personal thoughts with feelings and some discussion of pros/cons; alternatives suggested but less developed. Written within 300-350 words.	Basic personal thoughts; some mention of pros/cons but limited reflection. Written within 300-350 words.	Minimal personal thoughts; little/no mention of pros/cons or alternatives. OR Word count is much less than 300 words (150 – 249 words).	No personal reflection OR irrelevant content. OR The word count is less than 249 words.	2
		Conclusion	0.5	The conclusion is well-connected to all the reflections.	The conclusion is connected to all the reflections.	The conclusion shows some connections to the reflections.	The conclusion is not clearly written.	There is no conclusion.	2
		Language/ Organisation	0.5	No errors in grammar or spelling distract the reader from the content.	Minimal errors in grammar, structure and spelling that do not affect the reader’s understanding.	Some errors in grammar, structure, or spelling affect the reader’s understandi