CONTEXT
- Context can be unpredictable.
- Interacts one-on-one on complex
matters, on the phone, face to face or
through recorded messages.
- Gives a presentation to or exchanges
information and opinions in a group,
face to face, or by teleconference.
- Communicates one-on-one on
complex matters.
- Selects from a significant range of
formats and styles of presentation,
levels of language complexity and
degrees of formality to communicate
a variety of ideas.
- The individual may have more than
one role in the group.
- The situation and setting may be new
and unfamiliar.
- The audience can be unfamiliar,
include authority figures and
occasionally be uncooperative or
hostile.
- Exchange is of medium to extended
duration (30 minutes or more).
- There may be significant noise or
other interference.
RISK
- Significant resulting in: failure to obtain
a major objective.
- Danger, significant hazard.
- Public hostility, criticism, or
discreditation.
- Loss of considerable money and time.
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CONTEXT
- Comprehends main points, details,
speaker’s purpose, attitudes, levels of
formality and styles in oral discourse
in moderately demanding contexts. (8)
- Listening texts are lectures,
presentations and dialogue exchanges,
up to 40 minutes in length. (PC 10/11)
LIMITATIONS
- Often has difficulty interpreting verbal
humour, low-frequency idioms and
cultural references. (9)
- Sometimes may miss some details or
transitional signals and is temporarily
lost. (9)
- Input has clear speech, organizational
structure and transition signals. (9)
- Only occasionally misses a topic shift
or another transition. (10)
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- Listens to an oral persuasive
presentation to a council, committee
or commission; identifies, analyzes
and evaluates the stated and unstated
values and assumptions in them. (10)
- Completes a related evaluation task in
a standard format: circling, matching,
filling in blanks, completing a chart.
(10)
- Traces and summarizes the
development of an argument in a 20-30 minute lecture / presentation
in a
one-page summary. (10)
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