ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Performance Task #2 (1st Semester)

Intercultural Communication

Name/s: Grade and Section:____________________

Task Directions: Conduct an interview with a person from a different cultural background and
apply what you have learned about intercultural communication.

MECHANICS FOR THE INTERVIEW:

1. It will be a group interview following the guidelines provided by the teacher.
2. The class will be divided into 7 groups with 5-7 members.
3. Each group will be given a set of questions for the interview.
4. The allotted duration of the recorded interview is a minimum of 5 minutes and a maximum
of 10 minutes.
5. The interview will be video recorded and transcribed for the class presentation and grading.
6. The groups will be graded according to the following criteria:
a. Content
b. Voice
c. Word Use
d. Interpersonal Skills
e. Organization
7. Kindly print this guideline for the rubric of your interview.

Rationale: The interview aims to immerse the learners in various contexts of situations for further
application of the lessons in communication. The skills to be enhanced in this activity are the
students’ speaking and listening skills, critical thinking, and the ability to adapt to people of
different cultures and backgrounds.

The goal is to apply the various concepts of intercultural communication in an

Goal
interview with a person from another cultural background and upbringing
The students are researchers tasked to conduct interviews of people from different
Role parts of the country or the world. Some students are tasked to be newswriters who will
transcribe the whole interview.
Audience The target audience is the general audience of your TV program.
The challenge is to conduct an interview with a person from another cultural
Situation background and make the viewers learn about interviewee’s background, traditions,
and insights on their culture.
The product is a video-recorded interview to be presented in class, along with a
Product
transcribed copy of the whole interview printed on short bond paper.
Standard See attached rubric.

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Criteria
Excellent
The interviewers asked
pertinent questions. The
interview presented
meaningful information
Content
useful for the viewers in
learning about the
interviewee and their
culture.
Proper modulation, clarity,
and distinction of voice
Voice
were observed from the
interviewers.
The choice of words and
language were highly
appropriate for the
Word Use
situation. The interviewers
exhibited correct grammar
and proper enunciation.
Interviewers were highly
enthusiastic, confident, and
effective communicators
Interpersonal from start to finish. They
Skills established rapport with
the interviewees and
sustained the interest of
the viewers.
The introduction was
strong and interesting. The
interview flowed smoothly
and naturally for the
Organization interviewee, interviewer,
and the viewers. The
conclusion left a strong and
positive impression on the
interviewee and viewers.
Teacher’s Comment:
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Teacher’s Name and Signature: __________________________
CULTURAL INTERVIEW RUBRIC
9-7 6-4 3-1
Very Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement
There were some
Most of the questions
The interviewers mostly inadequate questions
raised by the interviewers
asked pertinent questions. raised by the interviewers.
were inadequate. A lot of
The interview presented The interview mostly
the information presented
relevant information about presented relevant
were irrelevant to the
the interviewee and their information about the
interviewee and their
culture. interviewee and their
culture.
culture.
Proper modulation, clarity, Proper modulation, clarity,
There was no proper voice
and distinction of voice and distinction of voice
modulation and
were observed from the were inconsistently
distinction. Words were
interviewers most of the observed from the
hardly understood.
time. interviewers.
The choice of words and The choice of words and Only some of the words
language were appropriate language were mostly and language were
for the situation. The appropriate for the appropriate for the
interviewers mostly situation. There were some situation. There were a lot
exhibited correct grammar grammatical errors and of grammatical errors and
and proper enunciation. mispronunciations. mispronunciations.
Interviewers were The interviewers’ The interviewers’
consistently enthusiastic, enthusiasm, confidence, enthusiasm, confidence,
confident, and effective and effectiveness were and effectiveness were
communicators. They mostly consistent. They inconsistent. They did not
established rapport with established rapport with establish rapport with the
the interviewees and the interviewees and interviewees and couldn’t
sustained the interest of sustained the interest of sustain the interest of the
the viewers for most of the the viewers for only some viewers from start to
interview. time. finish.
The introduction is
The introduction was
somewhat interesting. There was no clear
weak. Some information
Most information is introduction, structure,
was relevant but not well-
relevant and presented in a and conclusion. The
structured. The conclusion
logical order. The interviewee and the
left a good impression on
conclusion left a positive viewers were left hanging
the interviewee and
impression on the after the whole account.
viewers.
interviewee and viewers.
Date: _______________
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