Round table

1. Getting ready for the round table. Group the following conversational formulas in a into categories in b.

1. And as proof of that, .. Another interesting point is As I see it, .... But all the evidence suggests that .. But isn't it really a question of .. By which I mean Can I come to that later? Can we leave that to another discussion? Do you mind if I jump in here? For instance, .. Having looked at ., I'd now like to consider .. I now want to turn to .... I really do think that.... I see what you mean, but .. I take your point, but .. I tend to think that I want to highlight/emphasize .... I’m afraid I can’t agree with you on that. As I was saying… I'd just like to say that ... If I could just come in here

   If I may finish this point… If I may, I think…. If we put that another way, I'm afraid I can't agree with . on this matter I'm convinced that.... I'm inclined to think that ... In other words, It's important to remember that .... Moving on now to. Or you could say That is to say, That’s not really relevant at this stage… The crucial/essential point is .... The point I'm making is To illustrate my/our point To put it another way, Turning now to.. Um ... um ... um ... We should bear in mind that .... What (in effect) we are saying is ....

Changing the point	(Dis)agreement
Adding Emphasis	Exemplifying
Opinion/Conviction	Interrupting
Rephrasing	Avoiding/Responding interruption

2. Fill out this card before the role play and hand it in to your instructor for her/him to be able to better assess your preparation and performance.

Name ____________________________	Role ___________________________________
A. Line of argument
B. Language Input
1. Relevant phrases from the text a) ____________________________________ b) ____________________________________ c) ____________________________________		2. Relevant phrases from other sources a) _______________________________________ b) _______________________________________ c) _______________________________________
3. Rhetorical Functions: Introduction/Aims		4. Rhetorical Functions: Convictions
5. Rhetorical Functions: Entering Discussion		6. Rhetorical Functions: (Dis)Agreement
7. Rhetorical Functions: Clarifying		8. Rhetorical Functions: Emphasizing
9. Rhetorical Functions: Rephrasing		10. Rhetorical Functions: Changing the Point
Active vocabulary:

ROUND TABLE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Comment	%
Relevance of ideas (monologue and discussion) , max 40% No repetitions max 20 % Logic max 30%
Connectives and language etiquette (max 15%)
Participation (max 30%)
Eye contact, gestures, etc (10 %) Pronunciation/ Intonat./ Tempo (max 10%) Reading (max 40%)
Active Vocabulary (+ max 10%)
Primitive Language (max10%)
Grammar & Vocabulary (max 15%)
Particular strengths
Significant weaknesses
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