İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2023-2024 SPRING TERM - LEVEL 3
THEMATIC PRESENTATION TASK SHEET

Announcement Week: Week 1 (19-23 February)

Task Description: Performing a group presentation in class based on the covered themes of Q-
Skills for Success Listening & Speaking 3 and Q-Skills for Success Reading & Writing 3

Aim of the Task: The project task is a realistic, fluency activity that fosters critical thinking,
creativity, cooperative learning, flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to use language
resources effectively.

Performance Dates: See Appendix 1.

Allotted Time: 7 class hours (~20 minutes per group; ~10 minutes screening, ~10 minutes
group presentation / conducting an activity)

Grouping: 7 Groups – 4/5 students in each group, 2 presentations by each group

Presentation Content: Presentations should include:

i) Screening of the selected audiovisual material (e.g., a YouTube video, a podcast episode, a
TEDTalk video, etc.) relevant to the unit theme or one of the sub-themes,

ii) carrying out an activity (see Appendix 2) connected to the selected (audio)visual material,

iii) summarizing what the group members find most important throughout the entire
presentation process and concluding remarks.

Appendix 1
Themes matched with groups and presentation weeks

Unit Themes and Sub-themes Groups Presentation

Q-Skills for Success Q-Skills for Success Week
Listening & Speaking 3 Reading & Writing 3
Unit 1: Sociology Unit 1: Sociology Group A 3
a. the psychology of first a. making a good first Group B
impressions impression Group C
b. the accuracy of first b. 21st century job interviews
impressions

Unit 2: Nutritional Science Unit 2: Nutritional Science

a. spices / food a. knowing your tastes
b. healthy diets / eating and b. eating with your eyes /
drinking habits food and culture
 Unit 6: Neurology Unit 6: Neurology Group D 4
a. artificial intelligence a. decision-making Group E
b. human intelligence b. problem solving Group F
Unit 5: Behavioral Science Unit 5: Psychology Group G 5
a. taking risks a. becoming resilient
b. high-risk jobs b. overcoming challenges
Unit 3: Psychology Unit 3: Information Group A 9
a. change /promoting change Technology Group B
/advantages and a. the effects of technology on Group C
disadvantages of change our lives
b. life-changing experiences b. digital learning

Unit 7: Economics Unit 7: Economics

a. (sudden) wealth a. successful businesses
b. money and happiness / b. altruistic businesses
success
Unit 4: Marketing Unit 4: Marketing Group D 12
a. the effects of advertising a. targeted ads Group E
b. the influence of online ads b. advertising Group F
Group G
Unit 8: Behavioral Science Unit 8: Behavioral Studies
a. learning from failure a. being successful
b. effects of disasters b. competition, practice, and
success
Appendix 2
Presentation Concepts and Strategies
1. Summarize and Analyze: 2. Send a Reply to the 3. Time Capsule:
• Provide a brief summary of Speaker: • Imagine that the content
the content you will screen in • Imagine that you are a you will screen in class will
class. content creator group on the be sent from today to the past
• Analyze the speaker's Internet (e.g., YouTubers) with some instructions
viewpoint and the and you will upload a video prepared by you. What kind
supporting arguments. reply on your channel of instruction record would
• Explore potential expressing your thoughts, you leave behind so that
counterarguments to the questions, or reactions on the people in the past could
main ideas presented in the content you will screen in benefit? Create your message
material. Discuss how the class. Create your content to transfer to the time capsule
speaker would address or and perform in class as if you and perform in class as if you
dismiss opposing are recording live. are recording live.
viewpoints.
4. Interview Simulation: 5. Interactive Quizzes: 6. Mind Map / Cycle /
• Take on the role of • Design interactive quizzes Flowchart Presentation:
interviewers and or games related to the • Create a mind map / cycle
interviewees, posing content for your classmates. / flowchart to visually
questions related to the represent the interconnected
content. complex ideas presented in
the content.
 7. Creative Response: 8. Q&A Session: 9. Innovative
• Express your • After the screening, start a Advertisement:
understanding creatively, question-and-answer session • Create an advertisement
such as through a poem, in which you ask the promoting the idea in the
short story, drawing, or a audience some open-ended content you will screen in
short theatrical performance discussion questions about class. Give as many details as
that reflects the content. the content. you can about the product /
service.
10. Vocabulary Expansion: 11. Cultural Comparison: 12. Critical Response:
• Identify and present key • Compare and contrast • Share your opinions on the
vocabulary items or phrases cultural aspects in the content in class. Do you agree
used in the content you will content you will screen in or disagree with the speaker?
screen in class. class with your own culture. Why?
• Explain the meaning of • Share insights and • Support your opinions
these terms, provide context reflections on cultural with specific examples or
for their usage, and prepare differences and similarities. personal experiences.
either a quiz for your
classmates or a game.
13. Radio Show / Talk Show 14. Song Lyrics: 15. Role Play:
Episode: • Write song lyrics inspired • Create and take part in a
• Create a simulated radio by the material you will role-play activity based on
show / talk show in which screen in class, capturing the the ideas discussed in the
you discuss and debate the essence of the content in a content you will screen in
content in a conversational musical form. class.
format in class.

Important Reminders:

• Students should inform their advisor about the group members (N=4-5, see Appendix 3 for
Thematic Presentations) by the end of Week 1. There must be 7 groups in total.
• Students should choose their tasks and inform the advisors one week before the
presentation by filling out Appendix 3 on Teams.
• Each task (see Appendix 2) can only be carried out a maximum of two times by different
groups. Groups cannot take on the same task they have previously carried out.
• Each student should equally contribute to the group work.
• Lots will be drawn to determine the group codes (A-B-C-D-E-F-G) in Week 1.
• Materials (i.e., videos, podcast episodes, etc.) are supposed to be appropriate and good
enough to be displayed in class, and they should be submitted to the advisors before the
presentations.
• Students can use the computers at the library to be able to prepare any audio-visual or
written materials.
• If time permits, a question-and-answer session can be held at the end of each presentation.
• Students will receive an SAG mark for their presentation performances. They will also
receive in-class feedback from the advisors for their performances (See Appendix 4 for the
Thematic Presentation Feedback Sheet).
Appendix 3

Thematic Presentations

IZTECH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR LEVEL 3
SPRING TERM THEMATIC PRESENTATIONS
Class: Advisor:
Groups Group Members Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Presentation
Concept and Concept and Week
Strategy & Link Strategy & Link
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Appendix 4

Feedback Sheet
Class: Advisor:
Group & Students:

Improvement

Satisfactory
Task:

Excellent
Comments

Needs
Group Work Evaluation Criteria

Collaboration Collaboratively share tasks

& among group members
Contribution
Achieve presentation objective
and fully satisfy task
Presentation requirements
Content Present developed responses
Demonstrate a deep
understanding of the material
Present material in an original,
creative way, engaging the
Presentation audience
Effectively use audio-
visuals/props

Class: Advisor:
Group & Students:
Improvement

Satisfactory

Task:
Excellent

Comments
Needs

Group Work Evaluation Criteria

Collaboration Collaboratively share tasks

& among group members
Contribution
Achieve presentation objective
and fully satisfy task
Presentation requirements
Content Present developed responses
Demonstrate a deep
understanding of the material
Present material in an original,
creative way, engaging the
Presentation audience
Effectively use audio-
visuals/props