English for Academic
Purposes at the
Oral Presentation and Its
Underlying Constraints
Indah
Winarni
This paper presents part of a
program evaluation study of English for Academic Purposes at the Medical School
of Brawijaya University. It is a description of oral presentation class based
on data collected through close observations and in-depth interviews applying
participant and non-participant methods. Classroom events of ten oral
presentation classes were video-taped and interviews with students of high,
average and low achievers and English instructors were audio-taped. The audio
and video tapes were transcribed, descriptive as well as reflective field-notes
were taken. In the setting of the medical subject curriculum, classroom
observations were conducted in the Internal Department. In-depth interviews
were carried out with the subject lecturers as well as the students of high,
average and low achievers of the academic year of 1999/2000.Data collection
took place in the academic year of 2002-2003. The description of the oral
presentation class involves (1) the written preparation of the students, (2)
the presentation, (3) question and answer sessions, and (4) the underlying policy
and pragmatic constraints. Discussion on the result and suggestion for quality
improvement concludes the presentation.
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