Grade 12: Interpersonal Communication

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

It is expected that students will:

• exchange opinions and beliefs on topics of interest
• defend a viewpoint
• express plans, goals, and intentions
• demonstrate understanding of a wide range of idiomatic expressions
• communicate effectively and spontaneously in common life situations

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Suggested Instructional Strategies

In Grade 12 Punjabi, many students can communicate in a wide variety of situations. Their written work is clear and well organized.

• With the whole class, create a simple model rŽsumŽ and cover letter. Introduce new vocabulary related to describing personal experience and qualifications. Then have students work in pairs to write personal résumés and cover letters in Punjabi, following the model. Review these for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Conduct a brainstorming session to generate a list of questions that:
  • someone looking for a job might ask an interviewer about the organization
  • an interviewer might ask a prospective job applicant

• Extend the activity by having students remain in pairs and write up the answers to each question in point form.
• Have students read a classified ad and make a list of qualifications for that job.
• Encourage students to apply for Work Experience placements that require them to use their Punjabi skills.
• At the conclusion of a Punjabi-oriented work placement, ask students to prepare a report on their experience. This could take the form of an album (class or individual) that includes photos, a description of the organization and job, and personal reactions to the placement.

Suggested Assessment Strategies

Students at this level are expected to demonstrate ease and control in a variety of situations when they communicate orally and in writing. Assessment activities and criteria focus on students' communication strategies as well as their facility with oral and written language.

• Provide frequent opportunities for students to interact in partner, small-group, and class activities in which they discuss topics and present viewpoints. Note the extent to which they are able to:
  • volunteer information and ideas to stimulate discussion
  • express opinions and beliefs clearly
  • offer logical details, examples, and reasons to support their opinions
  • ask questions to extend and clarify information
  • use appropriate strategies to improve communication (e.g., repeating, rephrasing, self-correcting, adapting known structures and vocabulary)
• Focus responses to student rŽsumŽs and cover letters on criteria previously discussed in class. These may include:
  • career plans and goals stated clearly
  • details of personal qualifications and short-term goals provided
  • points are clear and logically sequenced
  • vocabulary and style are appropriate and concise
  • employs correct business letter format (salutation, closure)
  • uses correct punctuation, spelling, and sentence structures
• As students role-play job interviews, use a class list or checklist to note observations. Collect students' interview questions and point-form answer sheets, along with a brief peer assessment in which the "interviewer" explains whether she or he would hire the candidate, and why or why not.

Recommended Learning Resources

Print Material

• G. C. S. E. Panjabi
• Oxford Picture Dictionary English-Punjabi
• Punjabi-English Dictionary
• Simple Punjabi Grammar

• Anandpursahib Lippi Fonts
• GurbaniLippi/Amrit Lippi Fonts

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