9.4 Extending skills


making effective contributions to a seminar


A Look at the words in the blue box. Identify their stress patterns.


B Work in pairs.


Student A: Think of good ways to take part in a seminar.


Student B: Think of bad ways to take part in a seminar.


C You are going to hear some students in a seminar. They have been asked to discuss the


question: ‘What can computer-based methods contribute to usability testing?’


1


≤Listen to the four seminar extracts. Decide whether each contribution is good or poor.


2 Give reasons for your opinion.


3 Think of some more information to add to the good contributions.


D Work in groups of three or four.


1 Discuss your information for the topics in Lesson 9.3, Exercise F. Agree on the best definition.


2 Discuss how best to present this information.


3 Present a definition and description of your topic to the whole class.


E Study Figure 1 and Figure 2. 1 What do the pictures in Figure 1 show?


2 Study the information in Figure 2 on the opposite page. In pairs or groups, discuss the following:


a What does the information show about Interactivity Unlimited?


b What other evaluation methods could Interactivity Unlimited have used?


c Look at the user comments. What problems with the web interface design could have caused these?


d Which interfaces do you think E-Tail should concentrate on improving? Tell the class about your decision, saying what it is based on.


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acceleration approach constraint evaluation innovation interaction interface limitation metaphor


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