Form and content
Like the written task, the further oral activity is a marriage of form and content. Students can do a debate, interview or role play based on their understanding of 'course material' and 'texts'. However, if you study the FOA criteria carefully, you will see that textual analysis is at the core of the task. Criterion A and B refer to 'texts', 'language' and their relation to 'subject matter'. It's tempting for...