Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activities guide and evaluation rubric

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Vicerrectoría de Relaciones Internacionales

Academic Unit
Academic Level Professional, Especialization, Master

Academic Field Formación interdisciplinar básica común

Course Name English 2

Course Code 90021
Course Type Methodological - Can be yes ☐ No ☒
practical enabled
Number of Credits 2

2. Description of the activity

Number
Type of the
Individual ☒ Collaborative ☐ of 7
activity:
weeks
Moment of Unit
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
evaluation: Intermediate:
Evaluative score of the Delivery Environment of the
activity: 95 points activity: Collaborative forum
Starting date of the activity: Deadline of the activity:
October 2nd November 20th
Competence to develop:
To be able to give advices, recommendations with should for a job and
talk about a job experience.
Topics to develop:
Superlative adjectives, comparative adjectives, likes and dislikes,
simple past, simple present. Expressions to talk about an ideal job
(preferences)
Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop
Task based learning. The student uses His/er English in a particular
communicative context, in order to carry out a task: planning,
describing, inviting, summarizing, etc. The construction of this work,
will count with the orientation and accompaniment from the e-
mediator.
Activities to develop

Stage 1 – Video-speaking task

RECORD YOURSELF
You are going to record a video in which you give your opinion about
an “ideal job”. Take into account your strengths and desires (likes and
preferences); also, have in mind the expressions you find in the
contents of the course at the Knowledge Environment.

To remember:

 Pronunciation
 Make pauses
 Speak up!

Check the following tips to practice the construction of your video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235MNImhIko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3CFtW8WE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYaR21kuhGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235MNImhIko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3CFtW8WE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYaR21kuhGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235MNImhIko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3CFtW8WE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYaR21kuhGQ

Pronunciation
·          
Make pauses with punctuation marks
·          
Speak up!
Stage 2 Publish your video:

Upload your video on YouTube. Then, share the link in the forum of the
activity located in Collaborative Learning Environment.

*Don’t forget to make at least two comments on your partner's

videos.
Check the following tips to practice the construction of
 your video:

RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR TUTOR AND MATES AND

IMPROVE YOUR SPEECH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235MNImhIko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3CFtW8WE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYaR21kuhGQ

Pronunciation
·          

Make pauses with punctuation marks

·          

Speak up!
·          

Listen to your partners’ recordings and comment on them. You will

also receive feedback from your mates and tutor. According to the
feedback, practice and improve your speech.

Pre - speaking task. Practice your English. Attend the weekly

synchronous meetings on skype. Talk for 20 minutes -about your life
and work- with your tutor and peers. Practice and receive feedback.
You will enjoy it!

Stage 3 Speaking task:

Skype interview with your tutor. The student prepares a speech

about a given topic and will talk about it with his/her tutor.

BOOK DATE AND TIME FOR THE PRESENTATION

Your tutor will send you a link to a Drive Document in which you
will have to register to choose date and hour to do the
activity. Please be attentive to your platform mail.

PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERVIEW WITH YOUR TUTOR (15

minutes)

  
Part I
You must be ready for a real Job interview. You have to introduce
yourself in five (5) minutes (Name, age, occupation, family, etc.)
   
Part II
And after for 10 minutes it is mandatory to make a description of your
labor skills and abilities to get one of the five jobs offered. Also, you
have to  speak about:

 Your qualifications
 Your experiences
 Your goals in life
 Your dreams and desires
 Your location
 Work environment
 Your expected income

The following articles will help you to focus on this process and how to
talk about the topics.

http://www.job-interview-site.com/how-would-you-describe-your-
ideal-job.html

Also watch the following videos:

English interview Describe your ideal job:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpsTQlqFbiY

Describe your ideal job:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koKzPGiV3tk

How would you describe your ideal job?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uovdlZucAs

Check the following tips to practice the construction of

your video:
Use expressions to give advice and recommendations based on the
contents of the course.

End of activity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235MNImhIko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3CFtW8WE0
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Environment
for the Collaborative learning environment.
development
Individual:
1. Create a video and upload it to YouTube and
share the link in the forum.
Products to
2. Participate in the interview with your tutor.
deliver by
Collaborative:
student
3. Watch your partner’s video and at least make 2
comments on your group mates’ contributions.

General guidelines for the collaborative work

Planning of
In order to do an adequate planning for the
activities for
collaborative work you can follow the following
the
instructions given in the following link:
development
of
http://consejeria.unad.edu.co/cajaherramientas/mane
collaborative
jo_campus_trabajo_colaborativo.html
work
Roles to Compiler
perform by
Copy Editor
the student
Evaluator
in the
Uploader
collaborative
Time watcher
group
Roles and Roles Function
responsibilit Compiler Consolidate the final
y for the product document,
delivery of taking into account the
products by participants who
students uploaded their
contributions and took
part of the whole
process.
Copy editor To verify that the final
 paper and process meet
all the requirements
stipulated by the guide of
the activity.
Evaluator To verify that the final
paper meets the criteria
stipulated by the rubric.
The evaluator must
inform the group about
any corrections or
adjustments regarding
the quality of the
document.
Uploader To keep track and inform
the group about the
submission time, upload
the final paper on time,
using the link provided
by the teacher or
stipulated by the activity
guide. To notify the
group members the final
paper was submitted.
Time watcher To notify all the group
members about changes
or news related to the
submission or
elaboration of the final
paper. To notify the
teacher through the
collaborative forum and
the course messaging
that the final paper was
submitted
Use of
http://normasapa.net/normas-apa-2016/
references
Plagiarism Check the following link to watch all the related to this
policy topic within UNAD:

http://conssahagun.blogspot.com.co/p/netiquetas.ht
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4. Evaluation rubric
Evaluation rubric

Individual Collaborati
Activity type: ☒ ☐
Activity ve Activity
Unit
Moment of the
Initial ☐ Intermedi ☒ Final ☐
evaluation
ate:
Performance levels of the individual
Assessed activity Score
Aspects
High score Media score Low score
Uploads
Uploads
video but it
video link
makes no Do not
Stage 1: according to
reference to participate in
Video – requirement
requirements the forum or
speaking s. Comment
. Make some participation 30
forum / or suggest
comments or is incomplete points
Forum on partner’s
suggestions and within.
participation contribution
on partner’s
s.
contributions.
(up to 30 (up to 21 (up to 14
points) points) points)
Stage 1: Video Have a Upload video Do not 25 points
Speaking good on YouTube upload video
forum / Video pronunciatio and share or do it
n and link within within the
although schedule. last three
makes some Partially use days to
mistakes, vocabulary deadline. The
the student and video has no
correct suggested coherence in
himself and expressions its content.
the message in course
is contents.
understanda Have some
ble. Use pronunciation
frequently mistakes but
vocabulary they do not
 and
expressions
related to affect.
course
contents.
(up to 25 (up to 18 (up to 10
points) points) points)
Give enough Give enough
personal personal
information information
Do not
to do a good to do an
participate in
introduction introduction
the interview
process. process.
or do it out
There is There is few
of
Stage 2: constant interaction
programmed
Interview / interaction with tutor. 10
dates. Re-
Introduce with tutor. Improvise points
schedule
yourself We can and you can
interview
evidence a evidence no
without any
construction construction
excuse.
process or process or
preparation preparation
for activity for activity.
(up to 10 (up to 7 (up to 4
points) points) points)
Stage 2: You can Participate in Do not 10
Interview / evidence the interview participate in points
Task preparation but depend the interview
development of activity, on a written or do it out
coherence. text. Few of
Interact with interaction programmed
tutor giving with tutor. dates. Re-
opinion Improvise schedule
concerning and you interview
to what is cannot without any
suggested in evidence excuse.
the guide. speech
Base construction
discourse in process.
course
 contents.
(up to 10 (up to 7 (up to 4
points) points) points)
Do not
Do not
Have some participate in
make
pronunciation the interview
evident
mistakes or do it out
pronunciatio
which of
n mistakes.
interfere with programmed
We can
speech dates. Re-
notice
comprehensi schedule
activity
Pronunciatio on, interview 10
preparation.
n and fluency nevertheless, without any points
Express
is able to excuse.
ideas with a
self-correct. Pronunciation
good fluency
Make long does not
level and
pauses on allow speech
normal
speech. comprehensi
pauses.
on.
(Up to 10 (Up to 7 (Up to 4
points) points) points)
Use
Sometimes Do not
proposed
use proposed participate in
vocabulary
vocabulary in the interview
in course
course or do it out
contents.
contents. of
Use
Partially programmed
expressions
appropriate dates. Re-
to give
vocabulary, schedule
advice, 10
Vocabulary expressions interview
recommend points
to give without any
ations and
advice and excuse.
talk about
recommendat Vocabulary is
preferences
ions, express not related to
according to
wishes and course
given
desires. contents.
situation.
(Up to 10 (Up to 7 (Up to 4
points) points) points)
Final score 95
points