Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vice President for Academic Issues and Research

Course: English B1+
Code: 900004

Activity guidelines and evaluation rubric – Task 4: Speaking

Production

1. Task description
Type of the task: Individual
Evaluation moment : Intermediate at Unit 2
Task higher score: 70 points
Task starting date: martes, 28 Task deadline: martes, 23
de abril de 2020 de junio de 2020

In this task, it is expected to achieve the following learning

results: The student will be able to speak about his/her point of
view and appreciation from a given element by means of videos or
Skype interview with his/her tutor according to the course level.

En esta tarea, se espera que logre los siguientes resultados de

aprendizaje: El estudiante podrá hablar sobre su punto de vista y
apreciación de un elemento dado a través de videos o entrevistas
por Skype con su tutor de acuerdo con el curso. nivel.

The task is as follow: For this task the student has 2 options and
must select only one option to develop.

Check out and study the online content of the B1 level of the Unit 1
(module 7 and 8) and Unit 2 (module 9 and 10) which are located in
the Learning Environment.

La tarea es la siguiente: para esta tarea, el estudiante tiene 2

opciones y debe seleccionar solo una opción para desarrollar.

Consulte y estudie el contenido en línea del nivel B1 de la Unidad 1

(módulo 7 y 8) y la Unidad 2 (módulo 9 y 10) que se encuentran en
el Entorno de aprendizaje.

Stage 1: Video 1 “Let’s talk about the video”

Look at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

P3dJV4BD84, Then record a video where we can see your face
answering the following questions:

Etapa 1: Video 1 "Hablemos sobre el video"

Mire el siguiente enlace:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P3dJV4BD84 , luego grabe un
video donde podamos ver su rostro respondiendo las siguientes
preguntas:
  Your name
 Explain each step mentioned in the video.
 At the beginning of the video they talk about some situations,
name at least two of those situations.
 In the minute 3:31 other language is spoken, what language was
that?
 Which are the 2 rules for the 5th step?
 What is the lesson plan that they propose? What kind of lesson
plan would you propose?
 How to stick to your plan?
 Having in mind the video, where can you obtain material to
practice English?

You must upload your video to YouTube, Vimeo, loom, screencast or

any tool that allows you to do it, you must share it in the forum.

  Tu nombre
  Explique cada paso mencionado en el video.
  Al comienzo del video hablan sobre algunas situaciones,
nombra al menos dos de esas situaciones.
  En el minuto 3:31 se habla otro idioma, ¿qué idioma era ese?
  ¿Cuáles son las 2 reglas para el quinto paso?
  ¿Cuál es el plan de lección que proponen? ¿Qué tipo de plan
de clase propondrías?
  ¿Cómo cumplir con su plan?
  Teniendo en cuenta el video, ¿dónde puedes obtener material
para practicar inglés?

Debes subir tu video a YouTube, Vimeo, loom, screencast o cualquier

herramienta que te permita hacerlo, debes compartirlo en el foro.

Stage 2: Video 2 “The movie”

Having in mind the movie that you work on Task 2, you are going to
record a video answering the following questions:

Etapa 2: Video 2 "La película"

Teniendo en cuenta la película en la que trabaja en la Tarea 2, va a
grabar un video respondiendo las siguientes preguntas:

 Movie’s name.
  The plot. (Beginning, knot, ending)
 What did you learn about the movie?
 How did the movie make you feel?
 How does the movie relate to the academic program you are
studying?
 Another ending for the movie could be…

The idea about this video is that you can tell with your own words the
main idea of the task and not an out loud reading.

  Nombre de la película.
  La trama. (Principio, nudo, finalización)
  ¿Qué aprendiste sobre la película?
  ¿Cómo te hizo sentir la película?
  ¿Cómo se relaciona la película con el programa académico que estás
estudiando?
  Otro final para la película podría ser ...

La idea sobre este video es que puedes decir con tus propias palabras la idea
principal de la tarea y no una lectura en voz alta.

To have in mind:

If you upload your videos on time at least a week before the task
closes, you will have the chance of the feedback from your tutor and
can improve your video uploading it again to have a better score.

Also, remember that you can practice the pronunciation with us

(tutors and course director) before doing the videos you can do it
through skype

Para tener en cuenta:

Si sube sus videos a tiempo al menos una semana antes del cierre de la tarea, tendrá
la oportunidad de recibir los comentarios de su tutor y puede mejorar su video
subiéndolo nuevamente para tener una mejor puntuación.

Además, recuerde que puede practicar la pronunciación con nosotros (tutores y

director del curso) antes de hacer los videos, puede hacerlo a través de Skype
Stage 1: “Let’s talk about a video”

Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

P3dJV4BD84, then talk to your tutor through skype answering the
following questions:

Etapa 1: "Hablemos de un video"

Mire el siguiente video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

P3dJV4BD84, luego hable con su tutor a través de Skype respondiendo
las siguientes preguntas

 Your name
 Explain each of the steps they mentioned in the video.
 At the beginning of the video they talked about some situations,
name at least 2 of them.
 At minute 3:31 they talked in other language, what language
was it?
 Which are the 2 rules in step 5?
 Which is the lesson plan that they propose? What plan do you
propose?
 How to stick on your plan?
 According to the video, where can you get material to practice
English?

  Tu nombre
  Explique cada uno de los pasos que mencionaron en el video.
  Al comienzo del video hablaron sobre algunas situaciones,
nombra al menos 2 de ellas.
 Minute Al minuto 3:31 hablaron en otro idioma, ¿qué idioma era?
  ¿Cuáles son las 2 reglas en el paso 5?
  ¿Cuál es el plan de lección que proponen? ¿Qué plan
propones?
  ¿Cómo mantener tu plan?
  Según el video, ¿dónde puedes obtener material para practicar
 inglés?

Stage 2: “The movie”

Having in mind the movie you wrote about in the Task 2, you are
going to talk to your tutor through skype answering the following
questions:

 Movie’s name
 The plot.
 What did you learn about the movie?
 How did the film make you feel?
 How does the movie relate to the academic program you are
studying?
 Another ending for the movie could be…

The idea about this video is that you can tell with your own words the
main idea of the task and not an out loud reading.

Practice your pronunciation with the following link:

 https://www.readspeaker.com/?
utm_source=direct&utm_medium=30 1&utm_campaign=neospeech

Etapa 2: "La película"

Teniendo en cuenta la película sobre la que escribió en la Tarea 2, va a hablar con su
tutor a través de Skype respondiendo las siguientes preguntas:

 Nombre de la película
 La trama.
 ¿Qué aprendiste sobre la película?
 ¿Cómo te hizo sentir la película?
 ¿Cómo se relaciona la película con el programa académico que estás estudiando?
 Otro final para la película podría ser ...

La idea sobre este video es que puedes decir con tus propias palabras la idea principal
de la tarea y no una lectura en voz alta.

Practica tu pronunciación con el siguiente enlace:

https://www.readspeaker.com/?
utm_source=direct&utm_medium=30 1&utm_campaign=neospeech

To have in mind:

Contact your tutor at the beginning of the task to schedule a skype

space, if you do not present it through skype at least a week before
it closes you have to upload the videos in the forum. Also, remember
that you can practice the pronunciation with us (tutors and course
director) before doing the videos you can do it through skype.

Para tener en cuenta:

Póngase en contacto con su tutor al comienzo de la tarea para

programar un espacio de Skype, si no lo presenta a través de Skype
al menos una semana antes del cierre, debe cargar los videos en el
foro. Además, recuerde que puede practicar la pronunciación con
nosotros (tutores y director del curso) antes de hacer los videos,
puede hacerlo a través de Skype.

To develop this task, consider:

At initial information environment, you must: To check the agenda
out to verify the opening and closing of the task.

At evaluation environment, you must: N/A

At learning environment, you must: To check out and study the

content online (Level B1 from module 7 to module 12). Enter to the
forum and participate with 2 videos in the development of the
collaborative task.

Para desarrollar esta tarea, considere:

En el entorno de información inicial, debe: Para verificar la agenda y

verificar la apertura y el cierre de la tarea.

En el entorno de evaluación, debe: N / A

En el entorno de aprendizaje, debe: Para ver y estudiar el contenido

en línea (Nivel B1 del módulo 7 al módulo 12). Ingrese al foro y
participe con 2 videos en el desarrollo de la tarea de colaboración.

Individual work evidences:

The individual evidences to submit are:

Participate in the forum.

Carry out one of the two suggested options.

Group work evidences

At this activity no evidences needed

2. General guidelines for the development of the

evidence to submit
For evidence developed Individual, consider the following guidelines:

 Every member of the group must participate with

academic’s contributions in the task development.

 Before delivering the requested product, all the requirements

indicated, must be checked.

Para la evidencia desarrollada Individual, considere las siguientes pautas:

• Cada miembro del grupo debe participar con las contribuciones

académicas en el desarrollo de la tarea.

• Antes de entregar el producto solicitado, se deben verificar todos los

requisitos indicados.

Take into account that all individual or group written work must fulfil with
the orthographic rules and presentation conditions that have been defined.
Concerning the use of references, consider that the requested work in this
task must fulfil with the standards APA

Tenga en cuenta que todo el trabajo escrito individual o grupal debe

cumplir con las reglas ortográficas y las condiciones de presentación que se
han definido.
Con respecto al uso de referencias, considere que el trabajo solicitado en
esta tarea debe cumplir con los estándares APA

In any case, the standards of reference must be complied. Academic

plagiarism must be avoided. Students can support the written products by
using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual campus.

Consider that In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article 99, it is
considered as offenses that undermine the academic order, among others,
the following: literal e) “Plagiarism, that is, submitting as of its own
authorship the all or part of a work, document or invention made by
another person.

It also implies the use of quotes or false references, or proposing quotes

where there is no match between it and the reference “and literal f)
“Reproducing or copying for profit, educational materials or results of
research products, which have intellectual rights reserved for the
University.

The academic sanctions the student will face are the following:

a) In cases of academic fraud demonstrated in the respective academic

work or evaluation, the grade that will be imposed will be zero points
without prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary sanction.
trated in the academic work whatever its nature, the qualification that will be imposed will be zero points, without prejudice to

3. Evaluation rubric Format

Type of the task: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate at Unit 2
Task higher score: 70 grades

High level: The student records the video or talk to

the tutor considering the information given. The audio
is audible and understandable with minimal or no
pronunciation errors.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 10
First evaluation
to 15 points.
Standard:
Content
Media Level: There are some mistakes in the
Assessment
pronunciation, but it doesn’t affect the understanding
of the message.
There are sentences or words missing. The volume
makes it difficult to understand.
This standard 15
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 5 to
represents score
8 points.
of the task.
Low level: There is no evidence of video recording.
There is no evidence of skype meeting.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 1 to
0 points.
Second
evaluation High level: The student records a video or talk to the
Standard: tutor with all the contents from the guide.
Process The information given is clear and presents the
Assessment answers to the questions.
The video is natural and well pronounced.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 20
to 25 points.
This standard
represents 25 Media level: The student records a video or
score of the the interview with some of the parts.
task. The video or the interview has some parts where it is
hard to understand or not very clear.
The video seems unnatural or not fulfilling with the
parts mentioned in the guide.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 10
to 15 points.

Low level: There is no evidence of video

recording. There is no evidence of skype meeting.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 1 to
0 points.

High level: The student uses the grammar structures

properly and with good pronunciation.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 20
to 25 points.
Third
evaluation Media level: The student talks about the video, but it
Standard: has many mistakes in the grammar construction of
Process the sentences.
Assessment The student talks about the movie, with good
grammar construction of the sentences, but it has lack
of good pronunciation.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 10
to 15 points.
This standard
represents 25 Low level:
score of the There is no evidence of video recording. There is no
task. evidence of skype meeting.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 1 to
0 points.

Fourth High level: The student takes advantage of the tutor

evaluati support to practice his/her pronunciation
on before recording the videos using skype.
Standard Even though the student doesn’t take advantage of
: the tutor support to practice his/her pronunciation
Participati before recording the videos using skype, he/she has a
on good pronunciation.
Assessme If your task is at this level, you can obtain among 3 to
nt 5 points.

Media level: The student doesn’t take advantage of

the tutor support to practice his/her pronunciation
This standard before recording the videos using skype and his/her
represents 5 pronunciation is not the best.
score of the If your task is at this level, you can obtain 1 point.
task.
Low level: There is no evidence of video
recording. There is no evidence of skype meeting.
If your task is at this level, you can obtain 0 points.