Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: First and Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Code: 551018

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 3 - Language Acquisition

Activity Description
Type of Activity: Collaborative
Evaluation Moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest Activity Score: 125 points
The activity starts on: Monday, March The activity ends on: Sunday, April 11,
15, 2021 2021
With this activity, the following learning outcomes are expected:

Recognize some similarities and differences between language acquisition and

learning in the context of Krashen's theories.

The activity consists of:

Step 1. Check the topics for Unit 2 and reflect on the five Hypothesis that Krashen
created.

Step 2. Considering Krashen’s hypotheses, which hypothesis best describes the way
you have been learning languages until now? Explain. Participate in the collaborative
forum by sharing a description of your language learning process.

Step 3. Participate in the collaborative forum by sharing an argument about the

significance of age in language learning.

Step 4. Use the app Genially (www.genial.ly) to create a presentation about the
hypothesis you have chosen, the main elements about the hypothesis must be included
and your reflection, and the significance of age in language learning.

Step 5. Comment on your classmates’ work. Give the meaningful feedback.

Step 6. Update your personal blog and create an entry for this task. The
presentation must be visible in the blog, not just a link. Check the following
examples: https://andresblanco29.wixsite.com/fsal
https://andresblancoma.wixsite.com/misitio

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The examples were created with the tools at www.wixsite.com. There are good tutorials
available on the internet and it is easy to use. Choose a template, then edit it. In this
link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrsjQ5UYWBE, you will find an explanation
about how to use the app, please try to be creative but it is necessary that people can
understand your point of view through your presentation.

The student should be working in the same blog that was created in previous
activities.

Step 7. Include in your blog entry screenshots of the comments you have received in
the forum.

Step 8. Compile the group document.

keep in mind for the development of the activity:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.
- Check the news forum.
- Verify the dates of the Web Conferences so that you can plan your participation
accordingly.
- Verify your tutors’ synchronous attention by Skype.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Contents and Bibliographic References for Unit 2.
- Go to the discussion forum for the task and actively participate with your
collaborative group.
- Give feedback to your e-mates.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

Upload a PDF with blog’s links, link to presentation, a screenshot of the blog’s home
page and its blog’s entries menu showing the current task. One page per student.
The PDF must follow the APA standards.
Identify your file as follows: 551018_Groupnumber - Task 3.pdf
Example: 551018_10 - Task 3.pdf

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Individual Work Evidences:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:

1. Publish your Genially presentation in the forum to receive feedback and

corrections.
2. Publish the link to your blog entry, to see how your presentation is displayed.

Collaborative Evidences:
The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:

1. Comment your classmates’ work. Give them meaningful feedback. Let them
know if the links don’t work.

2. Upload a PDF with the following information:

a. Cover page
b. For each student
- blog’s link
- link to the presentation
- a screenshot of the blog’s home page and current task blog’s entry in the menu.
c. References

Identify your file as follows: 551018_Groupnumber - Task 3.pdf

Example: 551018_10 - Task 3.pdf

1. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit.

For Collaborative evidence, consider the following:

 All members of the group must participate with their contributions in the
development of the activity.

 In each group a single member will be chosen to submit the requested product in
the environment indicated by the teacher.

 Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets all
the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.

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 Only the members of the group that participated with contributions during the
time assigned for the activity should be included as authors of the submitted
product.

Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA Format.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) "Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference" and
paragraph f) "To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University ". (Acuerdo 029 -
13 de diciembre de 2013, Artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

2. Evaluation Rubric

Type of Activity: Collaborative

Evaluation Moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest Activity Score: 125 points
First Evaluation
High Level: The Genially presentation clearly explains Krashen’s
Criterion:
hypothesis chosen by the student and how that hypothesis is
present in his learning process.
Reflection about
Krashen’s

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hypotheses and If your work is at this level, you can get between 31 points
which one is closer and 45 points
to the own
experience. Average Level: The Genially presentation explains Krashen’s
hypothesis chosen by the student and how that hypothesis is
This criterion present in his learning process.
represents 45
points of the If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
total of 125 and 30 points
points of the
activity. Low level: The Genially presentation is not clearly explaining
Krashen’s hypothesis chosen by the student and how that
hypothesis is present in his learning process.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points

and 15 points
Second High Level: The reflection clearly states the student’s point of
Evaluation view role about age in the learning process.
Criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 29 points
Reflection about and 40 points
the role of Age in
the acquisition- Average Level: The reflection tries to explain the relationship
leaning of a foreign between age in the learning process, but it is unclear.
language. If your work is at this level, you can get between 15 points
and 28 points
This criterion
represents 40 Low level: There’s no reflection or it tries to explain a
points of the relationship between age in the learning process unsuccessfully.
total of 125
points of the If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
activity. and 14 points
Third Evaluation
High Level: It is a blog that has a home page, a menu with blog
Criterion:
entries that follow the examples in the activity guide, and other
useful information. The blog template was used correctly.
Blog content
If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
This criterion
and 10 points
represents 10
points of the

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total of 125 Average Level: It is a blog that has a home page, a menu with
points of the blog entries, and other useful information. The blog template was
activity. used incorrectly, for example, some elements are not edited or
eliminated.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points

and 8 points

Low level: No blog is presented, or it is not a blog.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points

and 3 points
Fourth High Level: The comments in the forum are meaningful, the
Evaluation links are functional and public.
Criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
Activity and 10 points
socialization and
group interaction Average Level: The comments in the forum are meaningful, but
(collaborative) the links aren’t functional and/or public.

This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
represents 10 and 8 points
points of the
total of 125 Low level: There are no comments in the forum, or the links
points of the don’t work.
activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 3 points
Fifth Evaluation
High Level: The student participated in the very first week, and
Criterion:
the participation was meaningful
On-time
If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
participation in the
and 10 points
forum
Average Level: The student participated in the second and third
This criterion
week, and the participation was meaningful
represents 10
points of the
total of 125

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points of the If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
activity. and 8 points

Low level: The student participated in the last week or didn’t

participate.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points

and 3 point
High Level: A PDF was sent with all the information requested
in the activity guide. It follows the APA norms and doesn’t have
major grammatical or spelling mistakes.

Sixth Evaluation If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
Criterion: and 10 points

PDF document Average Level: A PDF was sent with all the information
(collaborative) requested in the activity guide. It follows the APA norms and has
some minor grammatical or spelling mistakes.
This criterion
represents 10 If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
points of the and 8 points
total of 125
points of the Low level: A PDF was sent with all the information requested in
activity. the activity guide. It follows the APA norms and has major
grammatical or spelling mistakes.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points

and 3 points