Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Didactics of English
Code: 518022

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Phase 1 Terminology of Language Teaching

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Initial
Highest score of the activity: 25 points
The activity starts on: Monday, February The activity ends on: Sunday, February
1, 2021 14, 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:
Identify the concept of didactics of English and terminology relating to the teaching
and learning of the foreign language through analysis of theory.
The activity consists of:
Step 1: Search about the concept of Didactics of English and give your own definition
in a written paragraph, then share it on the forum.

Step 2: Check out in Learning Environment the book The Cambridge Guide to
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (p. 1-6), the reference EFL ESL
Teaching Terminology and the Glossary for the course and explain what the following
acronyms stand for. Additionally illustrate their meanings by giving examples of each
one of them.
• L1 and L2.
• EFL and ESL.
• ESP, EST and EAP.
• CBI and CLIL.
• STT and TTT.
• FES and LES.
• CLL and CLT.

Step 3: As the initial stage of the practical work of this course, you are asked to fill
out the virtual questionnaire Formato 1: Cuestionario Pre-Práctica the link will be
given to you in the forum. In this format you are going to choose a school to start
the observation work. At the end, send the following evidence: screenshot of the

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answered questionnaire, the name of the institution you chose, the name of the
principal, the city or municipality where it is located.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must: check the agenda and check the
dates for the web conferences.

In the Learning Environment, you must: read the syllabus, explore the contents of
the two units, and participate on Phase 1: Terminology of Language Teaching forum.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must: deliver a pdf document in the Phase 1:
Terminology of Language Teaching space.
Evidences of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:
1. Participate in the collaborative forum, greet your partners and share the
definition of Didactics of English.
2. Add some screenshot as evidence of filling up Formato 1.
3. Upload a pdf document with a cover page, the concept of Didactics of English,
the meaning of the given acronyms, their examples and the screenshots of
filling up Format 1 in the Evaluation Environment.
Evidences of collaborative work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following:

 Write a clear paragraph with the definition of Didactics of English after you
have inquire about it.
 Explain in detail the meaning of each of the given acronyms related to
teaching terminology.
 Give clear examples of each of the given acronyms related to teaching
terminology.
 Fill up Formato 1: Cuestionario Pre-Práctica and save some screenshot of it.
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 style.

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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 in 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.

3. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Initial
The highest score in this activity is 25 points
First evaluation High level: The student clearly describes the concept of
criterion: Didactics of English.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 10 points
Identification of the and 10 points
concept of Didactics
of English. Average level: The student describes the concept of Didactics
of English If your work is at this level, you can get between
This criterion 6 points and 10 points
represents 10
points of the total Low level: The student does not describe the concept of
of 25 points of Didactics of English.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 1
points and 10 points

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Second evaluation High level: The student describes correctly the acronyms
criterion: related to teaching terminology and gives examples.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
Description of some and 8 points
teaching
terminology. Average level: The student describes some acronyms related
to teaching terminology and gives some examples.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
represents 8 and 8 points
points of the total
of 25 points of Low level: The student does not describe the acronyms related
the activity. to teaching terminology.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 1
points and 8 points
Third evaluation High level: The student presents the evidence of filling up in a
criterion: complete way Formato 1: Cuestionario Pre-Práctica.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 7 points
Fill up Formato 1: and 7 points
Cuestionario Pre-
Práctica. Average level: The student partially fills up Formato 1:
Cuestionario Pre-Práctica.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
represents 7 and 7 points
points of the total
of 25 points of Low level: The student does not fill up Formato 1: Cuestionario
the activity. Pre-Práctica.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 1
points and 7 points