UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA

VICERRECTORÍA ACADÉMICA
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE IDIOMAS
guía para el desarrollo de clases virtuales

COURSE GUIDE TOPIC EXPECTED

English V 8 ESP TIME OF WORK
(week 14 and 15) (English for Specific 8 hours
Purposes)
Teacher:

1. OBJECTIVES:

● Report a topic of your field of study based on an academic article.

● Identify literal information from chapters 11 and 12 from the book 1984.

2. PRESENTATION:

Dear Student, this guide will be used to prepare you for your video presentation based on your field of study. You
have to remember that this video is 40% of the total score of this second half of the semester. You will be able to find
recommendations, strategies, and resources that you could use to achieve the task successfully.

Your video presentation needs to be based on an academic article related to your career. You need to report it and also set a
critical or reflective position of it.

You will be able to improve your English by developing this guide. In this process, you are the main protagonist and I will
be assisting you in anything that you need. Never hesitate to ask me anything concerning this guide.

Likewise, you are required to take a quiz about chapters 7 to 12 from the audiobook 1984.

2.1. Initial reflection

Answer the following questions to start framing the topic of your video:

1. How do you search academic articles on the web?

2. How can you know if a source is reliable when you do an assignment?
3. What is relevant in your area of study currently?

3. APPROPRIATION

Do not forget to take into account the recommendations related to language for presentations, parts of a presentation, and
how to prepare a presentation given in Guide #3.
The structure of an academic presentation must have an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. You also need to set a
critical or reflective position of the article you are going to present.

STRUCTURE OF A PRESENTATION1

Introduction

● Introduce yourself if needed, providing your affiliation and/or credibility.

● The introduction should orient the audience to your subject and purpose. To capture interest and set up rapport, it
should tell the audience what to expect.
● Be sure to carefully define the central point (or thesis) that is the basis of your talk and ensure that your supporting
argument or information relates closely to it.
● Create an effective opening that will interest your audience: pose a question, give an amazing fact, or tell a short,
interesting story.
● Reveal your topic to the audience and explain why it is important for them to learn about.
● Give a brief outline of the major points you will cover in your presentation.

Body

● The body of the presentation should meet the promises of purpose and information made in the introduction. The
structure of the presentation is crucial, whether you organize it chronologically, by priority, or theme, the body of
your talk must proceed logically.
● The main points should be brought out one by one, with concise and relevant supportive evidence, statistics or
examples. Give clear explanations. Provide sufficient evidence to be convincing
● You could present each important idea or point several times in different ways, because a listening audience needs
several opportunities to fully absorb meaning.
● You need to state clearly the links between your ideas and always signal when the next point is coming. If you
think something is particularly important, say so and why.

Conclusion

● Similar to a written assignment, the conclusion again states your main points and what has been learned or shown
but you also may raise implications inherent in the findings and offer creative recommendations.
● Signal your conclusion with a transition. (In conclusion….)
● Summarize your points.
● End with “Thank You.”
● If answering questions, tell your audience, “I’ll now be happy to answer any questions.”

SCHOLARLY SOURCES2

What is a scholarly source?

Scholarly sources (also called academic, peer-reviewed or refereed sources) are written by and for faculty, researchers or
scholars. When we speak about scholarly sources here we mostly speak about scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, but
scholarly sources can be anything from books to conference publications, either electronic or print-based. These sources
will provide the most substantial information for your research.

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(Adapted from: https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/oral-presentation-handout.original.pdf; and https://www.uts.edu.au/current-
students/support/helps/self-help-resources/presentation-skills/structure-presentation)
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(Adapted from: https://paperpile.com/g/scholarly-source/; https://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/scholarly/; and https://umb.libguides.com/c.php?g=351041&p=2368716)
Scholarly articles generally contain the following elements:

● The authors are scholars or researchers with known affiliations and credentials.
● The language used is academic and complex, and often the language of the discipline is used.
● The article contains full citations to other scholarly sources
● Scholarly articles are often peer reviewed by specialists before being accepted for publication.
● The publisher is a scholarly press with editorial reviews to ensure quality of the content.
● The intended audience are other faculty, researchers or scholars.

If you use bibliographic databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, ERIC, ScienceDirect or JSTOR you
can be sure that the articles are scholarly sources right from the beginning. Some of these are subscription based and you
will only have access if you are on campus network. But there is also a bunch of academic search engines that let you find
papers for free.

Non-scholarly articles and popular magazines contain the following elements, but are not limited to them:

● They are written for a general audience and broad readership.

● They are opinion based.
● The language used is non-technical.
● They are not reviewed by other specialists before publication.
● They lack references to other sources.
● Examples: primary sources, news sources, data and statistical publications, book reviews or editorials.

What is peer-review?

When a source has been peer-reviewed, it has undergone the review and scrutiny of a review board of colleagues in the
author’s field. They evaluate this source as part of the body of research for a particular discipline and make
recommendations regarding its publication in a journal, revisions prior to publication, or, in some cases, reject its
publication.

How can I tell if a source is scholarly?

The following characteristics can help you differentiate scholarly sources from those that are not. Be sure to look at the
criteria in each category when making your determination, rather than basing your decision on only one piece of
information.

● Authors
- Are author names provided?
- Are the authors’ credentials provided?
- Are the credentials relevant to the information provided?
● Publishers
- Who is the publisher of the information?
- Is the publisher an academic institution, scholarly, or professional organization?
- Is their purpose for publishing this information evident?
● Audience
- Who is the intended audience of this source?
- Is the language geared toward those with knowledge of a specific discipline rather than the general public?
● Content
- Why is the information being provided?
- Are sources cited?
- Are there charts, graphs, tables, and bibliographies included?
- Are research claims documented?
- Are conclusions based on evidence provided?
- How long is the source?

Additional Tips for Specific Scholarly Source Types

● Books
- Books published by a University Press are likely to be scholarly.
 - Professional organizations and the U.S. Government Printing Office can also be indicators that a book is
scholarly.
- Book reviews can provide clues as to if a source is scholarly and highlight the intended audience. See our Find
Reviews guide to locate reviews on titles of interest.
● Articles
- Are the author’s professional affiliations provided?
- Who is the publisher?
- How frequently is the periodical published?
- How many and what kinds of advertisements are present? For example, is the advertising clearly geared
towards readers in a specific discipline or occupation?
- For more information about different periodical types, see our Selecting Sources guide.
● Web Pages
- What is the domain of the page (for example: .gov, .edu, etc.)?
- Who is publishing or sponsoring the page?
- Is contact information for the author/publisher provided?
- How recently was the page updated?
- Is the information biased? Scholarly materials published online should not have any evidence of bias.

READING RESEARCH ARTICLES

There is some variation in the way journals format research articles, but there is some standard information that is included
no matter what the format. Here are some of the key components of articles and the questions they answer.
What is this article about?

● Abstract: Most articles start with a paragraph called the “abstract,” which very briefly summarizes the whole article.
● Introduction: This section introduces the topic of the article completely and discusses what the article contributes to
existing knowledge on the topic.

What do we already know about this topic and what is left to discover?

● Literature review: A review of existing research and theory on the topic is either included in the introduction or comes
after the introduction under its own subtitle. The review of literature is meant to discuss previous work on the topic,
point out what questions remain, and relate the research presented in the rest of the article to the existing literature.
There should also be a clear discussion of what the hypotheses were at the beginning of the project.

How did the author do the research?

● Methods and data: There is always some discussion of the methods used to conduct the study being reported.

What did the author find and how did they find it?

● Analysis and Results: Another important section or sections will be devoted to discussing the kind of analysis that was
conducted on the data and what the results are.

What does it all mean and why is it important?

● Discussion and Conclusion: Articles typically end by discussing what the results mean and how the study contributes to
existing knowledge. Here the research questions are answered and it should be clear at this point whether or not the
hypotheses were supported or not. The conclusion is usually the final section and it typically places the research in a
larger context, explaining the importance of the research and discussing where future research on the topic should be
headed.

Shortcuts to Reading Journal Articles

When conducting your own research in the future, you will encounter dozens of possibilities in your search for sources that
may be relevant to your research. Most often you will find more sources than you can possibly read thoroughly in the time
you have to do your project. So you will not have time to read everything chronologically from start to finish. Here are
some hints on how to sift through the multiple possibilities, discard articles that are less helpful, and recognize potentially
important sources.

● Read the abstract first: Titles don’t always give much information. The abstract should give you just enough
information to let you know the basics of the article. From this you will know whether you should read on or look
elsewhere for your project. Some journals print a list of keywords pertaining to the article as well. These are further
clues about the article.

● Read the introduction and discussion/conclusion next: These sections will give you the main argument of the article,
which should be helpful in determining its relevance to you and your project. You’ll also get a glimpse of the findings
of the research being reported.

● Read about the methods next: If what you’ve read so far interests you, get a sense of how the research was done. Is it a
qualitative or quantitative project? What data are the study based on?

● Read the Analysis and results next: If you decide that you are committed to this article, you should read in more detail
about this research.

Comparing Popular Magazines and Scholarly Journals

For research assignments, you will likely be required to find a scholarly article which is an article contained in a scholarly
journal. Scholarly journals are also called academic, peer-reviewed or refereed journals.

Several features of popular magazines and scholarly journals make it relatively easy to distinguish one from the other, once
you know what to look for.

The features listed below will help you answer the question "How Do I Know?"

Time or Newsweek Journal of Pyschology

Such as:

If any, ads are professional and related to

Advertising Highly visible, glossy, eyecatching.
the field.

Articles Often NOT signed by author. ALWAYS signed by the author(s).

Targeted audience of scholars or

Audience General public.
professionals.

Authors are experts in their fields--

Authors are generalists, staff writers, or
Authors scholars and professionals, often
freelance writers.
university professors.

Sources of information NOT fully cited, a

Sources are always fully cited, footnotes
Citations bibliography is NOT included, NO footnotes
or endnotes are always given.
or endnotes.

The standard format of the field is

Informal, conversational style to appeal to
Format followed: APA, MLA, Chicago
general readers.
(Turabian), etc.

Often published by a university or

Publisher Published commercially.
professional association.

To keep scholars and professionals

Purpose To inform or entertain. abreast of new research findings and
techniques.

"Peer reviewed:" articles selected by a

Review Policy Articles selected by an editor.
panel of experts.

Specialized or technical language of the

Style or Language Common vernacular is used.
field is used.

Frequency Usually weekly or monthly. Usually monthly or quarterly.

HOW TO USE GOOGLE SCHOLAR

What is Google Scholar?

Google Scholar is a free academic search engine that can be thought of as the academic version of Google. Rather than
searching all of the indexed information on the web, it searches repositories of publishers, universities or scholarly websites.

This is generally a smaller subset of the pool that Google searches. It's all done automatically, but still most of the results of
a search tend to be reliable scholarly sources. However, Google is also less careful in what it includes in search results than
are more curated subscription based, academic databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, so it is worth making your
own assessment of the credibility of the resources linked through Google Scholar.
Why is it better than "normal" Google for finding research papers?
One advantage of using Google Scholar is that the interface is comforting and familiar to anyone who uses Google. This
lowers the learning curve of finding scholarly information. There are a number of useful differences from a regular Google
search, such as the option to copy a formatted citation in different styles including MLA and APA, export bibliographic data
(BibTeX, RIS) to use with reference management software links that let you explore which other works have cited the listed
work links that let you easily find full text versions of the article.

Although Google Scholar limits each search to a maximum of 1,000 results, it's still too much to explore, and you need an
effective way of locating the relevant articles. We have put together a list of tips that will help you save time and search
more effectively:

● Google Scholar searches are not case sensitive. That means a search for "Machine Learning" will produce the same
results as a search for "machine learning".
● Use keywords instead of full sentences. Let's say your research topic is about self-driving cars. For a regular Google
search we might enter something like "what is the current state of the technology used for self-driving cars". In Google
Scholar you will see less than ideal results for this query. The trick is to build a list of keywords and perform searches
for them like self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, or driverless cars.
● Use quotes (“ ”) to search for an exact match. If you put your search phrase into quotes you can search for exact
matches of that phrase in the title and the body text of the document. Without quotes, Google Scholar will treat each
word separately. This means that if you search national parks, the words will not necessarily appear together. Grouped
words and exact phrases should be enclosed in quotation marks.
● Add the year to the search phrase to get articles published in a particular year. A search using e.g. self-driving cars
2015, will return articles or books published in 2015.
● Use the side bar controls to adjust your search result. Using the options in the left hand panel you can further restrict the
search results by limiting the years covered by the search, the inclusion or exclude of patents, and you can sort the
results by relevance or by date.
● If you're new to the subject, it may be helpful to pick up the terminology from secondary sources. E.g., a Wikipedia
article for "overweight" might suggest a Scholar search for "pediatric hyperalimentation".

SUGGESTED TOOLS

SUGGESTED SCREEN RECORDING FOR PC

- screencast-o-matic: It’s easy to record and create videos with Screencast-O-Matic’s free screen recorder. It’s easily
accessible on our website. Here’s a step-by-step guide showing you how to get started and an overview of the
recording tools. You can create how-to videos, tutorials, product walkthroughs, and more! Find out the many ways
you can create videos for education and business.

1. Head to Screencast-O-Matic.com
2. Click on ‘Start Recording for Free’
3. You’ll be taken to the Screen Recorder page. Click on ‘Launch Screen Recorder’
4. A pop-up will appear indicating that the recorder is being launched. If it doesn’t appear, you have the
option to download the recorder app.
5. Within seconds, you’ll notice the recorder on your screen and you can start recording.
6. There, you have the option to record your screen, your webcam, or both.
Video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPkP2YdigVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1jIPo1bWCo

SUGGESTED SCREEN RECORDING FOR ANDROID

- A-Z Screen Recorder: If you do not have a computer, you can still record your presentation and your face
simultaneously on your cellphone using A-Z Screen Recorder

Installation

1. Open up the Google Play Store on your Android device

2. Search for AZ Screen Recorder
3. Tap Install
4. Allow the installation to complete

Use
1. Launch the A-Z Screen Recorder app from your app drawer.
2. You’ll see an overlay with four buttons appear. Tap the wrench icon to see the recording settings. Activate the
camera option to record both your screen and your front camera.

3. Open the app you or navigate to the screen you want to record. Tap the red camera shutter icon in the A-Z
overlay. The video will begin recording. Use your phone like normal until you’re ready to stop recording. When
you’re finished, pull down the notification shade. In the A-Z notification you can either pause or stop recording.
4. EVALUATIVE TASKS

4.1. ESP VIDEO: (This task is worth 40% of the total score of this second half of the semester)

Record a video in which you make a presentation on a topic related to your career. Your video presentation needs to be
based on an academic article. You need to report it and also set a critical or reflective position of it. The academic article
must be in English.

Your video must follow the indications given in this guide. Take into account the sections language for a presentation,
structure of a presentation, and how to prepare a presentation in Guide 3. Also, prepare what you are going to say. Make
sure that it is grammatically correct and that the pronunciation of the vocabulary is accurate. Finally, practice using
the technology tool you will use to record the video and your screen.

Video requirements:

- The video must be 3 to 5 minutes long. (no more, no less)

- In the video, the student's face must be visible at all times.
- It is suggested that screen and face recording be done simultaneously.
- Do not add external videos or audios to your presentation. The only person who speaks in the presentation must be
the student.
- Make a PowerPoint presentation or any other presentation that you consider convenient.
- In case you only have a cell phone, you can use a poster.
- READING IS NOT ALLOWED DURING THE PRESENTATION.

Requirements of the assignment:

- Attach the academic article.

- Make the video in a place with good light and good acoustics. If the audio is not heard well, the video will not be
graded, so check it before sending it.
- It is an academic video, so keep in mind a proper dress code and a proper posture.

How to send it:

- The file must be uploaded to the google drive of your institutional mail and then you must send the link to the
moodle platform.
- Attach the PDF file of the article you are going to report.
- Add the refence at the end of the presentation.

4.2. TASK 2: QUIZ AUDIOBOOK chapters 7 to 12

In the two previous guides, you have been asked to read chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the audiobook 1984. For these two weeks
you should read chapters 11 and 12. In this guide, these six chapters will be evaluated through a quiz on the Moodle
platform. You must keep in mind that you will only have one attempt to develop the quiz.