Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Advanced English I
Code: 551013

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 1 Recognition Activity

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Initial
Highest score of the activity: 25 points
The activity starts on: Monday, April 12, The activity ends on: Sunday, April 25,
2021 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

To identify the students' understanding of the topics proposed in the course

considering the development of communicative skills in the context of the CEFR
independent user - level B2.
The activity consists of:

Step 1:
Each student has to watch the following video:
4 reasons to learn a new language by John McWhorter

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

Step 2:
Once you have watched the video you need to create a list of at least 5 relevant
aspects about his speech.

Step 3:
Besides, you have to make a list of at least five suggestions where you encourage a
person to learn a new language. (Use modal verbs and expressions to make a
suggestion)

If you want to know more about please check the following links:

Modal verbs:

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https://cutt.ly/we6rLZL

Making Suggestions:

https://cutt.ly/He6rB6O

Step 4

At the end, you have to record a video of 2-minute length where you invite a person
to learn a new language. (You can not read during the video)

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.

- Check the Course News for important information.
- Verify the date of the First Web Conference 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 1: Experiences.
- Go to the discussion forum for the task and actively participate with your
collaborative group.
- Give feedback to your e-mates if necessary.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual and group evidences. Identify your
file as follows: 551013 - Task 1 – Your Full Name.pdf

Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:
• Watch the suggested video.
• Make a list of the five relevant aspects about the video.

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 • Make a list of at least five suggestions where you encourage a person to learn a
new language.
• Record a video of 2-minute length where you invite a person to learn a new
language.

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:

• Watch the suggested video.

• Make a list of the five relevant aspects about the video.
• Make a list of at least five suggestions where you encourage a person to learn
a new language.
• Record a video of 2-minute length where you invite a person to learn a new
language.

Prepare and send to the evaluation environment a document that includes the
following information:
a. Cover page (names and last names of participants, course info, tutor name,
date).
b. Evidence of your participation in the forum, giving feedback and making
comments to your classmates (Please do not use Screenshots).

c. List of the five relevant aspects about the video (Please do not use
Screenshots).

d. List of at least five suggestions where you encourage a person to learn a

new language. (Please be sure it is not a private content).

e. References (APA style).

Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual evidence. Identify your
file as follows: 551013 - Task 1 - Your Full Name.pdf

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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.
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 participated in the forum on time,
criterion: following the steps suggested and giving meaningful feedback
about their partners’ work.
Individual and If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
timely and 5 points
participation in
the forum. Average level: The student participated in the forum once or
twice and the contributions were not meaningful and the
participation was three days before the deadline.

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This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
represents 5 and 3.9 points
points of the total
of 25 points of Low level: The student did not participate in the forum or the
the activity. participation was at the last time.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 2.9 points
Second evaluation High level: The writing assignment is well developed and
criterion: evidences proper writing and coherent ideas with minor
problems in language structures.
Writing If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
Assignment and 10 points

This criterion Average level: The development of the writing assignment

represents 10 shows some degree of reflection but lacks coherence and
points of the total cohesion or the structures and language are somewhat poor.
of 25 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
the activity. and 7 points

Low level: No writing assignment was presented.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points
Third evaluation High level: Student was able to express his/her ideas with ease
criterion: in proper sentence structure and tenses.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
Video oral and 10 points
performance
structure and Average level: Student was difficult to understand and had a
vocabulary. hard time communicating his/her ideas because of grammar
mistakes.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
represents 10 and 7 points
points of the total
of 25 points of Low level: Student was not able to express his/her ideas with
the activity. ease in proper sentence structure and tenses.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points

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