Portfolio Description

Semester ‫الفصل‬
Fall Academic Year ‫السنة الدراسية‬ 2020/2021
‫الدراسي‬
Course Title ‫اسم‬ English for Effective Course Code ‫رمز‬
ENG118
‫المقرر‬ Communication ‫المقرر‬

Academic Program ‫البرنامج‬

All Programs
‫الدراسي‬

Department College of
General Science College ‫الكلية‬
‫القسم‬ Engineering
Full Time
Course Instructor Ms. Nida Adil
Part Time

Phone ‫هاتف‬ E-mail nida.adil@gulfuniversity.edu.bh

Portfolio description:
This portfolio will be a compilation of the different topics discussed in class, namely: Lifestyle,
competitions, transportation, and adventure. You will have to produce material that is relevant to
the aforementioned topics. Your portfolio will be divided into 5 parts

Content of the portfolio:

Part 1 (3+3)
Write and design two colorful advertisements on the topic of your own choice. Design it with
vibrant colors and catchy language.

Part 2 (4)
Create a Crazy Sport (300 words)

a. Introduce the sport

b. The purpose of the sport
c. The rules
d. Rational behind designing it
Part 3 (5)
Creating a new way of transportation (500 words)

a. Reimagining transportation in the future

b. Rational behind designing this new way of transportation
c. Benefits for the society and the environment
d. Advantages and disadvantages

Part 4 (5)
Write about a personal adventure that you have experienced (500 words)

Part 5 (10)
Produce in groups of FOUR a video of 4 min (maximum) talking about a landmark/place in
Bahrain of your choice. It can be any place i.e. historical sight, seaside, restaurant, or
market/mall.
Guidelines:
a. Content
-Proper Introduction of Students and the place
- Importance of that landmark/small history if it is a historical sight
-Why you have chosen that place
- Who should visit this place and what time/season
- Message for tourists and people to encourage them to visit the place
b. Tips
LENGTH: The recording should be long enough to answer the questions given (no shorter than 4 minutes
and no longer than 5 minutes).
CONTENT: The recording needs to have relevant and insightful information about the topic. The
information needs to be presented in an interesting and engaging way. The presentation will have to raise
questions or provoke interest in compelling ways. All FOUR students need to speak
MECHANICS AND CONVENTIONS: The recording should be free of grammar mistakes, audible. The
ideas need to be expressed clearly in a coherent and cohesive manner.
 Criteria and Rubrics for Project ENG118-ENG115
Criter Very weak Weak Satisfactory Good Excellent
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Student Actual
Alloc
CILO Criteria Mark out Student
ated 0>60 60>67 67>77 77>87 87>100 of 100 Mark
Mark
s
A good
understandin
Learner does Learner is at
g of some Extensive
not seem to times off A good
parts of the knowledge of
understand topic, some understanding
topic but the topic. All
LO1 Comprehe topic. of the of the topic is
10 learner is at questions    
K_TU nsion Majority of questions shown. Most
times not asked are
questions are not questions are
able to accurately
answered are properly answered.
answer answered.
incorrect. answered.
questions
properly.
LO4 The are
There are There are no
K-PA many
There are some mistakes in
mistakes in There are few
many mistakes in spelling,
spelling, mistakes in
mistakes in spelling, grammar, and
grammar spelling,
spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Structure 5 and grammar and
grammar and punctuation. Visually
punctuation. punctuation.
punctuation. Information appealing/en
The Significant
No visual is presented gaging.
information visual appeal.
appeal. in a good Information
is well
way. is clear.
presented
5 Irrelevant The are Several Few mistakes Content is    
/Unrelated, many Mistakes in in the content according to
Not mistakes in the content and general the
Content according to the content and a lack of understanding instructions
the question and question required of the topics &
 is not
requirement
attempted content
of the topic
accordingly
LO5
Rather
Engaging
distracting Appropriate
Not but the
speech; at speaking Appropriate
engaging, the speaker can
times too volume and speaking
speaker is too not be heard
LO7 Presentati quite. The tone but with volume and
5 quite and well at times
S-C on Skills speaker can minor tone.
reads all the and reads
not be heard difficulty. Not Engaging
information most of the
well at times. fully speech.
from slides information
Partially engaging.
from slides.
engaging.
 LO6 Group
5              
S-A video
Total 30