Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English II
Code: 518007

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 1 Introducing myself

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Initial
Highest score of the activity: 25 points
The activity starts on: Tuesday, October The activity ends on: Monday, November
19, 2021 1, 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

Learning outcome 1: Apply basic and concrete vocabulary, that is a series of

phrases and sentences related to personal information, daily activities, and stories of
life events in written communication tasks.

Learning outcome 2: Use the highest frequency vocabulary, common expressions,

and phrases, to handle very short social exchanges in synchronous encounters or oral
presentations.

The activity consists of:

Go to the learning environment and download the syllabus for the course English II.
Please read it to know the learning outcomes you will achieve by the end of this
course throughout the development of the tasks proposed.

Part 1: Personal information

Write a text in the forum for task 1 to introduce yourself, including the following
information (You can use an English dictionary if you need it. Please do not use a
paragraph translator!)

- What is your full name?

- Where are you from?
- Where do you live?

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 - What is your e-mail address?
- What do you do? (Your occupation)
- How old are you?
- What are your hobbies? (Mention at least 3 activities)
- What is your favorite food? (Mention at least 3 different types of food)
- What is your favorite movie? Why?
- What is your favorite book? Why?

Part 2 Evaluating my abilities

- Think about your abilities concerning your English performance and write at
least three specific strengths and weaknesses.

For example:

Strengths:
1. I can introduce myself in English.
2. ….
3. ….
Weaknesses:
1.Sometimes, people don’t understand me because of my pronunciation in English.
2. ….
3. …

- Talk about what extra activities you usually do to improve your English skills in
your daily life. (3 or 5 sentences)

For example:
"I read short stories in English"; "I sing my favorite songs in English" or " I write my
diary in English"...

Part 3: Recording the video

Now record a video in which you answer the previous questions (Include part 1 and
part 2). Try to do it spontaneously; it means avoid reading the answers (you need to
appear in the video, talking in front of the camera)

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 If you have doubts about how to pronounce any word, you can use the following
online dictionary.
Cambridge English Dictionary.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es-LA/dictionary/english-spanish/example

Upload your video on YouTube (if you don't have an account, you must register first
or use your Gmail account) or any other site to post videos publically.
Create a word document where you include the answers to part 1 and 2 and your
video link.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

Check the agenda of the course, the synchronous encounters by web conference, and
skype attention schedule.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

Read the syllabus of the course
Participate in the forum by sharing the answers to the questions and posting the link
to your video.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

Submit the final individual product.

Evidence of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

A word document where you include the answers to part 1 and 2 and your video
link.

Evidence of group work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

4. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidence to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following:

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• The document must have a front page including information such as: title or
name of the activity, student’s name, student’s code, tutor’s name, university,
school, program, course and date. (Remember to check the APA style)

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

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.

5. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Initial
The highest score in this activity is 25 points
First evaluation High level: The audio of the video is clear and the student
criterion: appears in the video.

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 If your work is at this level, you can get 4 points
Form criteria-
Video quality Average level: The video doesn't have audio or barely audible
This criterion and/or the student doesn't appear in the video
represents 4 If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
points of the total and 3 points
of 25 points of
the activity. Low level: The video doesn’t have audio.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 1 points
Second evaluation High level: The student writes a series of simple phrases and
criterion: sentences by using simple grammar structures correctly. The
student has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and
Content criteria - phrases related to personal information.
Grammar structures If your work is at this level, you can get 7 points
and vocabulary
Average level: The student writes a series of simple phrases
This criterion and sentences by using simple grammar structures; however,
represents 7 there are some mistakes and the vocabulary is limited.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
of 25 points of and 6 points
the activity.
Low level: The student writes a series of simple phrases and
sentences with too many grammar mistakes. Or the student
does not write the text.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 3 points
Third evaluation High level: Pronunciation is generally quite clear and
criterion: understandable, although his foreign accent is evident.
If your work is at this level, you can get 6 points
Content criteria -
Pronunciation Average level: There are some pronunciation mistakes;
This criterion however, the message is comprehensible.
represents 6 If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
points of the total and 5 points
of 25 points of
the activity. Low level: Pronunciation mistakes don't allow the listener to
understand the message.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 3 points

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Fourth evaluation
High level: The student interacts on time in the forum by
criterion:
sharing the answers to all the questions proposed.
If your work is at this level, you can get 4 points
Participation
criteria -
Average level: The student posts answers to some of the
Participation in the
questions proposed.
forum
If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
and 3 points
This criterion
represents 4
Low level: The student doesn't interact in the forum.
points of the total
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
of 25 points of
points and 1 points
the activity.
Fourth evaluation High level: The student answers written and orally all the
criterion: questions proposed. Speak spontaneously, it means, without
reading a script.
Procedural If your work is at this level, you can get 4 points
criteria
Answer the Average level: The student answers written and orally all the
questions orally and questions proposed but spontaneously since he/she reads most
in a written way of the time.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
represents 4 and 3 points
points of the total
of 25 points of Low level: The student doesn't answer orally the questions
the activity. proposed.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 1 points