ASSIGNMENT

HBET3203
READING IN ESL
JANUARY 2023 SEMESTER
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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer in English.

1. Number of words: 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.

2. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

3. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

4. Submission date: 12 March 2023.

5. This assignment accounts for 50% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE
This assignment aims to encourage students to explore and apply general concepts and
principles pertaining to reading skills in ESL.

PART I

QUESTION 1: ESSAY (20%)

Read the following scenario:

Your class cannot read proficiently.

You need to improve your students ’abilities to read quickly because they will be facing a
centralised examination at the end of the year.
What is the best way for you to achieve this?

Write an essay to discuss the above scenario.

Task Requirements
1. The essay must include the following:
a) Introduction (4 marks)
b) Main Points (6 marks)
c) Conclusion (4 marks)
d) Organisation & Mechanics (3 marks)
e) Works cited (3 marks)

2. Supplement and enhance your arguments with the latest literature on the subject.
Cite
all your sources/materials using the APA style (7 th Edition). Click HERE to learn about
the APA citation techniques.
3. Refer to Topic 2,3,4,5, and 6.

(20 marks)

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QUESTION 2: TASK (20%)
Create a work guideline to accompany your pupils’ independent reading improvement
program. Give it the title, ‘How to improve your reading quickly’.
Your work guideline needs to serve the following purposes:
a) Guide their reading
b) Guide their choice of materials to read
c) Track their progress in reading
d) Record their thoughts on the readings that they do.

This part of the assignment will be graded as a task. The task completion must include
the following:
1. Task completion / format / layout (8 marks)
2. Topic development (8 marks)
3. Organisation & Mechanics (2 marks)
4. Vocabulary & Sentence structure (2 marks)
(20 marks)

[Total: 40 marks]

PART II

ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

Discuss the following topic in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the
online discussions:

Teachers of English grammar should be allowed to choose reading methods or

techniques that they think are most suitable for their students because they know their
students better than policy-makers.

[Total: 10 marks]

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 ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HBET3203 READING IN ESL/ JANUARY 2023 SEMESTER

PART I

Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or Max
*QN CLO Criteria No response
Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0

QUESTION 1: ESSAY (20%)

1 3 Introduction 1.0 Well-developed Introductory paragraph Introductory Introduction states the Thesis and/or 4
Background/history introductory contains adequate paragraph contains thesis but problem is vague or
Define the problem paragraph contains background some does not adequately unclear. Background
Thesis Statement detailed information and states background explain the details are a
background, a clear the information and background of the seemingly random
explanation or problem, and some states the problem. The collection of
definition of the explain using problem, but does problem is stated but information, unclear,
problem, and a thesis details. States the thesis not explain using lacks detail. or not related
statement of the paper details. States the to the topic.
thesis of the paper.

1 3 MAIN POINTS 1.5 Three or more main Three or more main Three or more main Less than three main Missing main points. 6
Body Paragraphs points are well points are present points, but all points, Absent idea
and developed with but may lack detail and lack development. with poor development and
Refutation supporting details. development in Refutation development of refutation.
Refutation one or two. paragraph(s) missing ideas.
paragraph(s) Refutation paragraph(s) and/or vague Refutation missing or
acknowledges the acknowledges the vague.
opposing view and opposing view but
summarizes their doesn’t summarize
main points. points.

1 3 Conclusion 1.0 Conclusion Conclusion summarizes Conclusion Conclusion does not Conclusion does not 4
summarizes the main main topics. summarizes main adequately summarize the main
topics without Some suggestions for topics, summarize the main points at all. No
repeating previous change are but it is repetitive. points. No suggestions for

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 sentences; writer’s evident. Vague suggestions suggestions for change change or
opinions and for or opinions are included.
suggestions for change and/or opinions are included.
change are logical opinions are
and well thought out. included.

1 3 ORGANIZATION& 0.75 Logical, compelling developed. Progression Progression of ideas Arrangement of essay Essay arrangement 3
MECHANICS progression of of ideas in in essay is unclear virtually absent.
Sentence Structure ideas in essay; clear essay makes sense and is awkward, yet and illogical. The No sense of direction.
Punctuation & structure which moves the moves the reader writing lacks a Ideas,
Capitalization enhances reader easily through through the text clear sense of details or events are
and showcases the the text. without too much direction. Ideas, in random
central idea or Strong transitions exist confusion. The details or events seem fashion; No
theme and moves the throughout writer sometimes strung internal structure and
reader through and add to the essay’s lunges ahead too together in a loose or indiscernible
the text. Organization coherence. quickly or spends random writer’s
flows so Sentence structure is too much time on fashion: there is no line of thought.
smoothly the reader generally correct. details that do not identifiable Absent transitions.
hardly thinks about Some awkward matter. Transitions internal structure and Incomprehensible
it. sentences do appear. appear readers sentence structure.
Effective, mature, There are one or two sporadically, but not have trouble following Multiple writing
graceful transitions errors in equally the writer’s mechanic essay.
exist throughout the punctuation and/or throughout the line of thought. Few,
essay. capitalization. essay. forced
Sentence structure is Work contains transitions in the essay
correct. structural or no
Punctuation and weaknesses and transitions are
capitalization are grammatical present.
correct. errors. Work contains
There are three or multiple
four errors in incorrect sentence
punctuation and/or structures.
capitalization. There are four or more
errors in
punctuation and/or
capitalization.

1 3 WORKS CITED 0.75 Source material is Source material is used. Source material is Lacks sources and/or No citation or 3

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 smoothly All sources are used, but sources are references where
integrated into the accurately documented, integration may be not accurately these needs to be.
text. All sources but a few are not in the awkward. documented.
are accurately desired format. All sources are Format is incorrect for
documented in the Some sources lack accurately all sources.
desired format both credibility. documented, but
in the text and on many are not in
the Works Cited the desired format
page. or lack credibility.

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QUESTION 2: TASK (20%)

2 2 Task Completion/ 2.0 The assignment  The assignment The assignment The assignment does No relevant entry. 8
Format/ includes all required includes all required includes all required not include all
Layout components. Guide components. Guide components. Guide required components.
reading, choice of reading, choice of reading, choice of Guide reading, choice
material, track material, track reading material, track of material, track
reading and record and record thoughts. reading and record reading and record
thoughts. Content Content and insight thoughts. Content thoughts. Content and
and insight make the make the assignment and insight make the insight make the
assignment acceptable. assignment assignment of poor
exceptionally Acceptable but quality.
attractive. questionable.

2 2 Topic Development 2.0 Full and rich Clear and complete Development of Development of Simplistic statement 8
development of development of content adequate, content restricted; of content; often
content (purpose, content; high level of but lacks clearly may be incomplete or copied from sources
relevance, focus, fluency in expression stated unclear; little evidence or lists of information;
explanations, (clarity); evidence of positions/argument of argument; little no argument; no use
support); shows logical progression of or supporting evidence of knowledge of topic-related
knowledge of subject ideas; mostly effective information; some of subject matter (use concepts to support
matter through use of topic-related use of topic-related of topic-related argument.
effective use of topic- concepts to show concepts to show concepts) to support
related concepts to knowledge of subject knowledge of argument; lack of
support argument; matter to support subject matter and fluency in expression
sophistication in argument. to support
fluency of expression. argument; fluency of

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 expression may be
halting or awkward

2 2 Organization& 0.5 Organization fully Organization Organization Little or poorly Minimal attempt at 2
Mechanics appropriate and controlled; generally controlled but controlled paragraphing, often
effective for topic appropriate to topic; limited; some organization; incorrect unsuccessful; strings
(point of view, unity, paragraphing, sequenci problems with paragraphing or of sentences; no
paragraphing); very ng, purpose paragraphing or sequencing; purpose purpose
strong statement/thesis & sequencing, limited statement/thesis, statement/thesis,
thesis/purpose conclusion, topic purpose conclusion, topic conclusion, or topic
statement & sentences evident and statement/thesis or sentences may be sentences.
conclusion; appropriate. conclusion; limited missing or incomplete. Spelling,
paragraphs have Spelling, capitalization, use of topic Spelling, capitalization, capitalization,
effective topic punctuation, and sentences. punctuation, and punctuation, and
sentences. citation/reference Occasional errors in citation errors are citation/reference
Correct use of in-text errors are few and not spelling, frequent and errors throughout
citations & distracting. capitalization, distracting
references; spelling, punctuation, and
capitalization, and citation/references;
punctuation error- sometimes
free. distracting.

2 2 Vocabulary& 0.5 Broad and fluent Flexibility in range; Adequate range: no Narrow range: many Simple vocabulary, 2
Sentence structure range of vocabulary; appropriate use of precise use of subtle word form errors; often inappropriately
elaboration and topic-related terms and meanings displayed; topic-related terms used; no control of
detail achieved other vocabulary in a topic-related terms and other vocabulary word choice and word
through full use of variety of situations; only used often forms; no attempt to
topic-related mostly correct use of occasionally; used inappropriately; use topic-related
terms; concise and word forms and word vocabulary only basic and terms; many instances
appropriate use of choice; occasional sometimes used elementary meanings of wordiness or
vocabulary (formal wordiness or inappropriately; 3-4 are conveyed; 5 or colloquialisms
English); correct use colloquialisms (informal instances of more instances of (informal English.
of word forms and English). wordiness or wordiness or Replete with errors in
word choice. Mastery of sentence colloquialisms colloquialisms sentence structure
Full range of patterns demonstrated; (informal English); (informal English). and sentence
sentence patterns may have occasional often incorrect use Many sentence grammar; more than
(simple, compound, grammatical errors on of word forms. structure problems; 5- 7 fragments or run-on
complex), effectively the sentence level (e.g. Sentence patterns 7 fragments or run-on sentences

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 used; error-free possessives, word most often sentences;
sentence-level deletions; 1-2 run-on successfully used; grammatical errors
grammar. sentences or several grammatical distract from meaning.
fragments) errors on the
sentence level (e.g.
word deletions,
possessives, prep.,
tense); 3-4
fragments, or run-on
sentences).

5 20

Total 12.5 40

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PART II

ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or Max
*QN CLO No response
Criteria Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0

Participation in Participates actively Participates actively in Comments are The student does No postings
eforum and constructively in discussions generally vague or not initiate submitted.
1.0 discussions (ongoing) taken from sources contribution and 4
outside of the lacks interest in
discussion. participation.

Quality of Comments are always Comments are mostly Comments are Comments are No postings
comments insightful and insightful and sometimes uninformative, submitted.
1 3 constructive. Uses constructive. Mostly constructive, with lacking in
appropriate uses appropriate occasional signs of appropriate
terminology. terminology. insight. The student terminology.
1.5 Comments balanced Occasionally comments does not use 6
between general are too general or not appropriate
impressions, opinions relevant to the terminology;
& specific, thoughtful discussion. comments not always
criticisms or relevant to the
contributions. discussion.

Total 2.5 10

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INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)
Do the following:

1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be in image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the sample of Screen Grab
below
4. The screenshots should contain: Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date and Time.

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