Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English 2
Code: 90021

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 4 let’s talk about obligations and
needs in your job.

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Collaborative

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest score of the activity: 90 points
The activity starts on: Tuesday, March The activity ends on: Sunday, April 23,
28, 2023 2023
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

The student will be able to explain his/her experience about his/her job, linking
phrases with fluency, self-confidence, vocabulary, and pronunciation in a video and
an oral practice developed with the tutor and partners.
The activity consists of:
An oral practice activity in which the student has to talk about his/her obligations and
needs in his/her job.

Step 1: Practice pronunciation.

Go to the online content, Module 5. Exercise 1. Listen to the audio, practice the
pronunciation of all the text and record yourself telling the same information.
You must complete the exercise using the structure of present perfect and the
words you find in the exercise building complete sentences. Then share your answers
in audio, NOT screenshots.

You have to record the complete presentation, not only the words.

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 Image that labels the Module 5. Exercise 1 of E-book in online content.

Image that shows how to complete the Exercise 1, module 5 of E-book.

Record the audio with the tool you find in the forum. The recording must not be
longer than two minutes.
Follow the image that indicates how to record.

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The recording must be published on the forum to receive feedback.

Step 2: Video talking about obligations.

Enter Module 5 and study the use of present perfect. This topic you will use in this
activity.

In activity #2, you were writing about the obligations and needs you have in your
job. Use the text you wrote in that activity and that you sent in the final product to
answer the following questions using the structure of present perfect.

a. Where have you worked? I have worked in…

b. How many years have you worked there?
I have worked in___ for _____years.
c. Have you felt good or bad in your job?
d. Have you fulfilled all the obligations of your job? Mention and explain
them, at four of each one.

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You have to give answer through a video in which you explain this clearly, using
vocabulary and the correct grammatical structure. Begin the video with your own
presentation, telling your name, age, what are you studying, your occupation, then
continue giving answer to each question.

Is necessary to create a script to organize your ideas before the video.

Example:
Hello, my name is Luisa Nuñez. I am 30 years old and I study business administration.
I work at Éxito mall as a cashier and I have worked there for five years. I have felt
comfortable and happy with my job because I have learnt to assist people, to identify the
bills when they are false, I have developed the skill to memorize codes of each thing and
prices and besides I have time to study and to be with my family.
I have to fulfill with many obligations to do a good job like, I must collect payments whether
in cash or credit, I must scan goods and ensure pricing is accurate, I must maintain clean
and tidy checkout areas and I must resolve customer complaints, guide them and provide
relevant information.

Where to record the video.

You have to record the video using the tool that you find inside the collaborative
forum, like the image shows to you.

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With this tool, your video cannot be longest of two minutes. The video have to be
posted on the forum.
You have to appear in this, giving your explanation. You must share the file to your
video in the forum.

Practice your pronunciation with the following

link: https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/
You cannot read in the video, because we are evaluating oral skill in English.

Step 3: Participation in Student Talking Time (STT).

As a way to help students improve their English level, pronunciation, and speaking
skills, each teacher will develop some practical workshops named Student Talking
Time.
Be attentive to the tutor's invitation to these workshops, which you must attend to
improve and learn English. During these sessions, you will practice your English. The
invitation will be sent by mail. The teacher will share with you the schedule in which
these workshops will be developed.
You will have to attend at least two times to gain some points for your final grade.
Take a screenshot while in the workshop, register your attendance, and add this to
the final task.
In this Student Talking Time, you can share your opinions in English with the tutor
and partners.
The evidence must show your name and face; therefore, you must open the camera
during your participation.

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Optional: Face to face practice.
The student can participate in a face-to-face practice with tutor. Tutor will share a
schedule in a drive document through skype. The student have to register in the day
he/she is available. In this face-to-face practice teacher will listen the student who
will give answer to each question of the step 2 using the present perfect structure.
The student must listen each question and give answer to them without reading, like
in an interview.
The drive document will be shared by mail.
At the end of this practice, the student must take a screenshot and share this on the
forum.

Step 4: Self-evaluation.
After developing all the steps of the activity, answer the self-evaluation you find like
Appendix 1 - Self-evaluation Task 4, then take a screenshot that shows you did
this and add this to the final task.

Step 5: Organize your final task in the template.

Organize all the steps of the activity in the template you find with the guide. This
template is found like Appendix 2 - Template - Final Task 4 - Talking about
your job.
Then, send in a PDF document the final task by the Evaluation environment.
Check the rubric and be sure you have done all the steps that this evaluates.
For the development of the activity consider that:

In the initial information environment, you must check the agenda to verify the
opening and closing of the task.

In the learning environment, you must check out and study the online content.
Enter the forum and participate with your audio and video in it. In this environment
you find all the appendixes to use for the final task.

In the evaluation environment, you must upload a PDF document with the
organization of all the steps required in the guide.
Evidences of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:
✓ Evidence of your audio of Step 1: Practice pronunciation of Module 3. Exercise
11.
✓ Evidence of your forum participation with Step 2: video talking about
obligations.

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 ✓ Screenshot of your attendance at least two Student Talking Time (STT) or face-
to-face practice.
✓ Evidence of your self-evaluation.
✓ PDF document with all the steps of the activity.

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:

✓ Each student must participate in the forum, and each step must be evidenced.
✓ The final task must be sent individually, organized in the template given with a
guide and must be sent by the evaluation environment
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.

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3. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
The highest score in this activity is 90 points
First evaluation High level: The student records the audio with the tool that the
criterion: forum gives, it presents good pronunciation and intonation with
good use of vocabulary. The message is clear and correct. The
Audio recording audio has complete information.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 20 points
This criterion and 25 points
represents 25
points of the total Average level: The student records the audio with the tool that
of 90 points of the forum gives, but there are some mistakes in the
the activity. pronunciation and intonation with regular use of vocabulary. The
message is not so clear. The audio is not complete.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 15 points
and 19 points

Low level: The student records the audio but this is not
recorded with the tool that the forum gives, or the student
doesn´t record the audio. It presents many mistakes in
pronunciation and intonation.
The audio is not complete or it was not sent.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 14 points

Second evaluation High level: The student records the video with the tool that the
criterion: forum gives, he/she is present in the video, and it presents good
Video recording pronunciation and intonation with good use of vocabulary. The
message is clear. The video answers all the questions found in
This criterion the guide with the suggested structure.
represents 25 If your work is at this level, you can get between 20 points
points of the total and 25 points
of 90 points of
the activity. Average level: The student records the video with the tool that
the forum gives, he/she is present in the video, but there were
some mistakes in the pronunciation and intonation. The
message is not so clear.
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 If your work is at this level, you can get between 15 points
and 19 points

Low level: The student records the video but they were not
recorded with the tool that the forum gives, or the student
doesn´t record the video. He/she is not present in it, or it
presents many mistakes in pronunciation and intonation. The
message is not clear.
The video was not sent.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 14 points

Third evaluation High level: The student participates actively in at least two
criterion: practical Student Talking Times, and evidence this with the
screenshot and attendance registration in the forum and the final
Participation in task. In the evidence is clear the student´s picture and his/her
Student Talking name.
time STT or Face-to The student participates in face-to-face practice, which gives the
face practice. answer to the questions presented in the guide and sends the
evidence of this, in it is clear the student´s picture and his/her
This criterion name.
represents 30 If your work is at this level, you can get between 25 points
points of the total and 30 points
of 90 points of
the activity. Average level: The student participates in at least two practical
Student Talking Times or at less than two practical Student
Talking Times. He/she evidences this with the screenshot and
attendance registration in the forum and the final task. In the
evidence is not clear the student´s picture and his/her name.
The student participates in face-to-face practice, with some
mistakes. The ideas are not so clear. He/she sends the evidence
of this, but in it is not clear the student´s picture and his/her
name.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
and 24 points

Low level: The student enters only one practical Student

Talking Time or is not present in them. He/she doesn’t evidence
this with the screenshot and attendance registration in the forum

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 and the final task; or the student evidences the attendance but
is not clear the student´s picture and his/her name.
The student doesn´t participate in face-to-face practice, or
he/she presents this but with many mistakes. The ideas are not
so clear. He/she doesn´t send evidence of this.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 11 points

Fourth evaluation High level: The student answers all the questions of the self-
criterion: evaluation.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
Self-evaluation and 10 points

This criterion Average level: The student evidences the answer to only some
represents 10 questions of the self-evaluation.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
of 90 points of and 5 points
the activity.
Low level: The student doesn´t develop the self-evaluation.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 4 points

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