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MODEL SYLLABUS ON
«TEACHING LANGUAGE»
Baccalaureate direction code: ENG
Form of education: Full-time education; evening classes
Semester: 3
Number of credits: 4
Tashkent - 2021Authors: Janar Abuova, Risolat Payziyeva, Elina Tovmasyan, Nozima Uralova é
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R. AllaberganovTeacher’s name:
Work place:
Office phone:
e-mail:
(Note: the given part is fled by each teacher separately when creating a personal syllabus
on the basis of a typical syllabus).
Postrequisites
CLIL, and all teaching and methodology related subjects.
Course Description
The course lasts 60 hours (17 weeks) during semester 1 for second-year university
students. The course is a practical class, focusing on developing students’ competence
in English language teaching. In this course skills and systematic English language
teaching with various activities will be taught within an academic context through
interactive and practical tasks which will enhance their teaching skills for language
teaching,
Course aim and objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Identify types of learners.
- See the difference between EFL and ESL classes.
- Recognize various teaching methods in the language classroom
- Teach both reseptive and productive skils.
- Recognize pre, while and post activites.
- Analyse both skills and system related classes.
- Teach systematic aspects of language (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and
functional language)
- Integrate skills and system related subjects in order to enhance effectiveness of
the lesson.
- Create skills and system teaching related activities for the EFL classroom.
Requirements for knowledge, abilities, skills, and competences. Students must:
have an understanding of:
the methods and approaches to teaching languages
know:
how to create a pre/while/post activity
be able to
implement the knowledge acquired during the course in own practice.
acquire practical skills of:teaching language skills and subskills
be competent:
in selecting, adapting and creating authentic, semi-authentic and non-authentic materials
THEMATIC PLAN OF THE SUBJECT
Week
Hour
Indicative content
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Introduction to the course; Types of learners
Plan of the topic: EFL/ ESL/ ESOL learners
Source: Harmer, pp. 38-48
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Types of leamers (tree)
Plan of the topic: leamer differences, styles; learner aptitude
Source: Harmer, pp. 38-48
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Motivation/learner autonomy
Plan of the topic: defining motivation, sources of motivation,
initiating and sustaining motivation
Source: Harmer, pp. 51-56; 335
|
Type of lesson: practical |
Topic: ESL vs. EFL
Plan of the topic: the differences between ESL & EFL
Source: https://oupeltglobalblog.com/2011/07/12/how-esI-
and-efl-classrooms-differ/
https:/www.readinghorizons.com/blog/what-s-the-difference-
between-esl-efl-esol-ell-and-esp
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching methodologies
Plan of the topic: overview of methods, GTM, ALM
Source: Scrivener, pp. 31-32, Harmer, pp. 78-96
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching methodologies
Plan of the topic: Direct Method, Suggestopedia
Source: Scrivener, pp. 31-32, Harmer, pp. 78-96
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching methodologies
Plan of the topic: Silent Way, TPR, CLL.
Source: Scrivener, pp. 31-32, Harmer, pp. 78-96
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching Methodologies
Plan of the topic: CLT
Source: Scrivener, pp. 31-32, Harmer, pp. 78-96
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skills: Reading
4Plan of the topic: graded readers, types of sources (authentic,
non-authentic, semi-authentic)
Source: Harmer, p.p. 210-215; How to teach English p.p. 68-78;
Scrivener pp. 263-271
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skills: Reading
Plan of the topic: types of reading and reading activities
Source: Harmer, pp. 210-215; How to teach English pp. 68-78;
Scrivener pp. 263-271
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skills: Reading
Plan of the topic: types of reading and reading activities
Source: Harmer, pp. 210-215; How to teach English pp. 68-78;
Scrivener pp. 263-271
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skills: Reading
Plan of the topic: pre, while and post activities
Source: How to teach English pp. 68-78; Scrivener pp. 263-271
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Review 1
Plan of the topic: activity modification, peer evaluation
Source: peer feedback and peer assessment form
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skills: Listening
Plan of the topic: types of listening materials and their features
Source: Harmer, pp. 228-246; How to teach English, pp. 97-110;
Scrivener pp. 249-263
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skills: Listening
Plan of the topic: extensive and intensive listening activities
Source: Harmer, pp. 228-246; How to teach English, pp. 97-110;
Scrivener pp. 249-263
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skills: Listening
Plan of the topic: top down and bottom up listening
Source: Harmer, pp. 228-246; How to teach English, pp. 97-110;
Scrivener pp. 249-263
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching receptive skill: Listening
Plan of the topic: viewing and listening techniques
Source: Harmer, pp. 228-246; How to teach English, pp. 97-110;
Scrivener pp. 249-263,
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Review 2
Plan of the topic: activity design and peer feedback
Source: peer feedback and peer assessment form
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- speaking
5Elements of speaking
Plan of the topic:
Source: How to teach English pp 87-98
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- speaking
Plan of the topic: Interaction patterns
Source: How to teach English pp 87-98
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- speaking
Plan of the topic: Problem with speaking
Source: How to teach English pp 87-96
Type of lesson: practical
Teaching productive skills- speaking
Plan of the topic: Games
Source: How to teach English pp 87-96
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- speaking
Plan of the topic: Free and controlled speaking activities
‘Source: How to teach English pp 87-96
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- speaking
Plan of the topic: Review
Source:
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- Writing
Plan of the topic: Genre approach; Building good writing habits
Source: How to teach English pp 79-86.
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- Writing
Plan of the topic: Product vs process based approaches
Source: How to teach English pp 79-86
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- Writing
Plan of the topic: Writing activities (e.g Dictogloss)
Source: How to teach English pp 79-86
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- Writing
Plan of the topic: Writing activities
Source: How to teach English pp 79-86
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- Writing
Plan of the topic: Role of the writing in teaching (controlled
and freer practice)
| Source: How to teach English pp 79-86
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- Writing
Plan of the topic: Mechanics in writing
Source: How to teach English pp 79-86
6Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching productive skills- Writing
Plan of the topic: Review
Source: _
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching language systems- Pronunciation
Plan of the topic: Overview (elements of phonetics,
perfectionism vs intelligibility)
Source: How to teach English
Midterm
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching language systems- Pronunciation
Plan of the topi stress, intonation
__| Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching language systems- Pronunciation
Plan of the topic: Sounds; phonetic chart; minimal pairs
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching language systems- Pronunciation
Plan of the topic: Drilling (words vs connected speech)
Source: How to teach.English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching language systems- Pronunciation
Plan of the topic: When to teach pronunciation; helping individual
students
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Review
Plan of the topic: Research
Source: Moodle explanation
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: How to use dictionary?
Plan of the topic: The usage of dictionary.
Various types of dictionaries
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Phrases in English language
Plan of the topic: Words, collocations and connotations
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Language analysis
Plan of the topic: How to make language analysis for the lesson.
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Vocabulary Activities
Plan of the topic: Gamification
| Source: How to teach English
7Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Vocabulary activities
Plan of the topic: Gamification
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Practicing and presenting vocabulary
Plan of the topic: various ways of vocabulary presentation and
practicing
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Review
Plan of the topic: Creating a base for the possible video lesson
Giving instructions and explanation, rehearsal
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching Grammar
Plan of the topic: Why is grammar taught?
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Language analysis
Plan of the topic: How to analyze grammar before presenting to
the class
Source: How to teach English pee
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: How to teach grammar
Plan of the topic: Deductive and inductive ways of teaching
grammar
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topi juided Discovery
Plan of the topic: Teaching grammar through noticing. Guided
discovery approach.
Source: How to teach English
14
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching grammar through context.
Plan of the topic: The usage and the choice of the correct |
grammar
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching grammar through games
Plan of the topic: Gamification
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Teaching grammar through games
Plan of the topic:
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Task Based approach
8f Plan of the topic: how to use task-based approach
| Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Review
Plan of the topic: Video lesson activity submission
Source: Moodle explanation
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Functional language
Plan of the topic: Teaching functional language
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Functional language
Plan of the topic: Teaching functional language
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Functional language
| Plan of the topic: Dialogue, role play, simulation
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Functional language
1 Plan of the topic: Functional language analysis (grammar,
vocabulary and phonetics)
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Functional language
1 | Plan of the topic: Functional language analysis (grammar,
16 vocabulary and phonetics)
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Functional language
Plan of the topic: Activity Journal Tool Review own book
Source: How to teach English
Type of lesson: practical
Topic: Course reflection
Plan of the topic:
Source:
17 Final
15
Core source
J. Harmer (2001) How to Teach English UK: Harlow Longman
Websites
1 www. youtube.com
2. www.bbcamerica.com
3. www.bbe.co.uk/learningenglish
4, www.nationalgeographic.org
5. www.kahoot.com6. www.quizlet.com
7. www.padlet.com
STUDENT ASSESSMENT PROFILE
Assessment profile consists of continuous assessment, midterm and final exam
during a semester. Student knowledge is evaluated in the following way:
Degree | Point : Rating
At 95 - 100 points 45
A 90-94 points 4.0 OUTSTANDING:
Bt 85 - 89 points 3.5
B 80 - 84 points 3.0 pERGIOD =H
C+ 75 - 79 points 25
Cc 70 - 74 points 2.0 eon, |
D+ 65 - 69 points = 15 |
D 60-64 points 10 CONDITIONAL PASS
FAIL 59 and below | 0.0 FAIL
DIVISION OF POINTS
Midterm assessment -30p.
Continuous assessment -20p.
Final assessment -50p.
Total! 100 points
Tasks and Assessment
Task 1. READING TASK (in class)
Students work in groups of 3
They are given a reading activity
They need to modify it, adding pre, while and post activities
Groups present their activities to each other. Using peer feedback form, they
need to do peer assessment.
Task 2. LISTENING TASK
* Students work in groups of 3
* They need to select an authentic listening and design an activity with pre,
while and post stages
* Students are divided into 2 big groups (2-3 groups in each)
* While first group present their activities (2-3 groups), another one fills the
feedback form and evaluates them
* Having received peer feedback, students edit their activities and submit them
PEER FEEDBACK FORM FOR READING AND LISTENING TASKS
10Learner involvement
Efficiency
Strengths of an activity
Anticipated problems
How would you modify this activity?
Why?
PEER EVALUATION FORM FOR READING AND LISTENING TASKS.
experiences
Clarity of task procedure 1 1,5
Mechanics (grammar, vocabulary errors) 1 1,5
Material usage (appropriateness, incorporated 1 1,5
technology)
Creativity/engagement/learner involvement 4 4,5
Connection to students’ life or previous learning 41 1,5
Assessment Criteria for reading and listening task
2-4 5-7
8-10Overall
organization
Activity is not clearly
articulated and
insufficient detail for
someone else to
use it. Many
grammar or
mechanical errors.
Activity is
somewhat
articulated but
lacks sufficient
detail for
someone else to
successfully teach
the lesson. Some
grammar or
mechanical errors
Activity is clearly
articulated with
enough detail that
someone else could
use it. Virtually no
grammar or
mechanical errors are
present
Materials Appropriate Appropriate. Appropriate materials
: Ht materials, (including | materials (including media, and
{including media, and (including media, | technology if
mediaand _| technology if and technology if | appropriate) are
technology if | appropriate) are not | appropriate) are _| identified, are
appropriate) | clearly identified identified but do _ | integrated into the
and do not make a | not make a lesson, and make a
contribution — or contribution. contribution.
inappropriate
materials were
selected.
Content Activity is not Activity is Activity is relevant to
imaginative, reasonably lesson objectives,
thoughtful, or interesting and interesting, engaging,
creative. Does not | engaging. and provides for
build on prior Provides limited active student
knowledge. Does student participation
not make a participation. throughout. Builds on
connection to real | Builds on prior prior knowledge and
life of students. knowledge and provides a bridge to
Does not stimulate | provides a bridge | new knowledge.
students to want to | to new Makes a connection to
learn the topic. knowledge. students’ life or
previous leaming
experiences.
Speaking task
1, Students work individually
2. Students are given a case (different variants) connected to teaching speaking
3. Students need to analyze the case and answer the questions:
What was the objective of the activity?Was the activity appropriate for the level of students?
Was the objective achieved? What shows you that the objective was achieved cr not?
How could you change the activity in order to achieve the objective?
Assessment criteria
Score Description
10 | A student answered all questions correctly with appropriate examples.
9 | Astudent answered all questions correctly with examples. Some minor mistaces in
examples,
8 | Astudent answered most questions correctly with appropriate examples. Some minor
mistakes in analysis
7 | Astudent answered most questions correctly with examples. Some mistakes in
analysis and examples.
6 | Astudent answered half of the questions correctly with appropriate examples.
5 _| Astudent answered half of the questions correctly with examples. Some mistakes in
examples
4 _| Astudent answered 1 question correctly with appropriate examples.
3__ | Astudent answered 1 question correctly with examples. Some mistakes in examples
2 _| Astudent tried to answer questions with examples, but answers were not correct.
1 | Astudent tried to answer questions without examples, but answers were not correct.
0 | no submission
Writing task
1. Students work individually.
2. Students will observe a writing class (an activity) and answer the questions:
What was the activity? Was it appropriate for the level of students?
What was the objective of the activity?
Was the objective achieved? What shows you that the objective was achieved or not?
How could you change the activity?
Assessment criteria
Score Description
10 | Astudent answered all questions correctly with appropriate examples.
139 | Astudent answered all questions correctly with examples. Some minor mistakes in
examples
8 | Astudent answered most questions correctly with appropriate examples. Some minor
mistakes in analysis
7 | Astudent answered most questions correctly with examples. Some mistakes in
analysis and examples.
6 | Astudent answered half of the questions correctly with appropriate examples.
5 | Asstudent answered half of the questions correctly with examples, Some mistakes in
examples
4 | Astudent answered 1 question correctly with appropriate examples.
3 | Astudent answered 1 question correctly with examples. Some mistakes in examples
2 A student tried to answer questions with examples, but answers were not correct.
1 _ | A student tried to answer questions without examples, but answers were not correct.
0 | no submission
Task 6: Video project ( This project is assessed both in Digital Classroom and
Learnit
ing teaching)
Students are creating an explanatory video for a grammar or vocabulary
class. In pairs or alone. Teachers must mention that this type of teaching can
be used for flipped classrooms.
The video must contain the presentation part of the PPP lesson.
While creating video students must have language analysis for teaching
grammar/ vocabulary
After creating the video students must choose controlled practice activity for
the practice part. It can be taken from the internet or can be self-created.
The next step students need to think of the freer practice activity for the
production part it can be for speaking or writing activity.
Rubric fs
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Teaching ofthe | Allrules were Most rules were | Most rules were not | Rules were not
content provided to teach | taught correctly. | taught accurately. | taught correctly.
certain grammar | Some rules might | Some rules might | Or the rules and
or vocabulary. be missing be missing examples were
Each rulewas —_| examples. examples. Complete | incorrect. tis |
written clearly and | Complete sentences might not | clear the group
hadatleast one | sentences might | have been used. | didnt understand
example. nothave been —_ | Examples might not | how to teach the
Complete used. Examples | have been correct | topic, Rules and
sentences were | might nothave _| and/or easy to examples might
used. Examples | been comect and/ | understand, have been printed
were correct and | or easy to off from the
understand. Internet
14easy fo
understand.
Language Language Language Language analysis | Language
| analysis analysis was analysis was was partially correct. | analysis was not
correct and clear. | mostly correct and | All information that | correct and clear
All information —_| with most was taught was, or it was copied
that was taught | mistakes . All partially analysed. | from the internet.
was accurately | information that Al information
analysed was taught was that was taught
mostly analysed was accurately
correctly with analysed.
ieee some mistakes.
Controlled Worksheet was | Worksheet wes | Worksheet was Worksheet was:
| practice activity | interesting and —_| interesting and | somewhat boring and
| provided help for | provided help for | interesting and included litle or
teaching students | teaching students | somewhat helps —_| no grammar/
the topic. the topic. students practice | vocabulary
Worksheet Worksheet their practice
| provided provided grammarlvocabulary | Worksheet didn't
opportunities to | opportunities to | topic. Worksheet | open with an
practice. There | practice. There —_| didnt provide many | example. The
were atleast ten | were at least eight | opportunities for | worksheet was
questions onthe | questions on the | practice. The just printed off
worksheet worksheet worksheet might not | from the Interet
have eight problems | without having
for students to any connection,
L_ dl complete.
Freer practice | Activity gvesa | Aclivity gives Activity gives almost | Activity gives no
activity lear opportunity | partial opportunity | no opportunity to —_| opportunity to
to practice target | to practice target | practice target practice target
language language language language. Or just
printed from
internet without
giving relevant
7 a connection.
‘Accuracy Joumalis highly | Jouralis Joumal is adequate; | Inadequate
and mechanics | polished: virtually | polished; few significant grammar | discussion;
grammar or grammar or orspeling errors | spelling or
spelling errors. _| spelling errors. grammar errors
Task 7 Phonetics Task
1. Students work in groups of three.
2. The need to interview 10 people (5- native speakers of Russian, 5- native
speakers of Uzbek). The observation/interview process must be recorded and the
materials must be submitted with the final version of the task.
Sample of the interview procedure:
Students ask people the same question and ask to speak for about 30 seconds.
Sample questions (DO NOT USE THEM FOR YOUR INTERVIEW):
+ Can you tell me about your hometown?
+ Whats your favourite animal?
+ Doyou like reading books?
15.3. The subjects must represent different groups (male/female, younger and older age
groups, Russian/Uzbek native speakers, NOT ONLY YTIT ENGLISH EDUCATION
STUDENTS!)
4. _ Students need to analyze the samples of the subjects’ speech and identify how
their L1 (Russian/Uzbek) influence on their English pronunciation
Eg. Some commonly mispronounced words in English- break [brik]; idea (with
stress on [i]); character- with [ch] pronounced like [ch] etc.
5. Students need to group the examples of pronunciation mistakes. Groups are
created by students based on the examples of the mistakes.
6. The final submission must include a poster with the findings of the research
(poster):
A Introduction of the group members and their roles
B. The research structure
C. Literature review (100 words)
D. The research stages (with description of the subjects and the setting)
E. The research findings (students can use charts and diagrams)
a Conclusion
G. References (if applicable)
8. Students need to present the posters in class.
Assessment Criteria
2 1,5 1 05 0
Teamwork* | All Most Some A few | No planning
members | members. members. members | or evidence
involved in| involved _ in| involved in involved in | of
good planning and | planning and | some cooperation
planning | cooperation | cooperation | planning, _| Interactions
and with frequent | with frequent | but a|were not
cooperation | supportive | supportive _| general lack | supportive
throughout | interactions | interactions | of
with’ cooperation
supportive with — few
interactions supportive
interactions
Task The taskis | Thetaskis |The taskis | Parts of the | The task is
response | successfully] completed | mainly task are not | mainly not
completed completed | completed | completed
but some
aspects are
less
developed
Content Relevant, | Supporting | Supporting | Supporting
(quality of _ | telling, details and | detailsand | details and
16information, | quality information | information _| information
analysis) details give | are relevant, | are relevant, | are typically
the reader | butone key | butseveral | unclear or
important | issue or key issues or | not related
information | portion of the | portions of —_| to the topic.
that goes storyline is _ | the storyline
beyond the | unsupported. | are
obvious or unsupported.
predictable.
Poster Effective Satisfactory | Reasonable | Some Poor
use of visual visual attempt attempt
visual support for | supportfor }madeto | made to
support for | the message | the message | support the | support the
the message | message
message but this | visually
does not
always:
achieve its
purpose
Language |Arangeof |Arangeof |Arangeof | There are | The
language | language language | frequent _| language
structures | structures | structures | occasions _ structures
and and features | and features | when the and
features are | are mainly | are language _| features are
used used sometimes | structures | generally
accurately | accurately | used and used
and in ways | andin ways | accurately _ | features are | inaccurately
that support | that support | and not used and in ways
the the intention | always in inaccurately | that do not
intention of | of the user. | ways that | and in ways | support the
the user. support the | that do not | intention of
intention of | support the | the user.
the user. intention of
the user.
“To be checked via anonymous survey
Task 8: Activity Journal
- Students get a large notebook (it can be online)
- Students are provided with a template which they must fill in every class.
- After each class students are asked to fill in the activity journal with all activities
that were covered during the lesson. They may fill in the journal with different
17activities that they see in the internet or any other lessons. (the most important
activities must be helpful for them to use for their later classes)
~ The journal is divided into 8 focus which are: listening, reading, writing, speaking,
pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and functional language.
- Each part must contain a minimum of 4 activities.
- Activity Journal will be checked any time, because of this it must be nex! to the
student every lesson.
- If students do not write activities every class, they might be substracted points at
the end of the term.
Rubric: Activity Journal
4 (Excellent) | 3(Good) 2 (Fain) O-iPoor) ‘|
Content Selected items — | Selected items | Select items and | Select items and
that are important | that are important | details that details that are
and help make | in discussing the | discuss the not important or
content activities for the | activities for the | relevant.
interesting; the | week; the details | week, but they
details focus on | help the reader —_| not be very
the most see things about | important.
important the items in
information, interesting ways.
Choices help the
reader see things
in a new way.
Comprehen- | Can understand | Can understand | Can understand | Can understand
ibility all of what is | most of what is _| less than half of | little of what is,
being being | whatis being | being
communicated. | communicated. _| communicated. _| communicated.
Organization | Journal entry is [ Journal entry is | Journal entry is | Journal entry
logical and generally logical | somewhat lacks logical
effective. and effective illogical and order and
with a few minor | confusing in organization,
problems. places.
Effort Exceeds the Fulfills all of the | Fulfills some of _ | Fulfills few of
requirements of | requirements of | the requirements | the requirements
the assignment | the assignment. | of the of the
and have put care assignment. assignment
and effort into
the process.
Grammar, | Joumalis highly Journals Joumalis Inadequate
Mechanies, | polished; vitually | polished; few adequate; discussion;
Spelling, and grammar or ‘grammar or significant speling or
Sentence speling errors. | — speling errors. grammar or | grammar errors
Structure spelling errors
18‘Template for the activity journal
Focus:
Name of the acti
Level:
Time:
What is required:
The steps and sequences of the
activity
Why it can be interesting?
What is important to take into
account?
What can go wrong?
Midterm Task: Activity design and presentation
1. Students work individually
2. Students need to adapt an activity which includes 3 stages- pre, while and post.
The materials are given to the students by the instructor (the materials focus on different
levels)
3. The instructor provides students with the setting and students adapt the materials,
to their leamers’ needs. They need to explain what they adapted and why.
4. Students submit the written version of the task and the original materials in Moodle
(by week 8).
Activity Template
Topic:
Focus (language/skills):
Age:
Level:
Time:
Materials:
Procedure:Step
Description
Interaction
Step 1
Warm-up
.)
Step 2
(p)
3)
(add lines if necessary)
Describe how you adapted the materials and why (use no more than 200 words)
Sample:
Step Description Interaction
Step 1 __| The teacher asks students to look at the slide and pair work (2
Warm-up | describe to each other what they see. mins)
Pre stage | After, students share ideas with the whole class and the
(67 teacher presents the topic on the slide.
minutes)
page 4
Step 2
20Assessment Criteria
5 4 3 2 1
Task The task is | The task is | Parts of the task Few parts | The task is
response | successfull | mainly are not completed | of the task | mainly not
y completed are completed
completed | but some completed
aspects
are less
developed
Instruction | Clear Mostly Insome cases, | Many Mainly
s instructions | clear the instructions cases of unclear
that instruction | are not clear and _| lack of instructions
students s that students cannot larity in that students.
caneasily | students | easily follow them | instructions | cannot follow
follow can easily ; Students
follow have
difficulty
following
them
Creativity | Uses Mainly |Insomecases, | Triesto _| Shows
creative uses uses creative use minimal
approach | creative | approach to fulfill | creative —_| attempt to
to fulfil the | approach | the task but not approach | make the
task to fulfill the | always effectively | to fulfill the | task creative
task task but
not always
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submission | written submission is submission | submission
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coherent nis mainly |r, incoherent and | unclear, incoherent
and free of | clear, contains some incoherent | and contains
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21STUDENT KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
“A+", “A, “B+" marks are put to the student who can freely operate covered
materials; does not make mistakes; actively participates in the process of communication;
gives full and detailed answers.
“B”, “C+”, “C” marks are put to the student who knows the material well, and can
express it in a clear and logical way; actively participates in the process of communication;
formulates full and detailed answers, but has minor inaccuracies and mistakes.
“D+", “D" marks are put to the student who has knowledge of basic material but has.
not obtained details, has inaccuracies; gives not enough correct formulations while
answering; breaks logical correction in presenting material; faces difficulties in the process
of communication.
“F" (FAIL) mark is put to the student who does not have an idea on the essence of
the question; does not have answers; does not participate in the orocess of
communication.
While assessing students’ works the following is taken into consideration:
- attendance;
- participation;
- study of core and additional materials;
- timely submission of self-study tasks;
- timely submission of all tasks.
ACADEMIC BEHAVIOUR AND ETHICS POLICY
Plagiarism and other forms of dishonest work are unacceptable
Hints and cheating while takingtests, projects, independent work, midterm and final
examinations, copying the tasks done by other persons, taking the exam for another
student are unacceptable.
A student found to falsify any course information will receive “F” final grade.
Itis not allowed to use mobile phones andior other electronic devices during classes
During classes, drinking, eating food, and using chewing gum is absolutely
unacceptable.
Be tolerant, respect the opinions of others, be correct in relation to others.
CONSULTING HOURS*:for consultations on the completion of self-studytasks, their
delivery and presentation, as well as for additional information on the material passed and
all other emerging questions on the course you have had, contact the teacher in the
following office hours:
Ne Day Office hours Room
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2.
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* Note: This block is filled out by each teacher separately when compiling a personal
syllabus based on this typical syllabus
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