Assessment Tasks Percent Score Percent Note

of Total Grade
A1. Participation Midterm 30%
 Recordings 20%
 Group project 30%
A2. Progress tests 1 10%
A3. Progress tests 2 20% To be computed by the
A4. Progress tests 3 20% University Admission Office
Final exam Final 70%
 A5. Oral 40%
 A6. Written 60%
100%
100%
GUIDELINES FOR THE MID-TERM TASKS
MID-TERM TASKS
Progress tests Group project Recordings
50% of the mid- 30% of the Mid-term score 20% of the
term score (Choose 1 of the 2 options) Mid-term score
 - You can choose your own groupmates. Make sure to keep the number of members in each group to 5
people at most. Be noted that any group that has more than 5 people will NOT be qualified to complete
this task. If you have any problem joining a group, let me know asap.

OPTION 1:
- Each group will submit a video of a story created on your own and videotape/record your group
members telling the story in .mp4 format. It could also be another version of a folk tale/fairy tale that
you know. All in all, you can be creative in making the storyline but make sure every member in the
group will have equal amounts of speaking in the storytelling.

3 Quizzes OPTION 2:
- Each group will dub/do a voiceover for a video clip. You can choose an excerpt of your favorite
cartoons, movies, documentaries, etc. in which each member of your group will be in charge of a
Quiz 1: 10% of the character’s lines. Make sure every member in the group will have equal amounts of speaking in the
mid-term score video.
Quiz 2: 20% of the
mid-term score - Each group is requested to submit the Evaluation Form containing the script/content of your
story/video (with details of each member’s part) together with your video. This handout will be kept
Quiz 3: 20% of the
as evidence to your group work. (Find the attachments below for your editing)
mid-term score
- The video length should be around 5 minutes.

- Video subtitles are advisable, though not compulsory.

- Criteria for evaluation: you’ll be marked individually for criteria 3&4 and as a group for criteria
1&2. This also means each member may have different scores based on your own performance.
1. Content, Creativity & Duration.
2. Distribution of each member’s talking time / Cooperation between members.
3. Correctness of individual sounds and sounds in sentences.
4. Intonation / rhythm / word stress / sentence stress / linking.
 GUIDELINES FOR THE FINAL EXAMS (WRITTEN – 60% + ORAL – 40%)

FINAL EXAM
Written Exam Oral Exam
60% of the Final
40% of the Final exam score
exam score
- Each person will prepare a short presentation (3-5 minutes) about any topic of your interest (to introduce your favorite place,
song, actor, game, book, some interesting facts, news, etc.)

Adhering to the - You’re going to deliver your presentations online on the last 2 sessions of the course.
Faculty’s
- Each individual is requested to submit the Evaluation Form containing your presentation script before your performance.
guidelines and This handout will be kept as evidence to your individual work. (Find the attachment below for your editing)
Written Exam
Format - Criteria for evaluation: you’ll be marked individually based on these criteria:

1. Correctness of individual sounds and sounds in sentences.

2. Intonation / rhythm / word stress / sentence stress / linking (naturalness).
Tentative Schedule:

Sessions Content Periods Students’ studying scheme Periods

Induction
Ship or Sheep: Unit 3. /e/ (pen)
1 Unit 1. /iː/ (sheep) 4 10
Unit 2. /ɪ/ (ship)
Unit 4. /æ/ (man) Ship or Sheep: Unit 5. /ʌ/ (cup)
2 4 10
Unit 6. /ɑː/ (heart)
Unit 8. /ɒ/ (clock)
Unit 9. /ɔː/ (ball)
3 4 Recording 1 10
Unit 10. /ʊ/ (book)
Unit 11. /uː/ (boot)
Unit 12. /ɜː/ (girl)
4 Unit 13. /ə/ (a camera) 4 10
Quiz 1 (A2)
Unit 15. /eɪ/ (male)
5 Unit 16. /aɪ/ (fine) 4 10
Unit 17. /ɔɪ/ (boy)
Unit 18. /aʊ/ (house)
6 4 Recording 2 10
Unit 19. /əʊ/ (phone)
Ship or Sheep Unit 29. Review
Unit 20. /ɪə/ (year)
7 4 Unit 30. /s/ (sun) 10
Unit 21. /eə/ (chair)
Unit 31. /z/ (zoo)
Unit 23. /p/ (pen)
8 4 10
Unit 24. /b/ (baby)
Unit 25. /t/ (table)
9 Unit 26. /d/ (door) 4 Recording 3 10
Quiz 2 (A3)
Unit 27. /k/ (key)
10 4 10
Unit 28. /g/ (girl)
Ship or Sheep
Unit 32. /ʃ/ (shoe) Unit 36. Review
11 4 10
Unit 33. /ʒ/ (television) Unit 37. /f/ (fan)
Unit 38. /v/ (van)
 Ship or Sheep Unit 39. /w/ (window)
Unit 34. /tʃ/ (chip)
Unit 40. /j/ (yellow)
Unit 35. /tʒ/ (January)
12 4 Unit 41. /h/ (hat) 10
Unit 42. /θ/ (thin)
Unit 43. /ð/ (the feather)
Recording 4
Unit 45. /m/ (mouth)
Unit 46. /n/ (nose) Ship or Sheep Unit 44. Review
13 Unit 47. /ŋ/ (ring) 4 Unit 48. /l/ (letter, ball) 10
Review for Final Tests Unit 49. /r/ (rain)
Quiz 3 (A4)
14 INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION (A5) 4 10
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION (A5)
15 4 Recording 5 10
Submission of the Group Project (TBA)
TBA Final Test (A6 - TBA)
Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City Student’s Full name:..................................................................
University of Social Sciences & Humanities Student ID:.................................................................................
Faculty of English Linguistics & Literature

EVALUATION FORM FOR ORAL EXAM

COURSE: PRONUNCIATION
I. SCRIPT
 II. EVALUATION (FOR THE INTRUCTOR ONLY)
Correctness of individual sounds and sounds in Intonation / rhythm / word stress / sentence
sentences. stress / linking.

Q&A