Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activities guide and evaluation rubric Task 4 – Speaking task
forum

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Vicerrectoría de Relaciones Internacionales

Academic Unit
Academic Level Professional, specialization, master
Academic Field Formación interdisciplinar básica común
Course Name English 2
Course Code 90021
Course Type Methodological - Can be yes ☐ No ☒
practical enabled
Number of Credits 2

2. Description of the activity

Type of the Individu Collaborati Number

☒ ☐ 7
activity: al ve of weeks
Unit
Moment of
Initial ☐ Intermedia ☒ Final ☐
evaluation:
te: 1 and 2
Evaluative score of the Delivery Environment of the
activity: 90 points activity: Collaborative forum
Starting date of the activity: Deadline of the activity:
October 8th 2019 November 18th 2019
Competence to develop:

 To describe in simple terms an experience related to: Short trips

and recreational activities, past events, the weather, to give advice
and recommendations.

Topics to develop:

Pronunciation tips, past events, recommendations with should,

subjunctive.

Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop

Task based learning. The student uses His/her English in a particular
communicative context, in order to carry out a task: planning,
describing, inviting, giving advice, etc.

Activities to develop

Estimado estudiante:
La presente GUIA tiene las pautas para realizar su producto final de una
presentación oral a través de un video. En ese video usted presentará
el producto final de la tarea de Writing (el afiche, infografía o folleto).

Esta tarea tendrá tres fases: sensibilización, práctica y ejecución del

video.
Usted debe dar cuenta de tres aspectos:
a) Hablar de sí mismo. b) Contar una experiencia de un viaje. c) Hablar
del clima del lugar que describe en su experiencia de viaje y dar algunas
recomendaciones sobre qué se debe tener en cuenta, de acuerdo con el
clima. d) Dar recomendaciones para planear un viaje al lugar que usted
describió.
Es necesario que usted haga los ejercicios de los contenidos en línea
que se relacionan al inicio de cada paso; de esta manera, podrá dar
cuenta de lo aprendido en los ejercicios de escritura que se proponen
en el proceso y así mismo en el producto final.

En cada etapa se señalan las partes de la unidad de los contenidos en

línea que usted debe trabajar, y se hace específico qué actividades debe
subir al foro. Es decir, no todas las actividades que se trabajan en los
contenidos en línea deben ser publicadas en el foro. Revise cuáles debe
publicar.
Descriptor de autoevaluación de acuerdo con el Marco Común Europeo
de Referencia para expresión oral:
  Puedo comunicarme en tareas sencillas y habituales que
requieren un intercambio simple y directo de información sobre
actividades y asuntos cotidianos.
 Utilizo una serie de expresiones y frases para describir con
términos sencillos a mi familia y otras personas, mis condiciones
de vida, mi origen educativo y mi trabajo actual o el último que
tuve.

Dear student,

You will develop this task in the Speaking task forum.

 At the end of this task, you will record a video through the tool
Screencast-O-Matic.
 Follow each step, post all the activities in the forum and get feedback
from your partners and tutor.
 The final product must be sent individually. You construct your
final product through the process you develop collaboratively.

Stage 1: Pronunciation practice.

Practice the pronunciation of regular verbs in past. Check the online

contents and the following chart:

Pronunciation of ED
Say [id] Say [t] Say [d]
SH Washed L Called
CH Watched N Earned
T wanted GH Laughed R Entered
TH Breathed G Damaged
P Helped V Loved
D K Risked S Used
C Danced W Borrowed
needed
SS Kissed Y Played
X fixed Z amazed
 Go to unit 1.4. Going on a trip in the Knowledge
environment and develop all the activities. You just
have to upload the following activities in the
forum:1

Chart # 1. Practice 7
Listen again and match. Write each
verb in past.
The first one is done for you.

1 wished 9
2 10
3 11
4 12
5 13

1
Nota: Los ejercicios en línea del entorno de conocimiento no se guardan en la
plataforma. Para los ejercicios que tiene que hacer para cada etapa, usted debe publicar
las respuestas de los ejercicios indicados en el foro o tomar pantallazos. No enviar las
respuestas al correo del tutor. Solo publicar en el foro las actividades que la guía indica.
6 14
7 15 sip mop
8 finish
wish smack
punch
pack pick
face
punch mash
smash
pitch stop
nick

RECORDING # 1
Record each verb from practice 7 in past. Say your name in
the beginning of your recording.
Repeat the pronunciation of each verb in past.
Upload the audio file in the forum.

Go to unit 1.5. What did you do last weekend? in

the Knowledge environment and develop all the
activities. You just have to upload the following
activities in the forum:
 Go to unit 1.1. Fasten your seat belt in the Knowledge
environment and develop the following activities:

Stage 2: Interaction practice.

Practice how to present your final product developed in the Writing
forum (infographic, brochure or poster).
Take into account the tasks you are developing in the Writing Forum.
Use the poster, infographic or brochure from the Writing forum
to prepare and do your presentation.

You have two options to develop this stage:

 Option 1: Participate in the Practice sessions with your
tutor through Skype and practice your presentation. Your tutor
will send you a link for the registration.

Use linking words to build your speech

First of all, …After that, …Then, …Finally, …Let’s start / Let’s get
started

Attend a 15–minute session on Skype.

 Do your presentation to your tutor and receive feedback in order to
improve your oral skills and prepare your video.
 Use camera, microphone and show your identification card to your
tutor.
Book up date and time for the Practice sessions.

In order to register and choose date and time to do the Skype session,
your tutor will send you a link to a Drive Document to your email and
platform email.

Option 2: Send a three-minute video through Skype to your

tutor. You have to show the practice of your final presentation.
Your tutor will send you back a video feedback. Check the
tutorial and follow the instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKImV282u2I
 Stage 3: Record the video through Screencast-O-Matic.
RECORD YOURSELF
Use the brochure, poster or infographic to do your presentation. It’s
necessary that you use the tool SCREENCAST O’MATIC2. You have to
record your screen and your face at the same time.

Remember:
 Pronunciation exercises you did in the 1st stage
 Make pauses
 Speak up!
 You must not read.
 Length of the video: 3 to 5 minutes.
 Use visual aids for introducing yourself.

Stage 4 Publish your video in the forum.

 Upload your video on YouTube. Then, share the link in the forum.
EXAMPLE OF VIDEO: https://goo.gl/mrLQzi

2
You can use another similar tool that allows recording the screen and your face at the
same time.
Stage 5: Complete the checklist.
 Complete the checklist:
QUESTIONS YES NO
Did I upload the recording # 1 from the unit 1.4 in
the forum?
Stage 1

Did I upload the recording # 2 from the unit 1.5 in

the forum?
Did I upload the recording # 3 from the unit 1.1 in
the forum?
Did I prepare the presentation for the final product
from the Writing forum?
Stage 2

Did I attend one Practice session with my tutor

through Skype or send a three-minute video to my
tutor through Skype?
Did I prepare how to introduce myself, talk about a
trip, the weather and give recommendations?
Did I record the video taking into account the
previous practice in stages 1 and 2?
Did I use the tool Screencast-o-matic for recording
Stage 3

my video?
Did I show the final product of the writing task in
the video?
Did I introduce myself using pictures and visual
aids?
Did I publish the video on YouTube?
Stage

Did I share the link of my video in the forum?

4

Did I save the link in a Word document?

Don’t forget to add this chart at the end of the Word document.

Stage 6: Upload the final product in the forum.

 Copy the link of your video in a Word document. The link can be
uploaded in YouTube or Google Drive.
 Add the checklist of stage 5 and upload the document in the
Evaluation and Monitoring Environment.

End of the task!

Environmen
t for the
Collaborative environment
developmen
t
Individual:
Record three audios and post them in the forum Task
5 – Speaking.
Record the final video after doing the Practice Session
Products to
with your tutor.
deliver by
student
Collaborative:
Give feedback to your partners and improve your
presentation for recording the video.

General guidelines for the collaborative work

Students have to record three audios and post them

Planning of
in the forum. After that, they give feedback each
activities for
other within the forum.
the
Students have to participate in the practice session in
development
Skype with their tutor.
of
After doing the practice session, the student will be
collaborative
able to record him/herself according to the indications
work
given in the guide.
Roles to
perform by
the student Each student is responsible for his/her own process.
in the
collaborative
group
Roles and
responsibilit
y for the Students upload the final product (link of a video in
delivery of YouTube) in the forum.
products by
students
Use of
Always cite the references
references
 In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article
99, the mistakes that infringe upon the academic
order, among others, are the following: paragraph e)
“To plagiarize is to present as your own work the
whole or part of a writing, report, task or document of
invention performed by another person. It also implies
the use of cites or lack of references, or includes cites
where there is no coincidence between them and the
reference” and paragraph f)”To reproduce, or copy for
profit, educational resources or results of research
products, which have intellectual rights reserved for
the University”.

The academic punishments that the student will face

Plagiarism
are:
policy
a) In case of academic fraud proved in the
academic work or evaluation, the score achieved will
be zero (0.0) without leading to disciplinary measures.
b) In case of plagiarism proved in the academic
work of any nature, the score achieved will be zero
(0.0), without leading to disciplinary measures.

To know how the documents must be cited, check the

following document:
Centro de Escritura Javeriano ( ) Normas APA. Sexta
edición. Taken from
http://centrodeescritura.javerianacali.edu.co/index.ph
p?option=com_content&view=article&id=138:normas-
apa&catid=45:referencias-bibliograficas&Itemid=
4. Evaluation rubric

Evaluation rubric

Collabor
Activity Individual
☒ ative ☐
type: Activity
Activity
Unit
Interme
diate:
Moment
Unit 1 &
of the
Initial ☐ 2- ☐ Final ☐
evaluatio
Giving
n
advice/G
etting a
job!
Performance levels of the individual
Assessed activity
Score
Aspects Media
High score Low score
score
•Posts the chart • • Does not
#1 in the forum. Develops upload the
•Posts the some of activities
recording #1 the from stage 1.
from the unit 1.4 activities • Does the
in the forum with from the activity
his/her name. stage 1. during the
Stage 1:
•Posts the • last week of
Pronuncia
recording #2 Pronuncia the task.
tion 15 points
from the unit 1.5 tion of •Frequent
practice
in the forum with regular problems
his/her name. verbs in with
•Posts the past is pronunciation
recording #3 clear with of regular
from the unit 1.1 a few verbs in past.
in the forum with problems. •Frequent
his/her name. • problems
•Pronunciation of Pronuncia with
 regular verbs in tion of the pronunciation
past is clear. • sound [æ] of the sound
Pronunciation of is clear [æ]. • The
the sound [æ] is with a few revision of
clear. •The problems. the online
revision of the • The contents is
online contents is revision of not evident
evident for the the online for the
development of contents development
this stage. is partially of this stage.
evident
for the
developm
ent of this
stage.
( Up to 15 (up to 10 (up to 5
points ) points) points)
•
Parti
cipates in
the
• Participates in • Does
Practice
the Practice not
sessions
sessions through participate in
through
Skype in order to the Practice
Skype,
prepare his/her sessions
but does
oral presentation through
Stage it out of
during the day Skype.
2:Interact the dates.
and time given Doesn’t send 30 points
ion •
for this activity a three-
practice Doe
or sends a three- minute video
s not
minute video to to the tutor
show
the tutor through through
his/her
Skype. Skype.
identificati
on
document
.
(up to 30 (up to 20 (up to 10
points) points) points)
 • Records •
the oral Rec
presentation ords the
taking into oral
account: presentati
The final product on, but
(infographic, does not • Does
brochure or take into not record
poster) account the video.
developed in the some of • Records the
Writing task. the video out of
The video is following the delivery
recorded using items: date, so that
the tool The does not
Screencast final show any
o’matic or product process.
another similar (infograph • Records the
tool that allows ic, video, but it
recording the brochure is not related
Oral
screen and the or poster) to the Writing
presentati
student’s face at developed task.
on
the same time. in the • Records the
Introduces Writing video but
him/herself. task. does not use
Talks about a trip The video the indicated
experience. is tool or
Talks about the recorded another
weather of the using the similar that
place described tool allows record
in the trip Screencas the screen
experience. t o’matic and the
Gives or another student’s face
recommendation similar at the same
s to go to the tool that time.
place described allows
in the trip recording 20 points
experience. the screen
Uses the and the
visual aids to student’s
introduce face at
 him/herself. the same
The video time.
takes between 3 Introduce
to 5 minutes. s
• Publishes the him/herse
video in YouTube lf.
and shares the Talks
link in the forum. about a
trip
experienc
e. Talks
about the
weather
of the
place
described
in the trip
experienc
e.
Gives
recomme
ndations
to go to
the place
described
in the trip
experienc
e.
Uses the
visual aids
to
introduce
him/herse
lf.
The video
exceeds
the length
(3 to 5
minutes)
or takes
 less time.

Publishes
the video
in
YouTube
and
shares the
link in the
forum.
(up to 20 (up to 15 (up to 10
points) points) points)
• Hesitates
• Speaks
too often,
with some
which
hesitation
interferes
but it
with
does not
communicatio
interfere
n. • The
with
• Speaks with purpose of
communic
little hesitation the oral
ation. •
but it does not presentation
Tries to
interfere with is not clear
communic
Fluency, communication. enough.
ate
pronuncia • Stays on task •
naturally
tion and and Pronunciation 15 points
but has to
communic communicates and
read.
ation effectively. • intonation
• Uses the
Uses the visual errors
visual aids
aids to support sometimes
to support
his/her make it
his/her
presentation. difficult to
presentati
understand.
on, but
• Does not
depends
use the visual
on the
aids to
written
support
text to
his/her
speak.
presentation.
 (up to 15 (up to 10 (up to 5
points) points) points)
•
Deliveries
the link of
• Deliveries the • Does not
the
link of the final in deliver the
forum.
the forum. • final product.
However,
Completes the • Delivers the
does not
checklist. • final product
adds the
Stage 6: Adds the in a different
completed
Final checklist in the way from the
checklist. 10 points
product forum. • Uploads forum. •
• Uploads
delivery. the final Delivers the
the final
document in the final product
document
forum before the out of the
in the
due date. delivery date.
forum
before the
due date.
(Up to 10 (Up to 7 (Up to 5
points) points) points)
Final score 90 points