Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vice President for Academic Issues and Research

Course: English A2
Code: 900002
Activity guidelines and evaluation rubric – Task 4: Let’s talk
and share. Speaking Task

1. Activity description
Type of the activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Intermediate at Unit 2
Activity higher score: 100 points
Activity starting date: Monday, Activity deadline: Friday, may 6th
march 21st 2022 2022.

In this activity, it is expected to achieve the following learning results:

To express among a video, experiences in English using linguistic structures and

vocabulary according to the level, taking exercises and readings from the online
content as a reference.

The activity consists in:

• Read all the directions in this guide and complete every activity in directly in
the Discussion Forum - Unit 2 - Task 4 – Let’s talk and share. Speaking Task.

• Schedule a video practice meeting with your tutor.

• Study the modules 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

• Share the link (Youtube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Onedrive) to your video in the
forum. Verify it belongs to a public category (no passwords should be
required to open it) Check that your link works perfectly.

Upload in the evaluation environment a PDF document with the link to your
video and a screenshot of your video practice session.

Para esta tarea tenga en cuenta:

• Para su producción oral debe dedicar tiempo en la preparación de su

exposición. Para la sesión de práctica, es su responsabilidad inscribirse en uno
de los horarios compartidos por su tutor; de no ser así, no se le garantiza el
 espacio para este encuentro. Para la realización del video, comprenda e
interiorice lo que desea expresar. No es permitido leer durante su video.
• La suplantación de su identidad y/o el uso de un software para la creación de
una voz automática (voz diferente a la suya), será considerado como plagio y
su calificación será de cero (0.0).

Step 1: Schedule a video practice meeting with your tutor. Use the feedback
provided by your tutor during the practice session to give a structured speech
during your video recording.

The tutor will feedback your participation during the practice session not
in the forum.

Look an example for the schedule – Click here

Step 2: The modules for this task are: Modules 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

After you study the suggested modules, select and complete one of the following
listening and reading comprehension exercises. Share the screenshot directly on
the forum. Make sure not to choose an exercise previously selected by another
course mate:

Module 5 Act.19 Pronunciation, Module 7 Act.19 Pronunciation, Test – Module 7

Act.5, Module 9 Act. 16, Test – Module 9 Act. 5

Step 3: The Video

In this stage you must...

• Briefly introduce yourself including, name, age, program you are

currently studying and answer this question:

What were you doing last Christmas?

• You are going to imagine, you are in UNADChef. Do you

remember the dish you wrote about in the activity 2? You can use
it here; you are going to choose ONE typical dish of your region
and:

• Talk about the main course

• List the ingredients.
• Describe in English how to prepare the dish step by step.
• Invite us to go to your region to try this plate.
 • Share the link (Youtube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Onedrive) to you video in the
forum. Verify it belongs to a public category (no passwords should be
required to open it) Check that your link works perfectly.

Name of the video: Chef _(name)_ in UNADChef.

Length of the video: 4 – 8 minutes max.

Step 4: Self-assessment: reflection and personal growth

Esta etapa está orientada a su reflexión y crecimiento personal aquí usted debe
realizar una autoevaluación dando respuesta en español a los siguientes
interrogantes:

¿Estudié y realicé las prácticas de todo el contenido del e-Book de la unidad 2?

¿Agendé la sesión de practica en los tiempos indicados?
¿Me presenté en la sesión de práctica en el día seleccionado?
¿Preparé y dediqué suficiente tiempo para realizar una buena presentación oral
en el video?
Después de esta actividad, ¿Me siento más seguro de expresarme Oralmente en
inglés?
¿Cómo aporta este aprendizaje a mi vida personal y profesional?

Califique el trabajo realizado en esta etapa 1 a 10 puntos. En caso de que usted

no realice la autoevaluación y/o no responda a las preguntas de reflexión, su
calificación será cero (0.0).

To have in mind:

• You can practice with the tutor before uploading your video. There will be a
link in the forum with the schedule for you to register and program your
video meeting. (Meets or Zoom)

• Use the feedback provided by your tutor during the practice session to give
a structured description during your video recording.

• Also, you can practice the pronunciation with:

• Natural readers: www.naturalreaders.com

• Vocaroo: https://vocaroo.com/

• Read Speaker: https://www.readspeaker.com/

To develop this activity, consider:

At initial information environment, you must:

• Check constantly the course agenda.
• Be aware of the News forum and General course forum for
information updated by the course director.
• Participate in the synchronic meeting via Web Conference regarding
Task 4 Let’s talk and share Speaking Task.

At Learning environment, you must:

• Read the activity guide exhaustively.
• Post your contributions in the Discussion forum - Unit 2 Task 4 –Let’s talk and
share -Speaking task.

At Evaluation environment, you must:

• Upload the final product .pdf file in the corresponding space.

Individual work evidence:

The individual evidence to submit are:

The student will upload a document in the evaluation environment with:

• Front page
• Screenshot of the speaking practice with your tutor.
• selected e-book exercise – developed activity
• Link of the video
• Self-assessment: reflection and personal growth

Group work evidence

At this activity no evidence needed

2. General guidelines for the development of the evidence to

submit
For evidence developed Individual, consider the following guidelines

• Every member of the group must participate with academic

contributions in the activity development.
• Before delivering the requested product, all the requirements indicated
in this activity guide must be checked.
• Each student must develop the steps of the task and post the evidence
in the forum.
• The final product must be sent in the Evaluation Environment.
Each student is responsible for his/her process.
Consider that all individual or group written work must fulfill with the
orthographic rules and presentation conditions that have been defined.
Concerning the use of references, consider that the
requested work in this activity must fulfill with the standards
APA.
In any case, the standards of reference must be complied. Academic plagiarism
must be avoided. Students can support the written products by using the
Turnitin tool found on the virtual campus.

Consider that In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article 99, it is
considered as offenses that undermine the academic order,
among others, the following: literal e) “Plagiarism, that is, submitting as of its
own authorship the all or part of a work, document or invention made by
another person.

It also implies the use of quotes or false references or proposing quotes where
there is no match between it and the reference”and literal f) “Reproducing or
copying for profit, educational materials or results of research products, which
have intellectual rights reserved for the University.
The academic sanctions the student will face are the following:

a) In cases of academic fraud demonstrated in the respective academic work or

evaluation, the grade that will be imposed will be zero points without
prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary sanction.

b) In cases related to plagiarism demonstrated in the academic work whatever

its nature, the qualification that will be imposed will be zero points, without
prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary sanction.
Evaluation rubric Format

Type of the activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate at Unit 2
Activity higher score: 100 points
High level: the student schedules the practice session and
makes part of it.

If your work is at this level, you will get 20 points

First evaluation
standard: Medium level: The student schedules the practice session but
Practice Session. does not make part of it.

The student schedules the practice session but does not make
part of it the first time and ask for another schedule day.
This criterion
represents 20 If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 to 15
points of the points
total of 100
points of the Low level: The student does schedule the practice session.
activity.
If your work is at this level, you will get from 0 points to 0
points.

High level: The student selects one of activities of the module

and work on it. The student shares the module activity in the
forum correctly executed.

Second evaluation If your work is at this level, you will get from 7 to 10
standard: Module points.
activity.
Medium level: The student selects the activity of the
This criterion module and work on it, but it has mistakes.
represents 10
points of the total The student selects the activity of the module and work on it
of 100 points of but does not do it.
the activity.
If your work is at this level, you will get from 3 to 6
points.

Low level: the student doesn’t select the activity of the module
 to work on it.

If your work is at this level, you will get from 0 to 2

points.

High level: the student records and upload the video

Third evaluation accomplishing with the request content.
standard: Video
If your work is at this level, you will get from 20 points to
25 points

Medium level: the student records and upload the video but
This criterion
the content is not well developed.
represents 25
points of the
If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points to
total of 100
19 points
points of the
activity.
Low level: The student does not record the video.

If your work is at this level, you will get from 0 points

to 0 points.
High level: the student records the video applying the topics
given in the guide. The student speaks softly, with little
hesitation, according to her/his level, which does not interfere
with communication.
The pronunciation and intonation are almost always very clear,
Fourth evaluation
according to his/her level.
standard:
Vocabulary,
If your work is at this level, you will get from 20 points
Fluency,
to 25 points
Pronunciation
Medium level: the student uses a variety of vocabulary and
expressions but makes some mistakes in the choice of words.
This criterion
represents 25
The student speaks with some hesitation which interferes with
points of the
communication.
total of 100
points of the
Pronunciation and intonation are usually accurate with some
activity.
problems.

If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points

to 19 points
 Low level: the student presents the video, but it is
not understandable, the student has to improve a lot
his/her pronunciation and fluency.

The student does not present the video.

If your work is at this level, you will get 0 to 0 points.

High Level: The student demonstrates reflective thinking in all of the
questions included in this task, (step 5). The student self-assess
critically his/her score for this criterion.

Fifth evaluation If your work is at this level, you will get from 7 to 10
standard: points.
Reflection and
personal growth. Medium Level: The student shares the answers to some questions of
his reflection and personal growth in relation to his performance, (step
5). The student self-critically assigns her score for this criterion.
This criterion
represents 10 If your work is at this level, you will get from 4 to 6 points
points of the
total of 100 Low Level: The student does not share the answers to the questions
points of the of his reflection and personal growth; and / or does not self-assess or
activity. share her score.
The student does not participate in the forum; and / or plagiarism is
demonstrated in her/his work.

If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points

High level: the student uploads the final document in the
corresponding environment.

If your work is at this level, you will get from 7 to 10

Sixth evaluation
points.
standard: Final
document.
Medium level: The student does not upload the final document
in the corresponding environment and just let the activity in the
This criterion
forum.
represents 10
points of the
If your work is at this level, you will get from 4 to 6 points
total of 100
points of the
Low level: The student does not upload the final document in
activity.
the corresponding environment.

If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points.