AUGUST 2024/TCH4253

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 30%

2
COURSE : REMEDIAL LANGUAGE
TEACHING

COURSE CODE : TCH4253

SUBMISSION DATE : Week 11

1. This assignment/ project aims to fulfil CLO 2 – Analyse issues affecting learner's
achievement in language learning

2. This pair work requires you to analyse TWO (2) selected articles on the issues affecting
learners’ achievement in language learning. You must discuss various perspectives on the
issues related to the article.

3. Your writing involves:

a. Summarization, classification, analysis, and critiques.
b. The analysis of the article requires you to use theories, ideas & research for
remedial language teaching & learning.
c. Provide the analysis and interpretation which demonstrate the article’s value.

4. Two (2) times consultations are compulsory. Set your appointment earlier.

5. Submit your work on LMS and label your file as follows:

TCH4133_Section_Group

6. Format of the writing

a. Font Arial
b. Size 12
c. Space 1.5
d. Alignment Justified
e. Page number Right bottom
f. Number of Pages 20 pages

7. Refer to the guidelines below.

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Written Assignment
FORMAT

1) CHAPTER 1: Introduction
a. Article information (Title, author's name, publication, ect)
b. Summary of the article
c. Identify the main issue that would be discussed.

2) CHAPTER 2: Discussion
a. This section includes your overall opinion.
b. Use various sources in your discussion.
c. You may compare the (then and now) situation/context.
d. Provide your point of view, solutions or suggestions.

3) CHAPTER 3: Conclusion
a. You summarise or emphasise by pointing out the main points. You may also
state your recommendation for future research on the same topic.

4) References
a. Provide the reference to all articles/sources you referred to in your writing.
Follow APA 7th edition format.
b. The references can be from various sources: books, journals, articles, etc.
c. It is highly recommended that you have at least ten references.

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RUBRIC

Criteria Excellent Good Moderate Poor

(8-10) (5-7) (2-4) (0-1)
Minimal Not relevant to
Interesting topic
Introduction

A relevant topic relevance to the assigned

chosen. An
was chosen. assigned subject subject matter.
excellent
Sufficient matter. Policy Policy
introduction to the
introduction of the introduction fails Introduction does
policy.
policy. to meet all not meet
requirements. requirements.

All main ideas Most of the main

and facts from the ideas and facts Some details from
articles are from the articles the articles are
included. The are included. missing.
summary is The summary is The summary is
No summary is
Summary

presented with an presented with an not objective OR

provided. The
objective view, objective view, minimally
author and source
and references to and references to references the
are not named.
the essays are the articles are articles provided.
provided. provided. The author OR
The author and The author and source is not
source are source are named.
named. named.
Analysis of content

The content is
Content is
In-depth and well- adequately
minimally
organized organised and Content is not
organised.
content. Meets comprehensive. organised. Length
Length
length The length requirement is not
requirement is not
requirements with requirement is met; poor content.
met; minimal
quality content. met with an
content
adequate range.

The article is The article's main The article's main

summarised points are points are not
Conclusion

accurately and summarised summarised

The main points
thoroughly. accurately, but accurately and/or
of the article are
Students have students do not the students do
not summarised.
demonstrated a appear to not appear to
complete understand the understand the
understanding. piece entirely. report.

The reference list

References

is relevant, The reference list The reference list

The reference list
complete and is sufficient. is incomplete.
is limited. Not in
broad enough. Correct APA Format is
APA format
Correct APA format incorrect
format

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Spelling,
punctuation, and
The essay is free The essay has
Most spelling, grammatical
of distracting few spelling,
punctuation, and errors create a
spelling, punctuation, and
Language

grammar are distraction,

punctuation, and grammatical
correct, allowing making reading
grammatical errors, allowing
the reader to difficult,
errors and lacks readers to follow
progress through fragments,
fragments, ideas—very few
the essay. Some comma splices,
comma splices, fragments or run-
errors remain. and run-ons
and run-ons. ons.
evident. Errors
are frequent.

Meets all formal

and assignment It meets format Meets format and Fails to follow
requirements and and assignment assignment format and
attention to detail; requirements; requirements; assignment
all margins, margins, spacing, generally correct requirements;
Format

spacing and and indentations margins, spacing, incorrect margins,

indentations are are correct; the and indentations; spacing and
correct; essay is essay is neat and essay is neat but indentation; the
neat and correctly correctly may have some neatness of essay
assembled with a assembled. assembly errors. needs attention.
professional look.

Writing is
Writing is
Writing shows a coherent and
coherent and
high degree of logically
logically Writing lacks
attention to logic organised. Some
Organisation

organised, with logical

and reasoning of points remain
transitions used organisation. It
points. Unity misplaced and
between ideas shows some
leads the reader stray from the
and paragraphs coherence, but
to the conclusion topic. Transitions
to create ideas lack unity.
and stirs thoughts are evident but
coherence. Serious errors.
regarding the not used
Overall, unity of
topic. throughout the
ideas is present.
essay.

Total marks /80

Percentage /30

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