IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE ENGLISH

COURSE

May 2021
CONTEN
T  Your Sessions
 Weighting
 Evaluations Criteria
 Your Book
 Your Progress
 Some Things to Consider
 Your Teacher
DAILY FREQUENCY  20 sessions
(Monday – Friday)

14.5

Tuesday, Monday 31st

4th MAY MAY
Weighting Examen final (E2)
20%
Producción y desempeño en clase (PDC)
15%

Producción y desempeño virtual

(PDV)
10%

Examen parcial (E1)

15%

Producción hablada (3) (EPH)

15%

Proyecto (PPR)
10%

Producción escrita (3) (EPE)

15%
Producción y desempeño en aula (PDC) – 15%
Producción y desempeño virtual (PDV) – 10%
 DAILY: MONDAY – FRIDAY
Evaluación producción Evaluación producción
hablada (EPH) – 15% escrita (EPE) – 15%
3 speaking tasks in sessions 4, 3 writing tasks in sessions
8, 12 4, 8, 12
Rubrics on Writing (EPE)

Evaluation Use of appropriate grammar Range of vocabulary Pronunciation Interactive communication

criteria structures

5 Shows a good degree of control of Uses a range of appropriate Is intelligible, and intonation is generally Maintains simple exchanges.
(Add grammatical form) vocabulary when talking about appropriate. Requires very little prompting and
  (Add vocabulary topic) Sentence and word stress is generally support.
accurately placed.
Individual sounds are generally articulated clearly.
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.

3 Shows sufficient control of (Add Uses appropriate vocabulary to talk Is mostly intelligible, despite limited control of (Add Maintains simple exchanges, despite
grammatical form) about (Add vocabulary topic) pronunciation pattern) some difficulty.
  Requires some prompting and
support
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.

1 Shows only limited control of Uses a vocabulary of isolated words Has very limited control of (Add pronunciation Has considerable difficulty
(Add grammatical form) and phrases related to (Add pattern) and is often unintelligible. maintaining simple exchanges.
vocabulary topic) Requires additional prompting and
support.
0 Performance below Band 1.
Rubrics on Speaking (EPH)

Evaluation Use of appropriate grammar Range of vocabulary Pronunciation Interactive communication

criteria structures

5 Shows a good degree of control of Uses a range of appropriate Is intelligible, and intonation is generally Maintains simple exchanges.
(Add grammatical form) vocabulary when talking about appropriate. Requires very little prompting and
  (Add vocabulary topic) Sentence and word stress is generally support.
accurately placed.
Individual sounds are generally articulated clearly.
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.

3 Shows sufficient control of (Add Uses appropriate vocabulary to talk Is mostly intelligible, despite limited control of (Add Maintains simple exchanges, despite
grammatical form) about (Add vocabulary topic) pronunciation pattern) some difficulty.
  Requires some prompting and
support
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.

1 Shows only limited control of Uses a vocabulary of isolated words Has very limited control of (Add pronunciation Has considerable difficulty
(Add grammatical form) and phrases related to (Add pattern) and is often unintelligible. maintaining simple exchanges.
vocabulary topic) Requires additional prompting and
support.
0 Performance below Band 1.
Presentación de proyecto (PPR) – 10%
Rubric on Project presentation

  EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR

Good voice quality (volume, speed, Voice volume and clarity sometimes Voice quality, rapport with the audience No fluent expression or
pronunciation), good rapport with the interrupted by speech blanks, but keeps and use of notes mostly affected by transmission of ideas/topic.
audience (eye contact, sensitive to rapport with the audience and manages blankness or no preparation. Permanent use of notes. No
audience’s response to talk), and use of notes. rapport with the audience.
PRESENTATION DELIVERY adequate use of notes (only as a Improvisation of oral
support). production.

5 4 3 2
Written production is coherent and clear. Written production is partly coherent. There is no coherence or order of ideas. Project content does not fit
Grammar and spelling use is Some minor mistakes in grammar and Presentation has grammar and writing the presenter’s background
WRITING AND SPELLING appropriate. writing, but do not affect mistakes that distract attention. for it is fully copied and not
comprehension. prepared.
5 4 3 2
Addresses topic and subtopics as Addresses topic and subtopics as a Just addresses topic in general; does not Does not address topic at
appointed. Adds information and whole. Adds some information and cover subtopics as appointed. Few or no all. Proposes a similar one
TASK COMPLETION examples that enrich presentation. examples. additional information/examples. instead.
5 4 3 2
Text is readable (font size and colors) Some slides have more text than images, Audio/visual components and text No preparation at all. OR
and short to the point. Audio/visual but audio/visual components still content are not balanced or do not Both images and text are
AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT components are clear, organized and support the topic. support the topic. not related to content.
support the topic. Obvious last minute
preparation.
YOUR
BOOK
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YOUR
PROGRESS

2
SOME THINGS
TO CONSIDER
Absences for EPEs or EPHs – Up to your teacher to
reprogram them based on new criteria.
Absences for midterm or final exams – There is no make-
up exam or additional task to supply missing grading.
Justification of absences – It only allows your teacher
know the reason of your absence.
No remedial exam in case you failed the course.
YOUR
TEACHER
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teacher at:

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Or course coordination at:

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