Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Teaching English for Specific Purposes
Code: 551038

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 2 Defining ESP

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Collaborative

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 1
Highest score of the activity: 110 points
The activity starts on: Wednesday, The activity ends on: Monday, October 5,
September 9, 2020 2020
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

To present a clear definition of ESP in an online visual representation tool (mental

map).
The activity consists of:

Task 1. Develop the course topics.

1. Check the topics for Unit 1 and reflect about the definition of ESP. Write your own
definition of this concept in about 150 words. Consider stating what you can add or
delete from the definition given in the study materials. Consider your experience as a
language learner and teacher to propose a definition that is clear and easy to
understand for your classmates.

2. Make a metal map about the evolution or development of ESP in recent years.
Include all the main types of ESP and how this can relate to ELT in general.

3. Considering the current perspectives in teaching ESP, write a short reflection on

the role of technology in teaching English for specific purposes.

4. Share your definition of ESP, reflection and the mental map in the forum at least
10 days before the deadline of the activity to allow interaction with your classmates
and tutor.

Collaborative

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Task 2. Consolidate a document including all participants work.

1. Interact in the forum with your classmates.

2. Write a comment in the forum for each participation that includes the definition of
ESP.

3. Make any suggestions to your partners’ work in terms of grammar or structure.

Remember to be polite and follow Netiquette rules.

As the final product of this task, the group will post a document including all
participants’ work developed in the forum. It means, the ESP definition, Mental map
and personal reflection.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.

- Check the Course News for important information.
- Verify the date of the First Web Conference so that you can plan your
participation accordingly.
- Verify your tutors’ synchronous attention by Skype.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Contents and Bibliographic References for Unit 1: Experiences.
- Go to the discussion forum for the task and actively participate with your
collaborative group.
- Give feedback to your e-mates if necessary.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual and group evidences. Identify your
file as follows: 551038 - Task 2 – Group X.pdf

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Evidences of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:

The student must participate in the forum according to the proposes activities for
task 1.

1. Review the Unit 1 Contents

2. Make the mental map.
3. Make the reflection.
4. Share the concept.

Evidences of collaborative work:

The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:

1. Interact in the forum with your classmates.

2. Write a comment in the forum for each participation that includes the definition of
ESP.

3. Make any suggestions to your partners’ work in terms of grammar or structure.

Remember to be polite and follow Netiquette rules.

Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual and group evidences. Identify your
file as follows: 551038 - Task 2 - Group X.pdf

 All members of the group must participate with their contributions in the
development of the activity.

 In each group a single member will be chosen to submit the requested product in
the environment indicated by the teacher.

 Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets all
the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.

 Only the members of the group that participated with contributions during the
time assigned for the activity should be included as authors of the submitted
product.

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4. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Collaborative evidences, consider the following:

1. Interact in the forum with your classmates.

2. Write a comment in the forum for each participation that includes the definition of
ESP.

3. Make any suggestions to your partners’ work in terms of grammar or structure.

Remember to be polite and follow Netiquette rules.

 All members of the group must participate with their contributions in the
development of the activity.

 In each group a single member will be chosen to submit the requested product in
the environment indicated by the teacher.

 Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets all
the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.

 Only the members of the group that participated with contributions during the
time assigned for the activity should be included as authors of the submitted
product.

Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it

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includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

5. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Collaborative

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 1
The highest score in this activity is 110 points
First evaluation High level: The student posts their individual participation on
criterion: time to allow group interaction.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
Timely posting of and 10 points
individual work
Average level: The student posts their selection late and no
This criterion interaction takes place with classmates.
represents 10 If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
points of the total and 7 points
of 110 points of
the activity. Low level: The student posts their individual work late or it is
posted 2 days before the activity deadline.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points
Second evaluation High level: The individual definition and reflection fit guidelines
criterion: provided in the activity guide. References are made according to
APA Rules.
Pragmatic If your work is at this level, you can get between 30 points
competence and 40 points
(Definition and

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reflection content Average level: The individual definition and reflection do not
and Structure) develop the course topics OR references were not made
according to APA Rules.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 26 points
represents 40 and 30 points
points of the total
of 110 points of Low level: The individual definition and reflection are not
the activity. posted in the forum.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 18 points
Third evaluation High level: The mental map presents a clear understanding of
criterion: the evolution of ESP and its relation to ELT.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
Mental map and 20 points

This criterion Average level: The mental map does not portrait a very clear
represents 20 understanding of the evolution of ESP and its relation to ELT.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
of 110 points of and 15 points
the activity.
Low level: The mental map is not posted on the forum.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 11 points
Fourth evaluation High level: Student interacts in the forum by commenting
criterion: partners’ participation.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 16 points
Social competence and 20 points
(asking and
answering on Average level: Student participates with a couple of replies in
classmates’ essays) the forum.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
This criterion and 15 points
represents 20
points of the total Low level: There is no interaction in the forum.
of 110 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
the activity. points and 11 points
Fifth evaluation High level: The final document has few spelling mistakes, and
criterion: punctuation is correct..
If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
and 10 points

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Spelling and
Punctuation Average level: The final document has some spelling mistakes
OR punctuation is imprecise.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
represents 10 and 7 points
points of the total
of 110 points of Low level: The final document multiple spelling mistakes OR
the activity. punctuation is very imprecise.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points
High level: Students build collaboratively a paper including all
Sixth evaluation participants’ work in the forum.
criterion: If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
and 10 points

Final Collaborative Average level: The final paper doesn’t include all the
Document information according to guideline OR APA Rules are not
correctly applied for citation and references.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
This criterion and 7 points
represents 10
points of the total Low level: The group doesn’t make a collaborative final paper
of 110 points of according to guidelines OR nobody in the group posts the final
the activity. paper.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 5 points

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