Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación
Course: Methodology in Foreign Language Teaching
Code: 518005
Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Phase 1 – Recognition of the course
1. Activity Description
Type of activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Initial
Highest score of the activity: 25 points
The activity starts on: Monday, February The activity ends on: Sunday, February
3, 2025 16, 2025
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:
Reflect on the role of methodologies and strategies for foreign language teaching,
through the recognition of their own educational experiences.
The activity consists of:
Step 1: Reflective questions
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the difference between method and approach?
2. Have you had bad experiences in your English learning process?
3. Do you consider that a teacher can use more than one English teaching
method? Why?
4. What do you think should be the role of the teacher inside the classroom?
5. Why do materials used in English classes play an important role in the teaching
process?
Step 2: VLO Activity
Go to the learning environment in Unit 1: Early Methods, you will find the OVA named
Pedagogical Practice Guidelines and the OVA called Participant Observation. Check
the content of both resources carefully and solve their questions. Finally, take
screenshots of your answers.
Step 3: Forum Participation
Post the answers to the above questions in the forum for this phase.
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Step 4: Feedback
Give meaningful feedback to at least one of your classmates in the forum. Read their
answers and make comments on the structure and content. Consider the corrections
made in the forum to improve your performance. You should give and receive
feedback at least 3 days before the end of this activity. Finally, take some
screenshots and add them to the final work. If you participate but do not send some
evidence, it won’t be considered.
For the development of the activity consider that:
In the Initial Information Environment, you must check the date and time of the first
web conference of the course in the link: “Synchronous meetings by webconference”
In the Learning Environment, you must participate in the collaborative forum Phase 1
– Initial Activity, share your answers to the questions and give feedback.
In the Evaluation Environment, you must deliver a PDF with:
- Answers to step 1.
- Screenshots of your answers to both VLOs.
- Screenshots of the feedback you gave to your classmates.
Evidence of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:
*A PDF document with:
- Cover page – APA Style: student´s name, name of the course, code, group, tutor,
and university.
- Answers to the questions of step 1.
- Screenshots of your answers to both VLOs.
- Screenshots of the feedback you gave to your classmates.
Evidence of collaborative work:
The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:
Provide feedback to those e-mates who are active in the forum three days before the
collaborative forum closes.
2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidence to Submit
For Individual evidence, consider the following:
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• Students must deliver one PDF document with the answers to the questions of
step one, screenshots of the answers selected in both VLOs, screenshots of the
feedback given, and evidence of the process of ARL.
• Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets all
the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.
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 on 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 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 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.
3. Evaluation Rubric Template
Type of activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Initial
The highest score in this activity is 25 points
First evaluation High level: The student answers all the questions about his/her
criterion: previous knowledge, showing deep reflection and understanding
of the course concepts.
The student If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
assertively answers and 5 points.
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the questions about
his/her previous Average level: The student does not answer all the questions
knowledge. about his/her previous knowledge and shows a weak reflection
and understanding of the course concepts.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
represents 5 and 3 points.
points of the total
of 25 points of Low level: The student does not answer the questions.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 1 point.
Second evaluation High level: The student answers all the questions included in
criterion: both VLOs, showing a good understanding of the requirements
for the correct development of the practical component. Finally,
The student the student adds screenshots of his/her answers.
accurately answers If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
the questions and 5 points.
related to the
pedagogical practice Average level: The student partially answers the questions
guidelines. included in both VLOs, showing a poor understanding of the
requirements for the correct development of the practical
This criterion component. Finally, the student does not add enough evidence.
represents 5 If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
points of the total and 3 points.
of 25 points of
the activity. Low level: The student does not add screenshots of the
answers.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 1 point.
Third evaluation High level: The student participates in the forum and gives
criterion: meaningful feedback to at least one member of the group.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
The student and 5 points.
participates in the
forum and give Average level: The student participates in the forum, but
meaningful she/he does not give meaningful feedback to at least one
feedback. member of the group.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
This criterion and 3 points.
represents 5
points of the total Low level: The student does not participate in the forum.
of 25 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
the activity. points and 1 point.
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Fourth evaluation High level: The student uses a wide range of structures with
criterion: full flexibility and accuracy.
Students send a If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
document with good and 10 points.
grammar usage.
Average level: The student makes some errors in grammar and
This criterion punctuation, but they rarely reduce communication.
represents 10 If your work is at this level, you can get between 3 points
points of the total and 7 points.
of 125 points of
the activity. Low level: The student cannot use sentence forms at all.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 2 points.
