Online Discussion Grading Rubric

Online Discussion Grading Rubric

10 = Answer was complete, written in your own words, and at an excellent academic standard. Answer shows understanding of the reading, as well as careful and thoughtful interaction with the reading. Answer was free from major grammatical errors.

9 = Answer was complete, written in your own words, and at a very good academic standard. Answer shows understanding of the reading, as well as an ability to interact with the reading. Answer contained only 1-2 major grammatical errors.

8 = Answer was complete, written in your own words, and at an acceptable academic standard. Answer shows understanding of the reading, and an attempt at interacting with the reading. Answer contained only 3-4 major grammatical errors.

7 = Answer was complete, written in your own words, but it was not at an acceptable academic standard. Answer shows understanding of the reading, but not the ability to interact with the reading. Answer contained 5-6 major grammatical errors.

6 = Answer was incomplete, written in your own words, but was at a poor academic standard. It is unclear whether or not you understood the reading. Answer contained many grammatical errors.

5 = Answer was incomplete.

0 = Answer was plagiarized.

Weeks 3-4 Online Discussion Clarification

Hi all! Your assignment is to look at each of the 6 systems from the "Basic Needs" section. Then, for each system, you must think of 3 examples from your own culture. I don't know how the rumor got started that you only need to write about 3 things, but it isn't true. Also, I'm not asking you to give me a summary of that section. I read the section already, as did you. We know what's written in it. I want you to interact with the material by giving examples from your culture. Here is an example from American culture:

1) Economic System: Wall Street/Stocks, Free Trade/Capitalism, Government help with small businesses

2) Marriage & Family: Civil unions, Justice of the Peace or church weddings, Adoption

3) Educational System: Free public education, Parents can choose private or public education, State Universities

4) Social Control System: Elected sheriffs, Democracy, National Guard

5) Supernatural Belief System: Freedom of religion, New Age, Conservativism

6) Systems of Communication: The English language, Freedom of the press, The role of the media

This took me about 10 minutes to write. This is not designed to be a long assignment. I just want you to think about these 6 systems in your own culture. You don't even need to use full sentences, unless you want to. If anyone who has already written their comment would like to revise anything you've written, please feel free to do so. I won't grade the comments until after class next Friday. I'll see you all then!

Weeks 9-10 Online Discussion Topic

Name one stereotype of your culture and one stereotype of an English-speaking culture and explain how you would refute them.

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Weeks 7-8 Online Discussion Topic

Write one idea of how you would incorporate your culture into language lessons if you were teaching your language.

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Weeks 5-6 Discussion Topic

How has your culture influenced your language? Has your language changed as your culture has changed?

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Weeks 3-4 Online Discussion Topic

Find three cultural traditions for each of the things mentioned in the "Basic Needs" section of the reading.

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Final Paper

Final Paper

Write a paper entitled, “My philosophy of teaching culture in the language classroom.”
-The paper must contain the following topics:
1) definition of culture
2) the role of culture in the language classroom
3) the role of culture in the language classroom, specifically for non-native English-speaking teachers
4) practical things to do in the classroom to facilitate good intercultural communication
-The paper must be no less than 10 full pages long, and no more than 12 pages long.
-The paper must contain citations from the course reader and/or your own research.
-The paper must adhere to the Writing Assignment Expectations

If you have any questions about how to write this paper, please contact the instructor at sabrinaresa@yahoo.com or s.resa@seeu.edu.mk.

Article Review Details

Article Review Details

1) The paper must adhere to the Writing Assignment Expectations.

2) You must write the paper in the following format:

1 paragraph of summary

1 paragraph of things you agreed with, found interesting, or found useful

1 paragraph of things you disagreed with or had questions about

3) Any plagiarism found in your paper will result in a zero grade for the assignment. No exceptions will be made.

4) If you have questions about how to write a summary or an article review, please email the instructor at: sabrinaresa@yahoo.com or s.resa@seeu.edu.mk.

Compare/Contrast Paper Details

Compare & Contrast Paper Details

1) The paper must adhere to the Writing Assignment Expectations.

2) You must compare and contrast your culture and an English-speaking culture.

3) Use the material from Chapter 1 of the Course Reader to guide you as you write your paper. Think about the differences in: “material possessions; ideas, values, and attitudes; and, behavior patterns” as outlined in the definition of culture found in the Course Reader.

4) This paper may require research. If you use research, you must cite all sources and use proper quotation marks if you are directly quoting from a source.

5) Any plagiarism found in your paper will result in a zero grade for the assignment. No exceptions will be made.

6) If you have questions about how to write a compare/contrast paper, please email the instructor at: sabrinaresa@yahoo.com or s.resa@seeu.edu.mk.

Writing Assignment Expectations

Writing Assignment Expectations

1) Writing assignments must be typed.

2) Writing assignments must be double spaced.

3) You must use 12pt font for all writing assignments.

4) You may choose from the following fonts: Times New Roman or Calibri.

5) Any deviation from these expectations will result in a lower grade.