Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English Phonetics 518014

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 1 – Infographic

1. Activity Description
Type of activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Initial
Highest score of the activity: 25 points
The activity starts on: The activity ends on: Sunday,
Monday, February 1, 2021 February 14, 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following
learning outcome:
Describe the main concepts of segmental and suprasegmental features for
the identification of English sound properties.
The activity consists of:

Step 1:
Go to the Learning Environment and in the Course Contents and Bibliographic
References for Unit 1, and read Chapter one: Phonetics and Phonology definition
and distinction. In Introductory Phonetics and Phonology of English. (pp. 1-3).

Step 2:
Design an infographic using the information of the Step 1, the infographic must
contain the following aspects:

 The definition of Phonetics, also describe the articulatory features and

give examples.
 The definition of Phonology, also describe the suprasegmental features and
give examples.
 The difference between phonetics and Phonology.

Step 3:
Come back to the Learning Environment unit 1 again and read Chapter Two: The
Mechanism of Speech Sounds. In Introductory Phonetics and Phonology of
English. (pp. 5-12).

Step 4:

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Based on the readings of the step 3, choose three English sounds, and describe
the articulators involved in their sound production and the place of articulation, in
order to understand the Vocal tract system. For instance:

I choose the phoneme /v/

The articulators involved in its production are:
Upper teeth and lower lip
The place of articulation is labio-dental

Inform about your selection in the forum of this activity, so that, no English sound
is repeated.

Step 5:
Give meaningful feedback to a least three classmates and take screenshots of this
feedback and add them to the final document.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.
- Check all available forums.
- Verify the dates of the Web Conferences 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
- Download the Syllabus of the course to actively read.
- Go to the discussion forum for the task and get familiar with your
collaborative group.
- Participate in the forum to get feedback from e-mates and tutor.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual evidences. Identify your file as follows:
518014 - Task 1 - Your Full Name.pdf

Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:
 A PDF file named 518014 - Task 1 – Your Full Name.pdf with the following pages:
1. Cover page
2. Infographic
3. The three sounds explanation
4. Screenshots of your feedback
5. APA References (Different from the ones provided in the course if you
use other sources of information for your answers)
Evidences of collaborative work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following

Students must deliver one PDF document, with the infographic Screenshots of
your feedback and explanations of the speech sounds.
 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
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 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 High level: The infographic contains the descriptions,
evaluation features and differences between phonetics and phonology.
criterion: Finally, includes examples.
Include the most
relevant concepts If your work is at this level, you can get between 8
of phonetics and points and 10 points
phonology.
Average level: The infographic does not include all the
This criterion descriptions, the differences between phonetics and
represents 10 phonology are not clear and there are not examples.
points of the
total of 25 If your work is at this level, you can get between 6
points of the points and 7 points
activity.
Low level: There is no infographic at all, or the product
delivered is not the required for this step.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 5 points
Second High level: The sounds are well explained, the student name
evaluation the articulators and sound production features of each sound.
criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 4
Explain the sounds
points and 5 points
taking into account
their segmental
Average level: The sounds are not complete; the description
aspects. has some mistakes in the articulators and the features
This criterion involved in the production of the sound.
represents 5
points of the If your work is at this level, you can get between 2
total points and 3 points
of 25 points
of the Low level: The sounds are not explained.
activity.

If your work is at this level, you can get

between 0 points and 1 point
Third High level: The student gives meaningful feedback to at
evaluation least three members of the group, and adds the screenshots
criterion: of the feedback.

Give If your work is at this level, you can get between 8

meaningful points and 10 points
feedback to
their peers. Average level: The student does not give meaningful
feedback to at least three members of the group, and the
This criterion screenshots are not complete.
represents 10
points of the If your work is at this level, you can get between 2
total of 25 points and 7 points
points of the
activity. Low level: The student does not give meaningful feedback
nor include screenshots.

If your work is at this level, you can get between

0 points and 1 points