Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English Conversation
Code: 551015

Activity guide and evaluation rubric - Task 6 - Delivering a speech through a

web conference system

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: In Collaborative Group

Evaluation moment: Final
Highest score of the activity: 125 points
The activity starts on: Monday, The activity ends on: Sunday, December
November 29, 2021 12, 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcome(s):

Learning Outcome 4: describe complex subjects with clear and detailed information
developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.

The activity consists of:

Step 1 – Getting information in the course internal mail and the student’s
institutional email about schedules to deliver your real-time presentation
For the final exam of English Conversation, you will deliver a webinar in real time
through a web conference system. The topic you will present can be freely selected
but try it to be rather complex and that belongs to an area of your interest. For
example, social sciences, natural sciences, pedagogy, anthropology, technology, etc.

Be attentive to the information for Task 6 registration you will get from the course
director in the course internal mail and your institutional email.

Your presentation should reflect your expertise about the topic. Use some slides as a
support to your presentation, but they should be carefully designed with engaging
graphs and prompts of the contents you will present. The use of camera and
microphone is mandatory and be sure that your presentation will last exactly eight
minutes (not shorter, not lo0nger).

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In the Contents and bibliographical references section, go over Unit 3 to check the
references related to how to make successful presentations.

Step 2 – Delivering your webinar through a web conference system

According to your subscription in Step 1, be ready the set day and time to participate
in the webinars session. You will have to be available from one to one hour and a half
for your presentation as you will deliver yours and attend to other peers’
presentations in the same time framework. At the end of your webinar, there will be
a question-and-answer session, so it is advisable that you try to anticipate some
questions your peers or tutor may ask you. You also need to be attentive to your
peers’ webinars to ask them questions about their topics. The web conference system
to be used can be Teams, Skype, Zoom, or any other you or peers or tutor might
suggest.

This is a relevant academic space, so you should try to dress properly for this event.
Be sure to record your presentation, including the question-and-answer session and
feedback, and get a “public” or “not listed” link to be posted in the evidence
document to be delivered to the Evaluation environment.

Step 3 – Submitting evidence of your complex topic presentation

Right after your presentation and participation in your peers’ webinars, prepare a zip
file to be submitted to the Evaluation environment. It must include two documents:
1) A PDF file with the link to the recording of your presentation, a summary of the
contents you presented, the question or questions you asked during your peers’
presentations and one-paragraph-long self-evaluation of your performance in
the activity.
2) The PowerPoint or slides you used in your presentation, including the Reference
section with APA rules, 7th edition. You can save the PowerPoint file as a PDF
one so the weight will be reduced.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the course agenda to be aware of the synchronic activities this course
implies.
- Go over the course rules and conditions to double check your commitment to
subscribe and participate in the synchronic activities of the course accordingly.
- Be attentive to the informative web conferences schedule to assure your
attendance.

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In the Learning Environment, you must:
- Read thoroughly the course syllabus to understand the dynamics and nature of
English Conversation course, which is atypical from other courses due to real-time
interaction in most of its activities.
- Be aware of the guidelines and evaluation rubrics of each one of the tasks to
assure an excellent performance in the course.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

- Submit your individual outcome consisting of a zip file with the required evidence
of the delivery of your real-time presentation through a web conference system.

Evidence of independent work:

The independent evidence to be submitted is:

A zip file with two documents: a PDF with the requested evidence and the slides used
in the webinar.

Evidence of group work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

No group submission is required apart from the performance and real-time

interaction in several peers’ presentations through a web conference system.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Independent evidence, consider the following:

The zip file to be submitted to the Evaluation environment must include two
documents according to guidelines.
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
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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: In Collaborative Group

Evaluation moment: Final
The highest score in this activity is 125 points
First evaluation High level: During the real-time online speech, the student
criterion: shows excellent skills to make a reliable presentation to an
audience, with a good management of time (8 minutes), a
Deliver a real-time suitable volume and tone of voice and being properly dressed,
presentation demonstrating expertise of a complex topic and high
through a web technological competences, and visual support with accurate
conference system designed slides. There is also an evident interest in participating
in peers’ presentations to provide feedback and ask questions.
This criterion
represents 50 If your work is at this level, you can get between 35 points
points of the total and 50 points
of 125 points of
the activity. Average level: The quality of the presentation is not as high
as it should be because of one or several of the following
aspects: length of the speech (shorter than 8 minutes),
complexity or lack of preparation of the topic, no good self-
confidence level, some failure in handling technology, slides not
properly designed, or not proper outfit for an academic event.
Not attending to at least a peer’s presentation can also affect
performance in this activity.

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 If your work is at this level, you can get between 17 points
and 34 points

Low level: The student does not deliver the webinar

synchronously or there is an evident lack of preparation of the
topic to be presented as the speech is shorter than 8 minutes.
The performance might also be affected by other aspects such
as connectivity failure, not using the camera or slides to support
the speech. Shortcomings in the performance in the activity
might also originate in a lack of interest in attending other
people’s presentations.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point
and 16 points
Second evaluation High level: Phonological features are used effectively to convey
criterion: and enhance meaning, and intonation patterns and stress are
appropriate or show minor difficulties.
Produce speech with
appropriate If your work is at this level, you can get between 14 points
pronunciation and and 20 points
intonation
Average level: It is unclear with pronunciation at times, and
This criterion intonation patterns and stress show some difficulties.
represents 20
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 7 points
of 125 points of and 13 points
the activity.
Low level: Listener requires a high effort due to unclear
articulation and awkward intonation.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point

and 6 points
Third evaluation High level: Speech is effortless and smooth to express ideas in
criterion: a clear and concise manner.

Demonstrate If your work is at this level, you can get between 14 points
effortless fluency and 20 points
and delivery
Average level: Response level can sometimes cause slow,
stumbling, nervous, or uncertain speech and delivery.

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This criterion
represents 20 If your work is at this level, you can get between 7 points
points of the total and 13 points
of 125 points of
the activity. Low level: Delivery shows choppy rhythm and pace, and
frequent pauses and hesitation are evident.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point

and 6 points
Fourth evaluation High level: Ideas are expressed with effective use of grammar
criterion: and vocabulary including control of a wide range of structures
and appropriate vocabulary to exchange views on familiar and
Convey ideas with unfamiliar topics.
effective use of
grammar and If your work is at this level, you can get between 14 points
vocabulary and 20 points

This criterion Average level: Expression of ideas may exhibit some imprecise
represents 20 or inaccurate use of grammar and vocabulary, with control of a
points of the total limited range of structures and vocabulary to exchange views
of 125 points of only about familiar topics.
the activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 7 points
and 13 points

Low level: Range and control of grammar and vocabulary

severely limit expression of ideas and connections among them,
with control of only very basic vocabulary and expressions.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 1 point

and 6 points
Fifth evaluation High level: The recording to the alive presentation has no
criterion: restrictions and the document includes the summary of the topic
of the webinar, the questions asked to peers during the session,
Gather recorded and the self-evaluation of the performance in the activity. The
video and other slides used during the presentation are accurately designed and
pieces of evidence have the format of 7th edition APA rules.
of the presentation
If your work is at this level, you can get between 11 points
and 15 points

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This criterion
represents 15 Average level: The link to the recording of the alive
points of the total presentation does not work or the document does not include
of 125 points of the summary of the topic or the questions asked to peers or the
the activity. self-evaluation reflection or the slides to support the
presentation are not submitted.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points

and 10 points

Low level: The recording of the webinar was not submitted to

the Evaluation Environment or the contents of the document
does not meet the requirements of the guidelines.

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

points and 5 points