King Abdulaziz University

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Department of Modern Languages and Literature
Applied Linguistics – LANE 622
First Group Assignment Guidelines & Rubric

Instructions:

In the article titled “Do Asian EFL Teachers Use Humor in the Classroom? A Case Study of Vietnamese EFL University Teachers,” the

authors put forward a good abstract. I need you to write one that is equally as good using the rubric below to help you identify the most

prominent parts needed. Your deadline will be the 4th March 2024. A short feedback sheet will be sent to each student of every group to

identify the amount of work done by each group member. Your grade will depend on what the rest of the members of the group say

about your contribution to the assignment.

Abstract Rubric:
EVALUATION OUTSTANDING
CITERIA
(3 POINTS)
INTRODUCTION Author describes the main subject and
purpose of the research and indicates why
the research is important and places the
research ina larger topical context.
METHODS Author describes what they did: data
sources and methods of data collection are
provided and convinces the reader that the
methods employed were appropriate to the
research/project.
Author describes what they learned and
RESULTS
provides outcomes for the main results or
an explanation of why no results were
achieved and relates the results to the
research question.
CONCLUSION Author describes the correlation between
the research/project and its results, and the
conclusions, anticipated or final, that they
draw from the research and describes how
this work will contribute to the field.
The author uses concise language and cites
LANGUAGE &
specific details and makes no errors in
MECHANICS language use or conventions, all acronyms
are defined when first used.
LENGTH 230-250 words
FORMAT Justified, single spaced, and in a 12-font size
SATISFACTORY UNSATISFACTORY
(2 POINTS) (1 POINT)
Author describes the main subject The subject and purpose are
and purpose of the research and not obvious.
indicates why the research is
important.
Author describes what they did: Methods are not
data sources and methods of obvious.
data collection are provided.
Author describes what they
Results are not presented
learned and provides outcomes for
clearly.
the main results or an explanation
of why no results were achieved.
Author describes the correlation Conclusion is unclear.
between the research and its
results, and the conclusions,
anticipated or final, that they draw
from the research.
The author uses concise language
The abstract is wordy and
and cites specific details. nonspecific.
251-300 words More than 300+ words
Justified, but not spaced or sized It is not justified, nor
properly. spaced properly or sized.