ENGL 1203 USING THE INTERNET AND EMAIL IN ENGLISH

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COURSE OUTLINE

 

Course Code and Course Name

ENGL 1203  Using the Internet and Email in English

Course Description

ENGL 1203 covers the role and functions of the internet and email as international communication tools.  It integrates the 4 macro skills and provides students with opportunities for realistic and meaningful practice to improve their English language proficiency through a series of practical internet-based tasks and projects, both individual and group-based.

Student Texts (to be confirmed)

Authentic texts from the Internet.

Assessment

  • Assessment 1 – Mini-conference (30%)
  • Assessment 2 Written – (40%)
  • Final Assessment – Internet Site (20%)
  • Participation and Attendance (10%)

Course Convenor

Dr Thomas Roche and Dr Yogesh Sinha

Graduate Attributes

On completing the course student should be able to:

• collect, analyse and organise information and ideas, and to convey those ideas clearly and fluently, in written and spoken communication.

• interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common outcome.

• give a short presentation about a familiar topic.

• evaluate the reliability of information on a web-site.

• Use a number of search tools to find information on the web and use email effectively.

• paraphrase information found on a web-site and correctly cite internet references.

• create a web-page with hyperlinks, sounds, images, a menu and a range of other standard features.

• appreciate cultural diversity through the analysis of difference in points of view, experience, and intellectual approach.

Lecture Program

NB: Assessment 1 – Mini-conference (30%) will be held throughout the course, one a week starting in the third week of the course.  See your lecturer for your date/appointment.

Week 1:  The www

Ø       Course Overview, Requirements and Assessment

Ø       Introduction to terminology of internet and websites

Week 2:  Accessing the www (1)

Ø       Introduction to research using search engines, components of a web-page and web address and terminology of www and search techniques

Ø       Giving Presentations

Week 3:  Accessing the www (2)

Ø       Expanding searches using browsers, directories, meta searches

Ø       Using bookmarks, links, online reference materials e.g. dictionaries, grammars, encyclopaedia etc

Ø       Copyright and the internet. Paraphrasing and referencing skills

 

Weeks 4 & 5:  Using Email (1 & 2)

Ø       Introduction to email as a communication tool

Ø       Analysing email genre e.g. audience, purpose, appropriacy, language, style, tone, content, length, abbreviations, symbols etc

Ø       Using tools and developing editing skills and techniques for electronic communication

Week 6

  • Assessment 2 Written – (40%)

Weeks 7 & 8:  Using the Internet as an international communication tool

Ø       Focus on language and integration of 4 macro skills

Ø       Applying internet search techniques

Ø       Peer feedback on group communications using editing techniques and critical analysis skills

Weeks 9 – 13:  WebQuest Project

Ø       Applying internet research skills including identifying & evaluating relevant websites for project completion

Ø       Applying editing and critical analysis skills to provide peer feedback

Ø       Applying writing process skills e.g. brainstorming, drafting, revising, error correction, editing, etc

Week 13

  • Final Assessment – Internet Site (20%)

Mini-conference Guidelines

  1. Students are required to form groups of 3-5.  Each group will pick a topic (eg. Energy sources).
  2. Each individual member, except for one member – the chair, will pick a sub-topic (eg. coal energy, wind energy, solar energy and climate change). Each member will then speak for 5 minutes on their topic – NOT READING FROM NOTES. 
  3. The chair however has a different role, they have to introduce the topic at the beginning of the presentations, introduce each member and their topic and then at the end of the presentation they need to design and implement a mini-activity: quiz, role-plays or small group discussion. The chair needs to then close the mini-conference in a few words. See the grade descriptions for how marks will be awarded.

Written Assignment

  1. Students are required to hand in a written report on one of the research topics that will be shown on their web-site. See the grade descriptions for how marks will be awarded. (750 words)

Web-site

1. The presentation group are required to construct a web-site together.  This must include: links to at least 8 summaries (for each individual)  of research carried out during the semester, a group report about their main area of research (eg. Energy sources) including links to other related sites.

2. Marks will be awarded based on the completion of the set task, appropriateness and accuracy of the language used in the summaries, layout and functionality of the web-site. Group marks will be awarded.

 

GRADE DESCRIPTIONS: Written Assignment

 

Student Name_________________________   Student Number_____________

Date Submitted________________________ Title_________________________________               Mark_________________

Dealing with concepts

Answering the question: Summarizing the article

Answering the question: Expressing and opinion

Originality of ideas

Writing

Presentation

The student demonstrates an excellent grasp and application of

concepts covered in the course.

S/he demonstrates an excellent ability to summarize an article and paraphrase main ideas well.

Clear, concise and judicious expression; thoughtful and clear presentation of own ideas.

Work is original

Paragraph structure is sound. and well presented, with no factual errors and few grammatical infelicities.

All student details included (Name, group, number). A Title is given and is stapled, numbered and Times font 12.

7

. The student demonstrates an excellent grasp and application of most

concepts covered in the course, with some minor knowledge gaps in

specific areas.

S/he demonstrates a reasonable ability to summarize an article and paraphrase main ideas well.

Clear and concise expression; clear presentation of ideas.

 

Work is sound with  little insight.

Work contains rare factual errors, and few grammatical

infelicities.

All but one of: student details included (Name, group, number). A Title is given and is stapled, numbered and Times font 12.

6

The student demonstrates an excellent grasp and application of some

concepts covered in the course, but exhibits knowledge gaps in a few

key areas.

S/he demonstrates some ability to represent the main ideas and themes of a text.

Clear explanation; presents some convincing ideas.

Work is sound.

Work contains some factual errors and grammatical infelicities.

All but two of: student details included (Name, group, number). A Title is given and is stapled, numbered and Times font 12.

5

The student demonstrates some grasp of concepts covered in the

course, but exhibits knowledge gaps in some key areas.

S/he demonstrates some ability to construct  a partial summary of the main ideas and themes of a text.

Adequate explanation of opinion; presents basic ideas.

Work is  sound overall, but lacking in

innovation..

Work contains many

factual errors and grammatical infelicities.

 Most of: student details included (Name, group, number). A Title is given and is stapled, numbered and Times font 12.

4

The student demonstrates uneven but passable knowledge of concepts

covered in the course.

S/he demonstrates a limited ability to construct a summary of the main ideas and themes of a text.

Failure to give clear opinion; lack of ideas.

Work is rarely novel.

Work contains a great number of factual errors and grammatical infelicities

Some tof: All student details included ( Name, group, number). A Title is given and is stapled, numbered and Times font 12..

3

The student demonstrates very sketchy knowledge of concepts

covered in the course, with large gaps evident.

S/he demonstrates poor ability in constructing a summary of the main ideas and themes of a text.

Failure to give clear opinion; lack of evidence

Work is lacking in thought or ideas.

 

Few of: student details included( Name, group, number). A Title is given and is stapled, numbered and Times font 12..

2

The student has not submitted any work of substance, the question has not been answered and the paper is full of errors (grammatical, conceptual and in referencing).

1

 

“Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and using as one’s own the thoughts or writings of another, without acknowledgement. Students will be given no mark for such work.

 

GRADE DESCRIPTIONS: Mini-Conference/Presentation

Subject: ENGL1203             Student’s Name: _______________________________

Student Number:______________    Group:________ Topic:___________________

Overall Structure

Transitional

Phrases

Pronunciation

Grammar

Audience

Awareness

Content

 

All of: Clear title, intro, logical development, conclusion, accurate timing. With flare.

Always uses: intonation and marker works (Right, Next.., So) and phrases (I’d now like to, Let’s also think about…) with flare.

Exhibits confident and impressive use of English pronunciation.

Exhibits confident and impressive use of the mechanics of spoken English.

Always uses: eye contact, a warm report, stands comfortably, interaction with flare.

A thorough knowledge of the topic presented interestingly with flare.

7

All of: Clear title, intro, logical development, conclusion, accurate timing.

Always uses: intonation and marker works (Right, Next.., So) and phrases (I’d now like to, Let’s also think about…)

Exhibits confident use of English pronunciation with almost no mistakes.

Exhibits confident use of the mechanics of spoken English with almost no mistakes.

Always uses: eye contact, a warm report, stands comfortably, interaction.

A thorough knowledge of the topic presented interestingly.

6

All but one of of: Clear title, intro, logical development, conclusion, accurate timing.

Often uses: intonation and marker works (Right, Next.., So) and phrases (I’d now like to, Let’s also think about…)

Exhibits sound use of English pronunciation with only a few mistakes.

Exhibits sound use of the mechanics of spoken English with only a few errors.

Often uses: eye contact, a warm report, stands comfortably, interaction.

A good knowledge of the topic presented interestingly

5

Most of: Clear title, intro, logical development, conclusion, accurate timing.

Sometimes uses: intonation and marker works (Right, Next.., So) and phrases (I’d now like to, Let’s also think about…)

Exhibits sound use of English pronunciation with occasional  repeated errors.

Exhibits sound use of the mechanics of spoken English with occasional  repeated errors.

Sometimes uses: eye contact, a warm report, stands comfortably, interaction.

A good knowledge of the topic well presented.

4

Some of: Clear title, intro, logical development, conclusion, accurate timing.

Occasionally uses: intonation and marker works (Right, Next.., So) and phrases (I’d now like to, Let’s also think about…)

Exhibits passable use of English pronunciation with a high number of errors. At times difficult to understand.

Exhibits passable use of the mechanics of spoken English with a high number of errors. At times difficult to understand.

Occasionally uses: eye contact, a warm report, stands comfortably, interaction

Passable knowledge of the topic.

3

One of: Clear title, intro, logical development, conclusion, accurate timing.

Rarely uses: intonation and marker works (Right, Next.., So) and phrases (I’d now like to, Let’s also think about…)

Exhibits poor use of the English pronunciation which is difficult to understand.

Exhibits poor use of the mechanics of spoken English difficult to understand.

Rarely uses: eye contact, a warm report, stands comfortably, interaction

Sketchy or incorrect knowledge poorly presented.

2

Overall structure is poor, no markers of transition used,  no audience awareness, no command of spoken English syntax, pronunciation incomprehensible, no information shared. Or STUDENT HAS READ THEIR PRESENTATION FROM NOTES.

1

 

1. Essays must be typed or word-processed (double-spaced with at least a

2.5cm margin on all sides of the page).

 

2. Pages must be numbered, preferably at the bottom centre of the page.

 

3. You must document sources used in your essay. This can be using in-text

citation, endnotes (i.e. notes listed on a separate page which comes after the

text of your essay), or footnotes (notes at the bottom of the page which they

refer to). Your bibliography/list of references must be on a separate page, and must include all material mentioned in your notes, plus any material which was read but not necessarily quoted from.

 

4.Notes must be numbered consecutively, with full bibliographical and page

details in the first reference to a particular work. Later references to the same

work can be abbreviated (i.e. only including surname, short version of title,

page). Remember, notes are there for the reader to find the information

themselves if they want to, so make sure they are precise and accurate.

 

5. Notes must be used wherever you give a quote, use any important facts or

where you have drawn on particular works for parts of your essay. Notes tell the

reader where your information has come from and how you have used your

reading to build your essay.

 

6. Give your sources for all tables and appendices. This may not necessarily be

where the original book got the table from, but where you obtained it.

 

7. Make sure you proofread your essay. It is important that your spelling,

punctuation and grammar are correct. When writing in another language,

appropriate use of diacritical marks is expected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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