English Language Workshop 2 Course instructor: Irena Metrovi tajduhar

EVALUATION RUBRICS
VOCABULARY TEST SCALE

Test score (%)

50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100

Evaluation points
1 2 3 4 5 6

GRAMMAR TEST SCALE/FINAL WRITTEN EXAM

Test score (%)

50, 51, 52, 53 54, 55, 56, 57 58, 59, 60, 61 62, 63, 64, 65 66, 67, 68, 69 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 85, 86, 87, 88 89, 90, 91, 92 93, 94, 95, 96 97, 98, 99, 100

Evaluation points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

SUMMARY ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Excellent (3) The central idea of the text is clearly stated. All the essential points underlining the central idea of the text are included. No irrelevant details (examples, statistics, explanations, quotations) are included. Excellent (3) The paragraph is welldeveloped, with a clear topic sentence and relevant supporting details. Ideas are connected to make the writing flow. Cohesive devices are used successfully and appropriately. Excellent (3) Author uses their own words to concisely express ideas from the text. Varied sentence structure is present (rel. pronouns, participles, indirect speech). Good (2) The paragraph contains a topic sentences and related details. Ideas are in logical order. Cohesive devices are used, but not always appropriately. Good (2) Author uses appropriate words from the text as well as the his/her own to write summary. The writing includes some sentence variety and appropriate word choice. Good (2) The central idea of the text is stated in the introductory sentence. Important details are included but some might be missing. Below average (1) The central idea is unclear - not specifically stated in the writing. Contains only some details and some critical information is missing. Irrelevant details are included. Below average (1) The paragraph has some structure, but more than one topic may be combined within the paragraph. Ideas are in random order. Cohesive devices are used, but not always appropriately. Below average (1) Author uses a few sentences that sound too similar to the text and not enough of their own words. The writing includes some sentence variety, but remains simple. Limited or inappropriate word choice. Below average (1) The writing contains some errors in conventions of English (grammar, punctuation, and spelling). Errors do not interfere with the readers understanding of the writing. Inadequate (0) The central idea is not present. Important details are omitted and/or irrelevant details are included.

TASK COMPLETION (CONTENT)

Inadequate (0) Lacks a paragraph structure. Ideas are not in logical order. No effort at using cohesive devices.

ORGANIZATION AND COHESION

Inadequate (0) Author uses phrases taken directly from the text. Limited range of vocabulary and structures; very simple. Evidence of interference from mother tongue.

LANGUAGE RANGE

ACCURACY OF GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY AND SPELLING

Excellent (3) Accurate word/idiom choice; confident handling of appropriate structures to communicate efficiently. Hardly any errors.

Good (2) Language is generally accurate. Possibly some errors but errors do not impede communication.

Inadequate (0) The writing contains many serious errors in the conventions of English (grammar, punctuation, and spelling). Errors interfere with the readers understanding of the writing.

ARTICLE PORTFOLIO Student-Teacher Conference

2 points S S S S S S S S S S is able to successfully converse about the chosen article shows thorough knowledge of the selected vocabulary is able to explain selected phrases and identify their register is able to converse about the chosen article shows partial knowledge of the selected vocabulary had difficulty explaining selected phrases does not participate in the student-teacher conferences has difficulty conversing about the article shows partial or inadequate knowledge of the vocabulary has difficulty explaining selected phrases

1 point

0 points

WEEKLY HOMEWORK
1 point 0 points complete and submitted to MudRi on time incomplete or not submitted to MudRi

FINAL ORAL EXAM

2 points S is able to fully answer the question, i.e. explain theoretical background and provide meaningful examples of the language phenomenon S shows thorough knowledge of the selected vocabulary S is able to partially answer the question, i.e. either gives a theoretical explanation or an example; or cannot successfully explain the phenomenon S shows partial knowledge of the selected vocabulary S is not able to provide theoretical explanations nor give meaningful examples S shows partial or inadequate knowledge of the vocabulary

1 point

0 points