This document provides guidelines for constructing the English language exam for the Algerian Brevet d'Enseignement Moyen (BEM). It outlines the format, scoring, and recommendations for each part and section of the exam. The exam consists of two parts: Part One assesses reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language skills; Part Two involves a written expression task in response to an integrated situation. The document provides detailed instructions on devising appropriate texts, activities, and situations to evaluate students' English language abilities based on the exam criteria.
The document provides annual learning plans for teaching English as a foreign language in middle school in Algeria. It outlines four learning sequences over 9 weeks to help students develop skills in describing themselves, their families, daily routines and interests. The sequences start with an initial situation and integrate grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation lessons. Students will apply their learning by creating a personal profile to enter into a national competition with the top three winning an English course in London. The plans aim to improve the quality of teaching through clearer guidance on structuring lesson content and competency development.
This document provides guidelines for designing English language exams for the Middle School Certificate (BEM) in Morocco. It consists of 5 sections: 1) recommendations for exam designers to ensure exams are aligned with curriculum objectives, 2) the exam structure and scoring, 3) tips for exam construction, 4) guidelines for the essay/integration section, and 5) examples of exam question types. The recommendations emphasize creating communicative, meaningful exam tasks that comprehensively assess students' reading, writing, grammar and other English language skills based on the middle school exit profile.
Salam
Examiner Guide 2017
Here is the new Examiner guide Ocotber 2017
Teachers have to use it in their daily lesson planning and involve them in their daily lessons to make the learners used to the typology and instructions of the tasks
All the test and exams must be conform to this guide , so there is no that strange instruction specially that "I" and also the typology " text + 6 activities + written expression ( situation of integration )
Good Luck
Mr Samir Bounab ( Ex teacher trainer )
the links
The work focused on the following points;
- brainstorming about the topic of the meeting
- does grammar matter in these days?
- Defining grammar
- approaches to teach grammar
- defining inductive and deductive methods
- comparing and contrasting the both methods
- Pros and Cons of both methods
- combining both inducitve and deductive methods
- PIASP teaching strategy in the Algerian teaching syetem
- Samples of deductive and inductive grammar teaching methods in the Algerian teaching system
By : Mr Samir Bounab ( Teacher trainer at MONE)
This document provides guidelines for constructing English language exams for the Middle School Education Certificate (BEM) in Algeria. It outlines the exam format, which has two parts: Part 1 assesses reading comprehension and language mastery through multiple choice questions, matching, and other activities; Part 2 involves a written expression task integrating aspects from the passage. The document provides detailed recommendations for selecting an appropriate text, developing comprehension questions and language activities that prepare students for the writing task, and assessing the writing using an analytic rubric. Guidelines aim to ensure exams effectively test English skills while relating all activities to the unified topic and situation presented.
This document discusses reading lessons and provides guidance on using reading aloud in the classroom. It outlines the typical steps in a reading lesson as pre-reading, during/while reading, and post-reading activities. Pre-reading involves preparing students for the text, such as reviewing vocabulary. During reading consists of comprehension questions and exercises. Post-reading allows the teacher to evaluate students' understanding through activities like summarization. The document also advises that students do not learn to read through reading aloud and that it should only be used in the classroom in limited ways, such as the teacher reading aloud while students follow along silently.
The adaptation-of-the-new-yearly-planning-september-2020-by-moudjib-arrahmane...Mr Bounab Samir
1. The document outlines the adaptation of the new yearly planning for English language classes at different levels (MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4) in September 2020.
2. It describes the sequencing of units, learning objectives, grammar points, and pronunciation skills to be covered in each unit.
3. Objectives, grammar, and pronunciation points are classified as "Removed", "Integrated", or "Review" with notes on how they relate to previous levels and skills.
The document provides annual learning plans for teaching English as a foreign language in middle school in Algeria. It outlines four learning sequences over 9 weeks to help students develop skills in describing themselves, their families, daily routines and interests. The sequences start with an initial situation and integrate grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation lessons. Students will apply their learning by creating a personal profile to enter into a national competition with the top three winning an English course in London. The plans aim to improve the quality of teaching through clearer guidance on structuring lesson content and competency development.
This document provides guidelines for designing English language exams for the Middle School Certificate (BEM) in Morocco. It consists of 5 sections: 1) recommendations for exam designers to ensure exams are aligned with curriculum objectives, 2) the exam structure and scoring, 3) tips for exam construction, 4) guidelines for the essay/integration section, and 5) examples of exam question types. The recommendations emphasize creating communicative, meaningful exam tasks that comprehensively assess students' reading, writing, grammar and other English language skills based on the middle school exit profile.
Salam
Examiner Guide 2017
Here is the new Examiner guide Ocotber 2017
Teachers have to use it in their daily lesson planning and involve them in their daily lessons to make the learners used to the typology and instructions of the tasks
All the test and exams must be conform to this guide , so there is no that strange instruction specially that "I" and also the typology " text + 6 activities + written expression ( situation of integration )
Good Luck
Mr Samir Bounab ( Ex teacher trainer )
the links
The work focused on the following points;
- brainstorming about the topic of the meeting
- does grammar matter in these days?
- Defining grammar
- approaches to teach grammar
- defining inductive and deductive methods
- comparing and contrasting the both methods
- Pros and Cons of both methods
- combining both inducitve and deductive methods
- PIASP teaching strategy in the Algerian teaching syetem
- Samples of deductive and inductive grammar teaching methods in the Algerian teaching system
By : Mr Samir Bounab ( Teacher trainer at MONE)
This document provides guidelines for constructing English language exams for the Middle School Education Certificate (BEM) in Algeria. It outlines the exam format, which has two parts: Part 1 assesses reading comprehension and language mastery through multiple choice questions, matching, and other activities; Part 2 involves a written expression task integrating aspects from the passage. The document provides detailed recommendations for selecting an appropriate text, developing comprehension questions and language activities that prepare students for the writing task, and assessing the writing using an analytic rubric. Guidelines aim to ensure exams effectively test English skills while relating all activities to the unified topic and situation presented.
This document discusses reading lessons and provides guidance on using reading aloud in the classroom. It outlines the typical steps in a reading lesson as pre-reading, during/while reading, and post-reading activities. Pre-reading involves preparing students for the text, such as reviewing vocabulary. During reading consists of comprehension questions and exercises. Post-reading allows the teacher to evaluate students' understanding through activities like summarization. The document also advises that students do not learn to read through reading aloud and that it should only be used in the classroom in limited ways, such as the teacher reading aloud while students follow along silently.
The adaptation-of-the-new-yearly-planning-september-2020-by-moudjib-arrahmane...Mr Bounab Samir
1. The document outlines the adaptation of the new yearly planning for English language classes at different levels (MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4) in September 2020.
2. It describes the sequencing of units, learning objectives, grammar points, and pronunciation skills to be covered in each unit.
3. Objectives, grammar, and pronunciation points are classified as "Removed", "Integrated", or "Review" with notes on how they relate to previous levels and skills.
Lesson plan setting aims and objecitves march 2021 mostagh for fate boot pr...Mr Bounab Samir
Here are the key differences between an ice-breaker, warmer and lead-in:
- Ice-breaker: An activity done at the very beginning of a lesson or session to help students relax and feel more comfortable. The goal is for students to get to know each other in a low-pressure way.
- Warmer: An activity done shortly after the ice-breaker to begin engaging students' minds in the topic or theme of the lesson. It helps transition students from socializing to learning.
- Lead-in: Done right before the main content is presented, it provides context and gets students thinking about the core topic/skill. It leads students into the heart of the lesson by connecting prior knowledge to new concepts.
This document provides an introduction and overview for a teacher's guide for a 2nd year middle school English coursebook in Algeria. It discusses the objectives of promoting learner autonomy and responsibility, expanding teaching methods, and preparing students for real-world challenges. It emphasizes using cross-references across sections to reinforce content and integrate skills. The guide is intended to help teachers consolidate students' knowledge and skills through meaningful tasks and activities adapted to learners' needs and styles.
The document provides learning progressions for teaching English as a foreign language to first year secondary students in Algeria over the course of the academic year. It outlines five theme-based units to be covered in approximately 28 hours of instruction per unit. Each unit lists targeted competencies, learning objectives, grammar, vocabulary, and phonological points to be covered, as well as suggested tasks and assessments. The goal is to help students produce oral and written messages of 120 words on descriptive, narrative, argumentative, expository and prescriptive topics.
This document provides clarification and recommendations for the November 2016 Baccalaureate English Examiner's Guide. It suggests that test tasks should progress from general to specific comprehension. It also recommends varying the selection of referents in cohesive marker activities and presenting language points in context. For text exploration, it advises choosing four of the five suggested activities and varying the activity types. It provides an example of how to structure a written expression topic as a communication situation specifying the problem, audience, objective, task and length. An assessment grid is also included covering relevance, coherence, linguistic resources and excellence.
This document outlines an annual learning plan for an English class at Key Stage Three. It is divided into three terms covering different topics each term: self-portraits and school experiences (Term 1), dreams and interests (Term 2), and healthy eating and tourism (Term 3). Each term contains several sequences that build upon each other. The plan lists the communicative tasks, competencies, learning objectives, and language forms covered in each section.
Workshop 4 Making Grammar Instruction Meaningful and EnjoyableMaryna Tsehelska
How is English grammar acquired? Should we teach all English tenses at once or study them separately? Why do our students know grammar rules but make lots of grammar mistakes in writing and speaking? What is more important – a clear explanation or meaningful revision?
These are just a few questions I’m going to answer while sharing my personal observations and beliefs about grammar teaching and learning.
Key points:
1. A short discussion about popular ways of teaching grammar.
2. Stages of grammar acquisition.
3. Teaching English tenses.
4. The power of paraphrasing.
There is an urgent need to invest in teacher education programmes in the Arab world. Outdated curricula and methodologies, reliance on rote learning and not enough qualified teachers present a threat to the quality of education in the region. This presentation outlines a qualitative case study that explores the perceived and observed impact of shaping and contextualizing teacher education reading pedagogy upon an evolving system of knowledge, beliefs and reading teaching styles in a UAE context. The findings suggest that by attending to a Vygotskian constructivist-based contextualized EFL model of second language teacher education pedagogy, the potential to enhance the capacity of Emirati female student teachers to teach reading successfully and enact pedagogic change in government schools is increased. While investigating the unique features of the case itself, these findings may have resonance for teacher education programmes in other Middle Eastern contexts.
The document provides recommendations for assessing reading and writing skills. It discusses indirect and direct writing assessments, as well as free writing and guided writing. Guidelines are presented for developing writing prompts, using rubrics to evaluate responses, and providing students with feedback. Both holistic and analytical marking approaches are examined, along with their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, ten tips are outlined to help ensure reliable and valid writing assessments.
Writing assessment is used for placement, monitoring progress, and accountability of ELL students. It involves evaluating students' writing content, clarity, and mechanics. Effective writing instruction incorporates process writing, writing across curriculums, and authentic tasks. Scoring can be holistic, focusing on traits, or analytical. Monitoring student development includes checking prewriting, post-writing, and conferencing. Self and peer assessment also support writing growth.
Salam
1- The annual learning plan
The annual learning plan is a comprehensive plan of a program of study within an educational project that aims to achieve the global competence of a learning level on the basis of the target competency stated for each domain ( oral interaction, interpretation of oral and written messages and production of oral and written messages) and through an integrated set of learning sections.
Each plan starts from the target competency to achieve and whose development is carried out through a problem-solving situation in its general context that the learner may encounter in his or her school or social life and a set of partial situations conducive to integration and potential remediation. The plan also contains instructions from the “support document” and the “teacher’s guide” and the estimated time to devote to the learning section to ensure an adequate implementation of this latter.
MONE June 2017
This document outlines approaches to writing assessment in schools. It discusses the purpose of writing assessment, which is to identify skills that need improvement, monitor student progress, and guide instruction. It also covers types of writing like informative, expressive, and persuasive pieces. Assessment methods discussed include process writing, rubrics to evaluate content, clarity, and mechanics, self-assessment using tools like checklists, peer assessment through activities like conferencing, and portfolio assessment to track growth over time. The document emphasizes using a variety of informal and formal assessments to obtain a well-rounded picture of students' abilities and inform instruction.
Ms4 level writing application letter (situation of integration) Mr Bounab Samir
This lesson plan focuses on writing application letters. Students will work on their writing skills. They will focus on making polite requests and using would, simple present, and simple past tenses. Vocabulary related to job applications and letter writing will also be covered. The teacher will discuss Algerian traditional cooking to teach an aspect of culture. The objective is for students to write an application letter using the model with 'would.' Progress will be checked by having students identify job advertisements and answer related tasks. Required materials include a data show, laptop, and pictures of Algerian food. The lesson involves brainstorming jobs, planning letter elements, drafting a letter and CV, editing, and publishing the best example.
How to apply the 2 G curriculum
1 - The pedagogic project
2- The sequence
3- The session ( 4 situations)
3- Guided sheet = lesson focus
5- Lesson plan model
6- The project work
By :
Mr Samir Bounab ( Teacher Trainer at MONE)
This presentation provides discussion on the different assessment done in English particularly Objective Type of Test, Reading Comprehension Testing and Grammar Tests
A reading program for Grade 9 in the Philippines. Note: This is not an official Reading program for grade 9. This is only a sample reading program that was made by the MAESL Students in Benguet State University as a requirement in Teaching Reading and Literary Appreciation. For Word Format just comment below.
This document discusses different types of writing and approaches to writing assessment. It describes informative, expressive/narrative, and persuasive writing. It also outlines holistic, primary trait, and analytic scoring approaches. Key aspects of the writing process like prewriting, writing, and post-writing are explained. Strategies for writing instruction, self-assessment, peer assessment, and using assessment to inform instruction are provided.
Effective essay writing is a critical skill for college students, and there are various approaches to teaching solid essay writing. Among the topics covered in this presentation are development of critical thinking skills, order and progression of types of essays taught, and student activities that enhance comprehension and retention of components of skilled essay writing
The document is the final examination for an English for Specific Purposes course analyzing an English syllabus used at the State University of Yogyakarta's Faculty of Engineering. It begins with an introduction and thanks. Section I describes what a syllabus is and its components. Section II analyzes the specific syllabus, outlining its objectives, competencies, assessment criteria, course schedule, and materials. It concludes by connecting the syllabus to the vocational engineering programs.
This document provides guidelines for constructing English language exams for the Middle School Education Certificate (BEM) in Algeria. It outlines the exam format, which has two parts: Part One focuses on reading comprehension and language skills, and Part Two involves a written expression task. For Part One, the guidelines specify the number and types of activities for comprehension and language. For Part Two, it provides a rubric for assessing written responses. The document emphasizes linking all exam activities to the reading passage and integrating vocabulary and grammar into the writing task. It also offers tips for selecting texts and designing exams to effectively evaluate students' English proficiency.
The document provides guidance for designing English language exams for the middle school level in accordance with the exit profile of middle school education. It outlines recommendations for exam designers, such as ensuring exams assess the three main competencies of interact, interpret, and produce. It also describes the typical structure of exams, including sections on reading comprehension, language mastery, and an integrated writing task. Suggested exam activities aim to comprehensively test students' skills while being meaningful and at an appropriate level of difficulty. Evaluation criteria for exams focus on relevance, coherence, language use, and creativity.
Lesson plan setting aims and objecitves march 2021 mostagh for fate boot pr...Mr Bounab Samir
Here are the key differences between an ice-breaker, warmer and lead-in:
- Ice-breaker: An activity done at the very beginning of a lesson or session to help students relax and feel more comfortable. The goal is for students to get to know each other in a low-pressure way.
- Warmer: An activity done shortly after the ice-breaker to begin engaging students' minds in the topic or theme of the lesson. It helps transition students from socializing to learning.
- Lead-in: Done right before the main content is presented, it provides context and gets students thinking about the core topic/skill. It leads students into the heart of the lesson by connecting prior knowledge to new concepts.
This document provides an introduction and overview for a teacher's guide for a 2nd year middle school English coursebook in Algeria. It discusses the objectives of promoting learner autonomy and responsibility, expanding teaching methods, and preparing students for real-world challenges. It emphasizes using cross-references across sections to reinforce content and integrate skills. The guide is intended to help teachers consolidate students' knowledge and skills through meaningful tasks and activities adapted to learners' needs and styles.
The document provides learning progressions for teaching English as a foreign language to first year secondary students in Algeria over the course of the academic year. It outlines five theme-based units to be covered in approximately 28 hours of instruction per unit. Each unit lists targeted competencies, learning objectives, grammar, vocabulary, and phonological points to be covered, as well as suggested tasks and assessments. The goal is to help students produce oral and written messages of 120 words on descriptive, narrative, argumentative, expository and prescriptive topics.
This document provides clarification and recommendations for the November 2016 Baccalaureate English Examiner's Guide. It suggests that test tasks should progress from general to specific comprehension. It also recommends varying the selection of referents in cohesive marker activities and presenting language points in context. For text exploration, it advises choosing four of the five suggested activities and varying the activity types. It provides an example of how to structure a written expression topic as a communication situation specifying the problem, audience, objective, task and length. An assessment grid is also included covering relevance, coherence, linguistic resources and excellence.
This document outlines an annual learning plan for an English class at Key Stage Three. It is divided into three terms covering different topics each term: self-portraits and school experiences (Term 1), dreams and interests (Term 2), and healthy eating and tourism (Term 3). Each term contains several sequences that build upon each other. The plan lists the communicative tasks, competencies, learning objectives, and language forms covered in each section.
Workshop 4 Making Grammar Instruction Meaningful and EnjoyableMaryna Tsehelska
How is English grammar acquired? Should we teach all English tenses at once or study them separately? Why do our students know grammar rules but make lots of grammar mistakes in writing and speaking? What is more important – a clear explanation or meaningful revision?
These are just a few questions I’m going to answer while sharing my personal observations and beliefs about grammar teaching and learning.
Key points:
1. A short discussion about popular ways of teaching grammar.
2. Stages of grammar acquisition.
3. Teaching English tenses.
4. The power of paraphrasing.
There is an urgent need to invest in teacher education programmes in the Arab world. Outdated curricula and methodologies, reliance on rote learning and not enough qualified teachers present a threat to the quality of education in the region. This presentation outlines a qualitative case study that explores the perceived and observed impact of shaping and contextualizing teacher education reading pedagogy upon an evolving system of knowledge, beliefs and reading teaching styles in a UAE context. The findings suggest that by attending to a Vygotskian constructivist-based contextualized EFL model of second language teacher education pedagogy, the potential to enhance the capacity of Emirati female student teachers to teach reading successfully and enact pedagogic change in government schools is increased. While investigating the unique features of the case itself, these findings may have resonance for teacher education programmes in other Middle Eastern contexts.
The document provides recommendations for assessing reading and writing skills. It discusses indirect and direct writing assessments, as well as free writing and guided writing. Guidelines are presented for developing writing prompts, using rubrics to evaluate responses, and providing students with feedback. Both holistic and analytical marking approaches are examined, along with their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, ten tips are outlined to help ensure reliable and valid writing assessments.
Writing assessment is used for placement, monitoring progress, and accountability of ELL students. It involves evaluating students' writing content, clarity, and mechanics. Effective writing instruction incorporates process writing, writing across curriculums, and authentic tasks. Scoring can be holistic, focusing on traits, or analytical. Monitoring student development includes checking prewriting, post-writing, and conferencing. Self and peer assessment also support writing growth.
Salam
1- The annual learning plan
The annual learning plan is a comprehensive plan of a program of study within an educational project that aims to achieve the global competence of a learning level on the basis of the target competency stated for each domain ( oral interaction, interpretation of oral and written messages and production of oral and written messages) and through an integrated set of learning sections.
Each plan starts from the target competency to achieve and whose development is carried out through a problem-solving situation in its general context that the learner may encounter in his or her school or social life and a set of partial situations conducive to integration and potential remediation. The plan also contains instructions from the “support document” and the “teacher’s guide” and the estimated time to devote to the learning section to ensure an adequate implementation of this latter.
MONE June 2017
This document outlines approaches to writing assessment in schools. It discusses the purpose of writing assessment, which is to identify skills that need improvement, monitor student progress, and guide instruction. It also covers types of writing like informative, expressive, and persuasive pieces. Assessment methods discussed include process writing, rubrics to evaluate content, clarity, and mechanics, self-assessment using tools like checklists, peer assessment through activities like conferencing, and portfolio assessment to track growth over time. The document emphasizes using a variety of informal and formal assessments to obtain a well-rounded picture of students' abilities and inform instruction.
Ms4 level writing application letter (situation of integration) Mr Bounab Samir
This lesson plan focuses on writing application letters. Students will work on their writing skills. They will focus on making polite requests and using would, simple present, and simple past tenses. Vocabulary related to job applications and letter writing will also be covered. The teacher will discuss Algerian traditional cooking to teach an aspect of culture. The objective is for students to write an application letter using the model with 'would.' Progress will be checked by having students identify job advertisements and answer related tasks. Required materials include a data show, laptop, and pictures of Algerian food. The lesson involves brainstorming jobs, planning letter elements, drafting a letter and CV, editing, and publishing the best example.
How to apply the 2 G curriculum
1 - The pedagogic project
2- The sequence
3- The session ( 4 situations)
3- Guided sheet = lesson focus
5- Lesson plan model
6- The project work
By :
Mr Samir Bounab ( Teacher Trainer at MONE)
This presentation provides discussion on the different assessment done in English particularly Objective Type of Test, Reading Comprehension Testing and Grammar Tests
A reading program for Grade 9 in the Philippines. Note: This is not an official Reading program for grade 9. This is only a sample reading program that was made by the MAESL Students in Benguet State University as a requirement in Teaching Reading and Literary Appreciation. For Word Format just comment below.
This document discusses different types of writing and approaches to writing assessment. It describes informative, expressive/narrative, and persuasive writing. It also outlines holistic, primary trait, and analytic scoring approaches. Key aspects of the writing process like prewriting, writing, and post-writing are explained. Strategies for writing instruction, self-assessment, peer assessment, and using assessment to inform instruction are provided.
Effective essay writing is a critical skill for college students, and there are various approaches to teaching solid essay writing. Among the topics covered in this presentation are development of critical thinking skills, order and progression of types of essays taught, and student activities that enhance comprehension and retention of components of skilled essay writing
The document is the final examination for an English for Specific Purposes course analyzing an English syllabus used at the State University of Yogyakarta's Faculty of Engineering. It begins with an introduction and thanks. Section I describes what a syllabus is and its components. Section II analyzes the specific syllabus, outlining its objectives, competencies, assessment criteria, course schedule, and materials. It concludes by connecting the syllabus to the vocational engineering programs.
This document provides guidelines for constructing English language exams for the Middle School Education Certificate (BEM) in Algeria. It outlines the exam format, which has two parts: Part One focuses on reading comprehension and language skills, and Part Two involves a written expression task. For Part One, the guidelines specify the number and types of activities for comprehension and language. For Part Two, it provides a rubric for assessing written responses. The document emphasizes linking all exam activities to the reading passage and integrating vocabulary and grammar into the writing task. It also offers tips for selecting texts and designing exams to effectively evaluate students' English proficiency.
The document provides guidance for designing English language exams for the middle school level in accordance with the exit profile of middle school education. It outlines recommendations for exam designers, such as ensuring exams assess the three main competencies of interact, interpret, and produce. It also describes the typical structure of exams, including sections on reading comprehension, language mastery, and an integrated writing task. Suggested exam activities aim to comprehensively test students' skills while being meaningful and at an appropriate level of difficulty. Evaluation criteria for exams focus on relevance, coherence, language use, and creativity.
1. The document discusses various aspects of developing writing skills, including the importance of environment and practice.
2. It outlines objectives of giving lessons on developing writing skills and integrating writing with other skills.
3. Various tips are provided on writing techniques, styles, and processes like pre-writing, writing, and revision.
Mastering the Curriculum in Reading and MathLeah Vestal
The document provides guidance for teachers to focus their instruction, assignments, and assessments on the eligible content (EC) required by the PSSA. It recommends teachers thoroughly understand the EC, constantly review it throughout the year using various methods and materials, and have systems in place to remediate students who have not mastered the EC. The overall goal is for teachers to plan effectively to help students master the EC, which covers most of the reading and math curricula.
This document provides an overview and strategies for different sections of the SAT exam, including sentence completions, passage-based reading, essays, and grammar questions. It outlines key information such as timing strategies, common question types, and tips for improving performance. Students are advised to use strategies like process of elimination, underlining main ideas, and focusing answers within the context of passages. The document concludes with reminders for test day such as eating breakfast, arriving early, and maintaining a positive mindset during the exam.
Evaluation EssayAssignmentWe have the opportunity to select.docxturveycharlyn
Evaluation Essay
Assignment:
We have the opportunity to select and evaluate a subject in order to present our overall assessment by supporting it with criteria and evidence. The essay will be approximately 3-5 pages in length, incorporate at least two sources, and include a Works Cited page. Note: Any essay that does not have a Works Cited page will have the final grade lowered by one letter. This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
Rationale:
The skills used in this assignment are essential creating a coherent essay based on criteria, justification, and evidence as well as creating a discussion based on a controlling idea (e.g., claim).
Process:
1. Select a subject that you’re familiar with that also falls under one of the following categories: commercial product/service, work of art, or performance.
2. Determine 4-5 criteria by which to evaluate the subject and determine to what degree the subject meets each standard.
3. Formulate a claim that represents your overall assessment about the subject.
4. Construct a 3-5 page evaluation essay presents your claim and supports it with criteria, justification, and evidence.
Essay Organization/Structure:
Because this essay is arranged deductively, we’ll use the following essay structure:
Introductory paragraph(s): Provide an engaging lead, background information about the work of subject, and claim.
Body paragraphs: Provide a transition, state the standard being used to evaluate the subject and why/how it’s important, followed by evidence that demonstrates the ways in which the subject meets or doesn’t meet the standard.
Conclusion: Provide an ending that “wraps up” the discussion rather than summarizes it.
Keep in Mind:
We must determine the criteria before we evaluate the subject. We must ask ourselves: What is the general subject? What are the criteria? Why are the criteria important? What is the specific subject? How does the subject meet/not meet each standard? What is my overall claim?
Also, we may use the sources we research any way we want. For instance, we may want to use sources to help present background information about the subject or to help present the evidence. No matter what, though, we must cite and document the sources.
Effective Essay:
An effective evaluation essay will have the following characteristics:
· A narrowed scope and clear, precise claim
· A clear sense of purpose, focus, and perspective
· Development of the overall analysis and evaluation
· An organizational structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context
· Language and style appropriate to the audience and context
· Appropriate detail, information, and examples
· Proper mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
Format and Design:
Your essay will follow these format and design requirements:
· Use MLA format where in the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date; include a title for your essay using standard capitaliz.
The document discusses strategies for teaching to the eligible content (EC) on the PSSA tests, including understanding the EC thoroughly, adjusting questioning techniques to align with the EC, focusing on open-ended written responses, and providing regular spiral review and formative assessment of the EC. Teachers are encouraged to create their own review materials focused specifically on the EC, use graphic organizers consistently to improve student writing, and have systems in place to provide additional support for students still struggling with mastery of the EC.
This document provides guidance on effective test design for language assessments. It discusses key considerations for tests including usefulness, validity, reliability, practicality, washback, authenticity and transparency. It also covers determining learning objectives, aligning assessments and instruction, and different types of test items for evaluating listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and language functions. The document stresses the importance of ensuring tests are well-aligned with classroom instruction and reflect authentic language use. It also addresses controversial issues in language testing.
The document provides information about the Test Training sections included in the Viewpoints 10 EGB textbook. It explains that there are three Test Training sections to promote continuous evaluation and accurate assessment of student progress. The tests resemble international exam formats and aim to familiarize students with evaluating foreign language proficiency through such exams. The tests can be used for ongoing teacher assessment or as cumulative evaluations to determine student mastery of specified language standards.
Adding the ESP to Multidisciplinary EAP Courses HandoutEthel C. Swartley
This document provides an overview of strategies used in an intensive English program course to incorporate English for Specific Purposes (ESP) principles into multidisciplinary academic English courses. The course utilized student-led needs analyses, field-specific text analysis, document formatting aligned with individual fields, and ESP-adapted presentation assignments. Examples of assignments include having students interview professors in their fields, analyze language features in field-specific articles, learn citation styles of their disciplines, and give presentations defining vocabulary terms or discussing issues from their areas of study. The document demonstrates how ESP principles can make such multidisciplinary courses more relevant to students' academic needs.
Here are outlines for two different types of essays:
I. Why Patriotism is Important (3 Reasons)
Paragraph 1: Introduction (thesis: Patriotism is important for 3 reasons)
Paragraph 2: Reason 1: Patriotism unites citizens around shared values and culture.
Paragraph 3: Reason 2: Patriotism promotes national pride and positive national identity.
Paragraph 4: Reason 3: Patriotism encourages civic participation and willingness to defend the nation.
Paragraph 5: Conclusion (restate thesis and importance of patriotism)
II. How to Teach Essay Writing (3 Methods)
Paragraph 1: Introduction (thesis: There are 3
Summary Rubric (simplified grading rubric) = 25 total rubriMikeEly930
Summary Rubric (simplified grading rubric) = 25 total rubric points
Total Weighted Rating Points Divided by 2 = grade points (out of possible 25 points). Graded summaries are
generally worth 25 points, 50 points (multiply total rubric points X 2), 75 points (multiply total rubric points X
3), or 100 points (multiply total rubric points X 4).
RATING
Successful (up to 10 points) Proficient/Passing (7 points) Marginal/Unacceptable (0-6
points)
Contextualization
(Weighted points =
Rating X 1)
The writer has fully
contextualized the text being
summarized, providing the
full and correct title (and, if
appropriate, the larger
publication’s title),
introducing the text’s author
by full name and credentials,
and identifying the original
intended audience and
purpose. Contextual
information is smoothly
integrated into the summary.
The contextualizing
information is included, but
is not smoothly integrated
into the summary. The
writer has identified the
text, but has left out,
misidentified, or included
irrelevant some minor
contextualizing information.
The writer has not
sufficiently contextualized
the text.
Text analysis
(Weighted points =
Rating X 2)
The writer has correctly
quoted or paraphrased the
author’s thesis/argument and
the evidence he or she uses
to prove it. The writer has
also explained any key words
or concepts identified by the
author that are necessary to
the understanding of the
thesis and/or evidence.
The writer has correctly
quoted or paraphrased the
author’s thesis/argument,
but has not sufficiently
explained how the text
works to prove it, or the
writer has in some small way
not entirely understood the
thesis/argument or
evidence. The insufficiency
or small misunderstanding
does NOT, however, negate
or significantly undermine
the meaning of the text.
The writer has not correctly
quoted or paraphrased the
thesis/argument, or the
writer has significantly
misunderstood the
thesis/argument or
evidence.
Writing,
grammar,
punctuation, &
flow
(Weighted points =
Rating X 2)
The summary is
grammatically correct and
written in standard academic
English. The summary is well
written and flows well.
The summary is mostly
grammatically correct and
written in standard
academic English. There are
no more than three types of
minor grammar and/or
punctuation errors.
The summary contains
multiple grammar and
punctuation errors and/or
uses non-standard (slang)
English. The summary may
include one or more major
grammar and/or
punctuation errors,
including fragments and/or
run-on sentences
(including comma splices).
These errors will cost you points on your papers. College-level writing does NOT include unintentional fragments, run ...
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Method
Participants
A total of 479 undergraduate students from Western Sydney University were recruited via convenience sampling and participated in a study investigating the effects of age of acquisition and the emotional nature of words in lexical access. Participation was completed voluntarily as part of an assessment task. Data from 104 participants was rejected as they either did not complete the task or their accuracy was less than 80%. Therefore, the final sample size was 375.
Materials and Apparatus
Two sets of letter strings were used in the experiment: words and nonwords. All the stimuli were 3 to 8 characters long. There were 4 categories of words: early acquiring emotional words (EE), early acquiring non-emotional words (ENE), late acquiring emotional words (LE) and late acquiring non-emotional words (LNE). A total of 40 words in each category was used. Early acquiring words were acquired before 5 years of age and late acquiring words were acquired after 7 years of age. The word stimuli were taken from the normative developmental dataset for emotion vocabulary comprehension (Baron-Cohen, Golan, Wheelwright, Granader, & Hill, 2010). The nonwords were selected from ARC nonword database (Rastle, Harrington, & Coltheart, 2002). A total of 120 nonwords were used.
The stimuli were presented in a dual lexical decision task where two letter strings were presented on the screen. For half of the trials (80), both the strings were words and for the remaining half (80) either one or both of the letter strings were nonwords. When both the strings were words, they belonged to the same category of words (EE, ENE, LE, LNE). There were 20 trials for each category of words.
Procedure
Participants were tested in t.
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3. 3
Formatof the English languagesubject paper of the B.E.M exam.
PART ONE (14 PTS)
A/ READING COMPREHENSION(07 PTS)
-Twoactivities related to thecomprehension of the text (05PTS).
-One activity related to Lexis(02 PTS).
B/ MASTERY OF LANGUAGE(07PTS)
-One activity related tomechanics or morphology (02PTS)
- One activity related to syntax(03PTS)
- One activity related to pronunciation (02 PTS)
PART TWO(06PTS)
WRITTEN EXPRESSION (A SITUATION OF INTEGRATION ).
FORMAT
-The text length should berespected as mentionedfurther in this document.
There are two parts in this subject:
PART ONE
-There are two sections in this part:
A/ READING COMPREHENSION (03 ACTIVITIES)
B/MASTERY OF LANGUAGE (03 ACTIVITIES)
PART TWO :
WRITTEN EXPRESSION (SITUATION OF INTEGRATION) .
-Types of written expression tasks :
-Letter-writing
-E.mail
-Dialogue
-Paragraph (report , article ,…).
General recommendations
-The number of activities for each sectionin part one is to bestrictly respectedbecause of the scoring
scale. .
-All the activities, in thesubject,should only be thosementionedin the typologyofactivities in
theexaminer’s guide .
-The instructions should be highlighted (written in bold lettersanunderlined).
-The scoring scale shouldappear for each part , each section and each activity.
-The letter size should be12 new romans (computer).
4. 4
-The reading comprehension ( section 01 )activitiesshould appear in the same page.
-Enough space should be leftbetween different parts and activities .
Text
- Length :12-15 lines.
-The text should be meaningful and coherent.
- The source should be mentioned at the end of the text.
-When adapted, it should be mistake-free and the source mentioned (eg. :adapted from…).
-The topic of the text should not be remote from the syllabus.
-The text(topic) should not hurt feelings avoid clichés.
-The text should be neutral.
-The text should be at the level of the average learner.
Activities
-Keep/respect the number of activities set for each part and each section.
-The instructions contained in the examiner’s guide should be strictly followed.
-The activities should be mistake-free.
- The activities should be graded in difficulty.
Part one
Reading comprehension
-The activities in reading comprehension should be formulated so as to test comprehension.
-The words used in the questions or statements should not be the ones contained in the text. They should
be expressed differently from the text since the aim is to test comprehension.
- The questions should cover the whole text.
- The questions should be given in the order the answers appear in the text.
- Make sure that the answers appear in the text either explicitly or implicitly.
-The questions should be graded in difficulty , from reference to inference ones.
Lexis
-The words given should cover the whole text or most of it.
-Lexis shouldpreparefor the situation of integration.The words chosen/selected should be likely to be
reinvested in the situation of integration.
-Follow the order the words appear in the text.
-Make sure that the words given/selected are closest in meaning or opposite in meaning to those in the text.
-Context should govern all the choices.
- As for the activity matching words and definitions,the definitions should really fit the meaning and the
context of the text.
Mastery of language
-All the activities in mastery of language should prepare the candidate for the situation of integration.
-The activities should be topically related to the text (situation of communication).
-The instructions should be the ones contained in the examiner’ s guide.
-The activities should be graded in difficulty.
5. 5
- The activities should be coherent and mistake-free.
- Activities related to syntax and mechanics should be contextualized.
Part two:
-The situation of integration should be related to the topic of the text.
-The situation of integration should bear the following characteristics :
situation.
communicative purpose.
task.
target reader.
the length of the production ( 6 – 8 lines ).
How to devise a test(The different steps to go through)
- Choose a text.
-Prepare (devise/write) the situation of integration.All the characteristics of a good situation of
integration should appear in it.
-Why devising the situation of integration first?
1. To have an idea about the kind of words that are likely to be reinvested in the situation
of integration.
2. To pick out (from the text) the words that are likely to prepare the activities related to
Lexis and the ones related to pronunciation.
3 .To make a list of all the grammatical/syntactic items that are likely to be reinvestedin the situation
of integration.
This will help to prepare the vocabulary and mastery of language activities.
4. Select the most important vocabulary and grammatical items students will use in the situation of
integration (lexis activities/mastery of language activities).
NOW . Devise:
-the reading comprehension activities.
-the vocabulary activity.
- the mastery of language activities.
NOTE
Prepare the key answers to the activities along with the test to make sure the items, in each activity,
are clear, that there is no ambiguity and that the answers appear clearly in the text.
Why should one start with the situation of integration when devising a test?
The situation of integration should be prepared first as mentioned above because the content of all the
activities should help the candidates to reinvest them in the written expression (situation of
integration).
All the activities should be conduciveto the situation of integration.
6. 6
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
Criteria Good Fair Poor
Relevance
(2pts)
-Topic :students write
about… .
- All the ideas are
Related to the topic.
(1pt)
- Format :correct(1pt)
(02pts)
- Topic: students
write about….,but
only some ideas are
related to the topic
(at least four)(0.5pt)
-Format: correct(0.5)
(01pt)
- Topic:very little
reference to the topic(one
or two sentences).
-Format : correct/or
incorrect.
(0.5 pt)
Organization
(02pts)
-Ideas are well
organized.
-Topic sentence/four or
more supporting
sentences/conclusion
-All sentences are
linked correctly.
(02pts)
-Some ideas are well-
organized.
-Topic sentence/no
conclusion.
-Two or three
supporting sentences
-Some sentences are
linked correctly.
(01pt)
-Ideas are not well-
organized/difficult to
follow.
-No topic sentences/no
conclusion.
-The sentences are not
linked correctly.
(0.5 pt)
Linguistic
resources
(02pts)
-Correct use of
tenses/different
grammatical items
necessary to develop
the topic.
-Correct use of link
words.
-Vocabulary varied.
(02pts)
-Correct use of
tenses/use of some
grammatical items
-Use of three link
words.
-Vocabulary not
varied.
-3 mistakes are
accepted.
(01pt)
-Incorrect use of tenses.
-Incorrect use of
grammatical items.
-No link words.
-Vocabulary very limited.
-More than6 mistakes(any
kind of mistakes).
(0.5pt)
NOTE :If a candidate is out of the topic, DO NOT take into consideration(DO NOT
MARK)organization and linguistic resources . MARK the format only.
7. 7
Parts Task type Instructions
Part one :
Reading
comprehension
Matching -Match each title /heading/idea with the corresponding
paragraph.
- Match the dates with the corresponding events.
- Match the answers in column B with the corresponding
questions in column A.
Information
Transfer
-Complete the table /diagram/plan/chart/form… with
information from the text.
-Complete the table with the events that correspond to the
dates.
MCQ -Choose( a, b, c or d) to complete the following sentences.
- Which sentence best summarizes the text (provide four
sentences).
-Choose the most appropriate title (provide four titles ).
-The text is about :
a)……./ b)……../ c)……../ d)………
Auxiliary
Questions
-Answer the following questions.
Listing -Find in the text four similarities/differences between (people,
places,…)
-Find in the text two similarities and two differences
between…….
True/False/Not
mentioned
-Read the following statements and put a cross in the right
box . (provide a table).
Sentences True False Not mentioned
1-………..
2-………..
3-………..
-Read the following statements and write “True”, “False”, or
“Not mentioned” .
Identification -What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
-In which paragraph is it mentioned that …..?
Lexis
Matching -Match each word with its appropriate definition /meaning
- Match the words in column a with their equivalents/opposites
in column B.
- Match each verb with its appropriate definition.
MCQ -What do these words means ?
- Choose the right word(provide four meanings/synonyms for
each word).
-Eg: clever=…………………………………………
a)stupid/ b)ignorant c)intelligent d)witty
Word
attack(inferring
meaning from
context)
-Find in the text words that have the following
definitions/meanings.
-Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the
following.
- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the
following.
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Completion
(gap-filling)
-Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the list below (4
gaps , but 5 topical/content words ).
-Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the text.
Note : No gap in the first sentence for both activities.
B/Mastery
of Language
MCQ
-Choose( a ,b, c or d) to complete the following sentences .
(tenses ,prepositions ,conjunctions etc……….).
Note: even if the sentences are isolated ,they should be related to
one another and to the topic of the text .
Matching
-Match A and B to form correct sentences (provide complex
sentences ).
Note: the sentences should be contextualized .
Word sequencing
-Reorder the following words to get coherent questions.
-Reorder the following words to get coherent sentences .
Tense concord
-Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
-Rewrite the following sentences (or passage) with the correct verb
forms .(Give three verb forms ).
Transformation
-Rewrite the following passage or sentences using the
imperative/the third person singular /the future/the past simple or
continuous ,etc…
-Change the following sentences /passage to negative
/passive/active/plural/singular.
-Make one noun /verb/adjective/adverb from each of the following
words .
-Choose the correct prefix to form the opposites of these words.
-Add the correct prefix to form the opposite adjective.
-Note : Provide the adjectives ( eg :Kind – polite-patient- regular -
sensitive etc…..)
Un- Im- In Ir
1- 1- 1- 1.
2-
-Write the noun forms of the following words , using a suffix .
Act …………………
…….
Science …………………
……
Write …………………
……
Music …………………
…….
-Rewrite the following sentences using the adverb
corresponding to the adjective .
e.g : My brother is a quick worker .
My brother works quickly .
Editing
-Spot the mistakes and write the corrected sentences (or passage)
on your answer sheet .(Any type of mistakes).
-Correct the underlined mistakes .(Any type of mistakes).
e.g : We eated pasta for lunch.
He lives at London.
Note: even if the sentences are isolated they should be related to
one another and to the topic of the text .
-Supply the punctuation and the capital letters where necessary.
9. 9
Pronunciation
Completion
-Fill in the gaps with the suitable words (only structural words .
They can either be provided or not ).
Note :Provide more words than gaps (one extra word).
-Complete the following questions with the correct question
word.(provide the answers).
-Find the questions to complete the following dialogue.
-Complete the following sentences with the correct relative
pronoun (provide more relatives than gaps ; one extra relative
pronoun ).
-Complete the following sentences using the comparative form /
superlative form of the adjective in brackets .
Note : The activity should include a sentence using comparative
and another one using superlative or two sentences using only
comparative or only superlative
Combining -Combine the following phrases ( or sentences) using : connectors ,
linking words ….
Note : provide more connectors than needed (one extra connector).
Sound recognition
-Find in the text four words that have the following sounds;
/ei/(make) /ai/(five)
1-………… 1-…………….
2-……….. 2-……………..
-In each list , pick out the word with a different vowel sound.
(four words in each list).
Example: date –late –mat-lane
Note : Give 4 words containing the same vowel letter among which
one has a different vowel sound .
-Write the following words in the right box according to their
consonant sound : “couple/slice/cute/rice”
/S/(mice) /K/(cut)
1-………… 1-…………….
2-……….. 2-……………..
-Copy down these words and circle the silent letter(s).
-Pick out from the text four verbs and complete the table
according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”.
/t/ /d/ /id/
1-……….. 1-
…………………
1-
……………..
2-………..
-Note: The number of verbs , in each column, can vary from one to
two ,but the candidate /student should complete the table with four
verbs only .
10. 10
-Pick out from the text four words and complete the table
according to the pronunciation of their final “s”.
/s/ /z/ /iz/
1-……….. 1-
…………………
1-
……………..
2-
…………….
Note : The number of words in each column can vary from one to
two , but the candidate/student should complete the table with four
words only.
Rhyme
-Read the text and find one word that rhymes with each of the
following (four words provided).
Example: bin(in the text : pin )/hall (in the text : tall) /sight ( in the
text : night )mine (in the text : nine ) .
-Match the words that have the same rhyme .
One word in column B has no rhyming word in column A.
A B
1-fair a-late
2-make b-meet
3-tough c-enough
4-meat d-pair
e-tour
-Read the text and add a word to each of the following lists
according to their vowel sounds.
/a:/ /ei/ /ai/ /i:/
Start
Large
Farm
Same
Main
Pay
Life
Right
Five
Sea
Feel
Me
…….. ……… …….. ………