The document outlines categories for evaluating student participation, work, and skills in a linguistics course. It provides descriptors for performance levels including excellent, good, satisfactory, and needs improvement. It also includes a table of contents section that lists requirements for a student portfolio to be evaluated on completeness, required elements, appearance, and timeliness. The document provides guidance for students on the expectations and requirements of the linguistics course.

1. Linguistics I
M.Ed. Ma. Belén Fusillo

3. Categories Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Participation
Plays an active role in
activities and discussions.
Participates
constructively in
activities and
discussions.
When prepared,
participates
constructively in
activities and discussions.
Vague comments if
given; frequently
demonstrates lack of
interest.
Team work
Works as part of a team,
mentors others in the team,
and assists others in
understanding the material.
Leads and follows eagerly
and appropriately.
Works well as part of a
group, sometimes takes
a leadership role, shares
group duties, and
sometimes mentors
others in the group.
Works well in a group,
discusses issues, and
assumes an equal share of
the group “duties
Often works
independent of the
group, and does other
things when his/her
part of the assignment
is complete.
Attitude
Is always respectful to
others and teacher, has a
positive attitude, and does
not criticize anyone else’s
ideas or work.
Is rarely critical of ideas
or work of others. Often
has a positive attitude
about the task(s).
Usually treats others
with respect.
Often or occasionally has
a positive attitude about
the task(s) and behaves in
a respectful manner.
Is often critical of the
work or ideas of
others. Rarely behaves
in a respectful manner.
Focus on class work
Consistently stays focused
on in-class work and what
needs to be done. Very self-
oriented.
Focuses on in-class work
and what needs to be
done most of the time.
Focuses on the task and
what needs to be done
some of the time. Must
be reminded by the
teacher about what needs
to get done.
Rarely focuses on class
work and what needs
to be done.
Quality of work
Provides work of the highest
quality that reflects the
student’s best efforts.
Provides quality work
that reflects an effort
from the student.
Work occasionally needs
to be redone or does not
reflect any time or
effort.
Provides illegible work
that reflects very little
effort or does not turn
in any work.
Attendance
Is always prompt and
regularly attends classes.
Is late to class once
every two weeks and
regularly attends
classes.
Is late to class more than
once every two weeks
and regularly attends
classes.
Is late to class more
than once a week and
has poor attendance of
classes.
Listening skills
Listens when others talk,
both in groups and in class.
Incorporates or builds off of
the ideas of others
Listens when others
talk, both in groups and
in class.
Does not listen when
others talk, both in
groups and in class.
Does not listen when
others talk, both in
groups and in
class. Often interrupts
when others speak.
Punctuality Is always on time. Is usually on time. Is sometimes on time. Is often late.

4. Categories Excellent Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Table of contents
- Is complete
- Agrees with the locations of
all products.
- Is present
- One or two items are out of
order.
- No table of contents
- Papers have a confusing
arrangement.
Overview section - Section includes:
•Autobiography
•Summary of portfolio-overall
reflection
•Summary of
subject/module-reflection
•Self-assessment
- This section only is missing
several products listed on the left.
- This section includes one
or fewer products and/or
included ones are very
poorly presented.
Required Products - Each section contains two
products.
- One or two products are missing. - More than two artifacts or
reflections are missing.
Reflections
(Journal entries)
- All reflections are included.
- Reflections are well-written
and presented in final draft
form.
- One reflection is missing or does
not support the chosen skill.
- Two or more reflections
are missing or do not
support the chosen skill.
Appearance and
organization/Creativity
- Outstanding in appearance.
- Suitable for presentation.
- Cover is attractive and
appropriate for the purpose
- Personal identification is
clear/neat.
- Creative presentation.
- Contents are clean and neatly
arranged
- Portfolio is in overall good
condition.
- Cover identification is
appropriate to portfolio purpose.
- Somewhat creative presentation.
- Portfolio is not suitable
for presentation.
- Products are poorly
displayed.
- No identification on the
cover.
- Presentation lacks
creativity.
Additional products - Products reflect growth or
change over time.
- Products help develop
process skills.
- Products show strengths.
- Products reflect growth or
change over time only.
- Products are irrelevant to
the demonstration of the
final objectives.
Audience - Audience is clearly
identified.
- Audience is identified only in
some products.
- Audience is not identified.
Punctuality - The portfolio is handed in
on time.
- The portfolio is handed in a day
after with relevant justification.
- The portfolio is handed in
late.

5. “Worry about words, Bobby. Your grandmother is right.
For, whatever else you may do, you will be using words always. All day, and
every day, words matter.
Though you live in a barrel and speak to nobody but yourself, words matter. For
words are the tools of thought, and you will find often that you are thinking badly
because you are using the wrong tools…”
(A.P. Herbert, What a Word! Methuen, 1935)

6. Linguistics is the systematic study of language
A linguist is someone who is a specialist in the field of Linguistics
BUT… everybody is a linguist!

7. Why do we understand these sentences as jokes?
John bought 50 female pigs and 50 male deer so that he would have 100
sows and bucks.
We automatically know that “sows and bucks” sounds like “thousand bucks”.
a)We hear the similarity between “s” and “th”
b)We hear that “and” sounds like the second syllable of “thousand”
c)We know that “buck” means either a male deer or is a slang term for a dollar.

8. Have you ever seen a horsefly?
We automatically know that “horse fly” could either be a combination of two nouns
meaning a type of insect, or a phrase composed of a noun “horse” and a verb “fly”

9. Task 1
In groups, read and discuss:
What is Linguistics?
What is Language?
Human language versus animal language
MAKE A MIND MAP
SHARE
Task 2
In groups, make a list of situations where you can see the distinctive features of
language.
HOMEWORK – JOURNAL ENTRY #1
My First Day as a Trainee

10. Task 1
In groups, read and discuss:
What is Linguistics?
What is Language?
Human language versus animal language
MAKE A MIND MAP
SHARE
Task 2
In groups, make a list of situations where you can see the distinctive features of
language.
HOMEWORK – JOURNAL ENTRY #1
My First Day as a Trainee