ASSIGNMENT

HBET3303
TEACHING OF READING IN ESL
JANUARY 2023 SEMESTER
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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer in English.

1. Number of words: 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.

2. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

3. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

4. Submission date: 12 March 2023.

5. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Purpose:
PART 1: READING PROGRAM PROPOSAL (50%)
I. You are an ESL teacher specialised in the teaching of reading. You have been assigned
by your school to prepare a proposal on a reading program for Form 1 students entitled
‘Reading is Fun’. This program should be conducted over a one-week period.

II. Your proposal should comprise all the following details:

a. Introduction to the program (background) and its particulars (such as dates, time
and venue, number of teachers and students involved)
b. Rationales for conducting the program
c. Learning outcomes (maximum 4)
d. Fun reading activities* (minimum 3)
e. Rationales and justifications for proposing each of the activities*
f. Strategies for enhancing students’ reading skills* (minimum 3)
g. Choice of resources / materials for the program
h. Strategies to attract students to participate in all the activities
i. Budget for the program
j. Expected support from the school administration
k. Conclusion
l. Reference list

*Details that will earn you the most marks.

*For details b,d,e,f,h, and j you may support your answer with other reading materials
dated NOT earlier than the year 2013. However, since plagiarism is a serious offence,
you need to cite all the materials according to the APA style (7 th Edition). Click HERE to
learn about APA citation styles. Include a reference list at the end of this assignment. To
organize your reference list according to APA style (7th Edition), click HERE.

[Total: 50 marks]

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PART 2: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

Discuss the following topics in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the online
discussions:

1. How can you as an ESL teacher cultivate the reading habit in your students?
2. If you are faced students who are reluctant to read, what would you do? Explain.
3. If you are faced with a learning-disabled student who cannot read and write as well as
their fellow peers, how would you help them?

[Total: 10 marks]

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HBET3303 TEACHING OF READING IN ESL/ JANUARY 2023 SEMESTER

PART 1 (50%)
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or Max
*QN CLO Criteria Weight No response Marks
4 3 2 1 0

Introduction The introduction is The introduction clearly The introduction states There is no clear There is no
inviting, states the main states the main topic and the main topic, but does introduction to the introduction
topic and previews the previews the structure of not adequately preview main topic or structure
structure of the paper. the paper, but is not the structure of the of the paper. The
The background of the particularly inviting to paper nor is it background of the
program is clearly the reader. The particularly inviting to program severely lacks
explained and background of the the reader. The explanation and
elaborated in detail. program is explained and background of the elaboration.
elaborated well. program lacks
All the particulars are explanation and The particulars are not
1 3 0.5 clearly stated and All the particulars are elaboration. stated /explained. 2
explained stated and satisfactorily
explained. Only two of the
particulars are explained
well

OR

All the particulars are

stated but still require
more information.

Rationales for Stated very clearly. The Stated clearly. The Stated but some of the Stated but lack Not given.
conducting the rationales are very rationales are generally rationales may not be elaboration. None of
program logical, relevant, and logical, relevant, and logical or relevant or them is logical or
3 1.0 4
appropriate for the appropriate for the appropriate for the relevant or
program. program. program. appropriate for the
program.

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 Learning outcomes Stated very clearly. The Stated clearly. Most of Stated but some of the Stated but most of the Not given.
learning outcomes are the learning outcomes learning outcomes may learning outcomes are
very relevant, are relevant, achievable not be very relevant, not relevant,
3 0.5 2
achievable and and appropriate for the achievable and achievable and
appropriate for the program. appropriate for the appropriate for the
program. program. program.

Fun reading Stated very clearly. Stated clearly. The Stated but some of the Stated but lack Not given.
activities activities are very rationales are generally rationales may not be elaboration. None of
feasible, relevant, logical, relevant, and logical or relevant or them is logical or
3 2.0 8
engaging and appropriate for the appropriate for the relevant or
appropriate for the program. program. appropriate for the
program. program.

Rationales and Stated very clearly. The Stated clearly. The Stated but some of the Stated but lack Not given.
justifications for rationales are very rationales are generally rationales may not be elaboration. None of
proposing the logical, relevant, and logical, relevant, and logical or relevant or them is logical or
3 2.0 8
activities appropriate for the appropriate for the appropriate for the relevant or
program. program. program. appropriate for the
program.

Strategies for Displays vast knowledge Displays good knowledge Displays fair knowledge Displays poor May not
enhancing of teaching strategies of teaching strategies of teaching strategies knowledge of teaching understand the
students’ reading and methods for and methods for and methods for strategies and teaching
skills enhancing students’ enhancing students’ enhancing students’ methods for strategies and
3 2.0 8
reading skills reading skills reading skills enhancing students’ methods for
reading skills enhancing
students’ reading
skills

Choice of A very appropriate A generally appropriate Some of the Most of the Not stated.
materials / choice of choice of materials/resources are materials/resources
3 0.5 2
resources materials/resources. materials/resources. not appropriate for are not appropriate for
students. students.

3 Strategies to 1.0 Displays vast knowledge Displays good knowledge Displays fair knowledge Displays poor May not 4
attract students to of the strategies. The of the strategies. The of the strategies. Some of knowledge of teaching understand the
participate strategies are very strategies are engaging the strategies may not be strategies and teaching
engaging and can easily and are able to attract to attract methods for strategies and
attract students. students. enhancing students’ methods for

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 reading skills enhancing
students’ reading
skills

Budget for the Clearly laid out. Very Mentioned. Reasonable Some essential details Most essential details Not stated.
program reasonable and cost- and cost-effective. are not mentioned. May are not mentioned.
3 0.75 3
effective. not be very reasonable Not reasonable and
and cost-effective. cost-effective.

Expected support Well elaborated and Elaborated and Not elaborated well. The Not elaborated. The Not stated.
3 1.0 very reasonable support reasonable support is support expected may support expected is 4
is expected. expected. not be very reasonable. unreasonable.

Conclusion The conclusion is strong The conclusion is The conclusion is There is no clear There is no
and leaves the reader recognizable and gives recognizable, but does conclusion, the paper conclusion
0.5 with a feeling that they closure to the essay not effectively close the just ends 2
understand what the essay
writer is "getting at"

Citations and All the sources are Most of the sources are The sources are The sources are No citations are
reference list correctly cited and correctly cited and sometimes not correctly inappropriately/unclea incorporated.
correctly listed in the correctly listed in the cited and/or correctly rly incorporated. They
0.75 reference list according reference list according listed in the reference list are not correctly cited OR 3
to the APA style (7th to the APA style (7th according to the APA in the reference list
Edition). Edition). style (7th Edition). according to the APA No reference list
style (7th Edition). is provided.

Total 12.5 50
*QN = Question Number

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PART 2: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or Max
*QN CLO No response
Criteria Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0

Participation in e Participates actively Participates actively in Comments are The student does No postings
forum and constructively in discussions. generally vague or not initiate submitted.
1.0 discussions (ongoing). taken from sources contribution and 4
outside of the lacks of interest in
discussion. participation

Quality of Comments are always Comments are mostly Comments are Comments are No postings
comments insightful and insightful and sometimes uninformative, submitted.
1 2&3 constructive. Uses constructive. Mostly constructive, with lacking in
appropriate uses appropriate occasional signs of appropriate
terminology. terminology. insight. The student terminology.
1.5 Comments balanced Occasionally comments does not use 6
between general are too general or not appropriate
impressions, opinions relevant to the terminology;
& specific, thoughtful discussion. comments not always
criticisms or relevant to the
contributions. discussion.

Total 12.5 10

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INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)
Do the following:
1. Select the best FIVE (5) postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be in image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the sample of Screen Grab
below
4. The screenshots should contain: Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date and Time.