ASSIGNMENT POLICY

A. ATTENDANCE & CLASS ACTIVITY (5% Bonus)

1. Attendance:
- Absent for more than 3 class meetings will receive 0 for their ongoing assessment score.
- An absence equals to 7/10 point for attendance
- Two absences equal to 4/10 point for attendance
- Three absences equal to 0 point for attendance
- Two Early Leaves or Late Arrivals equals an absence
2. Class activity
- Student has to contribute to the class activity by volunteer to answer the teacher/lecturer’s questions
or doing homework and present their work to the class.
- Each time student volunteers to answer the questions raised by teacher or winning a
game/competition or doing homework, they will receive a plus.
- Each time student chat or sleep or use mobile phone without being asked by teacher in the class, they
will receive a minus.

B. MIDTERM TEST & ONLINE QUIZ (10%)

Description Marks out of Wtg(%) Due date

Multiple choice and Written test 10.00 10%.00 Week 7,15

- There are 3 quizzes during the course.

C. SPEAKING VIDEO (10%)

Description Marks out of Wtg(%) Due date

Speaking videos (3-5minutes) 10.00 10%.00 Week 5, 8,12

Aim
 The activity is designed to provide students chances to gain confidence and practice pronouncing
English properly and naturally.
- There are 3 video recording homework for student during the whole semester
- In each assigned week, students should look up the topic of the week on Discussion Forum on LMS to
record their own video.
While production
 Introducing yourself (name, student ID)
 Put the camera in the position that lecturer can fully observe the student
 Students record themselves reading the script.
 The script is provided in the Appendix file
 Pay attention to pronunciation of individual phonemes, word stress and intonation.
 Be confident and dress politely
Post production
- The video sound quality must be audible and clear. It is highly recommended that you should watch
your own video before publishing.
- File name should include student’s name and student’s code. E.g. Nguyentrungtin.1314098.mp4
- Video after completed and checked should be publish to the Forum (or the link of your video if the file
is too large) before the deadline.
- Review or comment your peers video AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE by replying to
their post, not by creating a new thread.
- Make comments on your peers’ pronunciation of individual phonemes, word stress and intonation.
- Screenshot all your comments to other classmate works in word file, print out and submit to the lecturer
on the last meeting of the course.
Note
- Each video score is calculated as a combination of Intonation (50%), Word stress (25%), Individual
phonemes (25%)

Late submission of assignments

The due date written in the course specifications indicates the latest date on which assignments have to
be submitted. Students who do not expect to meet this deadline must apply for an extension prior to the
due date. An extension may be granted for one week. In extenuating circumstances, such as a health
issue, original documentation of the problem should be provided.
 Students should request an extension directly from the Lecturer. This should be done in writing (via
email). Without an approved extension, a late penalty may apply and a grade may be deducted from the
original achieved grade.

C. GROUP PROJECT (30%)

Description Marks out of Wtg(%) Due date

Written 10.00 30%.00 10 days after the last class

Aim:

The presentation is designed to stimulate self- studying and autonomy between students in relation to the
course content and their ability to work in groups and solve problems related to phonetics and
phonology. The project consists of the following stages:

Phase 1: Prepare for the project

- Find an English-majored or non-English majored student, preferably 1st year or second year student who
has pronunciation problems. Students can also choose themselves as the subject for their project.

- Record a video to introduce the student and the make a short conversation with him/her in English. If
you choose yourself as the subject for the project, give an impromptu speech on a specific question or
task for at least two minutes long. From this conversation, identify the exact pronunciation problems that
he/she has (pronunciation of individual phoneme, word stress, sentence stress….).

- Give possible explanation for having these pronunciation issues

Phase 2:

- Propose solutions or a plan (with specific timeline and actions/activities) to help the subject to overcome
their pronunciation problems.
- State how the subject progressed by each point of the time line. Include the evidence to justify what was
conducted (video of subject being trained or correct pronunciation mistakes, exercises, hand outs to
name a few)
 - Report how the subject progressed in the end compared to the beginning of the semester (also include
evidence

- Describe the difficulties you might have encountered, and how the difficulties had been overcome and
the lesson you learn from the experience
- The whole project should be written in essay form of at least 1000 words in length ( not incuding the
appendix)

Phase 3:

- Upload all the files to google drive and share the link with the lecturer
- Make sure that the link is accessible for the lecturer until the score is released.
- Apart from videos, all the related material should be in word form so as for plagiarism checking
- Set these word document files in narrow margins, Times New Roman 12 font, and 1.5 line and
paragraph spacing.
-Use a separate cover for your report. Include a title page: write your name, student number, course
code, assignment title, course team leader’s name

Late submission of assignments

The due date written in the course specifications indicates the latest date on which assignments have to
be submitted. Students who do not expect to meet this deadline must apply for an extension prior to the
due date. An extension may be granted for one week. In extenuating circumstances, such as a health
issue, original documentation of the problem should be provided.

Students should request an extension directly from the Lecturer. This should be done in writing (via
email). Without an approved extension, a late penalty may apply and a grade may be deducted from the
original achieved grade.