ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
501019 – Language Forms and Functions
Activity Guide
Recognition Activity
RECOGNITION ACTIVITY GUIDE
Score: 25 points
Activity type: Collaborative
INTRODUCTION
In this academic guide you will find the activity which should be developed as
the recognition stage of your course. This assignment will be graded
according to the EVALUATION RUBRIC taking into account the strict
adherence to what is required in each one of the activities described in here.
DESCRIPTION
This activity has been designed for you to make a general recognition of the
structure in your Language Forms and Functions course. In a word
document, after both watching the video and reading the document “Five
ways of looking at grammar”, explain how you agree or disagree with the
conclusion stated by Jack Richard consultant for Methodology and Linguistics
in relation to grammar in terms of accuracy, fluency and complexity. Add a
video where you appear discussing your point of view, Please post that link
to your e-mates, NOT the actual file. Discuss more particularly the last
paragraph on his text. As a group write an introduction and your group
leader should upload the file to the Evaluation Environment.
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501019 – Language Forms and Functions
Activity Guide
Recognition Activity
Objective:
Besides getting to know the specific elements that we are going to deal with,
the development of this activity will facilitate the recognition of the different
activities planned for the course, the academic protocol, course content and
resources that will provide a permanent interaction among the participants
involved in this learning process, identifying the peer collaborative group, the
tutor and the course director.
GENERAL ASPECTS
Activity description.
1. Write a brief introduction and update your personal profile within the
course. Please, update your profile information and use "Recognition
Forum" to interact with your e-mates.
2. Explore the different links and tools available in the course. Include the
agenda, integrated guide, integrative Rubrics, and all course related links.
3. Review both, the Video and the article to start defining the elements of
this course by answering to the following questions:
3.1.How can you relate the text (five ways of looking at grammar), by
consultant advice Scott Thornbury with the presented video presented by
Jack Richard consultant for Methodology and Linguistics?
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501019 – Language Forms and Functions
Activity Guide
Recognition Activity
3.2 Do you agree or disagree with Jack Richard consultant for
Methodology and Linguistics in relation to grammar in terms of
accuracy, fluency and complexity. ?
4. Please post a video/voice link to your e-mates where you introduce
yourself and add it to the forum. Remember here you have to discuss–
make your point of view.
ACTIVITY SPECIFICATIONS
• Each student has to share their individual contribution in the forum
Recognition Task available in the General Course Recognition
environment. This will allow the interaction of all members of the small
collaborative group and the strengthening of group skills.
• Each student has to work individually to upload their work to the
corresponding link: Course Recognition Task
SUGGESTIONS
• Read this activity guide carefully and thoroughly so you can complete this
task on time and get excellent results.
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All contributions have to be sent in the correct file type. Name your file:
RecognitionAct_ Name.Lastname. Example: RecognitionAct_Jane.Austin.
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ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
501019 – Language Forms and Functions
Activity Guide
Recognition Activity
• Participate in the forum at least three (3) times: introduce yourself, share
your work and give an opinion about your e-mates’ contributions.
Important Information:
Course Agenda
Thornbury, Scott. “Five ways of looking at grammar.” Cambridge, CUP.
2014.
-___. Video: Which Grammar? Prescriptive vs Descriptive Grammar.
CET. Cambridge, CUP. 2012
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