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Dan Zhong HI ED 546 College Teaching Assignment 2----Learning Activity
Culture Difference Rotation Project
Brief description:
This activity offers an opportunity to get to know your classmates better, as well
as a chance to introduce a topic that you are familiar with. One of the objectives of
this course is to develop familiarity with American culture traits. It’s an effective way
to interpret it through comparison with your own culture. Besides, delivery of a clear
and effective presentation is also one of the objectives. This activity tries to meet two
objectives and meanwhile keep the classroom atmosphere productive and fun.
Since this activity takes place in class instead of take-home assignment and the
time for preparation is short, it constitutes only 10% of the course grade. We evaluate
it on a 100 point scale at first because compared to 1-5 scale; the results may have
more variety and could differentiate each individual’s score. Then it will be calculated
by me into 10% of the final grade.
This activity preferably happens at the beginning of the course, and the
approximate student number is 12-15, all of which are non-native speakers of English.
It lasts a whole period of class which is around 2 hours.
Instructions:
This activity is divided into two parts;
1) A rotation discussion part;
In the first part, students sit in two concentric circles, face to face. In this section,
two students are to describe things/traits that you think it’s unique in your own
culture. And the two are supposed to discuss and compare two different cultures. If
the two students happen to be from the same country, you could talk about the same
culture because later in the second section you are going to give a brief presentation
of your discussion. Each pair has 5 minutes before they rotate to another classmate.
Take notes while you discuss. Rotate all the way around and talk to everyone in the
opposite circle.
2) A short presentation to the class.
In the second part, students from different cultural backgrounds give brief
presentations (about 10 minutes) of the discussion rotation. You could either choose to
present features in your own culture or you could compare two or several cultures in
bullet point. You’ll have 15 minutes to prepare for the presentation. It’s your own
choice to decide whether to use PowerPoint or blackboard, etc. (Note that there are
computers in the classrooms for those who want to create PowerPoint.)
Remember to give an introduction and a short summary of your presentation.
Assessment criteria: (100)
1. Discussion participation (10%)

10 5 1
Actively participate in the Participated in the discussion Lacks of focus during the
discussion rotation with with partner, not quite active; discussion; barely take notes
constant focus on the topic, sometimes the topic goes off
and keeps taking notes the track, keeps taking notes
2. Grammar and syntax (10%)

10 5 1
The summary demonstrates The summary demonstrate Comparatively low-level
good grammatical structures fairly appropriate expressions answers with isolated and
and expressions of relevant with some errors but disjointed words and phrases.
ideas. understandable.
3. Presentation organization (20%)
20 15 10 5
Consistently clear, Usually clear, concise, Not always clear or Unclear and
concise, well well organized; most concise; organization disorganized,
organized; points are of the presentation is is weak. There are rambled too much.
easy to follow easy to follow. some random points The presentation is a
because of the wandering and little bit confusing.
organization. sometimes difficult to
follow.
4. Information (20%)
20 15 10 5
Displayed great Displayed many Displayed some Only a few
variety of content different points from information, but not superficial content,
from discussion; very the discussion and rich in content little information
informative. students could learn a
lot from it.
5. Pronunciation and fluency (20%)

20 15 10 5
Speech is clear and Pronunciation is There are some Unintelligible
fluid; great generally clear and problems in pronunciation
pronunciation and understandable. It pronunciation; some
appropriate may require listener’s words and phrases are
intonation. The effort, the overall unintelligible.
overall quality if high. quality is good.
6. Stage Presence (20%)

20 15 10 5
Excellent state Good stage presence; Adequate stage Poor stage presence;
presence; fluent appropriate pace of presence; frequent unprepared; poor
speech; confident, speech; fairly pauses and hesitations eye contact and
notes well used, confident, used notes are delivered; gestures; turned
excellent gestures, fairly well, good minimal gestures and from audience to
eye contact and gestures, acceptable eye contact. read the slides/paper.
audience attention eye contact and
audience attention.
(*Note that students can receive a grade in between the rubric scores, e.g. score 8
for Grammar.)

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Dan Zhong HI ED 546 College Teaching Assignment 2----Learning Activity

Culture Difference Rotation Project

by me into 10% of the final grade.

It lasts a whole period of class which is around 2 hours.

This activity is divided into two parts;

1) A rotation discussion part;

2) A short presentation to the class.

computers in the classrooms for those who want to create PowerPoint.)

Remember to give an introduction and a short summary of your presentation.

Assessment criteria: (100)

1. Discussion participation (10%)

2. Grammar and syntax (10%)

5. Pronunciation and fluency (20%)

6. Stage Presence (20%)

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