ICC Assessment 2014 Spring
1. Class Participation (20%):
Class participation grades will be based on a number of indicators including:
1) Whether the students attend class or not.
2) Their reading of the required materials, and preparation of questions for use in class discussions.
3) How actively the students interact with their partners via various forms.
2. Reflection Guidelines (30%)
Note: You are not limited to these topics:
1) What impressed you most in this session?
2) What surprised you most in this session?
3) What’s your biggest gain intellectually in this session?
4) What’s your biggest gain emotionally / spiritually in this session?
5) Did you have any other excited/ proud / trying / awkward moments to reflect on?
6) What do you want to say to your teacher(s)?
7) What is your suggestion to better the future instruction of the target culture?
3. Reflection Guidelines (20%)
Note: You are not limited to these topics:
8) What impressed you most in your encounters with foreigners/this term?
9) What surprised you most in your encounters with foreigners/this term?
10) What’s your biggest gain intellectually in your encounters with foreigners/this term?
11) What’s your biggest gain emotionally / spiritually in your encounters with foreigners/this term?
12) Did you have any other excited/ proud / trying / awkward moments to reflect on?
13) What do you want to say to your teacher(s)?
14) What is your suggestion to better the future instruction of the target culture?
Or you may summarize your afterthoughts in the following three aspects:
Your gains / Your puzzles / Your Suggestions
Rubrics and Samples for 2 & 3
4. Cooperative Inquiry (30%)
Explore a film or a TV program
that incorporates the elements of intercultural communication
Rubrics for Video exploration
[Rubrics for Video exploration] References: 1. Louisiana Voices Folklife in Education Project www.louisianavoices.org 2. Rubric adapted from Rubrics for Firsthand Biography at www.servtech.com/public/germaine/rubric.html 3. 学习策略与英语学习 李碧燕等 上海教育出版社
Video Analysis Samples
Designer: Zhu Yaoyun @ Shandong University