University
of Rome III - Degree Course in Languages
and International Communication - Convener: Patrick
Boylan - Year 2004-05
Circle
a letter: Group A B C
D E F G H
I J
Essay Evaluation Form for Module
______________________________TASK __
GROUP
LEADERS: WRITE NAMES USING BLOCK LETTERS; COMMENTS ON BACK.
Students' writing
style should accommodate to stereotypical U.S. academic papers. Thus,
as to:
- form:
the essay should be neat (see the format illustrated in
section "Task 2"), legible (use a computer if
possible), and in "U.S. academic style". Note: U.S.
academic style calls for language that is semi-formal: (use
colloquialisms only for effect) and precise (use standard
disciplinary terminology and conceptual references); in addition, it
calls for argumentation that is explicit and step-by-step
(first announce your conclusions and your premises, then give your
empirical evidence, then -- reasoning inductively -- draw the
announced conclusions from the evidence). It should be two
pages long, no more than three, using the format indicated on the
class web site for the explanation of "Task 3".
POINTS:
0
= not neat/legible and/or not U.S. academic style;
1 = both neat/legible and written
in U.S. academic style.
-
content:
to be considered of scientific value, the report must:
a.)
indicate a hypothesis about one of
the traits of the target culture and must formulate two
series of apparently natural questions to test it;
b.)
justify why -- in theory -- those questions are valid: why
should they,
in principle, reveal
the
position (on the cultural dimension line) of a subject from the
target culture?
c.) describe the informants interviewed and the
results. Was the prediction confirmed?
Were
questions asked both as one's double and as oneself? Was there a
different rapport?
POINTS:
1
point for (a), (b) and (c).
- geniality:
1 extra point for a particularly brilliant report (ingenious
reasoning, highly
perceptive observations, etc.); if not 0.
INDICATE STUDENTS' NAMES, CIRCLE POINTS IN EACH CATEGORY, GIVE TOTAL
1. ________________________________ Form = 0 1 Content = 0 1 0 1 0 1 Geniality = 0 1 Total = __
2. ________________________________ Form = 0 1 Content = 0 1 0 1 0 1 Geniality = 0 1 Total = __
3. ________________________________ Form = 0 1 Content = 0 1 0 1 0 1 Geniality = 0 1 Total = __
4. ________________________________ Form = 0 1 Content = 0 1 0 1 0 1 Geniality = 0 1 Total = __
5. ________________________________ Form = 0 1 Content = 0 1 0 1 0 1 Geniality = 0 1 Total = __
6. ________________________________ Form = 0 1 Content = 0 1 0 1 0 1 Geniality = 0 1 Total = __
Date_______ Group Leader (IN CAPS)_________________________ Signature______________________