Hansei Global Education Center

Grading components include:

Oral Testing 10%:

Oral testing should be carried out twice a semester prior to the mid-term and final exams.

Role Plays 10%:

As with Oral Testing, Role Plays should be conducted twice a semester and ideally submitted or performed prior to the exams. In pairs or in a group (maximum 4 students) students must write a script for the role play they plan to perform. The work must be original (i.e. not copied from other students) and must include significant components from the units covered in the text book. As a minimum guideline, each student’s role should include at least 6 key phrases from the class material and as a minimum at least 10 lines each. For example, if a group of 4 students wishes to perform, they should produce a script with 40 lines and at least 6 phrases each from the text.

Video Lab(Listening Lab) 10%:

The video component of the course will be run on-campus in the 5th floor computer rooms. As in previous semesters, students will need to make bookings and come at set times to complete their work. During this time students must complete a worksheet that accompanies the online video. These worksheets will be handed to each teacher for marking.

It is expected that students should spend between 20 and 30 minutes a week in the video lab and produce at least 10 Video Lab worksheets AND 10 Dictations for a total of 10% of their grade for each component.

Dictation 10%:

Students should complete their Dictations during their Video Lab. During this time, students have the opportunity to listen to a dialogue as many times as they wish until they have recorded what they believe the speaker is saying. This will be handwritten – not emailed. Again, these forms are handed to each teacher for assessment and should be recorded on the class spreadsheet.

Participation 10%:

Although students will still fail should they not attend the minimum number of classes (9 absences allowed – 10th absence warrants an ‘F’) teachers now have the ability to assign a discretionary score based on classroom performance. Obviously a poor attendance record will be reflected by a poor participation score.

Speaking Lab 10%:

The Speaking Lab is a 50 minute fluency class designed to provide students with the opportunity to use the language they have been studying outside of the regular class time. Each lab will have the same students at the same time each week. Teacher talk time should be limited as much as possible (often difficult with students who are reluctant to speak) so careful thought should be given to the type of tasks being set. Students should bring their text books to provide additional reference material to help them practice the relevant material.
We try and limit Speaking Lab classes to 12 students. The score for Speaking Lab is very similar to the ‘Participation’ score. It is largely based on attendance but teachers should use their discretion in allocating lower scores to students who refuse to participate to a satisfactory level. Please note that although only 10% is allocated for the speaking lab score, students are expected to attend ALL scheduled labs (usually 12 -13 per semester depending on holidays and other class breaks).

Mid-term and Final Exams 20% each:

Typically, the Hansei English exams (both conversation and reading) are held on the Friday prior to the main exam week. This is mainly to avoid timetabling clashes as students in the English program come from the full range of faculties who have scheduled their own exams at various times throughout the exam week.

Any students who failed their mid-term should be notified as soon as possible so that they can mentally prepare themselves for the second half of the semester.