ASSIGNMENT

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HBET1403
SOCIOLINGUISTICS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING
JANUARY 2021 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English only.

2. Number of words : 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 14th March 2021

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Cibelli, E.,Xu, Y., Austerwell, J.L., Griffith, T.L., Regier, T. 2016. The Sapir-Whorf
Hypothesis and probabilistic inference: evidence from the domain of color. PLoS ONE
11(7): e0158726. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158725. July 19, 2016.
Direct link to the paper. This link can only be accessed with a valid OUM account.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JUWPJPb0aZd1TNwAGtIqcFoJEZaXGNgl/view?
usp=sharing

Assignment question.
Premise
In Malaysia, the first language is Bahasa Melayu and most people understand the
standard Malay spoken in formal transactions. The beauty of Malaysia is that there are
so many other languages and cultures which contributes to diversity among Malaysians.
The article above discusses the concept of culture in the context of the Sapir-Whorf
hypothesis in the domain of colours.
An understanding of this diversity is essential if we are to be able to teach Malaysians
properly.

Question 1
How do the different Malaysian languages (and their associated cultures) literally and
metaphorically conceptualise colours? Discuss comparatively.
(1000 to 1500 words)
(30 marks)
Question 2
How will the differences be discussed in Question 1 affect language teaching in the
Malaysian schools (private and public)?
(1000 to 1500 words)
(30 marks)
Submission check list
To successfully complete this assignment, you need to submit the following,
1. Two essay papers on culture and words.

[Total: 60 marks]

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS

HBET1403 SOCIOLINGUISTICS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING/ JANUARY 2021

TASK 1

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
Knowledge of forms, Demonstrates thorough and Demonstrates Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates little or
conventions, terminology, insightful knowledge of considerable knowledge knowledge of forms, limited knowledge of no knowledge of form,
and strategies relative to the forms, conventions, of forms, conventions, conventions, forms, conventions, conventions,
2 1 importance of sources to 2.5 terminology, and strategies terminology, and terminology, and terminology, and terminology, and 10
subject relative to importance of strategies relative to strategies relative to strategies relative to strategies relative to
sources to subject importance of sources to importance of sources importance of importance of sources
subject to subject sources to subject to subject
Critical and creative thinking Uses critical and creative Uses critical and creative Uses critical and Uses critical and Little of no critical and
skills thinking skills with a high thinking skills with creative thinking skills creative thinking creative thinking with
2 1,2 1.25 5
degree of effectiveness considerable with moderate skills with limited questionable
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Communication of Communicates information Communicates Communicates Communicates Communicates
information and idea and ideas with a high information and ideas information and ideas information and information and ideas
2 1,2 1.25 5
degree of clarity and with with considerable clarity with some clarity ideas with limited with little or no clarity
confidence clarity
Quality of argument and Argument is complex and Argument bridges on the Argument takes on a Argument is simple Argument is
writing original, and the writing is complex and original, fair and expected and unoriginal, and incoherent.
2 1,3 1.25 strong, fluid, and creatively and the writing is clear position, and the the writing is weak 5
coherent and coherent writing is moderately and inconsistent
clear and coherent
Spelling and grammar No errors in spelling and Some errors in spelling A few errors in spelling Several errors in Highly erroneous
2 1,2,3, 1.25 grammar and grammar and grammar spelling and spelling and grammar 5
grammar
Total 7.5 30

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 TASK 2

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
Knowledge of forms, Demonstrates thorough and Demonstrates Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates little or
conventions, terminology, insightful knowledge of considerable knowledge knowledge of forms, limited knowledge of no knowledge of form,
and strategies relative to the forms, conventions, of forms, conventions, conventions, forms, conventions, conventions,
2 1 importance of sources to 2.5 terminology, and strategies terminology, and terminology, and terminology, and terminology, and 10
subject relative to importance of strategies relative to strategies relative to strategies relative to strategies relative to
sources to subject importance of sources to importance of sources importance of importance of sources
subject to subject sources to subject to subject
Critical and creative thinking Uses critical and creative Uses critical and creative Uses critical and Uses critical and Little of no critical and
skills thinking skills with a high thinking skills with creative thinking skills creative thinking creative thinking with
2 1,2 1.25 5
degree of effectiveness considerable with moderate skills with limited questionable
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Communication of Communicates information Communicates Communicates Communicates Communicates
information and idea and ideas with a high information and ideas information and ideas information and information and ideas
2 1,2 1.25 5
degree of clarity and with with considerable clarity with some clarity ideas with limited with little or no clarity
confidence clarity
Quality of argument and Argument is complex and Argument bridges on the Argument takes on a Argument is simple Argument is
writing original, and the writing is complex and original, fair and expected and unoriginal, and incoherent.
2 1,3 1.25 strong, fluid, and creatively and the writing is clear position, and the the writing is weak 5
coherent and coherent writing is moderately and inconsistent
clear and coherent
Spelling and grammar No errors in spelling and Some errors in spelling A few errors in spelling Several errors in Highly erroneous
2 1,2,3, 1.25 grammar and grammar and grammar spelling and spelling and grammar 5
grammar
Total 7.5 30