Assignments
Students are required to complete both the assignments in order to sit for the finals. Submitting any work past the deadline can be done but it is not adviced as marks will be deducted.
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15th May 2015 - In Groups
Deadline: 3rd June 2015
This assignment aims to determine your understanding skills towards the cultures of different countries and the themes or messages which those folklores try to indicate. It helps to boost up your critical thinking skills as well as to activate your creativity. Cooperation is vital for this assignment as well.
Instructions
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Find your own partners and get into a team of maximum five members.
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Choose one of the folklores from the website and make a group video recording based on the folklore you have chosen.
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You are allowed to choose the folklores from the website but not others which are out of the extent.
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Post the chosen folklore in the comment box.
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The content of video has to be relevant with the chosen folklore or else no marks will be given.
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The group video recording should be within 20 to 30 minutes.
The group video recording should include the following:
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The names of all your group members as well as the roles that they have played.
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Appropriate sound effects to make the whole video more vivid and more appealing.
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The cultures and traditions of the country where the chosen folklore comes from.
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Creativity towards the video, as in adding some interesting scenes linked to the folklores.
Do ensure that:
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The video contents are appropriate and harsh words will not be allowed.
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The video is uploaded to YouTube on the day of submission.
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All members take part in doing this group assignment.
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The time for video recording does not exceed 30 minutes.
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Clear images are provided.
All groups are to present their own video recordings on the submission date as well.
5th June 2015 - Invidually
Deadline: 19th June 2015
This assignment is about writing an essay about comparing and contrasting two different folklores from two countries. This assignment is more of developing your higher order thinking skill in terms of bringing out your self-opinions towards the folklores on website. Meanwhile, this assignment is good for you to apply vocabulary about comparison and writing skill.
Instructions
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You need to choose two folklores from two different countries. (You are allowed to use the same folklore as long as the two chosen folklores are not under the same category.)
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Write in two pages for this individual assignment. (The contents in exceeded pages will be ignored.)
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Write out the essay based on the guidelines provided below.
Guidelines
Introduction
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Summarize two chosen folklores and briefly mention the reasons of choosing them.
Body
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Between the two chosen folklores, which one impressed you more? State out reasons to support your answer.
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Compare the folklores, as in which folklore is better based on different aspects such as the words choices, the sequence of story and other particular kinds. Provide explanation/elaboration to support your statement.
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Analyze two folklores’ themes and the importance of those themes in real life.
Conclusion
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Your opinions towards this assignment as in what you have learned from doing the assignment and also self-feelings towards this compare and contrast assignment.
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Summarize the whole assignment as the end of the paper.
Do ensure that:
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The whole assignment is written based on the provided guidelines.
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The contents are clearly elaborated or described.
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Your assignment is completed by your own words, no copies from the websites.
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The citation of references is at the end of page.
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Examples are given appropriately.
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Cover page is set as a the front page of assignment.
The assignment must follow the APA format. All related references must be cited properly and written correctly in APA format.
Refer to the link for the APA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
