To: Erika Paterson, Engl301 Instructor
From: Darius Zhang, ENGL 301 student
Date: November 6, 2021
Subject: Formal Report Progress: Introducing a 10-minute quiz in UBC Chinese language program’s OP (oral practice) sessions.
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to address the issue of no assessment in CLP’s oral practice sessions.
Intended Audiences:
This report is intended for Duanduan Li, the director of the UBC Chinese Language Program; as well as Victoria Ni, the organizer of OP sessions.
Significance of Report
The research and resulting recommendations will help increase students’ satisfaction with OP sessions, as having an assessment in every OP session will not only help the volunteers to better track students’ learning process, it will also lead to a better learning outcome.
Methods
Primary research will involve an online survey, which will be sent out to the OP session chat group, which consists of over 100 participants (including both volunteers and students). Attached is the link to the survey: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fylWyCmaPW4JnM
Formal Report Outline
Attached is the outline for the formal report: 301 Formal Report Outline Darius Zhang
Research Plan:
Below are the tasks for determining the feasibility of introducing a 10-minute quiz in the UBC Chinese language program’s OP (oral practice) sessions.
-Create Survey
-Distribute the survey to OP volunteers and students
-Identify the current level of students satisfaction towards OP sessions
-Compile and analyze survey responses
-Identify the advantages, disadvantage,s and limitations of using the quiz as the assessment in OP sessions
-Research into other possible solutions to the stated problem to compare with the proposed solution.
-The feasibility of the proposed solution
Writing Schedule:
Nov. 6th: Survey completes
Nov. 7th: Distribute the Survey
Nov. 8th: Finish writing the background of CLP and OP
Nov. 9th: Finish setting up the front page, table of contents, and reference page
Nov. 10th: Finish the draft of the introduction
Nov. 11th: Finish writing the analysis of secondary research
Nov. 12th: Close the survey and start to analyze the survey results
Nov. 13th: Create a data table that will show my analysis of the survey results
Nov. 14th: Filling out the rest of the formal report and completing my first draft.
Nov. 15th: Publish my first formal report draft
Nov. 16th: Start peer reviews
Nov. 19th: Publish my peer reviews and read my peer’s comments
Nov. 20th: Start editing and improving my draft
Nov. 26th: Final proofreading and submission of a formal report on the team forum
Thank you for reviewing my progress report. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.