Portfolio & Synthesis (SLAT7852)

You will create a video presentation on a topic that is based on what you have learnt throughout your masters program. The presentation should be between 4 to 5 minutes.

The topic should be based on the research, key concepts, theories, and/or viewpoints experienced during your masters program that you think will have the strongest theoretical and/or practical applicability in your future work/study activities as a language professional. 

The presentation should be a thoughtful consideration of the positive, practical outcomes resulting from your coursework.

You are to consider yourself as a language professional in the industry while preparing your presentation. The timetable will be decided in the first seminar, and presentations will start from the second seminar.

Assessment items are used as inspirations to develop a topic, but should NOT be presented as a topic. (Your tutor’s approval must be sought if otherwise is the case)

This task has been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Whilst students may use AI and/or MT technologies, successful completion of assessment in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which artificial intelligence will provide only limited support and guidance. A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct. To pass this assessment, students will be required to demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submission independent of AI and MT tools.

You will develop an E-Portfolio using either the software Adobe Cloud Express, WiX, or if you already have your own Blog or Vlog, you are encouraged to use your own channel to develop this E-Portfolio.

This assessment provides you with an opportunity to review all the assignments you have done thus far, and decide on which past assignments you deem most relevant to your professional, academic and personal development. It will enable you to:

• Articulate learning achievements and strengths such as professional attributes and transferable skills and knowledge
• Create a showcase of learning achievements and develop curation skills through identifying learning outcomes from previous course assessments
• Develop reflective writing skills through integrating theoretical knowledge, research and practice.
• Create a framework of practice and professional goals for a chosen future career

This assessment consists of three parts, and each is submitted and assessed separately. You can decide if you would like to complete the E-Portfolio as one or as three sections based on your own progression. You are encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, and be creative as a language professional.

PART 1 – Academic Portfolio: Key learning outcomes (LO)

Due Date: (WEEK 4) 

TASK DESCRIPTION

In Part 1 of this assessment, you will collect and curate artefacts for your portfolio by considering and selecting assignments from each of the courses you have completed in your master’s program (excluding SLAT7852).

First

Curate the most essential assessment items (ideally 1 per course, maximum of 12).

For each course you have completed in your master’s program, you should select one assessment item within that course and briefly explain the key learning outcomes of that assignment (in your own words). Please note that each key learning outcome statement should be between 30-50 words (excluding course and assignment titles). The display/ organisation can be in chronological order, or in categories designed by yourself.

Second

You must explain and critically justify why you have chosen each assignment piece (50-100 words each). You may like to consider the following questions for your reflection:

1. Which knowledge, attributes or skills are you trying to communicate with this artefact?
2. How does this artefact illustrate your skills, knowledge, attributes and experiences? i.e. What did you learn or gain from this experience?
3. How does this artefact relate to your professional goals/future career direction?

e.g.

Course: SLAT7705 Structure of Languages

Assignment title: Presentation on Korean

Key learning outcomes: Identifying the linguistic structure of a new language in a short period of time – this promotes understanding of potential errors made by language learners. Knowledge on form-function is emphasised

Please note that each Key learning outcome statement should be between 20-30 words, towards a total of 150 – 400 words (excluding course and assignment titles). The display/ organisation can be in chronological order, or in categories designed by yourself.

Second

You must provide an ‘Introductory Note’ that captures the gist of the overall organisation of the key learning outcomes for the courses you have selected. (This is NOT included in the word count).

Explain and justify why you have chosen each artefact (50-100 words):

1. Which knowledge, attributes or skills are you trying to communicate with this artefact?
2. How does this artefact illustrate your skills, knowledge, attributes and experiences? i.e. What did you learn or gain from this experience?
3. How does this artefact relate to your professional goals/future career direction?

Please complete the assessment item on Adobe Express, WiX or your own Blog/Vlog.

The aim of this assessment is to build a content page for your Final Virtual Portfolio.

You should consider the potential audience of your portfolio while reviewing your coursework and preparing this E-portfolio.

PART 2 – Academic Portfolio: Reflections

Due Date: (WEEK 6)

TASK DESCRIPTION

In Part 2 of this assessment, you will reflect on two selected assignments from Part 1, and include these reflections in your E-portfolio (Maximum 1200 words – approximately 600 words each)

You should consider papers, projects, or materials that have made significant contributions to your learning towards becoming a competent language professional.

Compose your reflection using the 4Rs framework, i.e. Report, Relate, Reason and Reconstruct on your transition from student to emerging language professional, including the development of your professional practice framework (if any).

Your framework must synthesise (integrate) your curated artefacts of learning (from Part 1), and articulate how you will operate as a professional in your field of practice.

Each reflection should also discuss the value of the assignment in your development

‘About Me’ – about yourself should also be presented, either in the format of a prose or multimedia. (This is NOT included in the word count).

Reminder

The aim of this assessment is to build your academic/professional background within your Final Virtual Portfolio.

You should consider the potential audience of your portfolio while reviewing your coursework and preparing this E-portfolio.

PART 3 – Academic Portfolio: Bibliography

Due Date: (WEEK 8)

TASK DESCRIPTION

In Part 3 of this assessment, you will provide a bibliography of 20 to 30 professional and academic sources derived from items in Parts 1 and 2 of this assessment, and include the bibliography as part of your E-portfolio. (Not to exceed 500 words)

You should consider articles, books, websites, monographs and/or other materials that you deem significant and useful as a postgraduate learner and a language professional.

Consider the following questions while compiling your bibliography (literature and resources).

1. Which artefacts, i.e., articles, books, websites, monographs, etc., have contributed most to your learning and professional development?
2. Which artefacts best reflect your knowledge of the field at the end of your course?
3. In terms of professional development, which artefacts do you feel constitute a valuable professional resource?

The bibliography must be presented in APA 7 format.

A Rationale explaining your professional framework and bibliography. You should consider the overall collation/organisation of the bibliographic choices, and why they are presented and organised in the way you have chosen.

Articulate and justify the development of your professional framework (500 words):

• Background theory/practice of your professional framework
• Indications of your professional goals
• Projections of your career direction

Reminder

The aim of this assessment is to build an academic/professional resource bank for your Final Virtual Portfolio.

You should consider the potential audience of your portfolio while reviewing your coursework and preparing the E-portfolio.

STATEMENT ON GENERATIVE AI & MT

This task has been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Whilst students may use AI and/or MT technologies, successful completion of assessment in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which artificial intelligence will provide only limited support and guidance. A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct. To pass this assessment, students will be required to demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submission independent of AI and MT tools.

SECTION B: SYNTHESIS ESSAY (2,000 words)

In this assessment, you will discuss a major theme/s that is/are important to you or your professional framework as an emerging language professional – by bringing together key ideas and research findings encountered during your master’s course.

1. A ‘theme’ as used here refers to a topic, issue, idea, or point of view that you regard as significant in the discipline of languages and linguistics.
2. A ‘professional framework’ as used here refers to a personalised theoretical interpretation of your master’s course – a continuation of Part 3 of the E-Portfolio.

Purpose of this assessment is to:

• Illustrate the major principles, theoretical position/s, and research findings relevant to the theme(s) or framework you develop
• Evaluate the existing literature through the lens of an emergent language professional
• Determine the implications in terms of your own professional practice
• Create principles/framework of practice for language professionals.

This task has been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Whilst students may use AI and/or MT technologies, successful completion of assessment in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which artificial intelligence will provide only limited support and guidance. A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct. To pass this assessment, students will be required to demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submission independent of AI and MT tools.