Project 1st semester

1. Project 1st semester

Touchstone 4

2. Touchstone 4: My university

Work format: Video Documentary
Concept:
NUST ‘MISIS’ participation in the international program 5/100
NUST MISiS is taking part in the 5-100 project, whose goal is
to maximize the competitive position of leading Russian
universities in the global research and educational market
among technical universities worldwide. You have been
selected to present NUST MISiS at an education conference.
Find evidence for and evaluate our university’s chances of
entering the final stage of the competition in a video
documentary.

3. Organization

Stages: 1 Group formations and brainstorming
2 Preliminary feedback session
3 Delivering presentations and peer feedback
4 Posting references and self-evaluation blog on the LMS.
Groups: 3-4 people
Video documentary: 3-5-minute length
Script: 250 words
Assessment criteria:
• Content (content is relevant to the task/target viewer is fully
informed)
• Product (format, visual attractiveness)
• Language (Range of simple and some complex grammatical
forms and vocabulary, Accuracy, Organization of text – linking
words and cohesive devices)
• Presentation skills (eye contact, clarity of speech, body
language)
• Preparedness (staging, meeting deadlines, role distribution,
paper work)
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Total – 5 points * 4 stages – 20 points

4. Useful links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3h828EtWoA - three
simple methods that you can use to create a project video with
a smartphone or webcam, and a little help from a friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HylQ4ErQK4I - ESL College Campus Vocabulary
https://www.desktop-documentaries.com/makingdocumentaries.html - How to Make a Documentary Video
http://www.4icu.org/ru/ - 2018 Russian University Ranking and
League Table
http://5top100.com/ - Project 5-100
https://youtu.be/-hCHx0EPhK4 - Top 10 Best Universities in
the World
See also “phrases for presentation” document