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*Identify qualities expected of a good employee in students’ countries. |
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*Identify qualities expected of a good employee in the U.S. |
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Identify and/or discuss U.S. workplace communications styles (e.g. employee to employer, employee to customer, employee to employee; white collar versus blue collar, etc.) |
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*Identify and discuss the differences in workplace behavior and communication in students’ countries and the U.S. |
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Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate workplace communication. |
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*Read and write work-related messages. |
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Utterance is appropriate, clear, complete, and has correct content. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning.
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Utterance is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the utterance can be understood with inference.
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Utterance is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect, or there is no utterance.
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Response is correct and comprehensible.
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Response is incorrect or incomprehensible or there is no response.
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Statement is appropriate, clear, complete, and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.
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Statement is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the statement can be understood with inference.
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Statement is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect, or there is no statement.
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•Thesis or main idea is clearly stated and developed with relevant details and examples.
• Ideas are well-organized and well-developed with effective transitions.
• Word choice demonstrates variety and richness of expression.
• May have few minor errors in grammar and mechanics, with variety and some complexity of sentence structure.
(CASAS Essay Test Score: 4)
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•Thesis or main idea shows some support and relevant detail, although some ideas may not be well-stated and may require minimal inference. Generally cohesive with some effective transitions.
• Few word-choice errors and some variety and richness of expression.
• Some minor errors in grammar and mechanics generally do not interfere with the reader’s understanding. Some variety in sentence structure.
(CASAS Essay Test Score: 3)
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•Contains a thesis or main idea with little support and may be unfocused or unclear. • Many ideas may not be well-stated. Requires inference in most cases. A basic organizational structure is evident with some sequencing of ideas.
• There may be some errors in word choice with some variety of expression.
• May contain distracting errors in grammar and mechanics that may interfere with the reader’s understanding. Sentence structure may be simple.
(CASAS Essay Test Score:2)
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•Minimal response to task – or writing lacks a thesis or main idea and may require a substantial degree of inference.
• Cohesion is limited but contains some related sentences.
• Word choice errors may require the reader to infer meaning.
• Serious errors in grammar or mechanics that may interfere with the reader’s understanding.
(CASAS Essay Test Score: 1)
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Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate.
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