CONTENTS
The contents are determined by the
competencies to be developed in accordance with the general guidelines for
foreign language learning in our context, based on the Common European
Framework[1].
FUNCTIONAL CONTENTS
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ACTIVITIES/TASKS/PRODUCTS
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GRAMMAR
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* Reporting in oral and
written form about professional and current topics of general interest.
* Expressing interests and
opinions about topics of general and professional interest, in oral and
written form
* Summarizing events,
situations, topics and/or readings developed in class.
* Using letters,
e-mails and written messages in general as a resource of communication.
* Describing & narrating
general settings, characters, and parts of a literary texts.
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Topics. Current and
professional issues
Read and write newspaper
articles, editorials, interviews, blogs, guest speaker etc.
English speaking countries booklets: Canada, India,
New Zealand, Kenya, Ireland, Tanzania, (technology, health, education, etc.)
Guest
speaker … Teaching Assistance
Write and read books, films
and documentaries reviews.
Comprehension of texts.
Product: book reviews.
Strategies: reading
comprehension and oral production
Product: periodic
self-evaluation about the students’ learning process.
Read and write some of the
most common letter types.
Reading Projects based on:
* Trip and journey Stories
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* Review
Present and Past and Future tenses
* Reported
Speech (news report)
* Passive
voice // Active Voice (unit
* Use
of modal verbs (unit 6)
Use
of structures after verbs, adjectives
and nouns such as:
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Verbs with prepositions and particles
Structures with:
get, infinitives, ING forms, verb +
object + infinitive,
* Quantifiers,
numbers, qualifiers.
* DETERMINERS: The, much, many, few, enough, etc. (unit 3)
* Impersonal pronounns
(everybody, anybody, anywhere, etc.) (unit 11)
OTHER ASPECTS
* Punctuation rules.
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Conjunctions/Linking words
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CLASS SCHEDULE
Week 1
Note (lab session are TBA)
Note (lab session are TBA)
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 2/6
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Read syllabus
Class policies
Introduction and class expectations
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Wed. 2/8
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Read: Syllabus
Read: The Istanbul incident
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Storytelling
Class discussion
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Fri 2/10
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Language function assignment
(talking about present, past, and future events)
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Jinit´s Session
Session with Maria Eugenia |
Week 2
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 2/13
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Prepare mini presentation 1
Language function assignment (talking about present, past, and future events) |
Storytelling
Classwork |
Wed. 2/15
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Class work
Class discussion |
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Fri. 2/17
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First Listening Assignment Due. Check out this tab
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Jinit´s Session
Quiz Pronouncing ED Session with Maria E. |
Week 3
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 2/20
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Prepare mini presentation 3
Read: Under the Western eyes
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Storytelling
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Wed. 2/22
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Prepare mini presentation 4
Language function assignment
(talking about quantities)
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Class work
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Fri. 2/24
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Jinit´s Session
Independent work
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Week 4
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 2/27
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Prepare mini presentation 5
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Storytelling
Topic: Sleep (unit3)
Language function |
Wed. 3/1
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Prepare mini presentation 6
Language function assignment (talking about quantities)
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Class work
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Fri. 3/3
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Jinit´s Session
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Week 5
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 3/6
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Prepare mini presentation 7
Read: Choose one destination on A little Adrift website. Be ready to report in class.
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Storytelling
Topic: Descriptions
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Wed. 3/8
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Prepare mini presentation 8
Language function assignment (hiding
agency-passive voice)
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Class work
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Fri. 3/10
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Language function assignment
Descriptions |
Jinit´s Session
Short Quiz
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Week 6
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 3/13
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Prepare mini presentation 9
Language function Descriptions |
Class work
Descriptions
Plan visit to museum |
Wed. 3/15
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Prepare mini presentation 10
Language function assignment
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Class work
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Fri. 3/17
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Prepare mini presentation 11
Project task 2: Written reaction accompanied by images: travel experience. See example: http://alittleadrift.com/countries/ (post link to document on blog) |
Jinit´s Session
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Week 7
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 3/20
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No class: holiday
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Wed. 3/22
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Prepare mini presentation 12
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Work on language function
Discussion |
Fri. 3/24
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Prepara mini presentation 13
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Jinit´s Session
Observation task |
Week 8
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 3/27
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Prepare mini presentation 13 and 14
Reading. Se Habla Español
Work on describing objects
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Discussion reading
Art Unit |
Wed. 3/29
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Visit to Museum | |
Fri. 3/31
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Prepare mini presentation 15
Assignment on Modals |
Work on Modals
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Week 9
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 4/3
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Prepare for midterm quizzes
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Midterm quizzes
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Wed. 4/5
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Prepare for midterm quizzes
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Midterm quizzes
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Fri. 4/7
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Prepare for midterm quizzes
Third Listening Assignment Due
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Midterm quizzes
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Holy week (No class)
Week 10
Week 10
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 4/17
| Prepare mini presentation 16 Read short book: The Search Reported Speech |
Discuss book
Quiz review Workshop |
Wed. 4/19
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Prepare
mini presentation 17
Presentations art piece
Language function assignment
Read: Classroom Observations |
Presentations |
Fri. 4/21
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Prepare mini presentation 18
Fourth Listening Assignment Due (audio recording: What are the requirements to do something...)
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Jinit´s Session
Class work Observations |
Week 11
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 4/24
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Mini presentation catch up
Modals |
Work on Modals
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Wed. 4/26
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Prepare
mini presentation 19
Language function assignment: Modals
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Storytelling
Class work
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Fri. 4/28
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Prepare mini presentation 20
Language function assignment (verb preposition combinations) |
Jinit´s Session
Class work |
Week 12
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 5/1
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Holiday (No class)
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Wed. 5/3
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Prepare
mini presentation 22
Language function assignment
(verb-adjective preposition combinations)
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Class work
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Fri. 5/5
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Prepare mini
presentation 23
Fifth Listening Assignment Due
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Jinit´s Session
Class work
Short Quiz
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Week 13
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 5/8
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Prepare mini presentation 24
Read: TBA
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Class work
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Wed. 5/10
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Prepare
mini presentation 25
Language function assignment
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Classwork
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Fri. 5/12
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Writing Letters
Punctuation rules
Conjunctions/Linking words
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Jinit´s Session
Class work
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Week 14
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 5/15
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Writing Letters
Intro project task 5 |
Storytelling
Class work
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Wed. 5/17
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Project task 5: Creating a story. Your school experience as a travel story. Use http://storybird.com/
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Class work
Lab |
Fri. 5/19
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Language function assignment
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Jinit´s Session
Class Work |
Week 15
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 5/22
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Language Assignment
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Wed. 5/24
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Language function assignment
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Class Work
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Fri. 5/26
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Presentation of Project
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Week 16 MAKE UP SESSIONS
Date
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For Class
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In Class
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Mon. 5/29
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No class: Holiday
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Class work
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Wed. 5/31
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Presentation of Project
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Fri. 6/2
| Presentation of Project |
Finals until June 9th.
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