INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS FRAY BERNARDO DE LUGO O. P.

GENERAL ENGLISH LEVEL 1 SECOND SEMESTER 2017

COURSE SPECIFICATIONS

I. Teachers name: SANDRA PATRICIA VARGAS PERDOMO e-mail: sandra.vargas@usantotomas.edu.co

II. Schedule: Mondays and Thursdays from 8.00 a.m to 10.00 a.m

III. Classroom(s): Mondays and Thursdays Torreon Auditorium Group: A2

IV. General objective:

To foster functional, linguistic and communicative skills to effectively perform in everyday situations using
the target language

V. Course contents:

Units 1 - 6 (textbook: New Language Leader Elementary, Pearson Education Students book, DVD.)

TOPICS

Unit 1 Cities Unit 2 Work and Study Unit 3 Nature Unit 4 Leisure Time Unit 5 Transport Unit 6
Food

VI. Methodology:

a. Teacher oriented activities: audio visual exercises and written workshops to achieve
communicative, linguistic, and functional objectives
b. Self-study activities: platform work (Moodle and Speakout) and CD ROM exercises

VII. Assessment:

TERMS POINTS DISTRIBUTION TASKS

1er 35 7 First midterm exam
7 Project first progress report
6 Platform
5 Moodle
4 Cultural activity
3 Reading corner
2 Self-assessment
1 Conversation club
2do 35 10 Second midterm exam
 8 Project second progress report
5 Platform
5 Cultural activity
4 Reading corner
2 Self-assessment
1 Conversation club
FINAL 30 15 Final exam
5 Project final report
4 Platform
4 Cultural Activity
2 Conversation club

EXAM DATES 2017 - 2

EXAMS PERCENTAGE DATES UNITS

1st 35 % Sept 4th 9th 12
2nd 35 % Oct 17th 21st 3- 4
Final 30 % Nov 20th 25th 5 -6

RULES AND TIPS

Attend class: 20% of missed class will result in course failure.

Be punctual. You will be marked late after 15 minutes: 4 days late = 1 absence. More than 30
minutes late = 1 absence.
Be sure to bring all materials needed for the lesson: student book and dictionary. Photocopying
and sharing textbooks is NOT permitted.
Make sure you do the independent work on the Speakout platform on a regular basis. If you do the
work from the very beginning, you will clarify doubts and reinforce what you are learning in class.
If you dedicate about 20 minutes per session, the work will be done by the end of each unit. Your
platform and Moodle grades in each term will reflect the work you do along the course.
Choose optimal working conditions to do your independent work on the platforms; that will
improve your concentration and learning.
Do all the activities on the platforms since the contents are taken into account in the evaluations
and if you do them, you will get better results.
Put away your cell phone and/or computer during lessons unless directed otherwise by your
teacher.
Phones out during the exam will result in a grade of 0. Any type of cheating will result in a grade
of 0.
All work completed and turned in should be your OWN work, not corrected or completed by a
friend/family member or taken from the Internet.
If you are absent from class, you must present a validated doctors note or a validated excuse
 from the university within three school days.
If you are absent for any exam session, it may be taken only under the presentation of a
certificate from the Universitys doctor or with an authorized letter from the Institute within
three school days.
If a day is missed, the student is responsible to find out what was missed in class.
Changing groups is not permitted, unless authorized by the Director of the Institute

To succeed in this process of language acquisition:

a. Participate actively in all tasks taking place during the course: autonomous learning exercises;
classroom oral and written exercises, laboratory sessions, video lessons, etc. REMEMBER:
Mistakes are GOOD! They help us to learn!
b. Get involved in extra academic activities organized and provided by the Language Institute:
tutorials, free laboratory sessions, immersion day, conversation club, practice in Moodle and
Speakout.
c. Take advantage of the audio program provided along with the textbook. This will be excellent
listening and pronunciation practice.
d. Attend tutoring sessions in case you have questions or need reinforcement on any topic studied
in class. You must register online on the website of the Institute 48 hours before the session. You
will receive a message confirming your appointment the following day.
(institutodelenguas.usta.edu.co Choose Servicios and then, click on Tutorias)
e. Listen to music, watch movies and TV in English. You can also set your email, twitter and Facebook
accounts to English.
 INSTITUTO DE LENGUAS FRAY BERNARDO DE LUGO O. P.
GENERAL ENGLISH LEVEL 1 - SECOND SEMESTER 2017
GENERAL ENGLISH CLASS CHRONOGRAM

TEACHER: SANDRA VARGAS

GROUP A2 MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS

ACTIVITY DUE DATE

FIRST TERM

First progress report for the project August 31st

First cultural activity August 24th

Reading corner September 4th

First Partial Exam September 7th

Moodle and Speak out platforms
Self-assessment September 11th

SECOND TERM
Cultural activity October 5th

Second project report October 12th

Reading corner October 12th

Second Partial Exam October 19th

Speak out platform
Self-assessment October 23rd

THIRD TERM

Cultural activity November 9th

Final project report November 16th

FINAL EXAM November 20th
Speak out platform