Syllabus of The Course English II

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Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Syllabus of the Course English II, Code 518007
1. Course Information
The course is part of the academic unit: Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación

ECEDU
Academic degree level: Profesional Training field: Disciplinar
Number of credits: 3 Course type: Methodological
The course does not have a re- Course designed by: Kelly Maritza
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Course updated by: Kelly Maritza Fajardo
Date of design: Wednesday, Date of update: Monday, December 14,

November 4, 2020 2020
Course Description:
English II is a methodological academic course included in the Specific Disciplinary
Training Component of the Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language with emphasis on
English. It is offered as a compulsory course in the program curriculum with 3
academic credits that require an estimated study time of 144 hours. It belongs to
Core Problem 1: Foreign language skills as a means of insertion in the global
environment. This core problem responds to the problematic question: How to train
competent educators in the command of foreign languages according to the needs of
the country that contribute to its integration into a globalized world?
The course, being immersed in this core problem, responds to the following skills:
-Understand, express, and interpret thoughts orally and in writing, in situations that
require language to facilitate interaction.
-Use the skills acquired in the use of the foreign language, to communicate in
situations of daily life.
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-Recognize language as a cultural manifestation associated with the practices of
different human groups and integrates this knowledge into the foreign language
training.
In this sense, the purpose of the course is focused on strengthening the reading,
listening, writing and speaking skills of English II students through reading and
audio exercises, writing short stories and participating in conversations using short
sentences and frequently used expressions related to the student's immediate
context, eg routines, local geography, past events.
To achieve this purpose, different individual and group activities are proposed for
the development of the four basic language skills under the communicative
approach, since it sees language as a system of interaction and communication. In
this sense, the Task-Based Language Learning strategy is applied, which allows the
use of language communicatively as a means for carrying out tasks of daily life. This
is based on the constructivist idea that knowledge is built through social interaction
with others and emphasizes communication between students, and between
students and the teacher.
Carrying out these activities will allow the student to achieve the five learning
outcomes set according to the competencies indicated by the CEFR as regards level
A2.
2. Course Learning Purpose:
The course learning purpose is:
 To strengthen the reading, listening, writing and speaking skills of English II

students through reading and audio exercises, writing short stories and
participating in conversations using short sentences and frequently used
expressions related to the immediate context of the student, for example,
routines, shopping, local geography, past events.
3. Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
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Learning outcome 1: Apply basic and concrete vocabulary, that is a series of
phrases and sentences related to personal information, daily activities, and stories of
life events in written communication tasks.
Learning outcome 2: Use the highest frequency vocabulary, common expressions,

and phrases, to handle very short social exchanges in synchronous encounters or
oral presentations.
Learning outcome 3: Demonstrate comprehension of shorts audios or videos

related to areas of most immediate personal relevance when basic everyday
vocabulary and expressions are used.
Learning outcome 4: Identify specific and explicit information from short and
simple written texts on familiar matters through various reading tasks.
Learning outcome 5: Demonstrate comprehension of very short and simple texts,

phrases, and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate
personal relevance when it comes to reading, listening, and the usage of simple
grammatical structures and sentence patterns.
4. Learning Strategy:
The Learning Strategy for the course is: Task-Based Language Learning.
This Learning Strategy is based on the use of authentic language and on asking
students to do meaningful tasks using the target language. Such tasks can include
visiting a doctor, conducting an interview, or calling customer service for help.
Assessment is primarily based on task outcome (in other words the appropriate
completion of real world tasks) rather than on accuracy of prescribed language
forms. This makes TBLT especially popular for developing target language fluency
and student confidence
The Learning Strategy is organized in 9 Tasks
 Task 1: Introducing myself.
 Task 2: Taking an online quiz on present tense, simple past, present
progressive and prepositions
 Task 3: Describing my family life.
 Task 4: Taking a quiz on first conditional, imperatives, modals, comparatives,
simple present, past and future.
 Task 5: Sharing past experiences and memories.
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 Task 6: Taking an online quiz on request with auxiliaries, errands, advices with
should, present perfect, mixed verbal tenses.
 Task 7: Talking about activities and plans.
 Task 8: Taking the Online Final Test of the course
 Task 9: Final task: Describing my life. Self-evaluation.
Speaking encounters:
In addition to the proposed activities, this course allows the students to practice
their speaking skills by participating in 16 speaking encounters throughout the
period. These encounters are evaluated in the evaluation rubrics for the
collaborative tasks: Task 5 and task 7.
5. Course Contents and Bibliographic References
Unit 1: Talking about family and home

In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:
 Unit 1 - Special Occasions
 Unit 2 – Relationships
 Unit 3 - House and Home
 Unit 4 - Clothing and Weather
 Unit 5 – On Sale!
To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

E-Book. (n.d.). Level Two - Unit 1. Retrieved
from:https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/basic_english_II/Ebook/Unit1/html/index.ht
ml
E-Book. (n.d.). Level Two - Unit 2. Retrieved
from:https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/basic_english_II/Ebook/Unit2/html/index.ht
ml
E-Book. (n.d.). Level Two - Unit 3. Retrieved from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/basic_english_II/Ebook/Unit3/html/index.html
E-Book. (n.d.). Level One - Unit 4. Retrieved from:
BBC Learning English. (s. f.). BBC Learning English.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
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La Mansión del Inglés. Curso de Inglés Gratis. Gramática Inglesa. (n.d.). Retrieved
from: http://www.mansioningles.com/ Copyright La Mansión del Inglés C.B.
Prasoon, S. (2015). Chapter 5 Adjectives. In English Grammar and Usage: Read
Swiftly, Speak Fluently and Write Correctly. V&S Publishers. Taken from:
https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/lo
gin.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1586151&lang=es&site=eds-
live&scope=site
Unit 2: Sharing experiences

 Unit 6 - Public life/Entertainment
 Unit 7 – Errands
 Unit 8 - Health and Illness
 Unit 9 - What’s wrong?
 Unit 10 - It was an accident

British council Learn English. (2020, 7 octubre). Questions and negatives. British
Council. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-
reference/questions-and-negatives
Cambridge ESOL exercises. (n.d.). Retrieved November 10, 2018, from:
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/activities-for-learners/
English Exercises. (n.d.). Retrieved November 10, 2018, from:
http://www.englishexercises.org/
Fajardo, K. M. (2020). The Past Tense Regular and Irregular Verbs. Recuperado de:
https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/37431
Teschner, R. V., & Evans, E. E. (2007). Chapter 2 Verbs, Tenses, Forms, and
Functions. In Analyzing the Grammar of English: Third Edition: Vol. 3rd ed.
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Georgetown University Press.31-54. Taken from:
https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/l
ogin.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=217228&lang=es&site=eds-
live&scope=site
Unit 3: Talking about activities and plans

 Unit 11 – Sports
 Unit 12 - International Travel

Learn English | British Council. (n.d.). Retrieved from:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ The United Kingdom's international
organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
Banville, S. (s. f.). Breaking News English - Easier News Lessons Level 0 and 1.
www.breakingnewsenglish.com. https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
Teschner, R. V., & Evans, E. E. (2007). Chapter 3 Basic Structures, Questions, Do-
Insertion, Negation, Auxiliaries, Responses, Emphasis, Contraction. In
Analyzing the Grammar of English: Third Edition: Vol. 3rd ed. Georgetown
University Press. 55-78. Taken from:
https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/lo
gin.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=217228&lang=es&site=eds-
live&scope=site
6. Organization of Weekly Academic Activities and Course Evaluation Plan
Initial Moment:
Task 1 Introducing myself.

To be developed from week 1 to week 2
This responds to Learning Outcome: 1 and 2
The activities are: To create a video answering some questions on personal facts
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Initial moment evaluation
The evaluation criteria for this activity are:
Form criteria: Video quality
Content criteria: Grammar structures and vocabulary, pronunciation
Participation criteria: Participation in the forum
Procedural criteria: Answer the questions orally and in a written way
The highest score for this activity is 25 points, corresponding to 5% of the course
evaluation.
Intermediate Moment
Task 2 Unit 1 Quiz

This responds to Learning Outcome: 5
The activities are: To take an online quiz on present tense, simple past, present
progressive and prepositions.
Evaluation of Task 2
Study the online content of the e-book: Unit 2 Relationships; Unit 3 from the e-
book: House and Home, Unit 4: Clothing and weather; Unit 5: On sale.
The highest score for this activity is 50 points.
Task 3 To describe my family life

The activities are: To create a photo poster with descriptions about family and the
place where you live.
Form criteria: Final Document presentation
Content criteria: Listening comprehension. Grammar structures and vocabulary.
Pronunciation
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Task 4 Unit 2 Quiz

The activities are: To take a quiz on first conditional, imperatives, modals,
comparatives, simple present, past and future.
The evaluation criteria for this activity are: Study the online content of the e-book:
Unit 6 Public life / Entertainment; Unit 7 Errands; Unit 8 Health and Illness; Unit 9
What’s wrong?
Task 5 To share past experiences and memories

The activities are: To talk about good and bad experiences and give opinions.
Speaking encounters: By the end of this task, the student must have participated
in at least 8 speaking encounters.
Content criteria: Reading, Grammar structures and vocabulary, linking words and
text coherence, Giving opinions
Participation in the speaking encounters.
Task 6 Unit 3 Quiz

The activities are: To take an online quiz on request with auxiliaries, errands,
advices with should, present perfect, mixed verbal tenses.
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Study the online content of the e-book: Unit 10 It was an accident; Unit 11 Sports;
Unit 12 International travel.
Task 7 To talk about activities and plans.

The activities are: To create a video answering some questions about activities and
plans.
Speaking encounters: By the end of this task, the student must have participated
in at least 8 speaking encounters. Thus, the student achieves a total of 16
encounters throughout the period.
Form criteria: Final Document presentation
Content criteria: Grammar structures and vocabulary, Linking words and text
coherence, Questions and responses, Pronunciation
Participation in the speaking encounters.
Final Moment
Task 8 Online Final Test

The activities are: To take the Online Final Test of the course.
The evaluation criteria for this activity are
- Review the 12 units you studied during the semester. Grammar in use, vocabulary,
speaking and listening will be assessed in the final exam.
The learning evidence for this activity is the presentation of the online quiz.
Task 9 Final Task Describing my life. Self-evaluation
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The activities are: To provide information about personal topics and fact and to self-
evaluate the learning progress.
The evaluation criteria for this activity are
Form criteria-
Video quality and final document
Content criteria: Grammar structures and vocabulary, Pronunciation, Fluency.
Self-evaluation.
The highest score this evaluation moment is 125 points, corresponding to 25% of
the course evaluation.
7. Teacher’s Support
To develop the course activities, you will have the support of a teacher or tutor. The
options for this academic support are:
 Virtual Campus E-mail

 Collaborative Forums
 Skype Sessions
 Online Conference Sessions or Web Conferences
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Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

The course is part of the academic unit: Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación

Academic degree level: Profesional Training field: Disciplinar

Number of credits: 3 Course type: Methodological

Course updated by: Kelly Maritza Fajardo

Date of design: Wednesday, Date of update: Monday, December 14,

2. Course Learning Purpose:

The course learning purpose is:

 To strengthen the reading, listening, writing and speaking skills of English II

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

Learning outcome 2: Use the highest frequency vocabulary, common expressions,

Learning outcome 3: Demonstrate comprehension of shorts audios or videos

Learning outcome 5: Demonstrate comprehension of very short and simple texts,

5. Course Contents and Bibliographic References

Unit 1: Talking about family and home

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

BBC Learning English. (s. f.). BBC Learning English.

Unit 2: Sharing experiences

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

Unit 3: Talking about activities and plans

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

Learn English | British Council. (n.d.). Retrieved from:

6. Organization of Weekly Academic Activities and Course Evaluation Plan

Task 1 Introducing myself.

Task 2 Unit 1 Quiz

Task 3 To describe my family life

Task 4 Unit 2 Quiz

Task 5 To share past experiences and memories

Task 6 Unit 3 Quiz

Task 7 To talk about activities and plans.

Task 8 Online Final Test

Task 9 Final Task Describing my life. Self-evaluation

 Virtual Campus E-mail

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