ACADEMIC PROGRAM

ENGLISH 1

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

  Code: EI2155

Name : English 1 Credits: 202

Semester: 1 Pre-requisites: none

Year: ProfessorSchedule: Saturdays, Date of elaboration: January

2017
 
Date of Modification: January
2022

1. DESCRIPTION

English 1 is a pre-intermediate English course with an integrated approach

designed to develop the communicative and linguistic competencies
needed to successfully complete the A2 Way stage level on the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and step into the
B1 Threshold on the CEFR. Emphasis is on communication, reading,
fluency, and practicing new language. Students also focus on
understanding and producing language that is accurate grammatically,
lexically and phonetically.  The course corresponds to the basic area of the
study plan. The course is taught in 20 weeks, 60 hours onsite and 60 hours
of group/independent work at home and online. There are no pre-requisites,
and it is a requisite for performing effectively in English 2.

 
 

1. COMPETENCIES

Generic
The Student:
 

1. Communicates effectively
2. Works in a team
3. Behaves ethically
4. Practices leadership

 
 
 
 
 
 
Specific
The Student:
 
Understands and uses fluent language to communicate with others in the English language.
 

1.  TEACHING/LEARNING METHODOLOGY

 
 

 Peer practice
 Collaborative learning
 Independent learning

 
 
 
 

1.  PROCEDURES, INSTRUMENTS, & ASSESSEMENT CRITERIA

 
 
Competence 1: Understands and uses fluent language to communicate with
others in the English language.

Assessment,
Teaching/Learning procedures,
Knowledge
Methodology instruments and
criteria 

Conceptual (what): Peer practice Procedural:

Grammar structures: ü  Conversations ü  Grammar quizzes
ü  Word order in ü  Role plays ü  Vocabulary quizzes
questions.
ü  Grammar/Vocabulary ü   Vocabulary Log
ü  Simple present. exercises
ü  Oral presentations/
ü  Present continuous ü  Pronunciation activities
Role plays
ü  Simple past, regular ü  Error correction
and irregular verbs. ü  Reading
ü  Class presentation comprehension
ü  Past continuous. questions
 
ü  Time sequences and ü  Listening quizzes
connectors. Collaborative learning
ü  Class participation
ü  Be going to (plans and ü  Classroom discussion
predictions).  
 
ü  Present continuous Instruments
Independent Learning
(Future arrangement). ü  Oral rubrics
ü  Defining relative ü  Exercises in book and ü  Checklist
clauses. worksheets
 
ü  Present perfect + yet ü  Reading and
and already. comprehension exercises Criteria

ü  Present perfect simple ü  Editing ü  Ideas are expressed

past. correctly, clearly, and
ü  Online exercises and briefly.
ü  Something, Anything, activities
Nothing.  
ü  Listening activities
ü  Comparative adjectives  
and adverbs, as…as.  

ü  Superlatives (+ever +  
present perfect).  
ü  Quantifiers, too, not  
enough.
 
ü  Will / won’t (prediction).
 
ü  Will / won’t (decisions,
offers, promises).  
ü  Uses of the infinitive.
ü  Uses of the gerund
(verb + ing).
ü  Have to, don’t have to,
must, must not, can’t.
ü  Should.
ü  If + present, will + base
form (first conditional).
ü  Possessive pronouns.
ü  If + past, would + bases
form (second conditional).
ü  Present perfect + for
and since.
ü  Present Perfect or
simple past?
ü  Passive, used to and
might.
ü  Expressing movement.
ü  Word order of phrasal
verbs.
ü  So, neither + auxiliaries.
ü  Past perfect.
ü  Reported speech.
ü  Questions without
auxiliaries.
 
-Vocabulary:
ü  Common Verb phrases,
spelling and numbers.
ü  Describing people:
appearance and
personality.
ü  Clothes, prepositions of
place.
ü  Vacations.
ü  Prepositions of time and
place: at, in, on.
ü  Verb phrases.
ü  Airports.
ü  Verbs + prepositions
e.g., arrive in.
ü  Expressions for
paraphrasing: like, for
example, etc.
ü  House work, make or
do?
ü  Shopping.
ü  Adjectives ending –ed
and –ing.
ü  Time expressions:
spend time, etc.
ü  Describing a town or
city.
ü  Health and the body.
ü  Opposite verbs.
ü  Verb + back.
ü  Adjectives +
prepositions.
ü  Verbs + infinitive, try to,
forget to, etc.
ü  Verbs + gerunds.
ü  Modifiers: a little (bit),
really, etc.
ü  Get.
ü  Confusing verbs.
ü  Adverbs of manner.
ü  Animals.
ü  Phobias and words
related to fear.
ü  Biographies.
ü  Verbs: invent, discover,
etc.
ü  School subjects
ü  Word building, noun
formation.
ü  Sports, expressing
movement.
ü  Phrasal verbs.
ü  Similarities.
ü  Verb phrases.
ü  Say or tell?

Procedural (can do)

ü  Communicates orally
and written with ease and
fluency.
ü  Reads with fluency.
ü  Speaks grammatically
and phonetically correctly.
ü  Produces language that
is grammatically, lexically,
and phonetically
appropriate.
 

Attitudinal (be):
ü  Intrinsically motivated to
reach their goals.
ü  Responsible for their
own learning
ü  Willing to collaborate
with classmates to reach
group learning goals.
 
 

 
 
 

1. ASSESSMENT

Expected outcome Procedure %

 Vocabulary Log(10%)
Shows understanding of the meaning of new words 20
/Quizzes (10%)

Contributes actively to the oral activities and discussions; shares personal experiences;
is engaged in the development of the course and in his/her personal growth in the Class participation 10
language.

Applies grammar structures in written exercises. 3 Grammar Quizzes 15

Reading (5%) and Listening

Shows understanding of oral and written communication. 15
Quizzes (10%)

Communicates accurately and fluently with others. Presentations/Role Plays 40

TOTAL   100

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rubric for class participation
 

Exceeds Meets Approaches Needs

  expectation expectations         expectations                         work                      
s 25 pts. 20 pts.    15 pts. 10 pts.

Contribution Contributes Regularly makes Contributes to class Rarely makes

to class meaningful and discussion when prompted. meaningful
discussion clarifying Seldom offers ideas or ask contributions to
offering contributions  to questions. class discussion or
insightful class discussion; offer ideas or ask
ideas and sometimes offers questions.
asking ideas, asks
clarifying questions and
and offers opinions.
meaningful
questions to
extend
understandi
ng. Takes
risks by
 initiating
discussion
and
asserting
opinions.

Listens
actively to
others both
in groups
Listens to others Rarely listens
and in class
both in groups and when others talk
discussions. Listens to others at times,
in class both in groups and
Listening Respects but may be sidetracked
discussions. in class. May
others easily.
Respects other inhibit others
opinions.
opinions. speaking.
Incorporates
or builds off
ideas of
others.

Attitude Consistently Generally exhibits Sometimes exhibits a Rarely exhibits a

exhibits a a positive, positive, supportive attitude positive,
positive, supportive attitude towards classmates and the supportive attitude
supportive towards subject matter.  Sometimes towards
attitude classmates and takes an active role in own classmates and
towards the subject learning. the subject
classmates matter.  matter.  Rarely
and the Frequently takes takes an active
subject an active role in role in own
matter.
 Takes an
active role in
own learning. learning.
own
learning.

Uses clear,
organized
language;
effectively
exchanges Poor demonstration of Does not use clear
Consistently uses
ideas and communication and listening language, nor
Communicati clear/organized
information, skills, Listens to others shows effort to
on language, Builds
responses ideas but stays with own exchange ideas
off of other’s ideas
connect to ideas , response of off focus and information.
prior
knowledge
and extend
knowledge

 
 
 
 
 
 
Rubric for oral presentations and role plays
TRAIT        

Nonverbal
25 pts. 20 pts. 15 pts. 10 pts.
Skills

Holds attention of
Consistent use of Displayed minimal
entire audience No eye contact with
direct eye contact eye contact with
with the use of audience, as entire
Eye Contact with audience, but audience, while
direct eye contact, report is read from
still returns to reading mostly from
seldom looking at notes.
notes. the notes.
notes.

Very little
Movements seem Made movements No movement or
movement or
Body Language fluid and help the or gestures that descriptive
descriptive
audience visualize. enhances articulat gestures.
gestures.

Displays relaxed, Tension and

Displays little or no Displays mild
Poise self-confident nervousness is
tension. tension
nature about self. obvious

Verbal Skills 25 pts. 20 pts. 15 pts. 10 pts.

Enthusiasm Demonstrates a Occasionally shows Shows some Shows absolutely

strong, positive positive feelings negativity toward no interest in topic
feeling about topic about topic. topic presented. presented.
during entire
 presentation.

Student uses a Student’s voice is

Student’s voice is Student mumbles,
clear voice and low. Student
clear. Student incorrectly
correct, precise incorrectly
pronounces most pronounces terms,
pronunciation of pronounces terms.
Elocution words correctly. and speaks too
terms so that all Audience members
Most audience quietly for a
audience members have difficulty
members can hear majority of students
can hear hearing
presentation. to hear.
presentation. presentation.

Content 25 pts. 20 pts. 15 pts. 10 pts.

Demonstrates full He or she is He or she does not

He or she is at
knowledge by uncomfortable with have grasp of
ease with expected
Subject answering all class information and is information; student
answers to all
knowledge questions with able to answer only cannot answer
questions, without
explanations and rudimentary questions about
elaboration.
elaboration questions. subject.

Presents Audience cannot

Presents Audience has
information in understand
information in difficulty following
logical, interesting presentation
Organization logical sequence presentation
sequence which because there is no
which audience can because student
audience can sequence of
follow. jumps around.
follow. information.

Mechanics Presentation has Presentation has Presentation has Student’s

 presentation has
no more than two three misspellings
no misspellings or four or more
misspellings and/or and/or grammatical
grammatical errors spelling and/or
grammatical errors. errors.
grammatical errors.

Checklist for Vocabulary Log

Words 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL

T given                      

S given                      

Dic. Definitions                      

Sentences 1 2 3 4 5  

Coherence            

Grammar structure            

1. CHRONOLOGY
 

Jan 29 Getting to know each other. Welcome Students.

Feb 5 Where are you from, Charlotte’s choice, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy. Practical English E-1, Right place, wrong
Feb 12
person.

The Person behind the photo, One dark October evening, Review and
Feb 19
check 1-2.

Feb 26 Review and Check 1-2, Plans and dreams, Let’s meet again.

Mar 5 What’s the word, Practical English E-2, Parents and teenagers.

Mar 12 Parents and teenagers, Fashion and shopping, Lost weekend.

Mar 19 Review and Check 3-4, No time for anything, superlative cities.

Mar 26 Superlative cities, How much is too much?, Practical English E-3.

Apr 2 Are you a pessimist?, I’ll never forget you, The meaning of dreaming.

Apr 9 The meaning of dreaming, Review and Check 5-6, How to…
Apr 14 Easter Break

Apr 23 Being happy, Learning language in a month, Practical English E-4.

Practical English E-4, I don’t know what to do, If something can go

Apr 30
wrong.

May 7 You must be mine, Review and Check, 7-8, What would you do?

May 14 What would you do?, I’ve been afraid of it for years, Born to sing.

May 21 Practical English E-5, The mothers of invention, Could do better.

June 4 Could do better, Mr. Indecisive, Review and Check 9-10.

June 11 Bad Losers, Are you a morning person, What’s a coincidence.

June 18 What’s a coincidence, Practical English E-6, Strange but true.

   

 
 
 
 

1. COURSE TEXT

 
A:  Required text:  Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden & Paul Seligson.  American English File, Level 2,
2nd edition. Oxford University Press. Workbook and Student book.
 

1. BIBLIOGRAPHY

 
Scharampfer, Betty (2002). Understanding and Using English Grammar. White Plains, New York. Third Edition. Pearson
Longman.
 
Krohn Robert (1971) English Sentence Structure. United States of America. English Language Institute.
 
EDC/JH March 2017