Second Academic Period, 2017

Course Instructor : Ludwin Lpez.

E-mail address : llopez@academiaingles.org

Course Description:
Students at the intermediate level are capable of communicating with native speakers in
most social situations, but their fluency and control may still be weak in one or more
areas. Instruction at this level provides fairly intensive practice with English as it is used
to interact in everyday life situations, and for academic purposes. Students are
approaching readiness for academic study but still have some significant weaknesses
using their English skills. This level is designed to broaden and deepen students'
linguistic foundation (vocabulary and grammar knowledge) as well as to refine their
language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) within a communicative
everyday life situation context. It consists of classes that include Reading, Writing,
Listening & Speaking.
Course Skills:
Speaking/Listening:
Emphasis on developing non-native speakers intermediate listening and speaking skills
to facilitate natural communication. Oral skills are developed through individual
presentations and interactions in dyads, and in small and large groups. Aural skills are
developed through classroom interaction, assignments, and video and audio clips
designed to enhance non-native speakers skills in understanding both formal and
informal speech styles of English. Focus is given to students spoken grammar,
pronunciation, vocabulary, and exposure to English culture.
Emphasis on teaching aspects of spoken English, including stress and intonation,
individual phonemes, and awareness of connected and reduced speech. Addresses
pronunciation problems of specific language groups. Attention to productive and receptive
skills is facilitated through classroom activities, student work in dyads and small and
large groups, audio and video taping, and individualized feedback of instructor.
Grammar/Writing:
This course will focus on an overview of the essential elements of English grammar. It is
designed to reinforce and expand grammar skills learned in current ESL classes.
Emphasis will be placed on verb forms, sentence structure, punctuation, and written
expressions.
Instruction for non-native speakers of English in all verb tenses (to include past,
present, future in simple progressive and perfective forms), passive voice and
modals, modifiers, indefinite pronouns, reported speech, relative clauses, countable and
non-countable nouns, conditionals, comparatives and supe rlatives.
Reading:
Instruction in intermediate reading comprehension for non-native speakers focuses on
teaching students to identify topics, main ideas, and supporting details, vocabulary and
syntax in the informal register, context clues, topics, main ideas, supporting details,
transitions, and organizational patterns for improving comprehension of texts.

Resources and Support Material:

Student Book
Workbook
LAB.

EVALUATION
We will have evaluations on every unit content and these will be every week. This
evaluation will include:
1. Written Evaluations:

Based on the unit contents of grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading & comprehension.
50%

2. Oral Evaluations:
This oral project may include show-and-tell debates, speech and drama, oral
presentations, role-plays, broadcasts, etc. You will be informed on the topic and modality
of each oral project before it takes place as it will be planned according to the class
progress and needs, or it can take place spontaneously in the class without being
informed. 50%

3.Laboratory.
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Attendance:
Another important thing to mention is the attendance. I would like to remind you that
you are allowed to miss only 11 days of class. You will fail your course if you have more
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Make up Exams:
You are allowed to make up 2 oral and 2 written exams only, with a valid excuse. After
these, no more make up exams are allowed. The make up exams are based on 80%.