Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Course Syllabus Format

1. COURSE IDENTIFICATION

Faculty or Unit: Vicerrectora de

Initial: VIREL
Relaciones Internacionales
Training Field: Formacin
Level: Profesional interdisciplinar bsica comn
Course: English B1 Code: 900003
Course Type: Prctico Number of credits: 3
Course Designer: Angela Ins Pez Course Editor: Angela Ins Pez
Solano Solano
Development Day: October 11 th Updating Date: December 03 th
Course Description:
UNAD, faithful to its mission as a leading organization in open and distance
education, plays an essential role in the advances related to the topic of
globalization. Therefore, its internationalization policy seeks to guide the steps of the
national and international community towards bilingual scenarios.
According to the above, this English B1 course is part of the foreign language
component present in the curriculum guideline of academic programs UNAD is a
theoretical.
According to the above, this course English B1 is part of the component of foreign
language present in the curriculum guidelines of academic programs UNAD is a
theoretical and practical course which has three (3) academic credits, which include
independent study and tutorial accompaniment, for a total of 144 hours of academic
work; distributed in 106 hours of independent study, 38 hours of tutorial support
and monitoring for the purpose of:
Recognize and appropriate the basic contents of English.
Understand the foreign language through the different skills: Oral
comprehension (audios and written reflection of audio- visual materials) and
written comprehension (Writing, interpretation and content development)
Encourage in the student the importance of learning English for their work,
academic and personal environment.
Take advantage of the techno-didactic resources to learn a foreign language
with autonomy and tutorial accompaniment.
 2. TRAINING PURPOSES

Purpose of course training: To develop the students communicative skills in the

English language so that they can understand and use a standard language on
familiar subjects such as work, study, leisure activities, etc. Likewise, you can obtain
and supply information to others on topics related to the environment, using
idiomatic expressions.

Course Competences:
Identifies essential information in an oral text related to predictable or
everyday subjects, as long as they are articulated clearly.
Extract the subject from a conversation or short text with simple language.
Understands descriptions of places or routines, referring to specific aspects.
Understand situations with a concrete need to achieve or respond.

Describe the course competences

Narrates oral or written events from the past.
Handles exchanges within a conversation helped by your interlocutor to
maintain it effectively.
Uses simple techniques to start, maintain and close conversations.

3. Course Contents

Units/topic Required Bibliographic References

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1. Giving UNAD Florida, (2016) Fasten your seat belt taken from:
advice http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=1
6
UNAD Florida, (2016) You should keep your passport taken
from:http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=17
UNAD Florida, (2016) What's the weather like? taken
from:http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=18
2. Talking UNAD Florida, (2016) Going on a trip taken
about from: http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=20
recreational UNAD Florida, (2016)What did you do last weekend? taken
activities
from: http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=21
 UNAD Florida, (2016) Summer jobs taken
from: http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=22
3. Past UNAD Florida, (2016) Job Interview taken
simple from: http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=24
Unit 3.2 At the supermarket
UNAD Florida, (2016) At the supermarket taken
from: http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=25
Unit 3.3 At the restaurant
UNAD Florida,(2016)At the restaurant taken
from: http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=26
Unit 3.4 Whats on the news?
UNAD Florida, (2016) Whats on the news? taken
from: http://129.150.75.48/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=27

Additional bibliographic references for this course:

Unit 1: Englishexercises.org (2010) [Simple Present] Taken

from:http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5917

Unit 2: This references will help and support the student knowledge from the main
tense explained along the unit
Englishpage.com (2012). [Modal Verbs] Taken
from: http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

Unit 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFWVbV3fd3I
 4. LEARNING STRATEGY

Description of learning strategy:

Describe the learning strategy: The B1 English course is developed under the
task-based learning strategy, where the student must study and develop some
content and from this develop a series of activities that will strengthen their
learning. The B1 English course will be developed in 6 environments, which are:
starting information, knowledge, collaborative learning, practice learning,
monitoring and evaluation, students management.
Starting information: Forum News, General Forum, Presentation of the
course, Agenda, Duties and conditions for course development and how to
navigate the classroom.
Knowledge: Contents and learning supports and glossary.
Collaborative learning: Guides and forum recognition activities, Writing,
speaking and Creating the Blog.
Practice learning: Guide for the development of the practical component
and tutorial of resources for the interaction.
Monitoring and evaluation: E-portfolio, submission links, Self-
assessments, evaluative activities, Final Evaluation.
Students management: Support information and General of the
university for the student.
This English course has a high practical content, since the tasks are carried out
production activities, as well as the constant review on online content of the
classroom and suggested practice pages for the development of different activities.
The evaluation of this course will be carried out as follows:

Initial evaluation: Where the student must develope an exercise of recognition of the
course with a percentage value of 5%
Intermediate evaluation: Where the student must develop tasks, writing, speaking,
in which applies the knowledge learned according to the units of the course with a
value of 70%
Final evaluation: Development of the final national assessment of the classroom with
a value of 25%

5. DISTRIBUTION OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE COURSE

Week Contents to develop
1 Unit 1- Giving advice
1 Unit 1-1 Fasten your seat
belt
2 Unit 1- 3 You should keep
your Passport.
2 Unit 1-3 Whats the
weather like?
3 Unit 2 Getting a job!
3 Unit 2-1 Going on a trip
4 Unit 2-2 What did you do
last weekend?
4 Unit 2- 3 Summer Jobs
5 Unit 3 Past simple
5 Unit 3 1 Job interview
6 Unit 3 1 At the
supermarket
6 Unit 3-2 At the restaurant
7 Unit 3- 4 Whats on the
news
8 Unit 3-4 Whats on the
news.
Activity to develop according to the
learning strategy
Activity 1 Recognition activity pre-knowledge
quiz.
Activity 2- Unit 1 quiz.
Activity 2 Unit 1 Quiz, Activity 3 Writing
Activity 3 Writing.
Activity 3 Writing
Activity 3 writing- Activity 4 Unit 2 quiz -
activity 5 speakin
Activity 3- Writing - Activity 4. Unit 2 Quiz -
Activity 5 Speaking - Activity 7. Technology
Integration
Activity 4. Unit 2 Quiz Activity 5 speaking-
Activity 6 quiz, Activity 7 blog debate.
Activity 5 speaking Activity 6 quiz Activity
7 blog debate
Activity 5 speaking, Activity 6 quiz, Activity 7
blog debate
Activity 5 speaking, Activity 6 quiz, Activity 7
blog debate
Activity 5 speaking, Activity 6 quiz, Activity 7
blog debate - Activity 8: General course review -
Activity 9: Oral and written production review
Activity 5 Speaking - Activity 7. Technology
Integration - Activity 8: General course review -
Activity 9: Oral and written production review
Review audios, readings and all topics for final
exam

6. STRATEGIES OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Description of academic support strategies to apply in this course

To synchronous accompaniment to students.
The English B1 tutors network synchronously attends students within the following
spaces:
 1. Skype synchronous attention: Different schedules are organized to meet the
real time concerns of students. This timeline is within the news forum,
collaborative learning environment and internal messaging.
2. Web- conferences: In the English B1 course Different meetings are
organized at different times where students can interact with their tutors using
the web- conference tool. View timeline within the collaborative learning
environment news forum and internal messaging.
3. Face-to-face attendance in the CEAD: In a real time attendance at the
centers and/or CEAD where the tutors of the course network belong. The
timeline is within the news forum and general forum.
4. Asynchronous accompaniment to students: The English B1 tutors network
synchronously attends classrooms students within the following spaces.

Attention by internal messaging of the course: Resolution of doubts contacting

the tutor and director of the course.

Courier service network institutional mail: Follow-up on student performance and

direct contact with a tutor assigned on campus through the institutional mail from
the teacher to the student's personal mail.

General Forum Attention - forum of general questions and concerns and forum of
technical problems report: Interaction with the network of teachers of the course
for these academic spaces in order to support answers to the doubts of students

7. COURSE ASSESSMENT PLAN

Highest Evaluatio
WEEK Assessment Products to deliver according Score/5 n
NUMBER Stages to the Learning Strategy 00 Score/50
points 0 points
Activity 1. Recognition activity 25
Pre- Knowledge quiz. Student
1-2 Initial 5%
must present recognition activity
and pre knowledge quiz.
Intermediate Activity 2. Unit 1 quiz. Realize
3-4 Score
Unit 1 evaluation of unit contents
350
Intermediate Activity 3. Writing. Writing
5-6 Score
Unit 2 about guidelines
 Activity 4. Unit 2 Quiz. Realize
evaluation about unit 2
Activity 5. Speaking. Realize a
video calling about touristic plans
and advices.
Activity 6. Unit 3 Quiz Realize
quiz evaluation unit 3
Activity 7. Blog debate: crate a
blog using all guideliness.
Intermediate
7-8 Activity 8: General course Score
Unit 3
Review. The student evaluates
their performance in the
activities suggested in the
course.
Activity 9: The student
evaluates his performance in oral
and written production.
7-8 Final Activity 10. Final exam. 125 Score
Total Score 500 500
Points Points