Syllabus Teaching Aids
Syllabus Teaching Aids
FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES
DEPARTAMENTO DE LETRAS Y LENGUAS
ENGLISH PROGRAM
SYLLABUS
I. General Information
III. Competences:
During this course students will be able to:
IV. Methodology:
This pedagogical space will be developed through an active-participative teaching technology, with an eclectic
orientation, where the focus of tasks, method of projects, collaborative learning, etc. will predominate. Each of
the methods and approaches will emphasize learning to do and the use of critical thinking skills.
Assignment Points
2 Quizzes (10 each) 20%
Planning + Design of materials 10%
Project. Design of board plan. 10%
Design of didactic material 40%
(Flashcards, puppets, posters and
vocabulary cards)
Technological Component (Project) 10%
Album about songs 10%
Total 100%
1. Attend every class and be on time: You should attend to every class. If for any reason you are not in
class on a particular day, it is your sole responsibility to find out the assignments for the next day. If
you miss 5 days without a valid excuse from DISE you will lose the right to take a quiz.
2. Participate in group work: We will be developing small and large group assignment, and you have to
be willing to contribute actively in the activities.
3. Submit assignments when they are due:Late assignments will receive lower grades (3 points less
each day).
4. Respect your classmates: If you carry your cell phone TURN IT TO SILENCE OR VIBRATION,
CEASE TEXT MESSAGING DURING CLASS. To receive an emergency call, go outside of the
classroom.
5. NO RECOVERY TEST WILL BE ADMINISTERED. Make up exams are not given, unless you present
a valid excuse signed from DISE.
There will not be a specific book for this class but a compilation of materials that will be provided by the
instructor to be used throughout the whole period.
VIII. Bibliography:
1. Brown, Douglass. (2006) Teaching by Principle: an Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy. New
York: Pearson Longman.
2. Claire, Elizabeth. (1998) ESL Teachers´sAtivities Kit. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
3. Halliwell, Susan. (2006) Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. New York: Pearson Longman.
***This syllabus is subject to the changes that the instructor may consider appropriate***