SEVENTH LEVEL by IVAN FUERTES

STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF CARCHI

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PROGRAM

PROFESSOR: Msc. Ivan Fuertes

ACADEMIC SEMESTER: MARCH -AUGUST 2012 LEVEL: SEVENTH

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BASIC DATA OF THE MODULE

CODE:EPPUPEC KIND OF COMPETENCE: GENERIC: ( X ) SPECIFIC: ( ) CREDITS: LEVEL SIXTH 5

REQUIREMENTS:  Have approved English A2.2  Have taken the placement test.  Basic Knowledge of NTICs.  Interest for learning and active performance.  Attitude to work in team.  Attitude to participate in class.

PROFESSOR PROFILE: NAME: Fuertes Paillacho Guillermo Iván CONTACT TELEPHONE: 093880984 E-MAIL: Guillermo.fuertes71@upec.edu.ec

II. FORMATIVE ROUTE Problematic Node (General Problem) Limited development of the macro communicative English skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). Global Competence : Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Specific Competence : Learners are able to understand and use expressions related to telephone conversations, combining expressions with “way”, can understand and use vocabulary related with signs and gestures and vocabulary related with computers, sailing, the environment and natural disasters. Can talk about emergencies, injuries and first-aid, can use phrasal verbs and other expressions. Can understand derivate words, can use expressions with time, and words related to buildings. Can talk and express their knowledge about festivals and celebrations. Can write text in appropriate and formal way using introduction, the main part and the conclusion.

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ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

Basic Theoretic Understanding

Superior Theoretic Critical analysis

COMPETENCE ELEMENTS (Systematic actions to make the competence) Knowledge of words and phrases used in telephone conversations and expressions with “way” and words related with gestures, as well. Knowledge of vocabulary related with water sports, words related with the ocean and the environment and discussing about natural disasters.

Practice Theoretic Acceptable

Practice Theoretic advance

Practice Theoretic Creative

Give descriptions and details of past accidents and acting as eyewitness of some car accidents or events, and expressing wishes as well. Make comments about eccentric people and talk about festivals and celebrations. Making projects which permit to apply the English knowledge in a spoken way Projects can help students to show what they already know and what they can do in English. They will have the chance to see where their strengths and weaknesses lie and keep track of their progress. It will also help them to keep a record of the work they have done in class and the ways they come in contact with the English speaking world.

Inter-discipline Work (integrated knowledge of the modules in the same semester which help to get this competence)  To use the study techniques so that the student focuses his/her interest in learning and understanding a foreign language.  To elaborate reports about the differences between their native language and the English Language.  To investigate new terminology of the career, using the NTICs.  To get used to using English-English vocabulary, so that the meaning of words can be gotten in the target language.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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Discuss about habitual actions and routines at present tense as well in past tense, showing self-esteem and respect for others Associate the meaning of unknown words with words related to travel and means of transportation, by means of past simple and past progressive sharing ideas with others Interpret nonverbal information and transfer from verbal to visual information, by means of relative clauses evidencing respect for other cultures Express opinions with arguments pro or against, by usage clauses of results, concession and purposes evidencing respect for other people’s opinions Refer to conditions and their results by using conditional sentences, practicing cooperative learning

III. LEARNING METHODOLOGY DIDACTIC APPROACH: ( Methodology for performing the competences ) Methodology of Learning Based in Problems Methodology to develop the logical thought Simulations. Experiential cycle. Multiple Intelligences, Communicative Approach, Total Physical Response, Community Language Learning Whole Language, Task-Based Language Teaching, Showing videos, readings, articles etc. Presentation of videos, reading of texts, others.

UNIT COMPETENCE Learners can discuss habitual actions and routines in present, in past, future as well they can express discussing, they also talk about what´s legal or illegal, by means of the right grammar structures, showing responsibility, respect, honesty and selfconfidence for communicating in English. MODULE COMPETENCE

ELEMENTS OF COMPETENCE

MODULE 1.Express likes and dislikes using adjectives to describe personality

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Discussing habitual actions and routines Distinguishing between temporary and permanent situations Expressing preference Discussing different aspects of teenage life Referring to past habits and situations Linking past and present time Expressing opinion and giving reasons Give news

MODULE 2. Use words related to travel and discuss and narrate past events and stories.

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Discussing vacations Narrating past events and stories Expressing feelings Understanding airport language Discussing travel and means of transportation Asking for and understanding information

MODULE 3.Use words related to groups of people, music and animals and talk favorite spare time activities.

MODULE 4Use adjectives that describe feelings referring to people and expressing cause and result.

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Talking about possibility and future or imaginary situations Giving reasons Making predictions Talking favorite spare time activities Defining people ,things and places Giving additional information about people, things and places. Discussing facts about animals. Agreeing and disagreeing

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Expressing opinion and justifying Agreeing and disagreeing

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Discussing problems and suggesting people Describing situations and their consequences Expressing cause and result Expressing purpose

COMPETENCE ELEMENTS 1

-discuss habitual actions and routines -discuss current activities -express preference -discuss situations in the past, present and future . -understand signs -Express feelings -talk about experiences at school. -give news.

MOTIVATIONAL SPECIFIC DIDACTIC AFFECTIVE COGNITIVE CONTENTS PROCEDURE CONTENTS STRATEGIES CONTENTS TIME What knowledge? How to apply? Strategies, methods Which attitudes and techniques with? TEEN AGE: Vocabulary Sharing personal LBP: 15 H VOCABULARY Completion with given words, and information with  Applying realia. - Phrases expressing likes – guessing the meaning of words in bold. the rest. dislikes. Structures  Using body - Phrases related to rules Using phrasal verbs . Learning to work language. and laws Using words easily confused. in pairs and -Phrasal verbs Using present progressive groups.  To make role play - Words easily confused Reading activities. - Collocations and words Listening and choosing for specific Learning about related to education information. different cultures.  Exchanging STRUCTURES Listening and checking for information. information with - Present simple vs Present Listening and matching with pictures. the class. progressive. Listening / Pronunciation - past simple – used to Listening and choosing for the right  Leaving messages - present perfect simple information. on the phone. and progressive. Speaking Students work in group discussing rules  Giving orders READING and laws authorizing and - Ian’s website Students work in pairs: exchanging prohibiting - a magazine article: teen information. something. laws Writing -advertisements about An informal letter giving news.  Questioning each places of entertainment. others. - An informal letter giving news.

TRAVEL

Vocabulary Matching words with pictures. VOCABULARY. Listening and numbering according to -Discuss vacations the pictures. -narrate past events - Words related to travel Words easily confused Matching word with their definitions. and stories Structures -sequence past - verbs with prepositions phrasal verbs Completion exercises with the article actions and events STRUCTURES “the”. -make comparisons -understand airport - past simple vs past Completion exercises agreeing and progressive disagreeing ideas. language - past perfect simple and Exercises using Passive Voice. -understand progressive Reading announ cements comparisons Matching questions with the answers. -talk about past READING. Listening and checking answers. experiences a magazine article: Finding sentences on the text to prove -describe an pirates. some statements. accident - an extract from around Getting the principal idea from the -make decisions. the world in eight days. reading. - people’s road experience Listening / Pronunciation - a formal letter asking for Playing the CD and completing the information. spaces in blank. Playing the CD and matching the names with activities. Speaking Telling a story based on visual prompts. Discussing experiences Discussing vacations Speculating and making a decision Writing A formal letter asking for information. Transactional.

Students share LBP: 15H their opinions  To use realia. about different facts in our  Discussing groups. environment.  Roleplay activities. Students give opinions about  Brainstorming geographical features on  Giving opinions. students’ countries.  Questions and answers. Students discuss problems about  Finding information environmental on the net problems.  Watch videos about Students show environmental interests in helping problems. our planet.  Suggesting solutions to environmental problems.

-refer to conditions and their results - talk about possibility and future or imaginary situations. -give reasons -talk about future time -make predictions -talk about spare time activities -exchange views -express preferences -discuss facts about animals -agree and disagree

TEAM SPIRIT VOCABULARY -Words related to groups of people ,music business ,collective names of animals ,sports. -nouns with prepositions STRUCTURES -Conditional sentences type 1 and 2. -futere will, going to. -futere perfect simple -definiting relative clauses and Non definiting relative clauses

Vocabulary Reading and completing some texts with given words. Listening and matching some injuries with some treatments. Reading and Circling the best answer.

Structures Applying future tense. Completing exercises with WILL, GOING TO. Filling gaps with the appropriate form of the verbs in exercises with Conditional Sentences Type 1 and 2. Rewriting some sentences with some situations using future. READING Reading -A quiz: are you a team Reading and answering some questions. player? Reading and finding expressions and -An extract reality- game matching with similar phrases. show. Reading and finding similar phrases as - A magazine article: many given. paws make light work Reading and completing a summary. -an essay: the advantages Reading and finding expressions then and disadvantages of taking matching with their definitions. up a team sport. Listening / Pronunciation Listening a conversation about the quiz. A commentator describing a race A presenter of music. A tv game show about bands. SPEAKING

Expressing LBP: 15H eagerness for  Questions and helping harmed answers. people.  Realia Trying to help people who had  To role play in some had accidents. activities. Expressing  To watch videos willingness to help people in difficult  Pair work. situation.  Group work. Expressing wishes students have.  Telling stories. Showing interests  Watch videos in cooperative work.  Performing eyewitnesses. Self - esteem Perseverance Cooperative learning Enthusiasm Participation Collaboration

-express opinion and justify -agree and disagree -discuss problems and suggest solutions -discuss situations and consequences -express contrast -express cause ant result -express purpose -exchange views -describe feelings

Discussing the results of the quiz. Discussing issues related to animals an sports. Discussing advantages and disadvantages. WRITING An essay: the advantages and disadvantages of working out at the gym. ACTION Vocabulary VOCABULARY Listening and matching word with their - Adjectives describing definitions. feelings. Completing some sentences with given Words related to words. protesting, soccer and hooliganism and movies. Structures - conversational English. Rewriting Statements into Reported -prepositional phrases in- Speech. out-of. Rewriting Commands or Requests into STRUCTURES Reported Speech. - passive voice I and II Rewriting Questions into Reported - verbs with two objects Speech. clauses of result, concession and clauses of Reading purpose. Listening, reading and finding out what READING eccentric people are. - three advertisements Listening, reading and finding out for describing activity gifts. specific information. - a dialogue: Ian, leo and Listening, reading and analyzing some fay talking about how to pictures. take action Reading and answering correctly. - A new report about a

Curiosity knowing eccentric are.

for LBP: what  Questions people answers.

15H and

 Experiential Cycle Interest for narrating events.  To make a role play. Interest for  To watch videos retelling statements,  Realia. questions and requests in  Practice in and out reported speech. of the class Curiosity for  Retelling advice. knowing classmates’ habits.  Observation Eagerness for talking about festivities and celebrations in

soccer game. - A magazine article. F 1 driver. - A movie review : misi贸n imposible III.

their countries. Listening / Pronunciation Listening to some information and completing a table in the text. Listening for specific information and choosing the right answer. Speaking Exchanging views Making a decision Discussing solutions to hooliganism. Speculating about pictures. Expressing opinions. Writing A movie review.

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LAB ACTIVITIES

-using different tasks in class about the topics. -using material’s lab according to develop listening skill.

- Listening to get the main idea - Listening for details - Inference details - Understanding new vocabulary - practicing pronunciation

- Learning English with songs

5. Making projects which permit to apply the English knowledge in a spoken way Projects can help

Project 1 Students create an SMS Draw or stick pictures to decorate poem which has to have a students’ jobs topic about communication, school friends, etc. Making a poster which shows gestures

Self-confidence for communicating in English - Enthusiasm in learning English - Helping each other - respecting other people’s turn during speaking - Respecting the others - Being a good listener - feeling motivated in English class -

Self working

- Working individually 20 - Sharing information - Activities for pre – listening, during listening and post listening Singing the song in group Asking and answering questions about the song

Pictures Posters

80H

students to show what they already know and what they can do in English. They will have the chance to see where their strengths and weaknesses lie and keep track of their progress. It will also help them to keep a record of the work they have done in class and the ways they come in contact with the English speaking world.

Dos and DON’Ts in the US.

that are appropriate or not in students’ country.

Project 2 Make their own water park and stick pictures of different activities they can do there: sailing, waterskiing, canoeing. Making a poster of a cleanup day campaign.

Drawing or sticking pictures of the activities and writing details about each one.

Self working

Pictures Drawings Videos

Self working

Pictures Posters

Self working

Pictures Poster Data projector Video

Making a list of thing people can do to help clean up a place.

Project 3 Think of three kinds of injuries and Making a leaflet about first- below them write what people should aid advice. do and what they need. Students run a foundation like WishCreating a Wish Come-True Foundation, interviewing Foundation. classmates about what they would like to come true, sticking pictures of each person and writing their names. Project 4 Students find information Sticking or drawing pictures of the about the world’s tallest highest buildings in the world and buildings writing information under each picture. Deciding what the competition is about, Making a Competition for it has to be a crazy competition. charity.

FINAL PRODUCT.-

IV. EVALUATION PLAN

WEIGHING UP SCORE 9.0 to 10.0 8.0 to 8.9 7.0 to 7.9 4.0 to 6.9

Distinction- (Pass with merit) Credit- ( Pass) Pass – ( Narrow Fail) Fail

Specific Competence Learners are able to understand and use expressions related with telephone conversations, combining expressions with “way”; can understand and use vocabulary related with signs and gestures and vocabulary related with computers, sailing, the environment and natural disasters. Can talk about emergencies, injuries and first-aid, can use phrasal verbs and other expressions. Can understand de word derivates, can use expressions with time, and words related to buildings. Can talk and express their knowledge about festivals and celebrations. Can write text in appropriate and formal way using introduction, the main part and the conclusion. ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS LEVEL INSTRUMENTSOFEVALUATION (BASED IN THE LEVES) Write paragraphs to include in one’s  Written papers where they can show personal we3bsite their works. 1

Write and informal letter giving news

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Oral interviews.

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Asking questions.

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Oral lessons. Debates between two groups.

Making a story with a given beginning  or ending.  Asking for information about a formal letter 

Oral Lessons.

Write an article about one’s favorite  star or band Talk about the advantages and  disadvantages of working out at a gym.

Correcting students’ mistakes.

Grading students’ writings. Correcting students’ mistakes.

Watching and having students perform speaking activities.

write opinion about a movie review 4

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Expressing situations.

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Checking for mistakes in spelling. Oral lessons.

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Asking questions

wishes

unreal

Writing to describe events.

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 To apply English language use according  the level and vocabulary they are able  to use.  5    FINAL PRODUCT.-

Listening and correcting for students’ mistakes. Checking for the spelling. Concordance in content. Grammar and Vocabulary Discourse Management Pronunciation Interactive Communication Use of language

Learners can clearly understand information about some facts and events of the past as well they can express possibilities in present and future, they also talk about hypothetical situations and report what other people say, by means of the right grammar structures, showing responsibility, respect, honesty and selfconfidence for communicating in English. . TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS (suggested): Quizzes, folders organization, researching on the net. Portfolios: Observation: Interview: Test: Projects:

Teachers and students Observation Guide Guided Interview Questionnaires, Quizzes English language use

PROCESS OF VALUATION Application of: oneself-evaluation, co-evaluation, hetero-evaluation with evidences, using techniques and instruments to value competences. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION FORMATIVE EVALUATION PERFORMING EVALUATION Achievement Indicators Evidences of procedure and Promotion ( requirements) attitude contents  Determine the level of  Write a short e-mail asking The will be able to: vocabulary and use of for information and write English through a ansms message accepting  To handle a telephone placement test. an invitation. conversation.  Asking for a favor.  Diagnose the level of  To use their parts of the fluency and correct  Making polite offers and bodies to create gestures. pronunciation through an requests. oral interview.  Be able to use the  Expressing opinions and vocabulary to talk about  Read texts and get the justifying. water sports, environment main idea, find out specific and natural disasters. information and  Discuss about facts. completing some  Be able to give descriptions sentences, finding out the  Making comparisons about and details of accidents. meaning of some cities and countries. expressions.  Act as eyewitness on  Writing an e-mail giving different accidents.

 Listen to dialogues and getting for specific information and matching speakers with given  answers.   Generate ideas to write e-mails, formal letters, describing events. 

information and making arrangements.  Express wishes.  Express their ideas about people’s features and Call for an ambulance in behavior. emergency situations.  Express their feeling about Express their customs in events. festivals and celebrations. Reporting events.

 Apply the knowledge in an oral way.  Expressing wishes.  Writing a letter asking for advice.  Building derivate of words from base words given.  Expressing surprise.

interest

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 Narrating events.  Writing to describe events.

V. TABLE OF INSTRUCTIVE GUIDES FOR AUTONOMOUS WORK

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ELEMENTS Element 1 Knowledge of words and phrases used in telephone conversations and expressions with “way” and words related with gestures, as well.

INSTRUCTIONS (INDICATIONS)  To do the tasks proposed in the Workbook, Module 1 and its lessons a, b, c , d, and revision.  To prepare short dialogues simulating telephone conversations.  To read and complete exercises of completion or filling gaps.  Writing an e-mail and ansms accepting an invitation.

Element 2  Knowledge of vocabulary related with water sports, words related with the ocean and the  environment and discussing about natural disasters.   

Element 3  Give descriptions and details of past accidents and acting as eyewitness of some car accidents  or events, and expressing wishes

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   To do the tasks proposed in the  Workbook, Module 2 and its  lessons a, b, c, d, and revision. To react to an emergency and  call the ambulance. Listen to the CD and competing  for specific information. To read and complete exercises of completion or filling gaps.  To write e-mails inviting, giving  information and making  arrangements. To do the tasks proposed in the  workbook, Module 3 and its  lessons a, b, c, d, and revision. To read and complete exercises  of completion or filling gaps.

RESOURCES FINAL PRODUCT TIME Teacher and students The students will be able 10H Student’s Book and to: Workbook. CD-ROM, Tests CD, Class  To handle a telephone CD, Teacher’s Book. conversation. Audio Laboratory,  To use their parts of computer, projector, the bodies to create DVD Player. gestures. Internet CD Player Data Projector Teacher and students  Be able to use the 10H Student’s Book and vocabulary to talk Workbook. about water sports, CD-ROM, Tests CD, Class environment and CD, Teacher’s Book. natural disasters. Audio Laboratory, computer, projector, DVD Player. Internet CD Player Data Projector Teacher and students  Be able to give 10H Student’s Book and descriptions and Workbook. details of accidents. CD-ROM, Tests CD, Class  Act as eyewitness on CD, Teacher’s Book. different accidents.

 Audio Laboratory,  Express wishes. computer, projector, DVD Player.  Internet  CD Player  Data Projector Element 4  Teacher and students  Express their ideas 10H Make comments about eccentric  Student’s Book and about people’s people and talk about festivals Workbook. features and and celebrations.  CD-ROM, Tests CD, Class behavior. CD, Teacher’s Book.  Express their feeling  Audio Laboratory, about events. computer, projector, DVD Player.  Internet  CD Player  Data Projector Projects  Pictures Be able to apply the 40H Making projects which permit to  Posters English language skills apply the English knowledge in a developed during classes spoken way (listening, speaking, Projects can help students to reading, writing) in real show what they already know communication. and what they can do in English. Project 2  Pictures They will have the chance to see Make their own water park and  Drawings where their strengths and stick pictures of different activities  Videos weaknesses lie and keep track of they can do there: sailing, their progress. waterskiing, canoeing. It will also help them to keep a Making a poster of a clean-up day record of the work they have campaign. done in class and the ways they come in contact with the English as well.

 To listen the CD and complete exercises completing with specific information.  To write an account of an accident and a letter to a friend asking for advice.  To do the tasks proposed in the Workbook, Module 4 and its lessons a, b, c, d, and revision.  To build new words from base for of words.  To talk about festivals and celebrations.  To listen and complete for specific information.  To write a description of an event. Project 1 Students create an SMS poem which has to have a topic about communication, school friends, etc. Dos and DON’Ts in the US.

speaking world.

Project 3  Pictures Making a leaflet about first-aid  Posters advice. Creating a Wish Foundation. Project 4  Students find information about  the world’s tallest buildings   Making a Competition for charity.

Pictures Poster Data projector Video TOTAL:…………………………………………………………… 80H

VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY:

American to the top, Intermediate A, Student’s Book and Teacher’s book American to the top, Intermediate A, Workbook English Dictionary www.englishtown.com www.profesordeingles.com www.clase.com www.mylabschool.com www.mmpublications.com www.agendaweb.org www.es-lab.com www.flo-joe.co.uk

DIDACTIC RESOURCES:              

Student’s Book. Workbook. Audio CD, CD ROM Tests CD, Class CD Laboratory. Internet. Videos Music Lyrics Board Markers Eraser Graphics Maps Clothes, school tools, products, etc. ( Things of the environment)

VII. EVIDENCES 7.1 STUDENTS’ ROLL N° 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

LÓPEZ PUETATE ANDREA ISABEL REVELO BECERRA ALEXANDRA NATHALY CAMPOVERDE CAICEDO ANDRÉS DAVID LÓPEZ CRUZ WILLIAM FERNANDO ROSERO PASPUESÁN BERTHA ISABEL CUSANGUA ARÉVALO ANA CAROLINA MAFLA MARTÍNEZ DIEGO ANDRÉS ALMEIDA CUASTUMAL JOSÉ LUIS CHIRÁN AYALA GLADYAS YESENIA ROSERO BUSTOS ALEXANDRA MILENA REVELO PANTOJA ZOILA MARITZA HERRERA GAÓN BETTY ALEXANDRA RODRÍGUEZ RODRÍGUEZ DANIELA TATIANA CADENA JÁCOME ALEX RODRIGO

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7.2 ACADEMIC SCHEDULE

ACADEMIC SCHEDULE MARZO - AUGUST 2012 UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA ESTATAL DEL CARCHI ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES STARTING CLASS ENDING CLASS DELIVERY GRADES FIRST TERM GRADE SECOND TERM GRADE FINAL GRADE

DELIVERY GRADES

DATA MARCH 28TH 2012 AUGUST 9TH 2012

JUNE SECOND JULY 28TH AUGUST 9TH

AUGUST 17TH – 18TH

7.3 CURRICULAR GRID

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY CURRICULUM

BASIC USER

INDEPENDENT USER

A2+

BEGININNG

INTERMEDIATE

LEVELS

A1.1 I

A1.2 II

A2.1 III

B1+

ADVANCED

A2.2 IV

A2.2.1 V

A2.2.2 VI

B1.1 VII

40 CREDITS THE PROGRAMM

5 CREDITS EACH LEVEL

80 HOURS CLASSES

80 HOURS AUTONOMY WORKING

TOTAL PROGRAMM HOURS 640 HOURS CLASSES 640 HOURS AUTONOMY WORKING

B1.2 VIII

7.4 CLASSES SCHEDULE

SCHOOL Seventh level

MONDAY

THURSDAY

HOURS A WEEK

18h30 -21h00

_______________________________ Msc. Ivan Fuertes English Professor

DELIVERY DATE: March 2012.