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August December 2013 Language Academy Working Plan

Groups
Level Teacher Mail Bibliography
Legua
Adicional al
Espaol 1
Saskia
Berenice
Castro Salinas

saskiabcs@tecmilenio.mx
Richards, J, et al, Interchange
Third Edition Intro, Cambridge
University Press, 2005 (ISBN
9780521614689)
Legua
Adicional al
Espaol 1
Mariana del
Carmen
Obregn
Carrillo

mariana.carrillo.obregon@gmail.com
Richards, J, et al, Interchange
Third Edition Intro, Cambridge
University Press, 2005 (ISBN
9780521614689)
Lengua
Adicional al
Espaol 2
Aida Nacielli
Noyola Morales

a.nacielli.morales@hotmail.com
Richards, J, et al, Interchange
Third Edition 1, Cambridge
University Press, 2005 (ISBN
9780521614696)
Lengua
Adicional al
Espaol 3
Oswaldo Leyva
Ramos

osleyvab@tecmilenio.mx
Richards, J, et al, Interchange
Third Edition 2. Cambridge
University Press, 2005.
Lengua
Adicional al
Espaol 3
Richards, J, et al, Interchange
Third Edition 2. Cambridge
University Press, 2005.
Lengua
Adicional al
Espaol 4
Oliver
Alejandro
Espinoza
Alvarez

oliver.alvarez90@gmail.com
Richards, J, et al, Interchange
Third Edition 3. Cambridge
University Press, 2005
Lengua
Adicional al
Espaol 5
Saskia
Berenice
Castro Salinas

saskiabcs@tecmilenio.mx
Richards, J, et al, Passages
Second edition Student's Book 1.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Richards, J, et al, Passages
Second edition Workbook 1.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Lengua
Adicional al
Espaol 5
Richards, J, et al, Passages
Second edition Student's Book 1.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Richards, J, et al, Passages
Second edition Workbook 1.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Bilinge 1 Oswaldo Leyva
Ramos

osleyvab@tecmilenio.mx
Craven, M. Real Listening and
Speaking 3 without answers.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Bilinge 1 Mariana del
Carmen
Obregn
Carrillo

mariana.carrillo.obregon@gmail.com
Craven, M. Real Listening and
Speaking 3 without answers.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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Bilinge 2 McEntire, J., Jessica Williams.
Making Connections Intermediate
Students Book. Cambridge
University Press. ISBN
978052173049-5
Bilinge 3 Francisco
Javier Daz de
Len Lomeln

dljavier@hotmail.com
Gear, J, et al, Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL test,
Cambridge University Press, 2006
(ISBN 9780521755849)
Francs 2 Menan, R. Hutchings, L.
Hirschprung, N. (2009). Le
Nouveau Taxi 2. Paris, France:
Hachette ISBN:
9782011555519
Menan, R. Hutchings, L.
Hirschprung, N. (2009). Le
Nouveau Taxi 2 Cahier
d`exercices. Paris, France:
Hachette ISBN:
9782011555526

Quizzes
Students will have to present a quiz every two weeks.
These quizzes will be sent to the Academy Coordinator at the beginning of the week.
The questions should be in the multiple choice format.
You can print and make copies of the quizzes at TECMilenio
Partial exams
There are 20 questions at each partial exam.
10 questions will be taken from the quizzes.
10 questions will have never been used before.
They must follow the Marzanos Taxonomy
The partial exam must be sent to the Academy Coordinator a week before the exam to be checked and
make changes if necessary.
You can print and make copies of the partial exams at TECMilenio
Final exam
The final exam is centralized, which means that it will be provided by the TECMilenio Campus Monterrey.
Usually we get the exam 1 or 2 days in advance.
It will be provided by the Academy Coordinator on time so you can make copies.
Students Book and Workbook
The book will have to be new.
They CANNOT use an answered book.
They CANNOT make copies
The books will be sold at the library (August 14
th
to 16
th
) which means that by August 19
th
all the
students must have the books.

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If by that date they dont have the book, they will not be able to attend class. Unless they copy
everything and once they have the book they copy from the notebook to the book.
Learning Outcome
Each one of these learning outcomes will be assigned as follow:
o First: To be decided by the teacher (before the first partial exam)
o Second: To be decided by the teacher (before the second partial exam)
o Third: Reading book assignment, the students will have to hand in all the assignments done
during the semester and a final one. (before the final exam).
o Fourth: English improvement, the details will be given during the semester (before the final
exam).
Book assignment
This semester, the students will have to read a book (novel).
Each week, at last 30 minute will have to be about the book.
The activities will be developed by the teachers.
They will have to hand in all the assignments done during the semester at the end and a final project, in
order to get the 10% of the 3
rd
learning outcome.
The book will be sold at the library and students CANNOT make copies.
The following titles are the books that are going to be read:
Level Book
Legua Adicional al Espaol 1 Excalibur
Legua Adicional al Espaol 2 The Wizard of Oz
Lengua Adicional al Espaol 3 The Last of the Mohicans
Lengua Adicional al Espaol 4 Dracula
Lengua Adicional al Espaol 5 Frankenstein
Bilinge 1 The man in the Iron Mask
Bilinge 2 The picture of Dorian Gray

Comments and Grades
The grades must be uploaded to Online Services every Sunday, at latest.
Every two weeks we, as teachers, will have to send to the students tutors comments about their
performance in the class.
We will have to complete an excel file as follow:
o Sheet 1: write the comments, grades and absences of each student.
o Sheet 2: Copy from on line services the accumulated grade
o Sheet 3: Copy from on line services all the grades
If a SC (sin calificacin) is noticed by the tutor, they will send the file back and you will have to correct the
grades.
The students are mixed at English class, that is why we will have to send the excel file to all the tutors
using a color code. (this color code will be provided the first week of the semester)

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The color code and tutors mails will be provided by file.
The dates to send the comments will be provided the first week of the semester.
Academy meetings
The academy meetings are set the following days:
o August 20
th

o September 17
th

o October 8
th

o October 29
th

o November 12
th

The time will be set during the first meeting.
Teachers evaluation
The teachers are constantly evaluated in order to provide an excellent service to the students and their
parents.
The following aspects are evaluated.
Activity Additional information Percentage [%]
Upload grades to Online
Services every week.
10
Attendance Principal meetings 10
Academy meetings 10
Tutorships 10
Academy projects
participation
10
Training course attendance These can be for all the TECMilenio
teachers or just for the language
academy teachers.
10
Completion of everything
set by the Academy
10
Quizzes and Exams Send on time the quizzes and partial
exams
15
Grades and Comments Whenever a tutor sends back the
comments to the teachers, the
Academy coordinator will be
informed.
15
Total 100

The Academy Coordinator and other teachers will visit your class at least twice during the semester. This
is an evaluation tool so we can improve our teaching skills.
Tutorships
If students need to come to tutorships, teachers must set the time and day so they come at least once a
week for one hour.
Lesson Plans
Every week you should send your lesson plan using the provided format. You can do it either by day, week or
unit.

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Students evaluation
Units Evaluation instrument Percentage
12 Homework 10%
4 Modular Learning Outcomes 60%
1 First Partial Exam 10%
1 Second Partial Exam 10%
1 Final Exam 10%
Total 100%

Activity Percentage Activity Percentage
Homework 1
0.83%
Learning Outcome 1 15%
Homework 2
0.83%
Learning Outcome 2 15%
Homework 3
0.83%
Learning Outcome 3 15%
Homework 4
0.83%
Learning Outcome 4 15%
Homework 5
0.83%
First Partial Exam 10%
Homework 6
0.83%
Second Partial Exam 10%
Homework 7
0.83%
Final exam 10%
Homework 8
0.83%

Homework 9
0.84%

Homework 10
0.84%

Homework 11
0.84%

Homework 12
0.84%


The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The
great teacher inspires.
William Arthur Ward


Academy Coordinator: Saskia Berenice Castro Salinas
saskiabcs@tecmilenio.mx