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Course Syllabus English B1+
Course Syllabus English B1+
1. Course information
Course description: The course is located within the training component in foreign
language-English and it is oriented to the development of communication skills that
allow the training of suitable professionals to perform in bilingual scenarios, generated
by the accelerated processes of the globalization of the contemporary to which the
UNAD must respond from the perspective of education with global quality.
The English course B1+ of three (3) credits, is methodological that includes the
theoretical and practical part through which communication skills are strengthened:
reading, writing, listening and oral expression with explanations, interactive exercises
and continuous tutoring, accompaniment synchronously and asynchronously, to
ensure meaningful learning. In accordance with the above, the English course B1+ is
part of the foreign language component present in the curricular guidelines of the
academic programs of UNAD.
The course includes independent study and tutorial accompaniment, for a total of 144
hours of academic work, distributed in 96 hours of independent study, 48 hours of
tutorial accompaniment.
3. Learning´s outcomes:
At the end of the academic course, the student will be able to show:
Learning´s outcomes: 4–To express orally in English, using verbs consistent with
grammar time and use of connectors that articulate and give meaning to the discourse
in everyday conversations.
Learning´s outcomes: 5–To identify main and secondary ideas of readings and write
compositions using everyday vocabulary and expressions, which should be shared on
a Wix page.
The course´s learning strategic is: based on tasks. This strategy based on: the
accomplishment of “… of previous tasks to get at the main task that is composed of
three stages, the preparation, the task itself and the report and finally the subsequent
tasks of analysis of the language and practice”.
According to Nunan (Nunan as cited in Recino & Lufer, 2010, p. 5), a task is “(…) any
type of classroom work that involves students in the understanding, manipulation,
production or interaction in the target language ; while his attention is focused on
meaning rather than form. The task must also have a sense of completion and
fulfillment that can be identified as a communicative act proper”.
UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 1-8: Manage interactions (2). Inglés B1+. Taken
from: https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/INVIL_V5/Ingles/templates/Level3/module-
8/?ord_id=2
Módulo 9: Critique and review different kind of texts. State a position. Listen to
and respond to arguments.
Módulo 10: Describe experiences. Organize stories and personal anecdotes.
UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 2-9: Critique and review different kind of texts.
Inglés B1+. Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/INVIL_V5/Ingles/templates/Level3/module-9/?ord_id=2
UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 2-10: Describe experiences. Inglés B1+. Taken
from: https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/INVIL_V5/Ingles/templates/Level3/module-
10/?ord_id=2
Módulo 11: Describe hope and plans. Talk about abstract themes. Relate present
with future.
Módulo 12: Develop an argument. Present a main topic and support ideas in an
argument. Understand the logics of argumentation.
UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 3-11: Describe hope and plans. Inglés B1+. Taken
from: https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/INVIL_V5/Ingles/templates/Level3/module-
11/?ord_id=2
UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 3-12: Develop an argument. Inglés B1+. Taken
from: https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/INVIL_V5/Ingles/templates/Level3/module-
12/?ord_id=2
This OVI shows the correct use of “If conditionals" which are usually used to consider
imagined or uncertain situations and the possible results of these situations.
Gobronidze L. (2018). Taken from: http://hdl.handle.net/10596/22447
Initial moment:
The activities are: Answer 15 questions where the student's previous knowledge is
evaluated upon starting at the course in order to verify the level with which they begin.
Intermediate moment
Final moment
To develop the activities, you will have an academic monitoring from your professor.
The spaces stablished to have this academic monitoring and interaction are as
follows:
The higher score of this evaluation moment corresponds to 70% of the course (350
points).
This standard represents 125 points of the task, corresponds to 25% of the course´s
evaluation.