Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Syllabus of the Course English B1, Code 900003

1. Course Information

The course is part of the academic unit: Vicerrectoría Académica y de

Investigación VIACI

Training field: Interdisciplinar Básico

Academic degree level: Profesional
Común

Number of credits: 3 Course type: Methodological

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Date of update: Friday, May 28, 2021
29, 2020

Course Description:

UNAD, faithful to its mission as a leading organization in open and distance

education has an essential role to play in the progress made on the issue 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 B1 English course is part of the foreign language component present in
the curriculum guidelines of academic programs at UNAD.

English B1 is a methodological course consisting of three academic credits, which

include independent study and tutorial accompaniment, for a total of 144 hours of
academic work; distributed over 106 hours of independent study, 38 hours of
tutorial and monitoring support.

This course is important to the student because it will give him the opportunity to
study and practice the intermediate contents of English. It will allow the student to
acquire different skills: oral comprehension (audio and written reflection of

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audiovisual materials) and written comprehension (writing, interpretation and
content development), encouraging students to learn English for their work and
academic environment using techno-didactic resources to learn a foreign language
with autonomy and tutorial accompaniment.

2. Course Learning Purpose:

The course learning purpose is:

To develop the student’s communication skills in English so that the student can
understand and use a standard language to talk about familiar topics such as work,
study, leisure activities, etc., being able to obtain and provide information to others
using the appropriate structures.

3. Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

Learning Outcome 1: To show the knowledge of English intermediate structures,
course vocabulary and reading comprehension abilities applying them to answer
questions building coherent sentences in the context proposed.

Learning Outcome 2: To describe in a written text the students’ personal,

educational, and professional information using the appropriate grammatical
structures and the vocabulary studied in the contents.

Learning Outcome 3: To express in an oral way the students’ personal, educational,

and professional information using appropriate pronunciation, grammatical structures
and the vocabulary studied in the contents.

4. Learning Strategy:

The Learning Strategy for the course is: Task Based Learning.

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This Learning Strategy is based on developing meaningful tasks in which the student
uses the language for genuine communication to strengthen his learning.

The Learning Strategy is organized in 7 Tasks

• Task 1: Prior Knowledge Assessment.

• Task 2: Writing Production.
• Task 3: Online English Test.
• Task 4: Speaking Production.
• Task 5: Technology Development Production
• Task 6: Self-Evaluation Test.
• Task 7: Final Exam.

5. Course Contents and Bibliographic References

Unit 1: Module 1 & 2 - Interview and respond to interviews

Module 1: Interview and respond to interviews

In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:

• Using conditionals
• Identifying phrasal verbs
• Understanding phrasal verbs in context

Module 2: Express prohibition

In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:
• Finding a job
• Expressing necessity and obligation
• Expressing obligations using must
• Talking about prohibitions

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

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Module 1 & Module 2 from the E book. You can find them in Learning / E
book/Online Content English B1.

UNAD, INVIL English (2020) Module 1 and 2:

Inglés B1. Taken from: Online content of B1
level located on the Learning Environment in
the course.

Unit 2: Module 3 & 4 - Describe feelings and emotions

Module 3: Describe feelings and emotions.

In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:

• Applying for a job
• Using the infinitive
• Asking for and giving clarification and repetition

Module 4: Describe places

At this unit you will study these academic contents:
• Talking about possibilities
• Identifying verbs followed by gerunds
• Using infinitives and gerund with changes in meaning

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

The contents in Module 1 & module 2 from the E book. You can find them in Learning
/ E book/Online Content English B1.

UNAD, INVIL English (2020)

Module 1 and 2: Inglés B1. Taken
from: Online content of B1 level
located on the Learning
Environment in the course.

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Unit 3: Module 5 & 6 - Express opinions

Module 5: Talking about your job experience

In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:

• Talking about your job experience
• Reviewing present perfect
• Reviewing past participle form of irregular verbs

Module 6: Keep conversations moving

At this unit you will study these academic contents:

• Using negative comparatives

• Making negative comparisons
• Expressing similarities and differences
• Talking about life experiences using superlatives

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

The contents in Module 1 & module 2 from the E book. You can find them in Learning
/ E book/Online Content English B1.

UNAD, INVIL English (2020)

Module 1 and 2: Inglés B1. Taken
from: Online content of B1 level
located on the Learning
Environment in the course.

While working in the E book keep in mind these recommendations:

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 6. Organization of Weekly Academic Activities and Course Evaluation Plan

Initial Moment:

Task 1 Prior Knowledge Assessment.

To be developed in weeks 1 & 2
This responds to Learning Outcome: 1
The activities are: Presentation of the prior knowledge assessment test.

Initial moment evaluation

The evaluation criteria for this activity are:

• The student answers to all the questions proposed in the Test.
• The student checks his knowledge of English.

The learning evidence is: Presentation of the Prior knowledge assessment test.

The highest score for this activity is 25 points, corresponding to 5% of the course
evaluation.

Intermediate Moment

Task 2 Writing production

To be developed from week 3 to week 6

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This responds to Learning Outcome: 2
The activities are: Answering to some questions in the forum and writing a letter
about his occupation.

Evaluation of Task 2
The evaluation criteria for this activity are:
• Paragraphs in the text follow the order given and the text is written following a
coherent structure.
• Statements answer the questions using the appropriate structure of the
language.
• The student provides clear and useful input for the group to structure the text.
• The student answers the given questions in the forum and comments on
his/her partner's ideas.
• The student uses grammar structures and vocabulary appropriate for the
units.
• The student makes no errors in spelling that distract the reader from the
content.
The learning evidence are: Participation in the forum and PDF document with the
text.
The highest score for this activity is 90 points.

Task 3 Online English Test

To be developed from week 5 to week 13
This responds to Learning Outcome: 1
The activities are: Online task that evaluates the knowledge of the course units.

Evaluation of Task 3
The evaluation criteria for this activity are:
• The student answers to all the questions proposed in the Test.
• The student checks his knowledge on the topics studied in the Units.

The learning evidence are: Presentation of the Online English Test.

The highest score for this activity is 90 points.

Task 4 Speaking production

To be developed from week 7 to week 10
This responds to Learning Outcome: 3

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The activities are: Synchronous meeting with the tutor and recording of a video
simulating a job interview.

Evaluation of Task 4
The evaluation criteria for this activity are:
• The video is well structured, with good quality, nice images and good sound.
• The student provides clear and useful input for the classmates to improve their
videos.
• The student publishes the video in the forum in the time stipulated
• The student participates in the interview with the tutor.
• The student answers the questions in a fluent and coherent way.
• The questions and answers provided in the video follow an adequate structure
of the language.
• The student understands and answers the questions made by the tutor using
an adequate structure of the language.

The learning evidence are: A video uploaded in the forum after the practice meeting
with the tutor.
The highest score for this activity is 70 points.

Task 5 Technology Development Production

To be developed from week 11 to week 13
This responds to Learning Outcome: 2
The activities are: Creation of a resume and an infographic using a technological
tool.

Evaluation of Task 5
The evaluation criteria for this activity are:

• The design of the infographic is neat and includes pictures to illustrate the
ideas.
• The student provides clear and useful input for the classmates to improve their
infographics and resumes.
• The student publishes the infographic and the resume in the forum in the time
stipulated.
• The infographics shows the complete information about the 5 jobs chosen.
• The resume shows all the information needed.
The learning evidence are: A resume and an infographic with the requested
information.

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The highest score for this activity is 70 points.

Task 6 Self-Evaluation Test.

To be developed from week 11 to week 14
This responds to Learning Outcome: 1
The activities are: Presentation of an online test where student reflects on his
academic performance.

Evaluation of Task 6
The evaluation criteria for this activity are:
• The student answers to all the questions proposed in the Test.
• The student checks his performance in the course.

The learning evidence are: Presentation of the Self-Evaluation Test

The highest score for this activity is 30 points.

The highest score for this evaluation moment is 350 points, corresponding to 70% of
the course evaluation.

Final Moment

Task 7 Final Exam

To be developed in week 15
This responds to Learning Outcome: 1
The activities are: Presentation of the final exam of the course to check the
knowledge about modules 1 to 6.

Evaluation of Task 7
The evaluation criteria for this activity are
• The student answers to all the questions proposed in the Test.
• The student evaluates his knowledge and learning in the course.

The learning evidence for this activity are Presentation of the Final Exam

The highest score for this activity is 125 points, corresponding to 25% of the course
evaluation.

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 7. Teacher’s Support

To develop the course activities, you will have the support of a teacher or tutor. The
options for this academic support are:

• Virtual Campus E-mail

• Collaborative Forums
• Skype Sessions
• Online Conference Sessions or Web Conferences
• Face to face speaking practice component
• Skype Group attention
• Whatsapp attention

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