UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR

WESTERN MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAMPUS

FOREIGN LANGUAGES EXTENSION PROGRAM
INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM

SYLLABUS - LEVEL 1

I. GENERALITIES

LEVEL: 1
ENTRY: VIII-2022
BOOK: Touchstone 1
CLASS TIME: 6:00 P.M. – 7:40 P.M. (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
DURATION OF THE LEVEL: November 14th – December 9th .
OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course, SWBAT:
 Exchange Personal information
 Describe classrooms
 Talk about people’s personality
INSTRUCTOR: Mirna Lizeth Cantón Argueta

II. CONTENTS OF THE COURSE

UNIT FUNCTIONS/TOPICS GRAMMAR

Unit 1 • Say Hello and Good-bye • Verb “be”

All About You • Introduce yourself • Alphabet
• Ask for, give and spell names • Numbers
• Exchange personal
information
• Use courtesy expressions

Unit 2 • Ask and say where people • Verb be

In Class are
• Use the verb be
• Talk about classes and
classrooms
• Use demonstrative adjectives
• Say the owners of things
• Articles “a”, “an”, “the”
• This and These
• Pluralization
• Possessive adjectives and
possessive case

Unit 3 • Talk about celebrities • Possessive adjectives

Favorite • Describe people’s • Verb be
People personalities • Information questions
• Ask and answer questions
• Say information about family
members
• Show interest in
conversations

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III. EVALUATIONS

EVALUATION % TIME
First oral exam 20% November 24th, 2022.
First comprehension activity 10% November 25th, 2022.
First written exam 15% November 25th, 2022.
Second oral exam 20% December 8th, 2022.
Second comprehension activity 10% December 9th, 2022.
Second written exam 15% December 9th, 2022.
Practices 5% The whole course
Attendance 5% The whole course
TOTAL 100%

IV. RESOURCES

Meetings – Meets
Google Classroom

V. COURSE STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS:

 Be punctual.
 Respect others’ participations.
 Be responsible for your own learning.
 Participate actively.
 Hand in assignments on time.
 Feel free to ask the teacher in case of questions, doubts or to give suggestions.