THE UNIVERSITY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGIONS OF THE NICARAGUAN

CARIBBEAN COAST
URACCAN

SYLLABUS VOCABULARY ACQUISITION I

Civil Engineering, First Years

PREPARED BY:

Lic. Braulio Alwin Tom Morazán

Bilwi, 8th of February , 2024

Course: VOCABULARY ACQUISITION I

(Mandatory for all the careers).
General Information

 Major: Civil Engineering 1st Year

 Study plan: 2020

 Class Code: VOC 102

 Subject: Vocabulary Acquisition I

 Requisite: Vocabulary Acquisition II

 Régimen: Semestral

 Modality: Presential

 Shift of study: Regular

 Total of hours (Theory 32 and Practice 32): 64

 Academic Year: 2024.

 Professor: Braulio Alwin Tom Morazán

 I. INTRODUCTION:

Vocabulary Acquisition aims to build a vocabulary level of at least 1500 English words in
the learners’ mental lexicon of all the majors URACCAN University offers. Meeting the
target number of words in this course will to a certain extent guarantee the learners’
success in the rest of the subjects to come.

This level is also an entry – point into Let´s Go (the recommended book) intended for
students who already have some familiarity with the English Alphabet. Vocabulary
Acquisition focuses on the development of vocabulary in basic oral language through
functional dialogues, question – and – answer patterns, and vocabulary work.

Instructors will focus on getting intelligible pronunciation of the vocabulary words

introduced in every single lesson. Therefore, it is recommended to follow some of the
principles of the oral-situational approach and some of the principles of the audio-lingual
approach, mainly those focused on developing pronunciation skills and vocabulary
learning. The type of teaching materials for this subject must contain a vocabulary
database of the most common words used in English plus audio CDs so that learners can
have the chance to continue to acquire as many words as possible in and outside the
classroom.
II. OBJECTIVES
General Objective:

1. Master a vocabulary level of at least 1500 English words in the learners’ mental
lexicon to certain extent guarantees the learners’ success in the rest of the
following subjects.

II.1. Instructional Objectives: Students will be able to:

1. Use of appropriate vocabulary for the development of basic oral language through
functional dialogues, question – and – answer patterns, and vocabulary work.

2. Get more vocabulary to have varied opportunities to communicate with each other
in the target language.

II.2. Educational Objectives:

1. Develop professional future implementation of the transversal Axis of URACCAN

University: multiculturalism, and gender, human rights autonomous rights,
entrepreneurship, research and business development in their daily work.

2. Encourage Students of different majors with a very professional respect for the
cultural diversity, respect for each other and for the members of the URACCAN
University community.

3. Promote and cultivate values such as companionship, discipline, punctuality,

honesty and mutual respect for the teaching-learning process during the
development of this course.
III. SUBJECT PLAN

Time
No. Name of the Unit Practic
Theory Total
e
1. Unit I: The eight parts of speech 2 4 6
2. Unit II: Things for school 2 4 6
3.
4. Unit III: At the Store 2 4 4
5. Unit IV: Birthday and Stoys 2 4 6
6. Unit V: Outdoors 2 4 5
Final Test Evaluation
 III.1. OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS PER UNIT

UNIT 1: THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to

1) Define the eight parts of speech.

2) Recognize how parts of speech function in sentence.
3) Identify the eight parts of speech in simple sentences and oral communication.

CONTENTS:
1) Diagnostic test
2) Nouns
3) Pronouns
4) Adjectives
5) Verbs
6) Adverbs
7) Prepositions
8) Conjunctions
9) Interjections
UNIT 2: THINGS FOR SCHOOL

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to

1) Greet and ask each other how they are and ask each other’s names, and respond
to and repeat classroom command with verb phrases with Let´s.
2) Identify and ask about things they use in the classroom including colors and
shapes, and describe the shapes of some objects.
3) Identify and ask about additional classroom objects, ask and respond to Yes/No
questions using the grammar pattern Is this a + color + object?
4) Learn the alphabet, learn to count to 100, and clarify ownership of objects by
using my and yours using the grammar pattern This is possessive + color/shape +
object.
5) Identify words beginning with A, B, and C.
6) Demonstrate comprehension of language and vocabulary taught in the previous
units.

CONTENTS:

1. Introducing yourself, Greetings, Classroom commands.

1. Asking someone´s name.
2. Colors, shapes, Identifying Objects (Singular).
3. Shapes, identifying shapes.
4. Describing objects with color and shape, and asking about objects.
5. Clarifying Possessions (possessives pronouns)
6. Listen and Review Units 1 – 2
UNIT 3: AT THE STORE

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1) Introduce friends and talk about abilities

2) Identify objects by number, and ask and answer questions about quantity
3) Distinguish between singular and plural items, and be able to ask and answer
questions about plural objects.
4) Identify words beginning with D, E, and F, and describe items in terms of color and
number.

CONTENTS:

1. Introducing Others
2. Describing Abilities (Descriptive adjectives)
3. Asking about numbers
4. Identifying Objects (Singular and Plural)
5. Identifying Characteristics of Objects
6. Contrasting Singular and Plural
 4. BIRTHDAY AND TOYS!

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1) Give birthday Greetings and ask how old someone is

2) Identify toys and ask the name of an undetermined object
3) Ask about an object they can see as well as objects they only partially see or are
not certain about.
4) Describe the shape and size of objects and ask and answer questions about
singular and plural objects
5) Identify words beginning with J, K, L, and M

CONTENTS:

1. Birthday greetings
2. Asking and telling age
3. Giving gifts
4. Identifying objects: Toys
5. Describing objects
Guessing based on size, shape and color
 UNIT 5: OUTDOORS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1) Ask and answer questions about the weather and physical abilities
2) Identify objects by number, and ask and answer questions about quantity
3) Distinguish between singular and plural objects, and be able to ask and answer
questions about location of objects
4) Identify words with N, O, P, and Q
5) Learn the names and sequence of the days of the week
6) Demonstrate comprehension of language and vocabulary taught in Units 5 and 6.

CONTENTS:

1. Weather
2. Abilities
3. Nature
4. Prepositions
5. Specifying objects and location
6. Days of the week
7. Units 5 – 6 review
Methods of Instruction

I. ASSESSMENT

It is suggested that the assessment of this course is made on the basis of cumulative work carried out
by the students, either individually or group work. Evaluation assessment exercises should always
focus on the practical application of vocabulary in context, in the light of their own experiences as
English teacher.

At the end of each two chapters or units there are review sessions for studying and it is important to
mention that the activities and exercises of the suggested book in each lesson are highly student –
centered. Students are encourage to communicate with one another, first in groups and then in pairs,
after they have developed sufficient confidence and familiarity with the language.

VI.BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
Nakata Ritsuko, Frazier Karen, Hoskins Barbara, Graham Carolyn (2006). Let´s Go Teacher´s Book
1, Third Edition. Oxford University Press.
Nakata Ritsuko, Frazier Karen, Hoskins Barbara, Graham Carolyn (2006). Let´s Go Student Book 1,
Third Edition. Oxford University Press.
Nakata Ritsuko, Frazier Karen, Hoskins Barbara, Graham Carolyn (2006). Let´s Go Skills Book, Third Edition.
Oxford University Press.
The eight parts of speech
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/PDF/Parts%20of%20speech.pdf

The 1500 words most used in English: http://www.englishspeak.com/english-words.cfm

Vocabulary by Categories: http://www.english-guide.org/category/vocabulary

List of Descriptive Adjectives for Appearance, Feelings, and More http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-of-
descriptive-adjectives.html#adjectives-describing-appearance

Adjective Vocabulary Word List

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/adjectives.shtml

Singular and Plural Rules

https://www.georgebrown.ca/uploadedFiles/TLC/_documents/Plurals%20Reference.pdf

Weather vocabulary and test

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/weather-vocabulary-activities.pdf

countable and uncountable nouns

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/countable-uncountable-nouns.htm

Picture vocabulary and audio: http://www.my-english-dictionary.com/

Vocabulary by Categories: http://www.speakenglish.co.uk/vocab
 Plan Calendar 2024 Career: Civil Engineering
Goals
Date and (Conceptual, procedural and Unit and contents
times Classes attitudinal)
Unit I: Parts of Speech
Contents:
1) Nouns
2) Pronouns
3) Adjectives
4) Verbs
5) Adverbs
6) Prepositions
7) Conjunctions
Interjections
Unit II: Things for School
Contents:
1.Introducing yourself,
Greetings, Classroom
commands.
2.Asking someone´s name.
3.Colors, shapes, Identifying
Objects (Singular).
4.Shapes, identifying shapes.
5.Describing objects with color
and shape, and asking about
objects.
6.Clarifying Possessions
(possessives pronouns)
Subject: Vocabulary Acquisition I
Description of methodological Didactic resources Assessment
strategies
Talk about URACCAN
philosophy.
Computer
Present the syllabus of the
subject and the evaluation plan. Smart TV
Introduce the name of the unit Whiteboard
and contents to be cover during
the class. Eraser
Present about the Vocabulary
Acquisition class, and why we
are going to learn.
In this unit we are going to learn
about school supplies in English.
how to talk about personal
information, greetings,
classroom command,
We will learn how to ask other
people's names We will learn
how to ask other people's
names
By brianstorming activity
students mention the colors,
shapes.
Through games such as
crossword puzzles and bingo.
Unit III: AT THE STORE

Contents: *Introduce friends and talk

about abilities
1. Introducing Others
2. Describing Abilities *Identify objects by number,
(Descriptive and ask and answer questions
adjectives)
about quantity
3. Asking about
numbers *Distinguish between singular
4. Identifying Objects and plural items, and be able to
(Singular and Plural)
ask and answer questions about
5. Identifying
Characteristics of plural objects.
Objects
6. Contrasting Singular
and Plural

Unit IV: BIRTHDAY AND TOYS!

 Warm up quickly to other.
Contents:  how to express about
1. Birthday greetings birthdays and what one
does.
2. Asking and telling age  individual participation of
3. Giving gifts the students to see the
previous capacity that
4. Identifying objects: each of them has.
Toys  group work to learn
about family coexistence
5. Describing objects in the classroom
6. Guessing based on
size, shape and color
Unit V: OUTDOORS

Contents:

1. Weather
2. Abilities
3. Nature
4. Prepositions
5. Specifying objects and
location
6. Days of the week