Welcome to

Language VIII
Prof. Sergio Peña C /
sergio.penac@umayor.cl
 Table of contents
01 02
Course Overview Course Syllabus
Goals, C1 level Expected outcomes, contents,
methodology, evaluations

03 04
CAE Practice Connection
Use of English, Reading, Listening, Link with Literature
Speaking
 01
Course
Overview
Course goals, C1 Level
 Course Overview
The present Language and Communication VIII course seeks:

• The development of the 4 language skills: speaking, writing, listening and reading at
an advanced level.
• Advanced level: pay special attention to your (a) vocabulary choices (phrasal verbs,
collocations, idiomatic expressions, formal words, informal language and (2)
grammar structures (variety of sentence types, variety of clauses, variety of phrases,
tenses, moods) and (3) discourse structure (discourse markers, style, register, speaker
mood, speech situation, context, co-text).

• C1 level – what does it mean?

Course Overview
Course Overview

Real CAE first week of

December 2022
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Course
Syllabus
Expected outcomes, contents, methodology,
evaluations
Course Overview
Course Overview
English Standards: Standard A
English Standards: Standard A
 Contents

Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8

Stories from
Body matters Digital Media
history

Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 11

The music in us Reason and
Social living emotion
Materials
Teaching Methodology
Individual
Individual and
listening and
group reading peer check

Conversations, CAE Practice,

roleplays, debates, analysis and test
interviews simulations

Autonomous
In class work: Use of
exercises: gap English,
filling, T/F, vocabulary log,
dictionary use CAE, videos,
extra vocabulary
 Evaluations
Test 1 (30%) Test 2 (30%)
Units 6, 7, 8 + extra Units 9, 10, 11 + extra
vocabulary vocabulary
2 parts: writing & speaking 2 parts: writing & speaking

Oral Report (20%)

Full CAE (20%)
Extensive Reading Bridge
Reading, Listening, Use of
to Terabithia by Katherine
English, Writing, Speaking
Paterson
Evaluations
 Requirements

75% 70% 3,5

Attendance
75% minimum attendance
Mark Calculation Mark before exam
requirement / 100% to Lab 70% to calculate passing In order to take the exam,
sessions mark of 4,0 you must have an average
3,5

Exam: not integrated, oral and written components,

students with mark 5,0+ (with no mark under 4,0) will be exempted from taking the exam.
 03
CAE
Practice
Class practice towards C1 Level
 What will we practice?

Use of
Speaking Listening Reading
English

NOTE: Autonomous work is key to success

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Connection with
Literature
 Language Literature
VIII

NOTE: Extensive reading: same novel, same content, different evaluations

Thanks!