COURSES BASIC 1 through 6 syllabus: THIS IS ME IN ENGLISH

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BASIC BLOCK OBJECTIVES:To become active and skilled learners inside

and outside the classroomTo have clear goals, high motivation and the

personal commitment necessary to succeed and move to the next level

To be confident and able to use English for everyday purposes inside and outside the classroom

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BASIC 1 COURSEMY LEARNING

Course Objective: Students demonstrate that they have clicked into English and can accommodate themselves personally to the language. They should demonstrate that they made a personal commitment to learning, are motivated, and have developed basic habits and behaviors necessary for language learning to occur.

Course Project: Students keep entries for every unit. At the end of the course, students participate in a portfolio exhibit where they share their work with classmates. Students socialize portfolios.

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BASIC 1 STRUCTUREMY LEARNING

Unit 1: All about you

Unit 2: In class

Unit 3: Favorite People

Unit 4: Everyday life

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Unit one: All about youUnit Objective: Students understand and

use tools to adapt themselves to their new English-speaking environment.

Unit Task: Open an only-English email account and send an email. Students open a personal e-mail account which they dedicate for use only in English and send their first message from the CCA lab.

Portfolio Entry: Print-out of e-mail sent and received

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Unit two: In classUnit Objective: : Students should connect

their English class experience to their immediate social network.

Unit Task: My learning Kit Students will list the most relevant tools for

their learning and how to use them.Portfolio Entry: Learning Kit diagram with

examples about how to use learning tools to learn English.

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Unit three: Favorite PeopleUnit Objective: Students should connect their

English class experience to their immediate social network.

Unit Task: A very important person (VIP) Students share their social network with their

new classmates by designing a profile of a person who is very important in their lives and sharing that portrait with their classmates.

Portfolio Entry: A written description of the VIP with photocopies of scanned pictures.

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Unit four: Everyday lifeUnit Objective: Students will reflect on their

routines and habits with the purpose of finding time to include specific activities to practice and reinforce their English.

Unit Task: Time for English Students will prepare a poster with the weekly

schedule in which they clearly establish a time to carry out given activities to complement their classroom learning experience.

Portfolio Entry: The time for English schedule. Students hand in their portfolios.

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BASIC 2 COURSEMY SOCIAL SCENE

Course Objective: Students demonstrate that they have created bonds with other classmates based on common interests and have begun to share these interests together in meaningful ways.

Course Project: Portfolio Exhibit part II. My social scene Students show now how they have created links with other students based on common interests and preferences. Students keep entries for every unit as in Basic 1

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BASIC 2 UNITSMY SOCIAL SCENE

Unit 5: Free timeUnit 6:

Neighborhoods

Unit 7: What’s going on?

Unit 8: Shopping

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Unit five: Free timeUnit Objective: Students should be able to

create small groups with classmates who have similar free-time activities, favorite TV shows, web sites or other interests.

Unit Task: Things in common. Students make a poster presenting common interests the people in the group share including visual aids.

Portfolio Entry: List of activities shared in the group using visuals

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Unit six: NeighborhoodsUnit Objective: Students will link outside

activities to class relationships and learn how these social networks can help them learn and practice English.

Unit Task: Let’s go there. Students will identify places in Bogotá related to their common interests, and if possible, visit as a group or separately. They will write a report about those places.

Portfolio Entry: Report on places and activities in Bogotá and their opinions about them.

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Unit seven: Out and aboutUnit Objective: : Students will talk about

sports, exercise and fitness activities and explain how those activities relate to personal interests, goals and well-being.

Unit Task: What’s going on? Students will write a journal entry in which they recommend sports, exercise and fitness activities to their classmates.

Portfolio Entry: Report on places and activities in Bogotá and their opinions about them.

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Unit eight: ShoppingUnit Objective: Students will describe

places to shop, malls and shopping centers, and make recommendations about them.

Unit Task: Shopping tips. Students write a recommendation of a shopping center they consider especially good and convenient, including the specific characteristics or reasons why they chose that place.

Portfolio Entry: Written recommendation of a mall or other good place to shop.

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BASIC 3 COURSEMY TOWN

Course Objective: Students should demonstrate that they can describe places and their attractions in Colombia and other places. The project will reflect their understanding of their surroundings as well as their ability to relate to past experiences.

Course Project: Portfolio Exhibit part III. My town

Students keep adding entries to their portfolios for every unit. The use of visuals and texts show a higher degree of elaboration since this portfolio will be shown to other students.

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BASIC 3 UNITSMY TOWN

Unit 9: A Wide World

Unit 10: Busy lives

Unit 12: Fabulous Food

Unit 11: Looking Back

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Unit nine: A wide worldUnit Objective: Students should be able

to talk about places in Colombia and their main attractions

Unit Task: Things in common. Students prepare a description of the most important landmarks and attractions in their own city with appropriate visuals (brochure).

Portfolio Entry: Description of the landmarks and attractions in the city included in their presentations.

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Unit ten: Busy livesUnit Objective: Students should be able

to talk about one of their busiest weeks. Unit Task: Where did you go? and

What did you do? Students prepare a collage in which they will express with pictures what they did in one of their busiest weeks.

Portfolio Entry: The collage including visuals and text describing the activities.

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Unit eleven: looking backUnit Objective: Students should be able

to talk about past experiences and their impressions about them.

Unit Task: The anecdote. Students prepare, write and exchange with a classmate an important anecdote in their lives (Their first day of high school/work, a funny story, an important personal event).

Portfolio Entry: Report about the anecdote.

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Unit twelve: Fabulous foodUnit Objective: Students should be able to

talk about their eating habits and the characteristics of their favorite restaurants in the city.

Unit Task: Eating out. Students should write a review about their favorite restaurant or about one they would like to go to including all those relevant aspect for their choice.

Portfolio Entry: Recommendation about their favorite restaurant

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