End of Semester Activities

1. November 3 there is no class (you can use this time to start working on your presentation. November 5: Mid-term Exam (one hour approximately).

2. Teaching English to Children
Wendy A. Scott and Lisbeth H. Ytreberg

Guidelines:

a. The Presentation includes an explanation of the contents (you can use a PPT or other supporting material) of the chapter assigned to each group as well as a Micro-teaching class based on the concepts of the chapter and a specific skill (e.g. Speaking).

b.  Each group has a on complete day to achieve the tasks mentioned above: the presentation of the contents and the micro-teaching (from 1:00 to 1:50PM the contents, from 1:50 to 2:40PM. Micro-teaching. The micro-teaching is 30 minutes for the class and 20 minutes for feedback).

c. Each group must divide the contents and the micro-teachings equally among the members of the group.

d. Attendance and Participation is MANDATORY TO ALL STUDENTS during the development of these activities. Absence will be treated according to UES Law.

e. Punctually is MANDATORY. The activities will start at 1:00PM exactly. All students must be inside by the time the activity begins. The door will be closed and NO ONE will be allowed to come in once the activity begins. If you come late, PLEASE DO NOT KNOCK ON THE DOOR. You have to wait until the second part of the activity begins: 1:50PM, and then you will be allowed to come in. Please make all necessary arrangements to be early, specially on the day of your presentation. A percentage of your grade on this activity is allocated to attendance and punctuality.

f. Proper attire on your presentation day is mandatory, it is part of the grade.

g. Each group has to hand in a hard copy of the presentation of the contents to every student in the class.

h. Each group has to prepare a "Lesson Plan" based on the micro-teaching and a copy must be handed in to the teacher before the day of your presentation.

i. I will see groups who need help with the micro-teaching ONLY through appointments. I have other activities in the department such as: meetings, advisory to students who are doing their undergraduate work (TESIS, I have 3 different groups), students who are doing their Community Outreach Program (Servicio Social), teach class, give other advisory to students from the different groups. So I am asking you please to make the appointment before coming to my office, otherwise I might not be there. My schedule begins at 5:30AM to 2:00pm, that is more than 8 hours a day. Please make your appointment  withing that frame of time. You can either come and make the appointment or you can send me an e-mail to do so. I will post a calendar to place the appointments as demanded.

J. Any special arrangements based on personal problems or inconveniences on the part of the students, please come to my office to discuss a possible solution.

k. If your name does not appear on any of the groups, please come to my office to solve this.

l. Any comments or questions you can come to my office or send me an e-mail.

m. Links to "lesson plan rubric and presentation rubric" will be uploaded next week (you will be graded based on these formats).

n. If you need equipment such as a projector, Laptop or CD player, you have to reserve it in advance. Please come to my office to do the reservation and to pick it up at least 10 minutes before you presentation.

supporting resources for "teaching to children"

http://www.4shared.com/office/dSStCQipba/Book_01.html

http://www.4shared.com/office/xFV71Ks1ce/Book_02.html


Distribution:

Group1 "The Young Language Learner"

Presentation day: November 10

Maria Vasquez
Obil Flores
Michel Guardado

Group 2 "Class Management and Atmosphere"

Presentation day: November 12

Christian Ayala
Ivania Lopez
Ricardo Romero
Otto Juarez

Group 3 "Listening"

Presentation day: November 17

Jose G. Alvarado
Claudia Diaz
Kenia S. Miranda

Group 4 "Oral Work"

Presentation day: November 19

Ernesto Alvarado
Jose E. Gonzalez
Leidi Orellana
Maira Sanchez

Group 5 "Reading"

Presentation day: November 23

Walter Castro
Henrry Leon
Vanessa Ramirez

Group 6 "Writing"

Presentation day: November 26

Wilber Avila
Katherine Deras
Rosalina Orellana

Group 7 "Topic-based Work"

Presentation day: December 1

Yasaira Alfaro
Prisila Monterrosa
Jorge Vasquez

Grooup 8 "Planning your Work"

Presentation day: December 3

Marjorie Candelario
Sigifredo Hernandez
Eliseo Portillo

Group 9 " The Tools of the Trade"

Presentation day: December 7

Gloria Barahona
Eduardo Martinez
Jose L. Perez

Task Guidelines

1. Allocation of groups and tasks: by now everyone should have a group and this group a school assigned.

2. Go to the school you were assigned and ask for the existing syllabus and teacher so you can interview him/her. You can ask for the teacher first and then for the syllabus, whatever works best for you! This is the part of the objective needs.

2. You should interview some of the students (use the survey in our handout, chapter 5 "Focus on the Learner" pages 151-152) about their subjective needs.

3. Based on the data collected, you should create a new syllabus for that school after analyzing their objective and subjective needs.  There are six types of syllabus design you were introduced to in class and by your classmates. Your new syllabus has to match the objective and subjective needs of the program in that school.

4. Create a PPT which you will use to explain the why and how of your task to your classmates in class.

5. You will present a paper copy of the old and new syllabus to the teacher (in a folder).

6. Due date:

a. sending the PPT to teacher´s e-mail: October 28 (fnm34@hotmail.com) no in-demand flash pen drive will be accepted.

b. presentation of tasks in class: October 29, all groups (each group has 7 minutes to present)

No more time will be allocated to this task. Due date is FINAL!

Class Activities Week October 19 - 23

1. Class suspension until further notice. Keep track of situation on UES official page: https://www.ues.edu.sv/

2. Quiz will take place when we return to normal activities.

3.  Read the material on"Different Kinds of Tests"

4. Presentation on Syllabus Design Task (Thursday 22 or Tuesday 27).

Activities Week October 12 - 16

1. Quiz 2 on "Focus on the Learner: Learner Needs" " Approaches to Syllabus Design" (Thursday, October 15)

2. The Multi-syllabus (Tuesday, October 13)

3. Introduction to Language Classroom Assessment" and "Second Language Assessment" (Please Read)

Material Links

Links to materials:

Integrated Skills Approach

Link: http://www.4shared.com/file/Zi49E7mGba/Presentation_3_Integrated_Skil.html

Needs Analysis

Link: http://www.4shared.com/file/W9WjQ5pdba/Presentation_4_Needs_Analysis_.html


Syllabus Design

Link: http://www.4shared.com/file/UV9tiDI6ba/Presentation_5_Syllabus_Design.html

Raffle / Task Distribution

Groups up to now:

The raffle took place today due to infringement of time requirements by some students.

School of  Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática
Gloria María Villalobos Barahona.

Rosalina Orellana Ramírez.

José Edgardo González Sosa

School of  Facultad de Medicina
Cristian Eduardo Ayala,
Yasayra Enedina Alfaro,
Melvin Ernesto Alvarado

School of  Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
Yesica Michel Guardado Guardado

Claudia Marisol Diaz Bautista

Leidi Cecibel Orellana Barrera
Jorge O. Vasques

School of  Facultad de Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales
Vanessa Elizabeth Ramirez Escobar

Carlos Sigifredo Fernandez Mejia

Jose Eduardo Martinez Mendoza

School of Facultad de Odontología

Ivania Lopez

Waltez Castro

Wilber Avila

School of  Facultad de Ciencias Económicas

Henrry bladimir león alvarado

José Luis Pérez Monge 
María Elena Vázquez 

School of  Facultad de Ciencias y Humanidades

Jose Luis Perez Monge

Henry Bladimir Leon Alvarado

Maria Elena Vasquez 

School of Agronomia 

Ricardo A. Romero

Eliseo Bonerguees Portillo

Obil Samuel Flores

School of Facultad de Química y Farmacia

Maira lisseth Sánchez 

Jose G. Alvarado

Ruth M. Candelario

School of Arts and Science: Psychology Department

Katherine A. Deras

Kenia S. Miranda

Piscila E. Monterrosa 

 

Syllabus Design Task

Syllabus Design Task

1. Make groups of three students each (9 groups)

2.  Each group will make a draft of a syllabus for the teaching of English for one of the schools at the university according to the principles covered in class for such an activity. So, the group must visit the school and ask what the needs of the students are and consequently, what will be a good proposal for that school.

3. Each group must send the list of its members by tomorrow afternoon (Friday, October 9) because that is when the raffle will take place. I will announce the allocation of each group syllabus design task and you should start working for the completion of the task. My e-mail address is: fnm34@hotmail.com.

4. First Draft presentation will take place on Tuesday, October 20. All groups will present on that day a PPT on their assigned school.

Schools:

1 Facultad de Ciencias y Humanidades

2 Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura

3 Facultad_de_Agronomia           

4 Facultad de Odontología

5 Facultad de Medicina

6  Facultad de Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales

7  Facultad de Química y Farmacia

8  Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática

9 Facultad de Ciencias Económicas

Class Suspension

Class is suspended for Thursday, October 8.

Syllabus Design Task.
Instructions for this task will be posted tomorrow.

Attendance / Roster

Information about the daily attendance

1. The Roster will be called at 1:00PM

2. Each name will be read outloud and each student must signal his/her presence.

3. If for any reason your name is not called out during the calling of the roster, you have to tell the teacher as he finishes reading the names letting him know about you.

4. Latecomers. If you are late, you will be marked absent. You have to go to the teacher´s office to change your marking from absent to late. Otherwise your marking will stay as absent.. If you are late you can change your marking from absent to late after the class or any other day after that class. You can only do this during the week of that specific marking.

5. The marking of late does not affect your overall attendance. The marking of absent affects your participation of evaluations according to UES Law.

6. Any question, please come to the teacher´s office for clarification.