UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD
ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
HOJA DE RUTA
ADVANCED ENGLISH I
551013
HOJA DE RUTA
Entorno de Aprendizaje Práctico
Intermediate evaluation
E-portfolio
Unit 1: Understanding
Topics: reading sub skills and strategies
Summary of the tasks:
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Read the article “The Facebook party that became a riot” by the British council.
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Write a summary of the article on the forum.
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Comment on your e-mates’ summaries about the article.
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Develop the exercises proposed by the British Council web page .
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Compare answers on the answers provided by the British council on the web page.
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Put he exercises together in one file per the whole group and upload it o n the forum.
Dates: February 9th to February 21st
Expected product:
Group work: “Reading skills practice: The Facebook party that became a riot – exercises”
Resources:
Reading “The Facebook party that became a riot” by the British council
“Reading skills practice: The Facebook party that became a riot – exercises”
Required references:
Bengoa, M. (2008). Reading sub skills. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://miguelbengoa.com/elt/?p=701
Babbit, P. (2002). Scaffolding: Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension Skills. Pearson. Retrieved on March 17 th,
2014 from http://www.phschool.com/eteach/language_arts/2002_12/essay.html
Anonymous (n.d). Reading strategies: The booklet. Retrieved on March 18th from
http://www.slideshare.net/majidsafadaran/reading-strategies-booklet
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ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
HOJA DE RUTA
ADVANCED ENGLISH I
551013
Suggested references
ESL Gold. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://www.eslgold.com/
Intermediate evaluation
E-portfolio
Unit 1: Understanding
Topics: listening sub skills and strategies
Summary of the tasks:
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Listen to the interview “High-achieving teenagers” by the British council.
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Write a summary of the interview on the forum .
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Comment on his/her e-mates’ summaries about the interviews.
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Develop the exercises proposed by the British Council.
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Compare answers on the answers provided by the British council .
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Put he exercises together in one file per the whole group and upload it on the forum .
Dates: March 2nd to March 15th
Expected product:
Group work: “Listening skills practice: High achieving teenagers – exercises
Resources:
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Interview “High-achieving teenagers” by the British council.
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“Listening skills practice: High achieving teenagers – exercises”
Required references:
Bengoa, M. (2008). Listening sub skills. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://miguelbengoa.com/elt/?p=86
Liao, S. (n.d). Listening Strategies and applications in EFL Classroom. Retrieved on March 19 th, 2014 from
http://english.tyhs.edu.tw/xoops/html/tyhs/teach_source101/02plan.pdf
Learn English listening skills. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssuiqtreiBg
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD
ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
HOJA DE RUTA
ADVANCED ENGLISH I
551013
Suggested references
Learn English – 4 ways to understand what you hear. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEQhDeNyM8s
Intermediate evaluation
E-portfolio
Unit 2: Writing
Topics: Writing sub skills and strategies
Summary of the tasks:
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Take a stance on the topic of Facebook and social networks.
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Check the structure of a persuasive paragraph.
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Write a paragraph to persuade the readers.
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Check and complete the “Persuasive paragraph checklist”.
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Comment about how convincing their e-mate’s paragraphs are.
Dates: April 7 th to April 15th
Expected product:
Individual: Persuasive paragraph and checklist
Resources:
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structure of a persuasive paragraph.
“Persuasive paragraph checklist”.
Required references:
Bengoa, M. (2008). Writing sub skills. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://miguelbengoa.com/elt/?p=87
University of Adelaide (2011). Paragraph writing. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/learning_guides/learningGuide_paragraphWriting.pdf
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ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
HOJA DE RUTA
ADVANCED ENGLISH I
551013
The learning Centre (n.d). Writing tips for the ESL student. Retrieved on March 19th from
http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/public/3a6ce747-8d96-4668-becd0c6ac17b644a/learning_centre/writing_tips_for_esl_students.pdf
Anonymous (n.d). Stages of the writing process. Retrieved on March 19th from
http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/firstandsecondyearadvising/pdfs/writing_process.pdf
British council (2014). Essays. Retrieved on April 19th from http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/node/9049/
Bradford University (2007). Essay writing 1: Stages of writing an essay. Retrieved on March 19th from
http://www.brad.ac.uk/management/media/management/els/Essay-Writing-1---Stages-of-Writing-an-Essay.pdf
State library of Victoria. Essay writing skills. Retrieved on May 30th from http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/learn-skills/essay-writingskills
Endy, C. (2011). How to write an argumentative essay. California State University. Retrieved on March 19 th from
http://web.calstatela.edu/faculty/cendy/writing_tips.pdf
Suggested references
Writing good paragraphs. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from
http://www.theenglishcourse.com/downloads/print/TEC_WB_BookU4.pdf
What are the types of paragraphs? Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://agurney.blogs.sd73.bc.ca/files/2013/08/Typesof-Paragraphs.pdf
Writing skills: The paragraph. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IFDuhdB2Hk
Word choice: Tips for ESL students. Retrieved on March 19th 2014 from http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/public/3a6ce747-8d964668-becd-0c6ac17b644a/learning_centre/writing_tips_for_esl_students.pdf
Hoch, F. (n.d).Writing and English as a second language. The University of North Carolina. Retrieved on March 19th from
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/672
Writing an argumentative essay. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from
http://www.lanecc.edu/sites/default/files/trio/writing_an_argumentative_essay.pdf
Argumentative essay. Retrieved May 30th, 2014 from http://learnenglishessay.blogspot.com/2011/12/argumentativeessay.html
5 tips to improve your writing. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgkRoYPLhts
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD
ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
HOJA DE RUTA
ADVANCED ENGLISH I
551013
Intermediate evaluation
E-portfolio
Unit 3: Speaking
Topics: Speaking sub skills and strategies
Summary of the tasks:
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Read the article “What’s lost as handwriting fades” by Maria Konnikova .
Write some notes and design a concept map.
Record a summary of the article on vocaroo.
Comment on e-mates’ recordings.
Dates: April 27 th to May 8th
Expected product:
Individual: Recording of the summary of the article “What’s lost as handwriting fades” by Maria Konnikova
Resources:
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the article “What’s lost as handwriting fades” by Maria Konnikova
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vocaroo
Required references:
Bengoa, M. (2008). Speaking sub skills. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://miguelbengoa.com/elt/?p=62
BBC World service (2003). Better speaking: A guide to improving your spoken English. Retrieved on March 19 th, 2014 from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/studyguides/pdfs/betterspeaking.pdf
How to become fluent in English. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqAFosSqC28
Suggested references
Hoge, A.Powerful English speaking. Retrieved on March 19th, 2014 from
http://effortlessenglishclub.com/podcast/Powerful%20English%20Speaking.pdf