Task 1

Step 1
a) Read the following list of the institutional characteristics.
1. Basic institutional contact information;
2. Student services information;
3. Tuition/fees and other student charges;
4. Control or affiliation;
5. Type of calendar system;
6. Levels of awards and types of programs offered.
b) Look for the institution(s) you might se to conduct your
research
c) Complete the table below with the data you find out about that
institution.

1. Basic institutional contact The target institution’s name is Centro de

information Estudio de Idiomas Mazatlán (CEIM) which
offers a Saturday English programme called
PISA. It is specifically oriented for adolescents
and young adults.

2. Student services information
3. Tuition/fees and other student
charges
4. Control or affiliation
5. Type of calendar system
6. Levels of awards and types of
programs offered
Contact information:
Phone: 982-55-98 or 985-16-08
Facebook: @ceimazatlan
The students have several benefits during
their learning process. PISA has an asesorías
programme (tutorships) whose purpose is to
help weak students.
Also, learners have access to CALE which is a
technological centre that supports students
learning by offering different inputs like
videos, audios, films, writing, amongst others.
This programme has a half-yearly fee which
consists of $1 500 MXN. The official webpage
states, however, that this can change.
The students or the person in charge must pay
the corresponding fee before a date given by
control escolar, which is the apartment in
charge of the administrative matters. Learners
must have a minimum grade of 8.
The learners attend classes every Saturday
(except for holidays or any other issues that
might arise) during six months. The first cycle
starts on 8 of February and ends on 9 of
August. The second one begins on 22 of
August and finishes on 22 of December.
Along with PISA, CEIM has another Saturday
programme called PISI, which is oriented to
very young learners. CEIM offers an English
programme on weekdays as well.
 Furthermore, this institution also possess more
foreign languages like German and Italian.

Step 2
According to your research context and the information you
gathered, do you think that the selected institution(s) fit the
purpose of your research?
Centro de Estudio de Idiomas holds a great variety of students from
different context, but they all have something in common: most of their
English input has been received from local public schools; however, there
are some exceptions like people who has gone to foreign countries and
show more expertise in the language as well as confidence;
notwithstanding this, the number of these students is low. Thus, these
students have similar experiences with the language and, roughly
speaking, same experiences which make them an ideal place to carry out
this research.

Step 3
What do you think researchers should explain to participants
prior to the
data collection?