Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Syllabus of the Course English B1+, Code 900004

1. Course Information

The course is part of the academic unit: Vicerrectoría Académica y de

Investigación VIACI

Training field: Interdisciplinar Básico

Academic degree level: Profesional
Común

Number of credits: 3 Course type: Methodological

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Date of design: Tuesday, January 28, Date of update: Thursday, November

2020 12, 2020

Course Description:
The course is a training of foreign language-English and it is oriented to the
development of productive and receptive skills in real scenarios, generated by the
processes of the globalization, which the UNAD responds from the perspective of
Education with holistic quality.

The English course B1+ of three (3) credits includes the theoretical and practical
part through which Communication skills are strengthened: Reading, Writing,
Listening and Oral expression with explanations, interactive exercises and
permanent tutoring, accompaniment synchronously and asynchronously, to ensure
meaningful learning. In accordance with the above, the English course B1+ is part
of the foreign language component present in the curricular guidelines of the
academic programs of UNAD.

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The course includes autonomous study and tutorial accompaniment, for a total of
144 hours of academic work, distributed into 96 hours of independent study and 48
hours of tutorial accompaniment.

2. Course Learning purpose:

The course learning purpose is:

• To strengthen the student's Communicative skills in the English language in
order the student can understand and use a standard language on familiar
topics such as work, study, leisure activities, etc. Similarly, the student can
obtain and provide information to others on issues related to the
environment, using idiomatic expressions.

3. Learning outcomes:

At the end of the academic course, the student will be able to:

- Learning outcome: 1– Identify weaknesses and strenghts in the

management of the English language by means of the tasks suggested in the
course with the purpose of establishing learning strategies to reinforce
communicative skills.

- Learning outcome: 2– Write a curriculum vitae in English according to the

student profile and career using correct grammar, vocabulary and
punctuation to apply and get a job in real life situations.

- Learning outcome: 3– Analyze some readings focused on job interview

experiences description in order to express and interact Orally in English by
means of a video and a working interview, using verbs and connectors that
articulate and give meaning to the ideas and words.

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 4. Learning strategy:

The learning strategic for the course is: based on tasks. This strategy based on the
accomplishment of “… of previous tasks to get at the main task that is composed
of three stages, the preparation, the task itself and the report and finally the
subsequent tasks of analysis of the language and practice”. This Learning strategy
is based on: according to Nunan (Nunan as cited in Recino & Lufer, 2010, p. 5), a
task is “(…) any type of classroom work that involves students in the understanding,
manipulation, production or interaction in the target language; while his attention
is focused on meaning rather than form. The task must also have a sense of
completion and fulfillment that can be identified as a communicative act proper”.

The learning strategy is organized in 7 Tasks

• Task 1: Prior Knowledge Assessment
• Task 2: Writing Production
• Task 3: Online English Test
• Task 4: Speaking Production
• Task 5: Communicative Production
• Task 6: Course Self - Assessment
• Task 7: Final Exam

The productive tasks in the course are connected together and they require of all
your responsibility and commitment.

Task 2 - Writing Production consists of creating

your professional Curriculum vitae and bringing
together all your experience and qualifications in
your area.

Task 4 - Speaking Production consists of

preparing and following the guidelines for the job
interview step by step.

Task 5 - Communicative Production consists of

the presentation of your working interview to get
a job.

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 5. Course contents and bibliographic references

Unit 1: Express polite opinions

In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:

• Module 7: Manage interactions (interrupting - changing the topic). Express

polite opinions.
• Module 8: Manage interaction: Expressing active listening, resuming,
continuing. Develop active listening skills. Understand and give simple
directions. Ask for and give advice.

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

• UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 1-7: Manage interactions (1). Inglés B1+.
Taken from: Online content of B1 level located on the Learning Environment in
the course.
• UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 1-8: Manage interactions (2). Inglés B1+.
Taken from: Online content of B1 level located on the Learning Environment in
the course.

Unit 2: State a position

In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:

• Module 9: Critique and review different kind of texts. State a position. Listen to
and respond to arguments.
• Module 10: Describe experiences. Organize stories and personal anecdotes.

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

• UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 2-9: Critique and review different kind of
texts. Inglés B1+. Taken from: Online content of B1 level located on the
Learning Environment in the course.
• UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 2-10: Describe experiences. Inglés B1+.
Taken from: Online content of B1 level located on the Learning Environment in
the course.

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Unit 3: Relate present and future
In this unit, the following contents will be addressed:

• Module 11: Describe hope and plans. Talk about abstract themes. Relate present
with future.
• Module 12: Develop an argument. Present a main topic and support ideas in an
argument. Understand the logics of argumentation.

To address the contents, the following bibliographic references are required:

• UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 3-11: Describe hope and plans. Inglés B1+.
Taken from: Online content of B1 level located on the Learning Environment in
the course.
• UNAD, INVIL English (2020). Unit 3-12: Develop an argument. Inglés B1+.
Taken from: Online content of B1 level located on the Learning Environment in
the course.

• This OVI shows the correct use of “If conditionals" which are usually used to
consider imagined or uncertain situations and the possible results of these
situations. Gobronidze L. (2018).
Taken from: http://hdl.handle.net/10596/22447

6. Organization of weekly academic tasks and Course evaluation Plan

Initial moment:

Task 1: Prior Knowledge Assessment

To be developed from week 1 to week 2
This responds to Learning outcome: 1

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The activities are: answer 15 questions where the student's previous knowledge is
evaluated upon starting at the course in order to verify the English level with which
they begin.

Initial moment evaluation

The evaluation criteria for this task are: Knowledge of topics in previous English
levels.

The highest score for this task is 25 points, corresponding to 5% of the course
evaluation.

Intermediate moment:

Task 2: Writing Production

To be developed from week 3 to week 7
This responds to Learning outcome: 2
The activities are: a written curriculum vitae as a result of a collaborative interaction.

Evaluation of Task 2
The evaluation criteria for this task are: create and write a personal curriculum vitae
based on the student profile.
The highest score for this activity is 90 points.

Task 3: Online English Test.

To be developed from week 5 to week 14
This responds to Learning outcome: 1
The activities are: Develop an online task which assesses the knowledge acquired
corresponding to the academic units.

Evaluation of Task 3
The evaluation criteria for this task are: Apprehension and study of the Online
academic units of the course.
The highest score for this activity is 90 points.

Task 4: Speaking Production.

To be developed from week 8 to week 12
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This responds to Learning outcome: 3
The activities are: An Oral preparation video to present a job interview.

Evaluation of Task 4
The evaluation criteria for this task are: Presentation of a video to present an
interview.
The highest score for this task is 70 points.

Task 5: Communicative Production.

To be developed from week 9 to week 14
This responds to Learning outcome: 3
The activities are: Presentation of an Oral job interview with the tutor by Skype.

Evaluation of Task 5
The evaluation criteria for this task are: Interview to get a job.
The highest score for this task is 70 points.

Task 6: Course Self - Assessment

To be developed from week 10 to week 14
This responds to Learning outcome: 1
The activities are: answer online reflection and feedback questions about academic
performance in the development of the tasks proposed in the course.

Evaluation of Task 6
The evaluation criteria for this task are: student's reflection on their performance.
The highest score for this task is 30 points.

The highest score for this evaluation moment is 350 points, corresponding to 70% of
the course evaluation.

Final moment evaluation:

Task 7: Final Exam

To be developed from week 16 to week 16
This responds to Learning outcome: 1

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The activities are: Submit an Online task which assesses the topics corresponding to
the academic units of the course through a Closed Objective Test (POC) which consists
of 25 questions.

Evaluation of Task 7
The evaluation criteria for this task are: evaluate the academic units studied during
the course.
The learning evidences for this task are: Automatic online score.
The highest score for this task is 125 points, corresponding to 25% of the course
evaluation.

7. Teacher’s support

To develop the course tasks, you will have the support of a teacher or tutor. The
options for this academic support are:

• Virtual Campus E-mail

• Collaborative Forums
• Skype Sessions
• Online Conference Sessions or Web Conferences
• Face-to-Face Field Practice Component
• Lab Practice Component On-site
• Support Sessions in Professional Practice Site