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Nombre del curso: English I

Código: I01A Facultad: Language Center
Programa académico: English Program Periodo académico: 2022 – 10
N.º de créditos: 2 Idioma: inglés Modalidad: Presencial
Horas totales: 96 Horas de Acompañamiento Docente: 64
Horas de Trabajo Independiente: 32

Course Description:

English I is a language course aimed at facilitating the achievement of the general competences for
level A1 of the Common European Framework, described as follows:
The learner will be able to:

• Understand and use very frequently used everyday expressions as well as simple phrases to
meet immediate needs.
• Introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details
such as where he/she lives, things he/she has and people he/she knows.
• Ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she
knows and things he/she has.
• Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to
cooperate.

Approach and Methodology:

Our approach is based on the concept of Communicative Competence defined as the ability to use
language correctly and appropriately in order to achieve communication goals in specific contexts.

The goal of our language courses is to enable learners to express themselves confidently, accurately
and fluently in speaking and writing and to understand spoken and written language as used in the
world today in a variety of settings. Our methodology will, therefore, facilitate such goals by
creating communicative opportunities in each lesson through a variety of techniques (debates, role-
plays, projects, integrated-skills tasks, etc.) These activities will be based on communicative
functions needed for everyday life.

Successful language learning also requires a great deal of learner autonomy. Through Pearson
Education’s online platform MyEnglishLab, our learners will engage in multiple learning activities
based on the communicative functions explored in class.
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Course Competences:

The learner will be able to:

• Tell someone about his occupation
• Spell names
• Introduce people
• Say his first, last name and use titles.
• Ask and say where someone’s from
• Get someone’s contact information
• Talk about locations
• Discuss ways to get somewhere
• Talk about his family
• Tell the time
• Talk about when an event will take place
• Ask about birthdays
• Give and accept a compliment
• Ask for colors and sizes
• Describe clothes
• Talk about morning and evening activities
• Discuss free-time activities
• Discuss household chores
• Describe his neighborhood
• Describe his house
• Talk about furniture and appliances
• Discuss the weather
• Talk about ongoing activities
• Discuss plans
• Discuss ingredients for a recipe
• Offer and ask for food
• Invite someone to join at a table
• Describe and talk about past events and activities
• Talk about his weekend
• Describe someone’s appearance
• Show concern about an injury
• Suggest a remedy
• Describe his abilities
• Politely decline an invitation
• Ask for an agree to do a favor
• Get to know someone’s life story
• Share his plans and dreams for the future
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Assessment:

The semester is divided into three academic terms. Each one has a different percentage and students
are required to get the minimum passing grade (3.0) to pass. A grade under 3.0 is considered a
failing grade. Please refer to the following chart:

Passing
Term Percentage
grade
First 30%
3.0 Second 35%
Third 35%

The grades must be uploaded to BANNER during the dates established by the Registrar’s office as
shown on the following chart:

Week Date Activity

5th Feb. 28 – March 5 1st Midterm Exams

6th March 7-14 1st Midterm report

12th April 11 - 23 2nd Midterm Exams

12th-13th April 18 - 25 2nd Midterm report

16th May 23 – 28 3rd Midterm Exams

17th May 28 – June 9 3rd Midterm report

Assessment activities

A grading system is used to record students’ class performance. The following chart shows the
activities/tasks class participants have to work on and the different percentages they have in the first,
second and third midterms, which represent a 30%, 35% and 35% each:

Percentages per term

Language MEL Classwork Written Oral

Functions (My English Midterm Midterm
Lab) Exam Exam
20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
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Language functions: Functions are the means students need to master the target language through
the study and practice of grammar structures and vocabulary use in real-life situations. Functions
will enable students to use language well in different contexts by exchanging messages with different
people at different register levels. This assessment will be carried out via quizzes, and the teacher
will explain, in a timely manner, when and how these quizzes will be carried out.

My English Lab (MEL): On this platform, students will practice all different aspects learned in the
different lessons. Activities will be assigned periodically by the teacher, and they are to be done on
the assignment link and not on the course link. All students are required to buy the book since the
first week of class to be able to complete the assignments and for further language practice.

Classwork: This category will assess how the student engages in controlled, guided, and
independent tasks through teacher-student, student-student and student-teacher interactions. The
teacher will determine when and how these interactions are assessed and registered during classtime,
thus creating a comprehensible evaluation.
Written Midterm Exam: The written exam will assess students’ knowledge and skills, such as
listening, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary. The student should be able to complete
different types of test items, including true/false and multiple-choice exercises, cloze sentences with
or without word banks, open-ended questions, etc. The materials for the written exam will be
provided by the UTB Language Center.

Oral Midterm Exam: The oral exam will be carried out by the teacher on an individual, pair or
group basis with tasks or questions to be performed based on the communicative objectives of each
term. The materials for the oral exam will be provided by the UTB Language Center.

Unit Topics:

1. Names and Occupations

2. People’s Contact Information
3. Places and How to Get There
4. Family
5. Events and Times
6. Clothes
7. Daily Activities
8. Home and Neighborhood
9. Leisure Activities and Plans
10. Food
11. Past Activities
12. Appearance and Health
13. Abilities and Requests
14. Life events and plans
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Course Calendar 2022-10

Week-
Week by
Hour Activity/Task Academic Events
Week
Pacing
Hora 1 Orientation session
WEEK 1: Hora 2 Welcome to Top Notch (page 1)
January 31st - Hora 3 Welcome to Top Notch (pages 2 - 3)
February 5th
Unit 1: Names and Occupations Lesson 1: Tell a
Hora 4 classmate your occupation (pages 4 - 5)
Unit 1: Names and Occupations Lesson 2: Identify
Hora 1 your classmates (pages 6 - 7)
Unit 1: Names and Occupations Lesson 3: Spell
WEEK 2:
Hora 2 Names (pages 8 - 9)
February 6th -
12th Unit 2: About People Lesson 1: Introduce people
Hora 3 (pages 12 - 13)
Unit 2: About People Lesson 2: Tell someone your
Hora 4 first and last name (pages 14 - 15)
Unit 2: About People Lesson 3: Get someone's
Hora 1 contact information (pages 16 - 17)
WEEK 3: Hora 2 Review - Units 1 to 2
February 13th Unit 3: Places and how to get there Lesson 1: Talk
- 19th Hora 3 about locations (pages 20 - 21)
Unit 3: Places and how to get there Lesson 2:
Hora 4 Discuss how to get to places (pages 22 - 23)
Unit 3: Places and how to get there Lesson 3:
Hora 1 Discuss transportation (pages 24 - 25)
Unit 4: Family Lesson 1: Identify people in your
WEEK 4:
Hora 2 family (pages 28 - 29)
February 20th
- 26th Unit 4: Family Lesson 2: Describe your relatives
Hora 3 (pages 30 - 31)
Unit 4: Family Lesson 3: Talk about your family
Hora 4 (pages 32 - 33)
Cierre MyEnglishLab:
WEEK 5:
Hora 1 Review - Units 3 to 4 28/Feb
February 28th
- March 5th Hora 2 1st Written Midterm exam
Hora 3 1st Oral Midterm exam day 1
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Hora 4 1st Oral Midterm exam day 2

Unit 5: Events and Times Lesson 1: Confirm that
Hora 1 you are on time (pages 36 - 37)
WEEK 6: Unit 5: Events and Times Lesson 2: Talk about the
March 7th - Hora 2 time of an event (pages 38 - 39) Corte 1
12th
Unit 5: Events and Times Lesson 3: Ask about Reporte de notas:
Hora 3 birthdays (pages 40 - 41) 7/Mar - 14/Mar
Hora 4 Unit 5: Extension activity
Unit 6: Clothes Lesson 1: Give or accept a
Hora 1 compliment (pages 44 - 45)
WEEK 7: Unit 6: Clothes Lesson 2: Ask for colors and sizes
March 14th - Hora 2 (pages 46 - 47)
19th
Unit 6: Clothes Lesson 3: Describe clothes (pages
Hora 3 48 - 49)
Hora 4 Unit 6: Extension activity
Unit 7: Activities Lesson 1: Talk about morning
Hora 1 and evening activities (pages 52 - 53)
WEEK 8: Unit 7: Activities Lesson 2: Describe what you do
March 20th - Hora 2 in your free time (pages 54 - 55)
26th
Unit 7: Activities Lesson 3: Discuss household
Hora 3 chores (pages 56 - 57)
Hora 4 Unit 7: Extension activity
Unit 8: Home and Neighborhood Lesson 1:
Hora 1 Describe your neighborhoood (pages 64 - 65)
WEEK 9: Unit 8: Home and Neighborhood Lesson 2: Ask
March 27th - Hora 2 about someone's home (pages 66 - 67)
April 2nd
Unit 8: Home and Neighborhood Lesson 3: Talk
Hora 3 about furniture and appliances (pages 68 - 69)
Hora 4 Unit 8: Extension activity
Unit 9: Activities and Plans Lesson 1: Describe
Hora 1 today's weather (pages 72 - 73)
WEEK 10: Unit 9: Activities and Plans Lesson 2: Discuss
April 3rd - 9th Hora 2 plans (pages 74 - 75)
Unit 9: Activities and Plans Lesson 3: Ask about
Hora 3 people's activities (pages 76 - 77)
Hora 4 Unit 9: Extension activity

Corte 2
Holy Week Break: April 10th - 16th
Reporte de notas:
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18/Abr - 25/Abr
Hora 1 Review - Units 5 to 9
WEEK 11: Cierre
Hora 2 2nd Written Midterm exam MyEngilshLab:
April 18th -
23rd Hora 3 2nd Oral Midterm exam day 1 Abr/18, 6:00 P.M.
Hora 4 2nd Oral Midterm exam day 2
Unit 10: Food Lesson 1: Discuss ingredients for a
Hora 1 recipe (pages 80 - 81)
Unit 10: Food Lesson 2: Offer and ask for foods
WEEK 12:
Hora 2 (pages 82 - 83)
April 24th -
30th Unit 10: Food Lesson 3: Invite someone to join
Hora 3 you at the table (pages 84 - 85)
Unit 11: Past Events Lesson 1: Tell someone about
Hora 4 an event (pages 88 - 89)
Unit 11: Past Events Lesson 2: Describe your past
Hora 1 activities (pages 90 - 91)

WEEK 13: Unit 11: Past Events Lesson 3: Talk about your
May 1st - 7th Hora 2 weekend (pages 92 - 93)
Hora 3 Review - Units 10 and 11
Unit 12: Appearance and Health Lesson 1:
Hora 4 Describe appearance (pages 96 - 97)
Unit 12: Appearance and Health Lesson 2: Show
Hora 1 concern about an injury (pages 98 - 99)
Unit 12: Appearance and Health Lesson 3: Suggest
WEEK 14:
Hora 2 a remedy (pages 100 - 101)
May 8th -
14th Unit 13: Abilities and Requests Lesson 1: Discuss
Hora 3 your abilities (pages 104 - 105)
Unit 13: Abilities and Requests Lesson 2: Politely
Hora 4 decline an invitation (pages 106 - 107)
Unit 13: Abilities and Requests Lesson 3: Ask for
Hora 1 and agree to do a favor (pages 108 - 109)
Unit 14: Life Events and Plans Lesson 1: Get to
WEEK 15:
Hora 2 know someone's life story (pages 112 - 113)
May 15th -
21st Unit 14: Life Events and Plans Lesson 2: Discuss
Hora 3 plans (pages 114 - 115)
Unit 14: Life Events and Plans Lesson 3: Share
Hora 4 your dreams for the future (pages 116 - 117)
Cierre MyEnglishLab:
WEEK 16:
Hora 1 Review - Units 12 to 14 May/23, 6:00 P.M.
May 23rd -
28th Hora 2 3rd Written Midterm exam
Hora 3 3rd Oral Midterm exam day 1
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Hora 4 3rd Oral Midterm exam day 2

WEEK 17:
May 30th -
June 4th Corte 3
Reporte de notas:
28/May - 9/Jun

June 6th - 9th

Bibliography:
Saslow J., Ascher A. (2015). TOP NOTCH FUNDAMENTALS Third Edition. Pearson Education

Other resources:
https://www.pearson.com/english/myenglishlab.html

Notes:
Reglamento estudiantil:
ARTICLE 96: They constitute very serious offenses, which may be sanctioned up to expulsion from
the University, the following:
Impersonate or be impersonated in any type of work or exam.
Perform any form of plagiarism.
Carry out academic evaluation activities for the benefit of another student.

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