PERSONAL SYLLABUS TEMPLATE

ESPE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

LEVEL: I-II
FACILITATOR: MSc. Marco Rivera A.

I. OBJECTIVES

The main goal will be to reach effective oral and written communication. The four-macro Language skills will be
developed throughout the learning process. We want our students to become competent speakers who can manage
the three main elements: knowledge, skills, and human values.

II. METHODOLOGY

The Communicative Approach will be applied in class taking into consideration the students’ needs and interests.
The learned contents will be practiced into real life situations. The Kolb cycle, the PPP and Active techniques +
ARC (Authentic, Restrictive, Clarification) will be also used.

III. BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Big Picture Pre- Intermediate Textbook, the Workbook, the ​Cry Freedom Graded Reader, the corresponding
Activity Book, some ​KET/PET/FCE Mock tests, photocopies, and the following web links will be used during
this term:

www.oup.com
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.uslfried/activiylistening.html
http://www.eslgold.com/speaking.html
http://www.agendaweb.org/
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/index.htm
www.englishjet.com/.../​test​_cambridge.asp
http://es.english-attack.com/videobooster/thousand-words/cut-line/start

IV. EVALUATION SYSTEM

A permanent assessment will be carried out during all classes throughout the semester. A Unit test will be
applied at the end of each Unit. Oral and written exams will be also administered.

V. STUDENTS’ RULES

● Students must attend classes on time. If a student arrives more than 10 minutes late, one- hour of absence will be
registered.
● Students must turn off their cell phones the moment they come into the classroom.
● Eating is not allowed in class.
 ● Courtesy among the members of the class will be strictly observed.
● Every student must be responsible for his / her own learning.
● If a student is absent, it is his/her responsibility to do all the assigned homework. No excuses are allowed.
● If the student was absent for a test, he/she will have the opportunity to give the test later but it will be graded out
of 14 points.

VI. THINGS WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE CLASSROOM

✔ Celebrations
✔ Recipes and cooking lessons.
VII. REGULATIONS FOR EVALUATION

● Teachers must evaluate the following things: homework, oral and written lessons, portfolio, oral and written
summaries, reading activity book, lab practice, and so forth.

● Teachers have to apply a permanent assessment and register ​only three average grades during the term according to
the Department’s schedule.

● The oral evaluation is taken at the end of each level and will be evaluated by two teachers.

● The minimum passing grade is 14/20.

● The assessment is permanent.

● At the beginning of the semester, the teacher will assess the student’s knowledge with a Diagnostic Test.

● When a student has not taken neither a quiz nor an exam, he/she will have 48 hours to present a written request with
the examination fee and the corresponding supporting document; first to her/his teacher who will check that the
information is correct, then to the On-Site Sufficiency Program Director to have the legal authorization.

● The teacher​ always​ has to inform the students about their attendance, academic progress, and grades.

VIII. STUDENTS’ATTENDANCE

● Students have the following number of permissible hours of absences during the semester:

LEVEL PERMISSIBLE
HOURS
ONE HOUR 12
TWO HOURS 25
FOUR HOURS 51
IX. IMPORTANT NOTICE:

✔ Teachers will use the platform exercises during the lab hours and students will use such activities as a
self-supportive learning practice at home.

✔ The use of the platform in class is mandatory; therefore, it is a must that both teachers and students use it. The
Director will be in charge of supervising its usage.

✔ Teachers have to get in contact with students who are not attending to their classes to let them know that they
have to cancel their enrollments no longer than 30 days after the semester has started.

Art. 121.- Calendario para evaluación, excepción y procedimiento

Las pruebas escritas, deberes, trabajos u otros instrumentos de evaluación, se entregarán o rendirán, en las fechas y horas
señaladas para el efecto; salvo autorización expresa del director de carrera, previa solicitud del estudiante, con la debida
justificación, presentada dentro de los cinco días hábiles siguientes a la fecha en que se receptó o entregó la evaluación,
según corresponda.

Serán causas de justificación las siguientes:

a) Enfermedad, que deberá ser comprobada con el certificado médico en el que constará el respectivo diagnóstico y
tiempo de incapacidad que deberá corresponder al día de la ausencia. Dicho certificado podrá ser emitido por un centro de
salud público, hospital del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social o por un centro médico de la universidad. Cuando el
certificado lo emita un centro de salud, hospital o un consultorio médico particular, será validado por el facultativo de la
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE

b) Calamidad doméstica, entendida como tal, el fallecimiento o enfermedad grave del cónyuge o parientes del estudiante
hasta el segundo grado de consanguinidad y primero de afinidad, debidamente comprobados y,

c) Fuerza mayor o caso fortuito para los casos establecidos en el Código Civil.

d) Participación de los estudiantes en diferentes actividades en representación de la institución.

El director de carrera verificará si el justificativo presentado se enmarca dentro de los literales antes indicados, y fijará el
plazo dentro de los ocho días siguientes, para la entregar deberes, trabajos, u otras formas de evaluación o rendir la nueva
prueba de evaluación. Si acepta la justificación, no habrá disminución de puntos; caso contrario; tendrá una rebaja del
20% de la calificación obtenida.
· If the student was absent for a test, he/she will have the opportunity to give the test later but it will be graded out of 14
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THE FACILITATOR STUDENT

MSc. Marco Rivera A. Rosalía Chuma Álvarez