It is compulsory to have passed the subject "English Language and its Didactics I", although students can be enrolled at the same time in this subject and "English Language and its Didactics II".
Foreign language learning is essential for teacher training as established in the current education framework regarding plurilingualism. This subject deals with the development of the four skills, both oral (listening and speaking) and written (reading and writing). It also covers structural knowledge and vocabulary, as well as basic aspects regarding methodologies and didactic applications in the classroom within the current education context of Early Childhood Education.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
1.2.2.II.07 | Deal with language learning situations in multilingual contexts. |
1.2.2.II.11 | Be able to encourage a first approximation to a foreign language. |
CB04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
CG06 | Know the evolution of language in early childhood, know how to identify possible dysfunctions and maintain observation to ensure a proper development. Efficiently address language-learning situations in multicultural and multilingual contexts. Express oneself orally and in writing and master different expression techniques. |
CT01 | Knowledge of a second foreign language. |
CT03 | Correct oral and written communication. |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
Know how to orally communicate and interact with a certain level of confidence, participate without prior preparation in conversations which address everyday topics, express personal opinions, and exchange information about habitual topics of personal interest or which are pertinent to daily life. | |
Be able to comprehend the prinicpal ideas of an oral text in standard language that deals with everyday topics related to work, school, free time, etc. | |
Be able to write simple, cohesive texts about various everyday topics within one¿s field of interests. | |
Be able to form a simple oral description of a variety of topics of one¿s interest. | |
Know how to read factual texts on topics related to one¿s speciality with a satisfactory level of comprehension. | |
Know how to design appropriate units of work for the foreign language levels, taking into account the guidelines of the Early Childhood class. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
Students will be informed about the specific contents thourgh Campus Virtual within the first three weeks of the academic year.
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | 1.2.2.II.07 1.2.2.II.11 CB04 CG06 CT01 CT03 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | N | Presentation of contents, grammar, vocabulary, etc. Oral activities: discussions, conversations. Speaking and interaction:Pair and group work; Role plays, simulations, reading. Techniques for the development of receptive and productive skills. | |
In-class Debates and forums [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | 1.2.2.II.07 1.2.2.II.11 CB04 CT01 CT03 | 0.6 | 15 | N | N | Different activities will be carried out: brainstroming, recalling prior material. Debates, dialogues, interaction. Questions-answers. Error correction. Discussions. | |
Progress test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | 1.2.2.II.11 CB04 CT01 CT03 | 0.22 | 5.5 | Y | Y | Assessable activities for the English language section in the different productive and receptive skills. Presentations or individual or group oral activities in the classroom on the topics of didactics of English as a foreign language worked in class to check the student's knowledge. They will be retrievable and this information will be expanded during the first three weeks of the semester in the Virtual Campus. | |
Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | CB04 CT01 | 0.28 | 7 | N | N | Oral activities and interaction. | |
Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | CB04 CT01 | 0.4 | 10 | N | N | Reinforcement, consolidation or extension of English language and didactics contents (at the students' request).Resolution of doubts. Follow-up of tasks. Peer-correction. | |
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB04 CG06 CT01 CT03 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | Y | Didactics section for Early Childhood Education: preparation and presentation of didactic activities following different active, participaticipatory methodologies. This part must be passed with a minimum grade of 4 (out of 10). It will be retaken with an essay, whose characteristics and presentation dates will be published in Campus Virtual at the beginning of the term. Plagiarism will be penalized. | |
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 1.2.2.II.07 1.2.2.II.11 CB04 CG06 CT01 CT03 | 3 | 75 | N | N | ENGLISH LANGUAGE SECTION: Personal study of the student (before and after the sessions). Reflection on own mistakes. Consultation of bibliographic sources. Reading Comprehension. DIDACTICS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE(ESL): Reflective analysis on different aspects of the English teaching/learning process | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CT01 CT03 | 0.02 | 0.5 | Y | Y | Final evaluation test: LISTENING SKILLS. It will be individual and recoverable. The most relevant aspects regarding the characteristics of the test will be specified by the professor in Campus Virtual. | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CT01 CT03 | 0.02 | 0.5 | Y | Y | Final evaluation test: READING SKILLS. It will be individual and recoverable. The most relevant aspects regarding the characteristics of the test will be specified by the professor in Campus Virtual. | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CT01 CT03 | 0.02 | 0.5 | Y | Y | inal evaluation test: WRITING SKILLS. It will be individual and recoverable. The most relevant aspects regarding the characteristics of the test will be specified by the professor in Campus Virtual. | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CT01 CT03 | 0.02 | 0.5 | Y | Y | Final evaluation test: USE OF ENGLISH. It will be individual and recoverable. The most relevant aspects regarding the characteristics of the test will be specified by the professor in Campus Virtual. | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CT01 CT03 | 0.02 | 0.5 | Y | Y | Final evaluation test: SPEAKING SKILLS. It will be individual or in pairs, and recoverable. The most relevant aspects regarding the characteristics of the test will be specified by the professor in Campus Virtual. | |
Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Progress Tests | 30.00% | 30.00% | Assessable activities performed throughout the course. They will be specified by the teacher during the first three weeks of the course on the Virtual Campus. The marks obtained from these activities will be added to the student's final mark once they have passed the final written and oral sections, and the didactics section. |
Final test | 10.00% | 10.00% | LISTENING SKILL. The characteristics of the test will be specified by the teacher in the Virtual Campus. |
Final test | 10.00% | 10.00% | READING SKILL. The characteristics of the test will be specified by the teacher in the Virtual Campus. |
Final test | 10.00% | 10.00% | WRITING SKILL. The characteristics of the test will be specified by the teacher in the Virtual Campus. |
Final test | 10.00% | 10.00% | USE OF ENGLISH. The characteristics of the test will be specified by the teacher in the Virtual Campus. |
Final test | 20.00% | 20.00% | ORAL SKILLS. Both oral production and oral interaction will be assessed. The characteristics of the test will be specified by the teacher in Virtual Campus. |
Fieldwork assessment | 10.00% | 10.00% | Evaluation of the DIDACTICS section. The professor will specify the corresponding evaluation system in the Virtual Campus (individual or group oral presentation, written assignment, etc.) |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Unit 1 (de 6): ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Functional contents, lexis ,grammar, speaking, pronunciation and interaction) | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2.5 |
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 1 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.25 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.7 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12.5 |
Group 24: | |
Initial date: 19-09-2022 | End date: 10-10-2022 |
Comment: It will include a presentation about the subject (general information, contents, methodology, assessable activities, tutoring sessions, etc. Progress tests will be carried out at the end of each unit. The dates and characteristics of the tests will be notified by the professor through the Virtual Campus during the first three weeks of the 2022-23 academic year. |
Unit 2 (de 6): ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Functional contents, lexis ,grammar, speaking, pronunciation and interaction) | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2.5 |
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .9 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.25 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.7 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12.5 |
Group 24: | |
Initial date: 10-10-2022 | End date: 31-10-2022 |
Comment: Progress tests will be carried out at the end of each unit. The dates and characteristics of the tests will be notified by the professor through the Virtual Campus during the first three weeks of the 2022-23 academic year. |
Unit 3 (de 6): ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Functional contents, lexis ,grammar, speaking, pronunciation and interaction) | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2.5 |
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .9 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.25 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.7 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12.5 |
Group 24: | |
Initial date: 31-10-2022 | End date: 14-11-2022 |
Comment: Progress tests will be carried out at the end of each unit. The dates and characteristics of the tests will be notified by the professor through the Virtual Campus during the first three weeks of the 2022-23 academic year. |
Unit 4 (de 6): ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Functional contents, lexis ,grammar, speaking, pronunciation and interaction) | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2.5 |
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .9 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.25 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.7 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12.5 |
Group 24: | |
Initial date: 14-11-2022 | End date: 28-11-2022 |
Comment: Progress tests will be carried out at the end of each unit. The dates and characteristics of the tests will be notified by the professor through the Virtual Campus during the first three weeks of the 2022-23 academic year. |
Unit 5 (de 6): ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Functional contents, lexis ,grammar, speaking, pronunciation and interaction) | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2.5 |
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .9 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.25 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.6 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12.5 |
Group 24: | |
Initial date: 28-11-2022 | End date: 22-12-2022 |
Comment: Progress tests will be carried out at the end of each unit. The dates and characteristics of the tests will be notified by the professor through the Virtual Campus during the first three weeks of the 2022-23 academic year. |
Unit 6 (de 6): ENGLISH LANGUAGE DIDACTICS: TEACHING ENGLISH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.5 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2.5 |
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .9 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.25 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1.6 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12.5 |
Group 24: | |
Initial date: 19-09-2022 | End date: 22-12-2022 |
Comment: The assessable activity related to didactics will be carried out in november-december in small groups. The dates and characteristics of this activity will be notified by the professor through the Virtual Campus during the first three weeks of the 2022-23 academic year. |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |
General comments about the planning: | The timing assigned to this unit could vary depending on previous knowledge shown and the dynamics and evolution of the group. |