1. General information
Course:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Code:
46350
Type:
PRACTICUM-RELATED COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
393 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION (CR)
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
102 - FACULTY OF EDUCATION OF CIUDAD REAL
Group(s):
20
Year:
3
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
English
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
JULIO MORALES ZALDIVAR
- Group(s):
20
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
3a planta depart ingles
FILOLOGÍA MODERNA
Julio.MZaldivar@uclm.es
Will be announced in the virtual campus
2. Pre-Requisites
It is compulsory to have passed the subjects of lengua Inglesa y Didactica :English I and II
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
This subject belongs to the mention of a foreign language: English, which supports the required theoretical-practical training for the teaching practice in the Primary classroom. Moreover, this issue has been adapted to the new educational needs: plurilingual multiculturality, European dimension, cooperative learning, attention to diversity, ICT, and overall the principle of reflection .this subject is based on two main parts: the linguistic and the didactic, paying particular attention to the didactic units, a new approaches like CLIL and ICT.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
| CT03 | Correct oral and written communication. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Read and understand written texts about general and specific facts that deal with sociocultural, literary, methodological or current-affairs topics at a satisfactory level of comprehension. | |
| Use songs, games and storytelling to practise the most relevant grammar aspects of the English language in the foreign language classroom from a communicative and functional perspective. | |
| Be able to write coherent and cohesive texts on a wide range of topics related to their personal or professional life by using different elements in a linear sequence. | |
| Know how to implement different methodologies and teaching-learning strategies according to the established objectives and the pupils' needs. | |
| Know when and how to apply different types of pupils' evaluation. | |
| Employ ICT resources for the teaching and learning of the English language. | |
| Understand and apply the key concepts and terms of CLIL. | |
| Be able to make an oral description or maintain a conversation on a wide range of topics of general interest or related to their specialty. | |
| Understand different strategies, techniques and activities to teach pronunciation in Primary Education. | |
| Acquire the necessary phonetic, grammatical and discursive tools so as to use the English language autonomously. | |
| Delve into pupils' development of the communicative competence in the English language, by reading literary texts in their original language, presenting and discussing their characteristics and through written expression. | |
| Elaborate tasks, units of work and year syllabi in the area of the English Language for the different levels of Primary Education. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
| Description | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: 1: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) and the Language Portfolio
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Unit 1.1: The English Curriculum in Primary Education
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Unit 2: The Key Competences
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Unit 3: Syllabus design and Units of Work: Lesson Planning in Primary Education.
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Unit 4: L2 Learning
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Unit 4.1: Language Acquisition & Lanquage Learning
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Unit 4.2: Overview of the different approaches and methods in L2 teachina Tema 4.3:
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Unit 4.3: Current Communicative Approaches: Task based Aprroach, MI, CLIL.
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Unit 5: Teaching English to Young Children: How to Organize Lessons in a Communicative Way
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Unit 5.1: Practising the 5 skills to develop the communicative competence in children.
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Unit 5.2: Classroom Lanquage & Classroom Management
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Unit 5.3: Assessing students
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Unit 5.4: Differentiation
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Unit 6: ICT in the foreian language classroom: Developing the 5 skills by means of ICT and multimedia to encourage
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB05 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | Y | Presentation of the contents Terminology Strategies Organization of task | |
| Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | CB04 CB05 | 0.24 | 6 | Y | Y | PReparation and guidance of the didactic unit and oral presentation . This task could be recuperated following teacher instructions | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB05 | 0.2 | 5 | N | N | Preparation and guidance for final exam | |
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB04 CB05 CT03 | 1.2 | 30 | Y | Y | Presentation of practical cases using the necessary tools | |
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB04 CB05 CT03 | 0.16 | 4 | Y | Y | Final exam on site.if you fail you could bring your grade up. That is to say that the test could be recuperated . | |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB05 CT03 | 3.4 | 85 | Y | N | Writing Reflections on daily Journal , using critical thinking ,understnding progress and expressing personal opinion | |
| 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).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Portfolio assessment | 10.00% | 0.00% | A Daily Journal ,where students will reflect their day to day progress ,and express personal opinion and critical thinking |
| Projects | 30.00% | 30.00% | All the task oral and written required by the the teacher ,that will be reflect either in class or the Daily Journal |
| Final test | 60.00% | 70.00% | Final presencial exam to measure progress in the skills required |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:i. To pass the subject it will be necessary to obtain a minimum total mark of 5 out of 10 in the final mark; a minimum of 4 out of 10 is established in each of the final evaluation tests (listening, reading, use of English, writing and speaking), as well as for the didactics section and the rest of the evaluable progress activities in order to be considered for the overall evaluation. If the final mark is lower than 5, all sections which did not reach 5 out of 10 will require to be recovered.
ii. The didactics section will be evaluated either through didactic exploitation activities within the classroom schedule, or through a section within the final exam.
iii. Regarding the oral test, students who attend class will have the possibility of being evaluated continuously in the classroom. In the case of not passing the continuous evaluations, they will be required to perform the oral exam in the corresponding call for the final test. The teacher will detail, at the beginning of the year, the characteristics and requirements of this continuous evaluation.
iv. Retrievable progress tests: The teacher will determine and inform students during the first three weeks of the academic year about the characteristics of the different progress tests that will be carried out. These tests will be related to the different skills in English and will represent 30% of the final grade. The marks of these progress tests are considered recoverable: any failing mark corresponding to a progress test can be retrieved by passing the corresponding final test of the same characteristics (e.g.listening, writing¿), whose mark will be valid for both the final test and failed progress tests.
v. The marks passed with a minimum grade of 5 corresponding to each of the final tests (listening, writing, reading, use of English, speaking, and didactics) will be saved for the extraordinary or special call. In extraordinary and final calls: the same criteria will be followed as in ordinary calls.
vi. If a student fails any of the final tests, the grade of the call will be the lower one obtained in said tests.
vii. Students will have the possibility to opt for one of the two available routes (continuous or non-continuous evaluation). It may also change from continuous to non-continuous modality if he/she has NOT participated in evaluable activities that together represent at least 50% of the total evaluation of the subject.
viii. Plagiarism in any of the evaluable activities will be penalized.
ix. It will be responsibility of the student to check on the Virtual Campus the dates, hour and characteristics of the different evaluation tests, which will be uploaded by the professor along the first three weeks of the semester. -
Non-continuous evaluation:* i. To pass the subject it will be necessary to obtain a minimum total mark of 5 out of 10 in the final mark; a minimum of 4 out of 10 is established in each of the final evaluation tests (listening, reading, use of English, writing and speaking), as well as for the didactics section and the rest of the evaluable progress activities in order to be considered for the overall evaluation. If the final mark is lower than 5, all sections which did not reach 5 out of 10 will require to be recovered.
* ii. The didactics section will be evaluated either through didactic exploitation activities within the classroom schedule, or through a section within the final exam.
* iii. Regarding the oral test, students who attend class will have the possibility of being evaluated continuously in the classroom. In the case of not passing the continuous evaluations, they will be required to perform the oral exam in the corresponding call for the final test. The teacher will detail, at the beginning of the year, the characteristics and requirements of this continuous evaluation.
* iv. Retrievable progress tests: The teacher will determine and inform students during the first three weeks of the academic year about the characteristics of the different progress tests that will be carried out. These tests will be related to the different skills in English and will represent 30% of the final grade. The marks of these progress tests are considered recoverable: any failing mark corresponding to a progress test can be retrieved by passing the corresponding final test of the same characteristics (e.g.listening, writing¿), whose mark will be valid for both the final test and failed progress tests.
* v. The marks passed with a minimum grade of 5 corresponding to each of the final tests (listening, writing, reading, use of English, speaking, and didactics) will be saved for the extraordinary or special call. In extraordinary and final calls: the same criteria will be followed as in ordinary calls.
* vi. If a student fails any of the final tests, the grade of the call will be the lower one obtained in said tests.
* vii. Students will have the possibility to opt for one of the two available routes (continuous or non-continuous evaluation). It may also change from
* continuous to non-continuous modality if he/she has NOT participated in evaluable activities that together represent at least 50% of the total evaluation of the subject.
* viii. Plagiarism in any of the evaluable activities will be penalized.
* ix. It will be responsibility of the student to check on the Virtual Campus the dates, hour and characteristics of the different evaluation tests, which will be uploaded by the professor along the first three weeks of the semester.
* x. The professor will facilitate, as far as possible, students who can not regularly attend face-to-face training activities to carry them out, as long as the student has made contact with the professor sufficiently in advance.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
The same criteria as in the ordinary call will be followed.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
The same criteria as in the ordinary call will be followed.
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 6): 1: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) and the Language Portfolio | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | .8 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .6 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 01-11-2022 | End date: 08-11-2022 |
| Comment: The evaluation test will be communicated by the teacher depending on the learning progress | |
| Unit 2 (de 6): The Key Competences | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | .8 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .6 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 10-11-2022 | End date: 17-11-2022 |
| Unit 3 (de 6): Syllabus design and Units of Work: Lesson Planning in Primary Education. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | .5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 17-11-2022 | End date: 24-11-2022 |
| Unit 4 (de 6): L2 Learning | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | .8 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .3 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 24-11-2022 | End date: 01-12-2022 |
| Unit 5 (de 6): Teaching English to Young Children: How to Organize Lessons in a Communicative Way | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.3 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | .5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 05-12-2022 | End date: 12-12-2022 |
| Unit 6 (de 6): ICT in the foreian language classroom: Developing the 5 skills by means of ICT and multimedia to encourage | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.3 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | .5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 13-12-2022 | End date: 22-12-2022 |
| Global activity | |
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| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
