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Maestro de Educación Primaria

The subject will consist of Theoretical-Practical Classes, where we will devote particular attention to the four skills taught in foreign language teaching:

- The Reading skill: read an e-mail about someone’s physical appearance, read about someone’s choices & abilities, understand magazine articles, read a survey for a research company, read different brochures about holiday destinations, understand a recipe, read a newspaper advert, read a film review, read some extracts from a biography, read a newspaper article, etc.

- The Listening skill: listen to a radio interview, listen to someone’s daily routine, listen to a song, listen to a TV news report, listen to a conversation about a film, listen to different dialogues, listen to two people talking about a particular topic, etc.

- The Speaking skill: ask for and give information, talk about personal likes and dislikes, ask for and give personal details, compare people, tell a friend about future plans, exchange opinions, explain why you particularly like a film, book, piece of music, etc., talk for an extended period about a familiar topic, participate in reaching a group decision, make a simple informal 

presentation, etc.

- The Writing skill: write about personal events in the past, write about what you would do in a hypothetical situation, write an e-mail to a friend you haven’t talked to for a long time, write a composition describing similarities or differences, write a thank-you note, write an informal letter to a friend, give advice, make suggestions, etc.

Moreover, we will also provide students with real instances of language in use around three different perspectives:

1.- Samples of linguistic functions: expressing obligation, apologising, refusing, encouraging, advising, predicting, suggesting a solution, disagreeing, expressing preferences, asking for clarification, describing feelings, offering help, etc.

2.- Samples of language focus: revision of question forms, verbal tenses, modal verbs, use of articles, quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns, comparative and superlative adjectives, the passive voice, conditional sentences, etc.

3.- Samples of Vocabulary and topics for speaking and writing: leisure activities, hobbies and interests, words to describe feelings, daily routines, dates and special occasions, physical appearance and personal characteristics, holidays, ambitions and dreams, geographical features, health and accidents, everyday objects, etc.

• In Listening: making lecture notes and using symbols and abbreviations in note-taking, understanding speaker emphasis.
• In Speaking: speaking from notes, formulating questions, asking for clarification, responding to queries and requests for clarification, referring to other people´s ideas, building an argument, agreeing/disagreeing.
• In Reading: using topic sentences to get an overview of the text, using the internet effectively, evaluating internet search results, locating key information in complex sentences, understanding dependent clauses with passives, inferring implicit ideas, understanding how ideas in a text are linked.
• In Writing: summarizing a text, paraphrasing, writing complex sentences, expanding notes into complex sentences, recognizing different essay types, writing essays, using direct quotations, compiling a bibliography, writing research reports, writing effective introductions/conclusions.

DP 28 To be able to express oneself orally and in writing in English language to at least a B1 level according to the Common European Framework.

DI 20 To promote interest in the English language at the initial stage.

DP 29 To introduce English language content in the syllabus through appropriate teaching resources and to develop the relevant student competences.

BI 27 To become familiar with various international English as a foreign language teaching situations and strategies.

BP 11 To become familiar with the processes of interaction and communication in the classroom.

BP 13 To promote cooperative work and individual effort.

BP 17 To become familiar with innovative teaching experiences in primary education and apply them.

BP 19 To become familiar with basic techniques and methodologies of educational research and be able to design innovative projects through the identification of evaluation criteria.

Lectures and practical classes:

To develop skills in reading comprehension, listening, speaking and writing in English.

To become aware of the main grammatical structures in English.

To use the suitable vocabulary for a specific context.

Seminars:

To communicate orally in English on topics within a known socio-cultural or professional area.

To participate in and to develop brief conversations on a one-to-one basis or in small groups.

To develop and apply the basic skills for effective participation in meetings and social situations.

To express and defend personal opinions on different topics.

To give instructions and present activities in the foreign language classroom.

Workshops:        

To reflect upon the teaching and learning process of a foreign language.

To understand the methods, strategies and techniques used in primary education and assume the role of the EFL teacher.

To become familiar with classroom English.

Group tutorials:

To reflect upon the necessity of foreign language learning in modern societies.

To develop further strategies for the self-study of a foreign language.

To become familiar with didactic resources accessible to the students and the basics of e-learning.

To acquire and develop the necessary tools to improve the students’ competence in a foreign language in a non-academic environment.

- In class, we will mainly work with the following coursebook: KEYNOTE PRE-INTERMEDIATE. SPLIT EDITION 1. STUDENT’S BOOK AND WORKBOOK. (2018). David Bohlke with Stephanie Parker. National Geographic Learning. ISBN:978-1-337-56138-9

- Activities from other B1 coursebooks are recommended for autonomous study: Speak Out (Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book) (20111st) Pearson-Longman/BBC; English File (Intermediate) (2013) Oxford: OUP; Hedermann, Emma & May, Peter (2010) Complete PET. Cambridge: CUP; Redston, C. & Gillie, C. (2013). face2face Intermediate Student’s Book, 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

- Additional audiovisual and reading practice material will be used during the course and provided by the teacher; practice and reference (dictionaries and vocabulary in use) resources will be recommended for further individual or group work.

Books

• Clarke, Simon. (2008). Macmillan English Grammar in Context. Intermediate. Macmillan
• Hancock, M. (2004). English Pronunciation in Use. Intermediate. Cambridge: C.U.P.
• Harmer, J. (2012) Essential Teacher Knowledge. Essex: Pearson.
• Murphy, R. (2007) English Grammar in Use (3rd ed. + answers & CD-ROM). Cambridge: C.U.P.
• Read, Carol (2007) 500 Activities for the Primary Classroom. Oxford: Macmillan.
• Redman, S. & Shaw, Ellen 1999 (2002). Vocabulary in Use. Intermediate (with answers). C.U.P.
•  Swan , M. & Walter, C. (1997) How English Works. A Grammar Practice Book. Oxford: O.U.P.

Online resources

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
• http://www.learnenglish.de
• https://www.ef.com/english-resources/
• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm
• http://www.onestopenglish.com/
• http://www.ted.com/
• http://www.learner.org/

Assessment will be based on participation in class and regular work. Students will have a final exam (both oral and written) in which they will be asked to show their competence at the required B1 level. Evaluation will also comprise other elements including students’ individual work.

Final mark will be comprised of:

•  Regular attendance and active participation: 10%

•  Individual exercises or essays on linguistic and didactic resources. Class presentations (individually or in small groups) or individual interview: 20%

•  Final assessment on linguistic competence (a B1 level will be required): 70%

Written exams, listening practices, oral presentations and expositions/interviews, individual papers and other requirements.

Intensive daily practice of the four skills and B1 standard tests are highly recommended. 

Individual suggestions and remedial action will be provided according to the linguistic profile and diagnosed weaknesses of each student.