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Syllabus  English Advanced.

Instructor: Raúl Gerardo Panganiva Velasco                                                                                                        Email:  raul.panganiva@uacl.mx

Important dates: 

English Adv. ;  1st test-week5, 2nd test-week 10 or 11 and test 3 –week 16.

Course Objective: The students will be exposed to new language and will have numerous opportunities to practice with very specific communication goals through the course, systematically building the knowledge required to make their experience memorable and to be able to communicate more effectively.

Course Material: Viewpoint 1 Student’s Book.

Evaluation Scheme: The students will have three exams, which evaluate speaking, reading, listening and writing. Also you will write an English Log which you must turn in every Monday. The evaluation is as follows: 

Listening – 20%

Speaking – 20%

Reading – 20%

Writing – 20%

English Log – 10%

Proficiency/Attendance – 10% (average of student’s and teacher’s grade)

Total –100%

Exams (20% each area): There will be three exams on which you will be evaluated with a rubric  for speaking and writing and a written exam for listening and reading . Each area represents 20% of your total grade.

English Logs (10%): Here is where you, in a notebook, write down new words or phrases that you hear during your practices of English outside the classroom. It can be something you read, something you listened to in a TV series, radio, movies, songs, on the internet, etc. You write down the activity, at least 5 words you learned and a short explanation about the activity. The logs must be turned in on Mondays.

Proficiency/Attendance (10%):  Proficiency will be taken into consideration for your grade. This is how well you do in class, your participation, homework, presentations or any other activity that you do in the classroom is a reflection that you are progressing. This is a daily self-evaluation and the teacher’s evaluation

Institutional Regulations

Student responsibility and independent effort are powerful factors in language learning.

• This is a face to face program. Only students with a minimum of 90% attendance will be allowed to take the final exam. The limit is 6 absences.

• It is required to have 90% attendance to pass the course.

Class Regulations

• Attendance to every class.  If you are absent it is your obligation to investigate homework, and catch up with class work.

• Punctuality and attendance.

• Classroom must be left in order when class ends.
• Always be respectful and avoid using bad words in class.  Never criticize a classmate or make fun of his/her mistakes or mispronunciation.  Remember everyone is here to learn.
• Every assigned work should be turned in on the date specified. No work will be accepted after the given date.
• All cellular phones must be in vibrating mode.  Avoid answering calls or sending messages during class (in other words avoid the use of cell phones in class)
• It is important that you participate in class since it is part of your grade.

• Participate attentively, constructively, and cooperatively in all class activities and projects using English as the only means to communicate to each other at all times.
• Remember no late work or exams will be accepted. Keep this in mind.  Prior arrangements may be made to hand in homework or arrange for an exam in advance if necessary. It is your obligation to communicate in writing to your professor for authorization.
• It is mandatory to be a member of the English class Face Book group and interact all the time in English

Recommendations and other considerations:

• It is mandatory to be on time for class and to take the complete class. The student is NOT ALLOWED to arrive late or leave the class early.
• NO SPANISH at any time. You should speak to your teachers and classmates in English only. NO TRANSLATION either. You do not need a translator or a dictionary in the class. If you speak Spanish 2 times in one class you must bring candies for the whole class.
• Listen, watch and read in English outside the course. Example, Internet, TV News, Newspaper, Radio, etc.
• Finally, remember, if you have doubts or questions, please always remember you can ask me for help.

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