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Program of North American Language and Culture Fall 2014

Course: IntermediateInstructor: / e-mail: Day & Time: Textbook: World Link 3, 2nd Edition, Heinle 2011 Units: 1-4Reference Grammar (available in the Library): English Grammar in Use, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University PressEnglish Program Office: tel. 91 319 8184; email: engdept@iie.esMonday –Thursday, 10:00 to 14:30 & 16:00 to 19:30; Friday 10:00 to 20:00, Saturday 10:00 to 14:00

Course Statement: This course is a multi-skills approach to language learning at the intermediate level through use of World Link 3. Additional course materials will incorporate the use of pronunciation practice, vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension, and conversation.

Course Objectives: At the end of the trimester, students successfully completing this course will be able to: -Use vocabulary related to: home improvements, public figures; life stages; important life events; communication and the news; describing people, and dating- Use grammar related to: participles as adjectives, expressing prohibition, using future forms appropriately, using modals of future probability, describing people with prepositional and participial phrases

Course Requirements and Assessment: 1. Attendance, in-class participation, and homework (20%: )Come to class every day, if possible. Bring a positive attitude to class. Take an active role in your own learning: do the homework, be responsible. Please turn off your cell phones during class time, out of courtesy and respect for the other students and the teacher. This is now the school’s policy. Note: Successful completion of the course requires an attendance rate of at least 70%.2. Compositions (30%) Two compositions will be assigned this trimester.

3. Unit tests: There will a review quiz after each unit. (30%) 4. Final Exam (20%)

Note: Students must achieve 70% of the course requirements to receive a passing grade

FYI: At the end of the spring term (in June), there will be an Exit exam covering ALL the material in the book over the three trimesters. Students must pass this exam to obtain a Level certificate and to continue to the next level.

Homework and absences: Students who are absent are responsible for doing homework for the day they missed and for coming to the next class with their homework done. In addition, it is recommended that students keep a vocabulary journal.

Passing grade: Students must achieve 70% of the course requirements in order to receive a passing grade.

Exit exam: At the end of the spring term, there will be an Exit Exam covering ALL the material in the book over the three trimesters (Units 1-12). Students must pass this exam to obtain a level certificate and to continue to the next level. While passing this exam is required in order to pass the course, all the assessment criteria above will also count toward the final grade.

*Plagiarism and other forms of copying are strictly forbidden. Accordingly, students who submit an assignment that is not their original work will receive zero credit for such assignment. To avoid plagiarizing unintentionally, please consult the following link:

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml#strategies

**Out of courtesy and respect to all, please turn off your cell phones for the duration of the class.

Important dates:First day of class: Monday-Wednesday class, October 6; Tuesday-Thursday class, October 7

Holidays: This Fall term, these dates are holidays: November 1 (Saturday) and 10 (Monday), December 6 (Saturday) and 8 (Monday).Last day of class: Monday- Wednesday class, December 17; Tuesday-Thursday class, December 11.

Additional Information:

Library Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 to 21:00; Saturday 11:00 to 13:45 All students in the English Department are encouraged to take advantage of the library’s ample selection of English language materials, including books, films, magazines, and newspapers. You must take two photos and your current class receipt to the librarian to get a library card. Use of the library will be an essential part of this course; students are strongly encouraged to solicit a library card before the second meeting of class.

Language exchanges: All students in the IIE adult program have the opportunity and are encouraged to participate in language exchanges (intercambios) with North American university students. Group language exchanges will be announced in class and on the iie.es web page. Students of all language levels are welcome. Students can request an individual language exchange partner in the English Department office.

Intermediate Course Outline (Subject to change):

Date classwork HW Date classwork HW

Oct.6th

Meet each other, Begin Unit 1, Lesson A, Topic: Indoors and Outdoors; Vocabulary:

home improvement. Culture tip: Visiting an American home

Study Speaking Strategies, Ex.

5, page 4Oct.8th

Continue with Unit 1, Lesson A; Language Link, page 5, Participles used as adjectives

Prepare presen-tation, Ex D.

page 6; Work-book pages 2-4.

Oct. 13th Begin Unit 1, Lesson B. Talk about public space, public figures; Culture Tip: Taboo

topicsRead page 9. Oct.15th

Discuss “Creating Public Spaces” and do Language Link, Expression Prohibition. Culture tip: Central Park

WB pages 5-7

Oct.20th Quiz, Unit 1; Start Unit 2, Lesson A, Life’s Changes

Do Language Link, Review of future forms,

page 15.

Oct.22nd Continue Unit 2, Lesson A. Review future forms. Culture tip: Making predictions WB pages 8-10.

Oct. 27thBegin Unit 2 Lesson B, Milestones

Culture tip: Stressful events Read p. 19 and do ex. D. Oct. 29th

Talk about “life’s stressors” and do language link “modals of future possibility”; Culture tip: Retire-

ment

WB pp. 11-13 and writing, Stu-dent’s Book, p.

21

Nov. 3rd Quiz, Unit 2;

Start Unit 3, Getting Information, Lesson A How we communicate

Look at/pre-pare Speaking Strategy, p. 24

Nov.5th Language link, Participial and prepositional

phrases, p. 25; Communication: Your future job, p. 26; Language tip: Guys

WB. pp. 14-16

Nov.10thHoliday

Nov.12thBegin Unit 3, Lesson B, “In the News”; Reading, “Nutty News”; Culture tip: TV news; Magazine

quizzes

Language Link, p. 30 Review of the present per-

fect

Nov.17th Check “Review of the Present Perfect”Culture tip: Adventure travel

writing, p. 31 Student’s Book; WB pp. 17-19

Nov.19th

Quiz, Unit 3; Review Units 1-3, do “Get” vs. “Have” p. 34; Culture tip: Store policies; Begin Unit 4, Men

and Women, Lesson A How do I look? Language tip: Disagreeing politely

Language Link, p. 39 The

present perfect with already,

just, never, still and yet

Nov.24th

Check p. 39, go back and do Speaking p. 38, do Communication Activity, p. 40

Culture tip: Engagements, Gender Roles, Dating WB pp. 20-22 Nov.26th

Begin Unit 4, Lesson B Dating, p. 41Continue with Lesson B, do reading “Ways to Meet

People” p 43. Culture tip: Dating ServicesWB, pp. 23-25

Dec. 1st Language Link, Phrasal verbs, p. 44.Culture tip: Blogs

Writing, p. 45 A personal Ad; Dec.3rd

Communication: Dating Survey, p. 45; Review day, Units 1 and 2

Dec.8th Holiday Dec.10thReview day, Units 3 and 4

Dec.15th End of term exam: Units 1 to 4 Dec.17th Return EXAM, Last Day activities

WB = WorkbookSB = Student’s Book