Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

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Syllabus Subject English IV, Code 90170

1. Course information
Faculty or Unit the course belongs to: Vicerrectoría Académica y de
Investigación VIACI
Academic Degree Level: Profesional Academic Program: Interdisciplinar
Básico Común
Time credits: 2 Course type: Metodológico
The course Can not be retested by a
Course designer: Lika Gobronidze
remedial work
Course Updater: Lika Gobronidze
Course development date: Saturday, Course update date: Thursday, 26th
1st of September of 2018 of December of 2019
Course description:

English 4 is part of the foreign language component in the curriculum guidelines of

the UNAD's academic programs.

Students will encounter in this course, the availability of a virtual environment in which
tree environments are prepared. Each environment fulfills a specific function within
educational intentions, which guide the work, through both individual and group
interaction, in order to enhance the learning and practice of English oriented activity
guides and accompanied by their respective evaluation rubrics.

This course has two (2) credits, which include independent study and tutorial support,
for a total of 96 hours of academic work, distributed in 64 hours of independent study,
36 hours of accompaniment and tutorial follow-up aimed to:

- Recognize and appropriate the basic contents of English 4 specifically.

- Develop abilities and communication skills through listening (audio, written reflection
of audiovisual materials) and written comprehension (drafting, interpretation and
development of the contents), in order to make use of the English language in different
scenarios of everyday life.
- Foster in students the importance of learning English for work, academic and
personal environment.
- Take advantage of techno-didactical resources and technological tools in the course
in order to learn a foreign language with autonomy and tutorial support.
 2. Academic training purpose:
The course´s academic training purpose is:

 To strengthen communication skills in English language so the student is able

to employ an intermediate - advanced language on general topics in order to
allow him to manage situations in different contexts where the use of the foreign
language is required. To achieve this purpose, synchronous and asynchronous
learning activities have been arranged where everyday situations arise and
students are able to apply and reinforce their knowledge, productive and
receptive skills.

3. Learning´s outcomes:
At the end of the academic course, the student will be able to show:

Learning´s outcomes: 1 – to employ an intermediate - advanced language on general

topics in order to allow him/her to manage situations in different contexts where the
use of the foreign language is required.
Learning´s outcomes: 2 – to produce simple and coherent text on familiar topics or
in which he/her has a personal interest. He/she is able to describe experiences,
events, desires and aspirations, as well as briefly justify his/her views and explain his
plans.
Learning´s outcomes: 3 – to apply and reinforce his/her knowledge, productive and
receptive skills.
Learning´s outcomes: 4 – to understand the main points of clear texts, which are
familiar to him/her, in either work or study situations or uses reading as a source of
enjoyment and personal enrichment.
Learning´s outcomes: 5 – to apply his/her knowledge, productive and receptive skills.
Learning´s outcomes: 6 – to use the task based learning strategy supported by the
course and, all media and technology tools placed at his disposal, including the ICT in
order to obtain, select and present information in verbal and written form.

4. Learning strategy:
The course´s learning strategy is: based on tasks.

This strategy based on: the accomplishment of previous tasks to achieve the main
task that is composed of three stages, the preparation, the task itself and the report,
and finally, the subsequent tasks of language analysis and practice.

The learning strategy is settled in:

  1 – Task – Previous knowledge - Pre-knowledge online activity: Students
practice online activity to identify and process specific structures and strengthen
communication skills.
 2 – Task – Central task - Writing assignment - Production: Students work in
collaborative groups. The tutor constantly accompanies the activity in each
forum. Students present a written text. Feedback, deep learning and reflection
on the task.
 3 – Task – Focus on the form - Comprehension quiz: Students are encouraged
to practice online contents to extract useful language with grammatical
structures learned during this course.
 4 – Task – Focus on the language - Speaking assignment - Synchronous
meeting: The tutor leads the practical activities where the students exercise the
vocabulary and pronunciation and improve their communication skills.
 5 – Task – General course review: Students are invited to evaluate their
performance in the course activities and the course management.
 6 – Task – Final Exam: Students through the online final objective test will be
able to experiment the learning process of the course topics.

5. Course´s Contents and bibliography

Unit 1: Future Events

At this unit you will study these academic contents:

 Module 1 - Future Continuous: Talk about events happening at a given point in
the future. Describe future experiences. Talk about the past in the future.
Understand and speak about activities in progress in the future.
 Module 2 - Future Perfect: Talk about the future. Echo for active listening.
Explore ways to talk about future plans and expectations.
 Module 3 - Past Participle: Speculate and hypothesize about the past. Make
negative deductions and speculations. Describe preferences for plans. Make
deductions and speculate about the present.
 Module 4 - Passive Voice: Talk about things that are done. Express emphasis on
what is done, in the past. Read and understand movie reviews. Change the
direction of a conversation.
 OVI-If Clauses
To deal with topics of this subject, it is recommended to look up the following
bibliographic references:
 UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 1-1: Future Continuous. Inglés 4. Taken
from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/1/modules/1/objecti
ves
 UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 1-2: Future Perfect. Inglés 4. Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/1/modules/2/objecti
ves
 UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 1-3: Past Participle. Inglés 4. Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/1/modules/3/objecti
ves
 UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 1-4: Passive Voice. Inglés 4. Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/1/modules/4/objecti
ves
 Gobronidze L. (2019) OVI-If Clauses. Taken from:
http://hdl.handle.net/10596/22447
Unit 2: Past Events

At this unit you will study these academic contents:

 Module 5 - Past Perfect: Understand past events in reference to other actions in
the past. Introduce new information in an argument. Talk about habits and
routines.
 Module 6 - Phrasal Verbs: Express actions with phrasal verbs. Express certainty,
possibility, and doubt. Talk about life in the future. Predict during a
conversation.
 Module 7 - Reported Speech: Report what someone said. Report commands.
React to conditions.
 Module 8 - Expressing Habits in the Past: Express habits in the past. Synthesize
and evaluate information.

To deal with topics of this subject, it is recommended to look up the following

bibliographic references:
  UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 2-5: Past Perfect. Inglés 4. Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/2/modules/5/objecti
ves
 UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 2-6: Phrasal Verbs. Inglés 4. Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/2/modules/6/objecti
ves
 UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 2-7: Reported Speech. Inglés 4. Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/2/modules/7/objecti
ves
 UNAD, INVIL English (2019). Unit 2-8: Expressing Habits in the Past. Inglés 4.
Taken from:
https://ebooks.unad.edu.co/b_english/content/B2/#/unit/2/modules/8/objecti
ves

6. Settings of academic’s activities by weeks

Initial moment:

Task 1 - Pre-knowledge Quiz

It is developed from week 1 to week 2
Agree to learning´s outcomes: 1
The activities are: Evaluation of previous knowledge acquired by students in English
courses
Intermediate moment

Task 2 - Writing Assignment – Production

It is developed from week 3 to week 9
Agree to learning´s outcomes: 2
The activities are: A written text as a result of an individual work.

Task 3 - Comprehension Quiz (grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening)

It is developed from week 3 to week 10
Agree to learning´s outcomes: 3
The activities are: Development of knowledge quiz

Task 4 - Speaking Assignment

It is developed from week 4 to week 12
Agree to learning´s outcomes: 4
The activities are: Participation in an interview and delivery of a video
Task 5 - General Course Review
It is developed from week 10 to week 15
Agree to learning´s outcomes: 5
The activities are: Development of self-assessment quiz
Final moment

Task 6 - Final Exam

It is developed from week 16 to week 16
Agree to learning´s outcomes: 6
The activities are: Development of knowledge quiz

7. Monitoring strategy
To develop the activities, you will have an academic monitoring from your professor.
The spaces stablished to have this academic monitoring and interaction are as follows:
 Virtual Campus email
 Workshop forum
 Skype session
 Webconference and online sessions
 Lab practice development on site
 In Situ monitoring sessions

8. Course´s evaluation plan

Initial moment evaluation

Task 1: Pre-knowledge Quiz

Agree to learning´s outcomes: 1
The evaluation standards are (Criterion): Knowledge of topics in previous levels
The learning evidences are: Obtained automatic score

This standard represents 25 points of the activity, corresponds to 5% of the course´s

evaluation
Intermediate moment evaluation:

Task 2: Writing Assignment – Production

Agree to learning´s outcomes: 2
The evaluation standards are (Criterion): Ability to create a written text and to
describe experiences, events, desires and aspirations, as well as to justify personal
views
The learning evidences are: Written Text
Activity higher score: 120 points

Task 3: Comprehension Quiz (grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening)

Agree to learning´s outcomes: 3
The evaluation standards are (Criterion): Proper use of abilities acquired in the course
such as grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading
The learning evidences are: Obtained automatic score
Activity higher score: 110 points

Task 4: Speaking Assignment - Synchronous meeting

Agree to learning´s outcomes: 4
The evaluation standards are (Criterion): Ability to understand the main points of
simple conversation and to describe experiences, events, desires and aspirations, as
well as to justify personal views
The learning evidences are: Video Recording
Activity higher score: 90 points

Task 5: General Course Review

Agree to learning´s outcomes: 5
The evaluation standards are (Criterion): Self-assessment
The learning evidences are: Obtained automatic score
Activity higher score: 30 points

The higher score of this evaluation moment corresponds to 70% of the course (350
points)
Final moment evaluation:

Task 6: Final Exam

Agree to learning´s outcomes: 6
The evaluation standards are (Criterion): Proper use of abilities acquired in the course
such as grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading
The learning evidences are: Obtained automatic score
Activity higher score: 125 points

This standard represents 125 points of the activity, corresponds to 25% of the
course´s evaluation