English Project

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
National and international Hollidays and festivities
METHODOLOGY
This proposal is going to have six phases. It is going to use Task Based learning and Project-based learning . Task based learning that is based
on asking students to carry out meaningful tasks that requires communicative activities which encourage the use of English to communicate ideas
while placing greater emphasis on fluency than on grammatical accuracy (Ellis, 2004; Brumfit, 1984) and Project-based learning, the students
develop their projects as they relate to their communityand the real world, In this case, their localities. The students need time to investigate, collect,
analyse and use information, while the teacher needs to focus his/her attention on providing support and motivating students. The final goal of a
project is for groups of students to present it to the class and the other grades, putting into practice their linguistic and sociolinguistic competences,
as well as 21 century skills.
PROJECT TITLE JOSEISTA´S ENGLISH IMMERSION “National and international Holidays and festivities”
DRIVING QUESTION Do our students get involve in English Immersions where they live and study?
PRODUCTS INDIVIDUAL: Information about the specific topic of the locality.
TEAM: Tool to register the information (Nearpod, Padlet, Menti)
Draft of the report
Socialization ( Genially, Canva, Prezi, Powtoon ,PPT etc)
Checklist
Virtual magazine ( Flipsnack, Calameo , Canva, Genially etc.)
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT Joseista´s Students – primary and high school students.-
GENERAL OBJECTIVE  Recognize and appreciate the context where students live by using their communicative skills in English as a foreign language
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
 Increase vocabulary and use it in a real context.
 Protect and preserve the environment, students are involved.
 Make the community aware of the resources they have.
 Develop collaborative work, critical thinking, and social skills.
JUSTIFICATION
This proposal will develop and strengthen students' communicative skills and use language as a tool to interpret, understand and learn about their
real context through Colombian holydays and festivities as well as to protect and preserve the environment, students are involved. Also, it promotes
the student's acceptance and understanding of new cultures and promotes exchange between different cultural events and societies.
TIME FRAME  2 or 4 Weeks / 1 or 2 hours per week each term

2. PHASE
1
1. Project: “National and international Holidays and festivities”
2. Goals: General: Recognize and appreciate the context where students live by using their communicative skills in English as a foreign language
 Increase vocabulary and use it in a real context.
 Protect and preserve the environment, students are involved.
 Make the community aware of the resources they have.
 Develop collaborative work, critical thinking, and social skills.
3. Schedule: From February to November
PHASE
2
1. Modelling: Teacher shows some videos about some national and international Holidays and Festivities as a model of the project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1sJpM4hu_U&ab_channel=NicoleinControlNicoleinControl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVQC4qlR5Xk&ab_channel=DIANACAROLINACORREDORGARCIADIANACAROLINACORREDORGARCIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKXgNrLTis&ab_channel=COLOMBIAFRANKCOLOMBIAFRANK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PveYHiIsIVs&ab_channel=DAYANNORAIMEDELCASTILLOCARABALLODAYANNORAIMEDELCASTILLOCARABALLO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isM61lGyIc0&ab_channel=Misha.Prayu.ShowMisha.Prayu.Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvWSFAOT78U&ab_channel=LearnEnglishwithEnglishClass101.comLearnEnglishwithEnglishClass101.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a15UOja3JM&ab_channel=7ESLLearningEnglish7ESLLearningEnglish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l3WiwugNFE&ab_channel=Datacube%3AawesomefactsandinterestingtoplistsDatacube%3Aawesomefactsandinterestingtoplists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuk7WPUMA8g&ab_channel=SLICESLICE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvOYoennIYs&ab_channel=LonelyPlanetLonelyPlanet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCsb6CudL-s&ab_channel=SaberLatinoSaberLatino
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dg3EnYTU3c&ab_channel=TalltanicTalltanic
2. Organization of the class: It could be individual work or groups of 3 or 4 students.
3. Assignment of tasks in groups: Students collect information about national and international holidays and festivals (resources from the web, Colombian family
customs/traditions,the mostrepresentative holidays and festivals in Colombia and around the world) (the information will be collected by using these categories: local,
national and international holidays and traditions, history, costumes, makeup, music, rituals, government institutions, social and cultural organizations, tangible and
intangible heritage, traditions and culture etc.)
4. Teacher encourages students to work collaboratively by using some web 2.0 tools (for instance Nearpod, Padlet, Menti among others.) to register this information.
PHASE
3
1. Students make a draft of the report of the information collected.
2. Students socialize the information collected in front of the group by using some tools such as (Genially, Canva, Prezi, Powtoon ,PPT etc)
PHASE
4
1.Students research additional information to complete missing areas.
2.Teacher monitors students’ progress by providing feedback.
PHASE
5
1.Students make a final revision of the report by means of a checklist.
2.Students make final adjustments.

3. PHASE
6
1.Students design a virtual magazine about their localities by using some tools such as
( Flipsnack, Calameo , Canva, Genially etc.) https://www.flipsnack.com/angieprada/cartilla-turistica-de-usme.html
2.In the fair ‘Knowing the place where I live’, a group of students present the final version of the virtual magazine to other schools involved in the project .
3.As a result, teachers compile the information in a new big magazine about the national and international holidays and festivals and share the project to other colleagues and
institutions.
Saint Valentine´s Day February 14th / September 17th
Earth Day April 22nd
Spelling Bee July
Symposium October 8th
Business Fair
Business Forum September 9
English Day November Closing of the year
And all holidays and festivals during the year will be develop during the English Classes

4. Calendar
January https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/01/
February https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/02/
March https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/03/
April https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/04/
May https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/05/
June https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/06/
July https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/07/August https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/08/
September https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/09/
October https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/10/
Novemberhttps://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/11/
Decemberhttps://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/12/

5. January 5th Bird Day
January 17th Kid Inventor`sDay
January 18 th Martin Luther King`sDay
February 6th Take child to the library Day
February 12th Darwin Day
February 14th Saint Valentine
February 21st WorldWhale`sDay
March 8th Women`sDay
March 17th Saint Patrick`s Day
March 19th Men`sDay
March 22nd WorldWater Day
April 7th Health`sDay
March 27th Earth Hour
April 22nd Earth Day
April 23rd Spanish Language Day
April 29th Tree`sDay and International Dance day
April 30rd Children`sDay
May 1st Labor Day
May 8th Mother`sDay
May 12th International NursesDay
May 15th Teacher`sDay
May 20th WorldBee Day
May 21st AfrocolombianDay
June 1st Farmer`sDay
June 3rd WorldByc Day
June 5th Environmenttal Day
June 6th Cancer Survivor Day
June 19th Father`sDay
July 20th ColombianIndependence Dayand International chess Day

6. August 6th Bogotà Fundation
August 13th International lefthanderDay
August 28th Eldery People`sDay
September8th Literacy Day
September17th Saint Valentine
September26th Rivers Day
September Ovarian Cancer AwarenessMonth / ChildhoodCancerAwareness
October 1st International Coffee Day
October 5th WorldTeachers Day
October 12th Race Day
October 15th WorldStudents` Day
October 24th UnitedNationsDay
October 31st HalloweenDay
October Breast Cancer Awarenessand Mental Health Month
November2nd Death Day
November25th ThanksgivingDay
December3rd Doctor`s Day
December10th Human RightsDay
December24th Chirstmas’ Day
December31st NewYear Eve