This document is a syllabus for an English I course offered at the Regional Autonomous University of the Andes in Ecuador. It provides information about the course including the course code, credits, schedule, instructor details, general and specific objectives, topics to be covered, methodology, evaluation methods, textbook references and annexes. The course is aimed at developing students' basic English communication skills to describe personal information, daily routines and topics of personal interest. It will utilize methods such as communicative language teaching and the natural approach and aims to contribute to students' overall professional training, particularly in the field of law.

1. UNIVERSIDAD REGIONAL AUTONOMA DE LOS ANDES
FACULTAD DE JURISPRUDENCIA
CARRERA DE DERECHO
SILABO 2015 –
I. DATOSINFORMATIVOS
1.1 Asignatura: InglésI
1.2 Código: CYAO1ii
1.3 Grupo : Básico
1.4 Eje de formación: Básico
1.5 Semestre : I
1.6 PeriodoAcadémico: Abril-Setiembre2015
1.7 Créditos: 5
1.8 Total de horas : 4 semanales
1.8.1 Teoría : 2 semanales
1.8.2 Práctica : 2 semanal
1.9 Total de horas semestrales: 96 semestrales
1.10 Naturaleza: Obligatoria
1.11 Pre-requisitos: Ninguno
1.12 Co-requisitos: Introducciónal derecho,Historiadel Derecho
Cienciade Estado,DeontologíaJurídica,
Informática
1.13 Docente Responsable : Lic. OlivaAcosta
1.13.1 Correo electrónico: molivacostag_72@hotmail.com
1.13.2 Plataformamoodle : INGLÉS I 2015 UNIANDES
1.13.3 Acompañamiento: Martes 17:30- 19:10
1.13.4 EscenariosAprendizaje:áulico,virtual,real

2. II. SUBJECT DEFINITION IN THE STUDY FIELD
This is a subject that belongs to the Basic Science Area, which nature is theoretical and
practical. Studentswill be able to describe personal information, facts and routines, and also
talkabout thingsaroundthem. Inaddition,students will demonstrate knowledge in the areas
of personal and family interest. Also they will be able to discuss current issues and produce
simple ideas connected to topics of interest and talk about simple plans.
CONTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH I IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN LAW
Thissubjectcontributestothe integral formationof the students,givingthemthe toolstoface
a changingand demandingworld,thateverytime requiresmore andmore preparationtoget
more opportunitiesinthe labormarket.
III.GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
GENERAL OBJECTIVE: TO DISTINGUISH PERSONAL AND OTHER PEOPLES´S INFORMATION AS WELL AS TO
INTERACT IN SIMPLE WAY.
Cognitive:
1 To identify new vocabulary
2 To describe familiar everyday situations using basic speaking skills
Skills (psychomotor):
1 To mime different situations
2 To write personal and classmates information
Values (affective)
1 To respect teacher and classmates
2 To present assignments on time
Mental Habits
1 To recognize new gramar
2 To discover implicit vocabulary

3. IV. MÉTODOS Y ESTRATEGIAS
METHODOLOGY
 COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING:
Create interaction with others.
Learn and Discover.
Involve real communication.
Promote acquisition.
Approach the receptive and productive communicative skills in an integrate way.
 NATURAL APPROACH:
Use English in communicative situations.
Expose Learners to match comprehensible input.
Acquired new language by understanding messages.
 WHOLE LANGUAGE:
Learning proceeds from whole to part.
Learning takes place as groups engage in meaningful social interaction.
Oral and written languages are required simultaneously.
 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING:
Based on their personal experiences.
It is a meaningful learning to apply in their daily life.
Activate student’s prior knowledge.

4. V. PROGRAMACIÓNTEMÁTICA
COVERED TOPICS
Program of the Disciplinary Content Nº Hours
Activities, Approaches, Methodological Program and Technology Use Evaluation
Strategies Based
on Projects and
Final Products
Learning and Competence Results
(Profile Development)
Classroom Activities Nº Hours Autonomous Work Nº Hours
1 GETTING ACQUAINTED
1.1 Meet someone new
1.2 Identifyanddescribe people
1.3 Provide personal information
1.4 Introduce someone to a group
20 -Peer Buddy
-Small group activities
-Repetition
-Word banks
-QAR
-Labeling
-Role-Play
-Completing gaps
-Mind map
-Context clues
20 -Fillinggaps
-Labelinginformation
-Completing sentences
-Solving exercises
-Writing topic base
paragraphs
-Use of MyTopNotchLab
-Topic based research
10 -Oral andwritten
exams
-Oral andwritten
quizzes
-Homework
-Class participation
-IntegratedProjects
Progress
Greet andexchange personal
information..

5. 2 GOING OUT/THE EXTENDED
FAMILY
2.1 Accept or decline an invitation
2.2 Express locationandgive
directions
2.3 Make plans to see anevent
2.4 Talk about musical tastes
2.5 Report news about relationships
2.6 Describe extendedfamilies
2.7 Compare people
2.8 Discuss familycultural traditions
20 - Peer Buddy
-Small group activities
-Word banks
-Repetition
-SQ3R
-Labeling
-QAR
-Role-Play
-Completing gaps
-Mind map
-Context clues
-Note-taking
20 -Fillinggaps
-Labelinginformation
-Completing sentences
-Solving exercises
-Writing topic base
paragraphs
-Note padding
- Use of MyTop Notch
Lab
-Topic based research
10 Oral andwritten
exams
-Oral andwritten
quizzes
-Homework
-Class participation
-IntegratedProjects
Progress
Describe plans, talk about musical
events andcompare families inorder
report familyrelationships.

6. 3 FOOD AND RESTAURANTS
3.1 Ask for a restaurant
recommendation
3.2 Order from a menu
3.3 Speak to a server and payfor a
meal
3.4 Discuss foodandhealth
20 - Peer Buddy
-Small group activities
-Word banks
-Repetition
-SQ3R
-Labeling
-QAR
-Role-Play
-Completing gaps
-Mind map
-Context clues
-Note-taking
20 -Fillinggaps
-Labelinginformation
-Completing sentences
-Solving exercises
-Writing topic base
paragraphs
-Topic based research
10 Oral and written
exams
-Oral andwritten
quizzes
-Homework
-Class participation
-Integrated-
Projects Progress
Discuss about menus and meals.
4 TECHNOLOGYAND YOU
4.1 Suggest a brand or a model
4.2 Express frustration and
sympathy
4.3 Describe features ofproducts
20 - Peer Buddy
-Small group activities
-Repetition
-Word banks
20 -Fillinggaps
-Labelinginformation
-Completing sentences
-Solving exercises
-Writing topic base
10 -Oral andwritten
exams
-Oral andwritten
quizzes
-Homework
Suggest a brandor model based onthe
characteristics of products.

7. 4.4 Complainwhenthings don´t
work
-SQ3R
-Labeling
-QAR
-Role-Play
-Completing gaps
-Mind map
-Context clues
-Note-taking
-Summarizing
paragraphs
-Topic based research
-Class participation
-Integrated-
Projects Progress

8. I. REFERENCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS
Books and References:
Main reference book:
Author Book Title Edition
Year
Published
Publishing house
SASLOW, Joan;ASCHER, Allen TOP NOTCH Second 2011 Pearson
Education
Additional book references for students´ learning:
Author Book Title Edition
Year
Published
Publishing house
MURPHY, Raymond ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR IN USE Third 2007 Cambridge
University Press
CLASS SCHEDULE
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 17H30-18H20 X X
2 18H20-19H10 X X
3 19H10-20H00
4 20H00-20H50
5
6
NUMBER OF CLASS SESSIONS PER WEEK:
1 GETTING ACQUAINTED
SESSION LENGHT TO COVER THEORETICAL CONTENTS TO COVER PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
3 2 1
3 2 1
3 2 1
3 1 3

9. 2 GOING OUT/THE EXTENDED FAMILY
SESSION LENGHT TO COVER THEORETICAL CONTENTS TO COVER PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
3 2 2
3 2 2
3 2 2
3 1 3
3 FOOD AND RESTAURANTS
SESSION LENGHT TO COVER THEORETICAL CONTENTS TO COVER PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
3 2 2
3 2 2
3 2 2
1 3
4 TECHNOLOGYAND YOU
SESSION LENGHT TO COVER THEORETICAL CONTENTS TO COVER PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
3 2 2
3 2 2
3 2 2
3 1 3
1 3

10. CONTRIBUTION OF THE SUBJECT TO THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
CONTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH I IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN LAW
Thissubjectcontributestothe integral formationof the students, giving them the tools to
face a changing and demanding world, that every time requires more and more
preparation to get more opportunities in the labor market.
ENTAILMENT AND RELATION OF THE SUBJECT WITH OTHER DISCIPLINARY CONTENTS OF
THE CURRICULA
Whenour studentsstudyEnglish,theyare gettingreadytofind out a world of information
which contains subjects related to their career whatever is this, since the last upgrades
come in English, they are going to be prepared to understand and receive the last
information so that they will always know what is going on in their field.
TYPE OF TRAINING OF THE SUBJECT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF
THE INSTITUTION AND CAREER
The institutionintendstogive the societyprofessionalswithcritical thinkingprepare to
contribute withideasastosolve problemsoutside inthe real world
Thisis a basicscience syllabuswhichhasatheory-practice nature relatedtothe whole
immediate environmentsince isageneral one itwill coverthe necessityforeveryone of
the studentswhoare takingEnglish1.

11. RELATION OF THE SUBJECT WITH THE LEARNING CRITERIA RESULT
GLOBAL LEARNING LANGUAGE RESULTS CONTRIBUTION LEARNING RESULTS
The student will be able to greet,
exchange personal information and
identify new vocabulary.
MEDIUM Greet andexchange personal
information.
MEDIUM Describe plans, talk about musical
events andcompare families inorder
report familyrelationships.
MEDIUM Discuss about menus and meals.
MEDIUM Suggest a brandor model based on
the characteristics of products.
STUDY GUIDE
ARTICULATION I – ACTIVITIES
1. Write a paragraph with your personal information; please include your name, last
name, your hometown, age, and occupation.
2. Introduce yourself to 5 of your classmates using the information above, take notes
from the people that you speak to and read the information to the rest of the class.
3. Choose a celebritythatyoulike,findoutinformationaboutit,andunderline the most
important information such as: age, real name, place of birth, hobbies, personality,
etc., prepare a short presentation with the information above (include pictures).
4. Solve exercises on the Workbook for Unit 1 (1-19) on MyTopNotchLab
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/mytopnotchlab/introduction.asp
ARTICULATION II – ACTIVITIES
1. Pretend that you are organizing a local event in your town; it can be related to music,
arts, acting,etc.Prepare a posterinwhichyou will specifythe location,time,date,who
is going to perform, give directions, etc.
2. Draw a map of yourneighborhood,andinclude all of the facilitiesonit;get in pairs and
explainittoyourpartner;make sure he/she understandswhereyour house is located.
3. Solve exercises on the Workbook for Unit 2 (1-17) on MyTopNotchLab
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/mytopnotchlab/introduction.asp
4. Solve exercises on the Workbook for Unit 3 (1-22) on MyTopNotchLab
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/mytopnotchlab/introduction.asp

12. ARTICULATION III - ACTIVITIES
1. Make a listof healthy food and search information about the benefits that eating this
food represents for the human body. Prepare a poster with all this information and
show it to your class.
2. Find information about “MY PLATE” which is a new trend in nutrition proposed by
Michelle Obama. Prepare a power point presentation explaining what she proposes
through this nice idea and conclude if you think it is helpful or not.
3. Solve exercises on the Workbook for Unit 4 (1-19) on MyTopNotchLab
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/mytopnotchlab/introduction.asp
ARTICULATION IV – ACTIVITIES
1. Invent your own technology gadget, after that draw it on a piece of paper and finally
write an essay explaining all the things it can do as well as its characteristics.
2. Write a short essay about the pros and cons of technology.
3. Solve exercises on the Workbook for Unit 5 (1-19) on MyTopNotchLab
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/mytopnotchlab/introduction.asp

13. II. EVALUACIÓN 
EVALUATION METHODS
FIRST
EVALUATION
SECOND
EVALUATION
THIRD
EVALUATION
FOURTH
EVALUATION
WRITTEN/ORAL EXAMS 50% 50% 50% 50%
WRITTEN / ORAL
QUIZZES
20% 20% 20% 20%
HOMEWORK 10% 10% 10% 10%
CLASS PARTICIPATION 10% 10% 10% 10%
INTEGRATED PROJECT
PROGRESS
10% 10% 10% 10%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%

14. ANNEXES
TECHNOLOGY IN THE EFL LEARNING
Effective use of ICTinEnglishlessonsoffersthe potential to transform teaching and learning.
An appropriate application of ICT can provide the students with opportunities to use their
skills to assists and progress their learning in English.
The ICT usedto develop this syllabus include the use of data show in class to present Power
PointPresentations,movies,video-audioaidsandmusic.Inadditionthe students will use My
Top Notch Lab http://www.myenglishlab.com/courses-top-notch-2nd.html in order to
performfollowupactivitieson-line,whichwillhelpthemtoreinforce the content studied un
class and self- follow up their progress.
RESEARCH IN THE EFL LEARNING
Researchplaysan importantpartin the processof learning because through it students have
the toolsto developdifferentskills.Amongtheseskillswe have readingforthe gist,skimming,
scanning; analyzing, summarizing and making their own conclusions. Besides, students are
able to give opinions and learn about the world we live in.
ThroughTopic basedresearchstudentswillfindoutinformationrelated to the topics studied
in this syllabus.

15. ORAL EVALUATION RUBRIC
CATEGORY 10 8 7 5 Score
GRAMMAR
Grammar covered
in class wasused
to communicate
effectively.
A few minor
difficulties arose
from not using
the grammar
studiedinclass.
Grammatical errors
led to manyminor
difficulties or one
major breakdown in
communication.
Grammatical errors
severelyhampered
communication
VOCABULARY Vocabulary
studiedinclass
was usedto
express ideas
eloquently.
A few minor
difficulties arose
from not using
appropriate
vocabulary.
Some difficulties
arose due to limited
vocabularyand/or
bad diction.
Communication
was severely
hampereddue to
lack of vocabulary.
FLUENCY Student actedas
a facilitator,
helping the
conversationflow
and develop.
Some minor
difficulties
maintaining the
conversation
were evident.
Some effort was
requiredto
maintainthe
conversation. There
mayhave beena
few long pauses.
Much effort was
required to
maintainthe
conversation. There
mayhave been
manylong pauses.
LISTENING Student
respondedto
questions with
appropriate
answers,
acknowledgedall
statements, and
incorporated
them intothe
discussion.
Student
respondedto
most questions,
acknowledged
most statements,
and incorporated
manyof these
into the
conversation.
Student failedto
answer some
questions
appropriatelyOR
failedto
acknowledge some
statements and
incorporate these
into the
conversation.
Student didn't
understandor
ignored most
questions and
statements.
Student mayhave
been using notes.
VOICE AND NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Pronunciation
was clear and
inflectionand
expressions were
usedto enhance
communication.
No serious
problems arose,
but better
pronunciation,
inflection, and/or
non-verbal
communication
could have made
communication
more efficient.
Some
communication
problems arose due
to unclear
pronunciation
and/or lackof
inflectionand/or
expression. Student
mayhave been
difficult to hear.
Pronunciation,
inflection, and/or
expression
confused
communication.
Student mayhave
been verydifficult
to hear.

16. WRITING RUBRIC
CATEGORY Very Good 10 Good 8 Needs Improvement 7 Unsatisfactory5 Points
Sentences &
Paragraphs
Sentences and
paragraphs are
complete, well-
constructedandof
variedstructure.
All sentences are
complete andwell-
constructed(no
fragments, norun-
ons). Paragraphing
is generallydone
well.
Most sentences are
complete andwell-
constructed.
Paragraphing needs
some work.
Manysentence
fragments or run-
on sentencesOR
paragraphing needs
lots of work.
Grammar &
spelling
Writer makes no
errors ingrammar
or spelling.
Writer makes 1-2
errors ingrammar
and/or spelling.
Writer makes 3-4 errors
in grammar and/or
spelling
Writer makes more
than 4 errors in
grammar and/or
spelling.
Ideas
Ideas were
expressedina clear
and organized
fashion. It waseasy
to figure out what
the letter was
about.
Ideas were
expressedina
prettyclear
manner, but the
organizationcould
have been better.
Ideas were somewhat
organized, but were
not veryclear. It took
more thanone reading
to figure out what the
letter was about.
The letter seemed
to be a collectionof
unrelated
sentences. It was
very difficult to
figure out what the
letter was about.
Length
The letter is 10 or
more sentences.
The letter is 8-9
sentences.
The letter is 5-7
sentences.
The letter is less
than 5 sentences.
Capitalization and
Punctuation
Writer makes no
errors in
capitalizationand
punctuation.
Writer makes 1-2
errors in
capitalizationand
punctuation.
Writer makes 3-4 errors
in capitalizationand
punctuation.
Writer makes more
than 4 errors in
capitalizationand
punctuation.