This document outlines the syllabus for an English course, including: 1. Main textbooks and additional references. 2. Class schedule with sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 3. Course units covering topics like introductions, family, food/restaurants, and technology. 4. Evaluation methods including exams, quizzes, homework, and an integrated project.

1. 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

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

3. CONTRIBUTION OF THE SUBJECT TO THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
CONTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH I IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN LAW
This subject contributes to the integral formation of 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
When our students study English, they are getting ready to find 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 institution intends to give the society professionals with critical thinking prepare to
contribute with ideas as to solve problems outside in the real world
This is a basic science syllabus which has a theory-practice nature related to the whole
immediate environment since is a general one it will cover the necessity for every one of
the students who are taking English 1.

4. 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 and exchange personal
information.
MEDIUM Describe plans, talk about musical
events and compare families in order
report family relationships.
MEDIUM Discuss about menus and meals.
MEDIUM Suggest a brand or model based on
the characteristics of products.
ARTICULATION I – ACTIVITIES
STUDY GUIDE
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 celebrity that you like, find out information about it, and underline 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 poster in which you will specify the location, time, date, who
is going to perform, give directions, etc.
2. Draw a map of your neighborhood, and include all of the facilities on it; get in pairs and
explain it to your partner; make sure he/she understands where your 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

5. ARTICULATION III - ACTIVITIES
1. Make a list of 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

6. II. EVALUACIÓN 
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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%

7. ANNEXES
TECHNOLOGY IN THE EFL LEARNING
Effective use of ICT in English lessons offers the 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 used to develop this syllabus include the use of data show in class to present Power
Point Presentations, movies, video-audio aids and music. In addition the students will use My
Top Notch Lab http://www.myenglishlab.com/courses-top-notch-2nd.html in order to
perform follow up activities on-line, which will help them to reinforce the content studied un
class and self- follow up their progress.
RESEARCH IN THE EFL LEARNING
Research plays an important part in the process of learning because through it students have
the tools to develop different skills. Among these skills we have reading for the 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.
Through Topic based research students will find out information related to the topics studied
in this syllabus.

8. ORAL EVALUATION RUBRIC
CATEGORY 10 8 7 5 Score
GRAMMAR
Grammar covered
in class was used
to communicate
effectively.
A few minor
difficulties arose
from not using
the grammar
studied in class.
Grammatical errors
led to many minor
difficulties or one
major breakdown in
communication.
Grammatical errors
severely hampered
communication
VOCABULARY Vocabulary
studied in class
was used to
express ideas
eloquently.
A few minor
difficulties arose
from not using
appropriate
vocabulary.
Some difficulties
arose due to limited
vocabulary and/or
bad diction.
Communication
was severely
hampered due to
lack of vocabulary.
FLUENCY Student acted as
a facilitator,
helping the
conversation flow
and develop.
Some minor
difficulties
maintaining the
conversation
were evident.
Some effort was
required to
maintain the
conversation. There
may have been a
few long pauses.
Much effort was
required to
maintain the
conversation. There
may have been
many long pauses.
LISTENING Student
responded to
questions with
appropriate
answers,
acknowledged all
statements, and
incorporated
them into the
discussion.
Student
responded to
most questions,
acknowledged
most statements,
and incorporated
many of these
into the
conversation.
Student failed to
answer some
questions
appropriately OR
failed to
acknowledge some
statements and
incorporate these
into the
conversation.
Student didn't
understand or
ignored most
questions and
statements.
Student may have
been using notes.
VOICE AND NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Pronunciation
was clear and
inflection and
expressions were
used to 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 lack of
inflection and/or
expression. Student
may have been
difficult to hear.
Pronunciation,
inflection, and/or
expression
confused
communication.
Student may have
been very difficult
to hear.

9. WRITING RUBRIC
CATEGORY Very Good 10 Good 8 Needs Improvement 7 Unsatisfactory 5 Points
Sentences &
Paragraphs
Sentences and
paragraphs are
complete, well-
constructed and of
varied structure.
All sentences are
complete and well-
constructed (no
fragments, no run-
ons). Paragraphing
is generally done
well.
Most sentences are
complete and well-
constructed.
Paragraphing needs
some work.
Many sentence
fragments or run-
on sentences OR
paragraphing needs
lots of work.
Grammar &
spelling
Writer makes no
errors in grammar
or spelling.
Writer makes 1-2
errors in grammar
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
expressed in a clear
and organized
fashion. It was easy
to figure out what
the letter was
about.
Ideas were
expressed in a
pretty clear
manner, but the
organization could
have been better.
Ideas were somewhat
organized, but were
not very clear. It took
more than one reading
to figure out what the
letter was about.
The letter seemed
to be a collection of
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
capitalization and
punctuation.
Writer makes 1-2
errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.
Writer makes 3-4 errors
in capitalization and
punctuation.
Writer makes more
than 4 errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.