This document outlines a lesson plan for a blended English course at Universidad Central de Venezuela. The course is designed for 10 education students and uses a blended methodology with both face-to-face and online sessions. The topic of this particular lesson is reading comprehension strategies like skimming, scanning, and identifying key words. Students will practice these skills by completing tasks on an online wiki and discussing their understanding in the face-to-face class.

1. Reading Comprehension
Strategies
WEB-BASED LESSON PLAN
Professor: Mariel Montoya.
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Maestría en Lingüística
Mención Inglés Como Lengua Extranjera
ICT in ELT 2014

2. Context: This ESP course was designed for the students of The School
of Education, at UCV, specifically for the EUS program.
Subject: English II
Location: UCV, Bolivar centre
Type of English taught: ESP for education.
Length: Three hours per week
Number of students: Ten (10), Female: eight (8); Male: two (2).

3. Modality: Blended course, studied through a semester of sixteen weeks.
Methodology used: Blended classes. Four face to face classes, each face to
face class is every three weeks, and between those classes, online sessions.
Materials: Reading taken from the book done by the department of the
language faculty.
Students’ background: They are students who live mostly in villages and
towns near Bolivar state. Some of them have never studied English before.

4. Date: 16/09/2014
Teacher: Mariel Montoya
Topic: Skimming, scanning and key words.
Objectives:
 General:
1. To apply strategies of pre-reading to formulate hypothesis about the
content of a reading in order to activate the previous knowledge about
the topic.
2. To start the application of vocabulary strategies.
 Specific:
1. To formulate hypothesis about the content of a text.
2. To identify words related to the topic.
3. To answer questions about specific information.

5. Web sites used: Reading Course for Education Students.
URL:
http://marielmontoya.pbworks.com/w/page/80700638/Welcome
Rationale for selecting this page:
Because this wiki allows collaborative work increasing students’ knowledge
through peer correction and the direct feedback of the facilitator of the course.
Other Materials used:
 Youtube videos.
URL for the extra material used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtcXr0_201A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRlRk_9Zg9Y

6. Teacher Preparation:
1. the teacher will define the skimming and scanning concepts.
2. the teacher will prepare some pre-reading exercises.
3. The teacher will prepare post reading exercises.
Steps for learners:
 Students will be ask to do all the tasks, posted on the wiki artifact, designed
specifically for it.
 In the face to face clases, students will have the opportunity to clarify
doubts, and receive personal feedback.

7. Classroom activities:
In the face to face session the activities will be:
1. Clarify doubts about the wiki material.
2. Practice the content studied with new readings.
3. Explain students how to use the wiki.
Online Activities:
1. Lead in: students will be asked to look at the pictures and the title of the
reading.
2. Content development: students will be asked to skim or scan the article.
3. Follow- up activities: students will do the assessment for the unit of the
wiki.
Extra Activity:
Students will watch the youtube video to reinforce knowledge and clarify
doubts.