Students are expected to gain a thorough understanding of the place and role of lexis and phonology in effective communication as well as the lexical, phonological and phonetic features of English. Students should also develop the capacity to analyze and describe the lexical and phonological features of a variety of texts, both written and spoken. In addition, they should become familiar and use simple techniques of analysis used by phoneticians and phonologists to study the sounds of English.
- Profesor: Paredes Heidy
This course is aimed at experienced teachers in General English that would like to teach English for Specific Courses at University Level.
- Profesor: Piña Zavala Humberto
English teachers are facing different – and new - challenges than “just teaching a regular English class”. Today, it is not unusual to find teachers in the position of “designers” of the courses they teach. Being asked to design an evening course for adults, a course for young learners or a course to help learners develop one specific skill is very common nowadays. This Syllabus Design course provides you with an opportunity to deveop the ability to design your own courses.
Join this adventure and develop the competencies of the course and they will become an asset for your future.
Tutor: Renzo Márquez
- Profesor: Márquez Ruiz Renzo
By the end of this semester, you will be able to discuss the main theoretical concepts related to the teaching of speaking and writing and consider them when planning and teaching. You will also be able to plan and teach meaningful speaking and writing tasks and lessons as well as evaluate the effectiveness of their instruction considering the quality of student learning.
- Profesor: Antuar Roberto Spencer
By the end of this subject, students should be able to illustrate the purpose of education systems and schools and the role they play in modern societies. They should also explain the relationship between schools, society, and a country’s development and how public institutions and diverse forces affect educational processes and outcomes, and vice versa. In addition, they ought to gain a deep understanding of the social status of teachers of English. Finally, they are to identify and evaluate current trends in education and demonstrate an understanding of forms of social inequality and how schools contribute to such an imbalance.
- Profesor: Senez Felix Dr. Emilio Isaac
By the end of this course, students will be able to delineate their teaching philosophy as well as their personal practical theories and the way they operationalize them in the language classroom. They will also depict what moral and ethical issues characterize their thinking and classroom practice. Pedagogically speaking, they will sharpen their planning skills and pedagogical decision-making and performance. Specifically, they will critically assess and refine key skills in creating effective learning environments, in teaching learner-centered language lessons and in using effective communication and presence skills. Further, they will critically reflect individually and collaboratively with their tutor on a number of classroom incidents that play a role in learners’ language development.
- Profesor: Moreno Morales Cesar Alfredo