(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Final Written Exam (20%) and Final Aver 6
René Larenas M. 11 Dic 202311/12/23 a las 06:52 hrs.2023-12-11 06:52:11 Marks
Dear Students,
Your grades for the 'Final Written Exam' and the Final Average Mark' have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them
It has been a pleasure working with you and getting to know you. I wish you the best!
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
Your grades for the 'Final Written Exam' and the Final Average Mark' have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them
It has been a pleasure working with you and getting to know you. I wish you the best!
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Final Oral Exam (20%) Marks 12
René Larenas M. 5 Dic 202305/12/23 a las 16:06 hrs.2023-12-05 16:06:05 Marks
Dear Students,
Your grades for the 'Final Oral Exam' have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them.
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
Your grades for the 'Final Oral Exam' have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them.
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Wiki Article Activity (20%) Marks 10
René Larenas M. 4 Dic 202304/12/23 a las 15:47 hrs.2023-12-04 15:47:04 Marks
Dear Students,
Your grades for the 'Wiki Article' activity have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them.
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
Your grades for the 'Wiki Article' activity have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them.
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Guidelines for this present lesson 13
René Larenas M. 24 Nov 202324/11/23 a las 15:08 hrs.2023-11-24 15:08:24 Information for next lesson
Dear Students,
For today's lessons (November 21st.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 23-24, Wiki Article: Further Readings, Table of Contents, etc.' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Further readings, etc., you will find the structure and some examples to help you start structuring your essay's final touches, such as the Table of Contents, some academic references, etc.
(2) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Further Readings [...] Examples' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(2.1) In this document we can find your faculty classmates' previous work on their articles. This is for you to take them as a reference and starting point.
(3) Our 'Wiki Article' homework section on u-cursos has been already opened and accepting your articles until this next Dec. 1st.
For the rest of this semester:
(1) Next November 28th. (both lessons), we will have our 'Final Oral Test' in two sessions. So please, be there
(1.1) The order in which students will be taking their Final Oral Test has already been decided, and this is the 'arrival time'. Therefore, students who arrive first will have the possibility to take the Oral Test first.
(1.2) A 'Final Oral Evaluation Practice Materials' appendix has already been uploaded. This is for you to practice your oral performance. Please do.
(2) Next December 5th (at 14:30), we will have our 'Final Written Test'. So please, be there
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
For today's lessons (November 21st.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 23-24, Wiki Article: Further Readings, Table of Contents, etc.' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Further readings, etc., you will find the structure and some examples to help you start structuring your essay's final touches, such as the Table of Contents, some academic references, etc.
(2) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Further Readings [...] Examples' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(2.1) In this document we can find your faculty classmates' previous work on their articles. This is for you to take them as a reference and starting point.
(3) Our 'Wiki Article' homework section on u-cursos has been already opened and accepting your articles until this next Dec. 1st.
For the rest of this semester:
(1) Next November 28th. (both lessons), we will have our 'Final Oral Test' in two sessions. So please, be there
(1.1) The order in which students will be taking their Final Oral Test has already been decided, and this is the 'arrival time'. Therefore, students who arrive first will have the possibility to take the Oral Test first.
(1.2) A 'Final Oral Evaluation Practice Materials' appendix has already been uploaded. This is for you to practice your oral performance. Please do.
(2) Next December 5th (at 14:30), we will have our 'Final Written Test'. So please, be there
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Guidelines for our next lessons [N 12
René Larenas M. 20 Nov 202320/11/23 a las 09:50 hrs.2023-11-20 09:50:20 Information for next lesson
Dear Students,
For today's lessons (November 14th.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 23-24, Wiki Article: Body' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Body, you will find the structure and some examples to help you start structuring your essay headings and sub-headings.
(2) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Body Examples' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(2.1) In this document we can find your faculty classmates' previous work on their articles. This is for you to take them as a reference and starting point.
(3) We have, also, already worked on our Essay Writing #2 Evaluation. Marks are uploaded in the 'notas' section at u-cursos
For our next lesson (November 21st.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(2.1.1) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (1) teacher-child interactions (2) family engagement (3) evidence-based curriculum (4) formative assessment? Why? Why not? Would you add another?
(3) We will also deal with our sessions by working on our 'Wiki Article: Table of Contents, Further Readings and References' activities. We will continue working, and hopefully, finish with the format of a Wiki Article.
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
For today's lessons (November 14th.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 23-24, Wiki Article: Body' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Body, you will find the structure and some examples to help you start structuring your essay headings and sub-headings.
(2) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Body Examples' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(2.1) In this document we can find your faculty classmates' previous work on their articles. This is for you to take them as a reference and starting point.
(3) We have, also, already worked on our Essay Writing #2 Evaluation. Marks are uploaded in the 'notas' section at u-cursos
For our next lesson (November 21st.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:
(2.1.1) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (1) teacher-child interactions (2) family engagement (3) evidence-based curriculum (4) formative assessment? Why? Why not? Would you add another?
(3) We will also deal with our sessions by working on our 'Wiki Article: Table of Contents, Further Readings and References' activities. We will continue working, and hopefully, finish with the format of a Wiki Article.
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Essay Writing Activity #2 (10%) Marks 9
René Larenas M. 20 Nov 202320/11/23 a las 09:12 hrs.2023-11-20 09:12:20 Marks
Dear Students,
Your grades for the 'Essay #2' activity have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them.
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
Your grades for the 'Essay #2' activity have already been uploaded. Please take a look at them.
Any questions or comments you may have, please write back
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Guidelines for our next lessons [N 10
René Larenas M. 13 Nov 202313/11/23 a las 09:36 hrs.2023-11-13 09:36:13 Information for next lesson
Dear Students,
For today's lessons (November 7th.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Introduction' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Introduction ' you will find the structure and some examples to help you write your own.
(2) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Intro Guide' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(2.1) In this document we can find some very simple definitions on the Wiki Article and some topics, which were suggested for you to start writing your article
(3) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Intro. Examples' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(3.1) In this document we can find your faculty classmates' previous work on their articles. This is for you to take them as a reference and starting point for your Wiki Article.
(4) The PDF file for the 'Wiki Article: Rubric'
For our next lesson (November 14th.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(2.1.1) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (1) teacher-child interactions (2) family engagement (3) evidence-based curriculum (4) formative assessment? Why? Why not? Would you add another?
(3) We will also deal with our sessions by working on our 'Wiki Article: Body' activity. We will continue working with the format of a Wiki Article.
(4) Next lesson we will be working on our 'Essay Writing #2' activity. Please, do not miss this one!
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
For today's lessons (November 7th.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Introduction' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20, Wiki Article: Introduction ' you will find the structure and some examples to help you write your own.
(2) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Intro Guide' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(2.1) In this document we can find some very simple definitions on the Wiki Article and some topics, which were suggested for you to start writing your article
(3) The.doc file for 'Wiki Article Intro. Examples' can be found in the 'Material Docente' section
(3.1) In this document we can find your faculty classmates' previous work on their articles. This is for you to take them as a reference and starting point for your Wiki Article.
(4) The PDF file for the 'Wiki Article: Rubric'
For our next lesson (November 14th.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:
(2.1.1) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (1) teacher-child interactions (2) family engagement (3) evidence-based curriculum (4) formative assessment? Why? Why not? Would you add another?
(3) We will also deal with our sessions by working on our 'Wiki Article: Body' activity. We will continue working with the format of a Wiki Article.
(4) Next lesson we will be working on our 'Essay Writing #2' activity. Please, do not miss this one!
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Guidelines for our next lessons [N 6
René Larenas M. 6 Nov 202306/11/23 a las 10:29 hrs.2023-11-06 10:29:06 Information for next lesson
Dear Students,
For today's lessons (October 31st.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 19-10: Gender Issues and Stereotypes' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20: Gender Issues and Stereotypes ' you will find some discussion topics on the identification of political and racial stereotypes and the discussion on the contemporary relevance of all-girls, all-boys schools.
For our next lesson (November 7th.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(2.1.1) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (1) teacher-child interactions (2) family engagement (3) evidence-based curriculum (4) formative assessment. Why? Why not? Would you add another?
(3) We will also deal with our sessions by working on our 'Wiki Article: Intro' activity. We will be introduced to the format of writing a Wiki Article. We will work on the evaluation/assessment from some examples from your faculty classmates
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
For today's lessons (October 31st.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 19-10: Gender Issues and Stereotypes' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 19-20: Gender Issues and Stereotypes ' you will find some discussion topics on the identification of political and racial stereotypes and the discussion on the contemporary relevance of all-girls, all-boys schools.
For our next lesson (November 7th.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘Early childhood Education - Key Ingredients’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T869PqGLQIM
(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:
(2.1.1) Should you consider the following items as key ingredients for Early Childhood Education Development: (1) teacher-child interactions (2) family engagement (3) evidence-based curriculum (4) formative assessment. Why? Why not? Would you add another?
(3) We will also deal with our sessions by working on our 'Wiki Article: Intro' activity. We will be introduced to the format of writing a Wiki Article. We will work on the evaluation/assessment from some examples from your faculty classmates
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Oct 31st Lesson will be done in a Synch 7
René Larenas M. 30 Oct 202330/10/23 a las 10:04 hrs.2023-10-30 10:04:30 Special Announcement
Dear Students,
As you already know, and at your Faculty's request (and because of your well-deserved Recess Week) we will not have a face-to-face lesson by tomorrow. This situation means that we can have our next lesson in an Online Format, which means that:
(1) We will be having this next lesson, starting at 14:30 pm and finishing at 17:45 pm
(1.1) Attendance will be taken into consideration
(2) 15 minutes before the synchronous (online) lesson starts, please log to ‘u-cursos’ ('Clase Virtual' section) and connect to the lesson from there
(3) Once this lesson is finished, I will be uploading 2 items to this platform,
(3.1) The teaching material (PPT file and an audio file), if required, and
(3.2) An audiovisual capsule comprising everything we did in this lesson (if this applies). This video link will be attached to the 'Clase Virtual' section, in other words, the audio-visual lesson archive will be saved on ‘u-cursos’ for you to access anytime you want
Any questions you may have, please write back
Best Regards
As you already know, and at your Faculty's request (and because of your well-deserved Recess Week) we will not have a face-to-face lesson by tomorrow. This situation means that we can have our next lesson in an Online Format, which means that:
(1) We will be having this next lesson, starting at 14:30 pm and finishing at 17:45 pm
(1.1) Attendance will be taken into consideration
(2) 15 minutes before the synchronous (online) lesson starts, please log to ‘u-cursos’ ('Clase Virtual' section) and connect to the lesson from there
(3) Once this lesson is finished, I will be uploading 2 items to this platform,
(3.1) The teaching material (PPT file and an audio file), if required, and
(3.2) An audiovisual capsule comprising everything we did in this lesson (if this applies). This video link will be attached to the 'Clase Virtual' section, in other words, the audio-visual lesson archive will be saved on ‘u-cursos’ for you to access anytime you want
Any questions you may have, please write back
Best Regards
(S.7) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Guidelines for our next lessons [O 6
René Larenas M. 30 Oct 202330/10/23 a las 09:59 hrs.2023-10-30 09:59:30 Information for next lesson
Dear Students,
For today's lessons (October 24th.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 15-16: Statistics & Data' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 15-16: Statistics & Data ' you will find the Statistical Report structure, some exercises that deal with reporting some visual data (e.g., pie charts), among other activities.
(2) The .doc files for the Statistical Change I & II are found in the 'Material Docente' section.
(2.1) In these .doc documents you will find some grammatical preparation and visual data interpretation exercises.
For our next lesson (October 31st.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘The Science of Early Childhood Development’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiP4b-TPCA
(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:
(2.1.1) According to what Jack Shonkoff (Director of Harvard's 'Center of the Developing Child') has said, how would you interpret in your own words and under the view of your academic speciality the following statement: 'The brain is prepared to be shaped by experience'.
(3) We will also deal with our sessions working on our 'Gender Issues and Stereotypes' unit. Among other activities, we will be having a fruitful conversation with you on these topics, for the sake of practising your oral English skills and argumentation (very useful for our next Final Oral Exam).
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
For today's lessons (October 24th.)
(1) The PPT file for 'Lessons 15-16: Statistics & Data' can be found in the ‘Material Docente’ section
(1.1) In 'Lessons 15-16: Statistics & Data ' you will find the Statistical Report structure, some exercises that deal with reporting some visual data (e.g., pie charts), among other activities.
(2) The .doc files for the Statistical Change I & II are found in the 'Material Docente' section.
(2.1) In these .doc documents you will find some grammatical preparation and visual data interpretation exercises.
For our next lesson (October 31st.)
(1) We will be working on our third lesson which will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicational contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates)
(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles), ‘The Science of Early Childhood Development’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiP4b-TPCA
(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:
(2.1.1) According to what Jack Shonkoff (Director of Harvard's 'Center of the Developing Child') has said, how would you interpret in your own words and under the view of your academic speciality the following statement: 'The brain is prepared to be shaped by experience'.
(3) We will also deal with our sessions working on our 'Gender Issues and Stereotypes' unit. Among other activities, we will be having a fruitful conversation with you on these topics, for the sake of practising your oral English skills and argumentation (very useful for our next Final Oral Exam).
In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back,
Best Regards
