Supplementary Materials

First of all when we are talking about supplemental materials, we are talking about materials which we can use to reinforce our English classes like:

• HotPotatoes


• Wikis


• Podcast


• Youtube Videos


• Online Quiz


• Blogs


• Videos


• Flash cards

Now here you have some links in which you can use these extra materials. But there is not any software , program or virtual classroom which can replace the teaching work. This web pages are just for helping us to guide our students into their learning process but we can not leave the whole work to them, because as i already said, nothing replace a good teacher.

Evaluation of a Coursebook

I analyzed this Course book 7° Básico Travelers (Alvarado Lina). And my conclusion is that this Coursebook might be used just if the teacher has extra material to complement this coursebook with. Because in general terms this book needs some extra practics in speaking and listening comprehension.

How necesary is a Coursebook?

In a really personal opinion I think that a Coursebook is totally necessary in an English learning process. Not just because it is a guide which privies a clear framework to the teacher about what they are going to study first and what is next. But also it gives autonomy to the learner, in terms of he/she can use the Coursebook to learn new material being less teacher-dependent making the learning process meaningful.

What is a Course book?

The term Coursebook means a textbook of which the teacher and, usually, each student has a copy, and which is in principle to be followed systematically as the basis for language course.

My own Syllabus

Syllabus Séptimo Básico School: Liceo Hispano Americano

Instructor: John Christopher Walker Canelo

Office Hour: The appointment with the teacher required a previous phone call to his secretary

Location in the Curriculum: Lenguaje extranjero sub-sector Inglés

Course Description: This Course is going to work mainly with speaking and listening abilities, but also with writing an reading but in a secondary way.

Course Objectives: By the end of the course, students are going to:

• Develop the students' listening skills to enable them to understand and
  apply specific information from the input
• Produce a natural oral conversation in English according to his/her personal needs.
• Discriminate information in listening activities
• Explain ideas and opinions using the second language.

Course Format: Classroom Course.

Course Requirement: Class Participation, Respect for the other students .The minimal grade to pass this class is a 4.0

Required Text: 7° Básico Travelers (Alvarado Lina)

The Syllabus

When we are talking about The Syllabus we are talking about of a guide in which specify all the things that are be taught during the course

Some characteristics that might have our Syllabus are:

1. Comprehensive list of contents items (Words, Structures, Topics) and process (Tasks, Methods).
   
2. It's ordered (easier, more essential items first).
3. It has explicit objectives (usually expressed in the introduction)
4. It is a public document
5. May indicate a time schedule
6. May indicate a preferred methodology or approach
7. May recommend materials

Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy is a very useful tool which allow us to organize the material, and also the abilities, that we want to develop into our students. The verbs that are presented in this Taxonomy help us especially during the process of the lesson plan for every class.