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Mención inglés (2018-2019)

• FICHA: Hay que imprimirla. No hay que usarla como portada sino empezar a escribir en ella por delante y por detrás. Hay que escribir a mano y en inglés.
• El profesor registrará la entrega de las fichas y las pondrá de nuevo a disposición de sus autores. NO puntuarán como evaluación continua las fichas que queden en poder del profesor porque los alumnos no se hayan ocupado de retirarlas.
• GLOSARIO: Se va elaborando en un archivo aparte y se presenta electrónicamente al final del cuatrimestre (o, más bien, bimestre). No hay que adjuntarlo a ninguna ficha, pero sí indicar en cada una (en el cuadro correspondiente) los términos nuevos que hemos añadido.
• Esta asignatura es PRESENCIAL.
• Calendario de exposiciones. (See the assessment criteria.)
• Resultados de la evaluación continua.

Week 1

PROLOGUE 0.1
Language learning

Steve Kaufmann: Seven concepts of natural language learning (2009) (PDF).
Steve Kaufmann on learning languages ► 4:38 (2007 video) (transcript).

Mon., 24 Sept.

PROLOGUE 0.2
Quantity and quality

Thurs., 27 Sept.

Herbert Lui: Why quantity should be your priority (2013) (PDF).
Girl learns to dance in a year ► 1:50 (2013 video).
Trond Egil Toft: Better learning through handwriting (2012) (PDF).

TOPIC 1.1
School teachers

Fri., 28 Sept.

Assignment 1.
A day in the life of a fifth grade teacher ► 9:35 (2017 video) (transcript).

Week 2

TOPIC 1.2
Professional communication

Mon., 1 Oct.

Kasia Mikoluk: Principles of communication: seven pillars of business communication (2013) (PDF).

TOPIC 1.3
Commercial correspondence

Thurs., 4 Oct.

Writing business letters in English (useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
Dustin Wax: How to write a business letter that gets results (2008) (PDF).

TOPIC 2.1
Early education curriculum

Fri., 5 Oct.

Assignment 2.
NPR Ed: What does "high-quality" preschool look like? ► 5:43 (2014 video) (transcript).
European Schools: Early education curriculum (2011).

Week 3

TOPIC 2.2
Email etiquette

Mon., 8 Oct.

The dos and don'ts of e-mail etiquette ► 8:34 (2012 video) (transcript).
Jeremy S. Hyman and Lynn F. Jacobs: Eighteen etiquette tips for e-mailing your professor (2010) (PDF).

TOPIC 2.3
Telephoning

Thurs., 11 Oct.

Telephone (useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
Phone etiquette training ► 7:22 (2009 video) (transcript).

HOLIDAY
Columbus Day

Fri., 12 Oct.

Week 4

TOPIC 3.1
Learning environment

Mon., 15 Oct.

Assignment 3.
The learning environment as the third teacher ► 9:16 (2015 video) (transcript).
Elizabeth Mulvahill: Anchor charts 101: why and how to use them (2018).
Thomas Dittl: Why I won't be hanging anchor charts in my classroom this year (2017).

TOPIC 3.2
Presentation skills (I)

Thurs., 18 Oct.

How to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation ► 2:01 (2008 video).
Chris Thomas: Five memorable key steps to ensure a good presentation ► 6:21 (2008 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 3.3
Presentation skills (II)

Fri., 19 Oct.

Donald Clark: Presentations (1998-2011).
Present like Steve Jobs ► 6:54 (2008 video) (transcript).

Week 5

TOPIC 4.1
Pedagogical tools

Mon., 22 Oct.

Assignment 4.
ICT guidelines ► 5:31 (2017 video) (transcript).
ICT in primary education ► 4:46 (2014 video) (transcript).
Information and communication technology (ICT) in education.

TOPIC 4.2
Scientific writing

Thurs., 25 Oct.

Chittaranjan Andrade: How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation (2011).
IMRAD structure (2009).

TOPIC 4.3
Meeting

Fri., 26 Oct.

How to run a meeting ► 3:42 (2009 video) (transcript).

Group presentations
(3-5 min each student).

Week 6

TOPIC 5.1
Assessment and evaluation

Mon., 29 Oct.

Assignment 5.
Formative assessment in the classroom ► 6:50 (2017 video) (transcript).
Redirecting behavior ► 4:54 (2015 video) (transcript).

HOLIDAY
All Saints' Day

Thurs., 1 Nov.

TOPIC 5.2
Networking

Fri., 2 Nov.

Seven tips for effective networking ► 9:24 (2009 video) (transcript).

Group presentations
(3-5 min each student).

Week 7

TOPIC 5.3
Personal brand

Mon., 5 Nov.

Five easy steps to create your personal brand ► 4:11 (2013 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 6.1
Partnership with parents

Thurs., 8 Nov.

Assignment 6.
Important interactions: How to communicate effectively with parents ► 4:50 (2012 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 6.2
Job application

Fri., 9 Nov.

Europass: Curriculum Vitae (2002-2018).
How to write a great resume and cover letter ► 2:44 (2012 video) (transcript).

Week 8

TOPIC 6.3
Job interview

Mon., 12 Nov.

Paul Michael: How to answer 23 of the most common interview questions (2007-2013) (PDF).
Interview dos and don'ts ► 4:15 (2007 video) (transcript).