Universidad de La Laguna
rev. 2023-09-10

Idioma extranjero
Mención inglés (2023-2024)

unit 1 unit 2 unit 3 unit 4 unit 5 unit 6

Week 1

PROLOGUE 0.1
Language learning

Mon., 11 Sept.

📖 Steve Kaufmann. Seven concepts of natural language learning. PickTheBrain. 2 Feb. 2009. PDF version.
🎞️ Steve Kaufmann. Self-introduction. 2007. ► 4:38. Transcript.

HOLIDAY
Feast of the Cross

Thurs., 14 Sept. Piero della Francesca: Exaltation of the Cross: Heraclius enters Jerusalem with the Cross (1464)

PROLOGUE 0.2
Quantity and quality

Fri., 15 Sept.

📖 Herbert Lui. Why quantity should be your priority. Medium. 29 July 2013. PDF version.
🎞️ Karen X. Cheng. Girl learns to dance in a year. 2013. ► 1:50.
📖 Trond Egil Toft. Better learning through handwriting / translation by Astri Sivertsen. ScienceDaily. 24 Jan. 2011. PDF version.

Week 2

TOPIC 1.1
School teachers

Mon., 18 Sept.

Assignment 1.
🎞️ Maya Lee. A day in the life of a fifth grade teacher. 2017. ► 9:35. Transcript.

TOPIC 1.2
Time management

Thurs., 21 Sept.

🎞️ Sally LePage, Liz Timoney White. A short guide to managing your time. University of Oxford, 2013. ► 4:36. Transcript.
📖 Time management top tips. University of Oxford, 2015.

TOPIC 1.3
Commercial correspondence

Fri., 22 Sept.

📖 Writing business letters in English: useful phrases and vocabulary for writing business letters. Learn English today. PDF version.
📖 Dustin Wax. How to write a business letter that gets results. LifeHack. 10 Mar. 2008. PDF version.
🎞️ The dos and don'ts of e-mail etiquette. Austin Outdoor, 2012. ► 8:34. Transcript.
📖 Jackson Nimesheim. Emailing your college professor: do's and don'ts. U. S. news. 26 July 2022. PDF version.

Week 3

TOPIC 2.1
Early education curriculum

Mon., 25 Sept.

Assignment 2.
🎞️ What does "high-quality" preschool look like? NPR Ed, 2014. ► 5:43. Transcript.
📖 Early education curriculum: nursery and primary cycles of the European schools. Schola Europaea, 2022.

TOPIC 2.2
Presentation skills (I)

Thurs., 28 Sept.

🎞️ Matt Edmundson. How to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation. 2008. ► 2:01.
🎞️ Chris Thomas. Five memorable key steps to ensure a good presentation. 2008. ► 6:21. Transcript.

TOPIC 2.3
Presentation skills (II)

Fri., 29 Sept.

📖 Donald Clark. Presentations. 1998-2015.
🎞️ Carmine Gallo. Present like Steve Jobs. 2008. ► 6:54. Transcript.

Week 4

TOPIC 3.1
Learning environment

Mon., 2 Oct.

Assignment 3.
🎞️ Shelley Sweazey. The learning environment as the third teacher. Simcoe County, District School Board, 2015. ► 9:16. Transcript.
📖 Elizabeth Mulvahill. Anchor charts 101: why and how to use them. We are teachers. 19 Aug. 2022.
📖 Thomas Dittl. Why I won't be hanging anchor charts in my classroom this year. We are teachers. 4 Aug. 2017.

TOPIC 3.2
Library

Thurs., 5 Oct.

🎞️ Should I be using Google or the library resources for a paper? NEIU Libraries, 2020. ► 1:40. Transcript.
📖 Universal Decimal Classification summary. UDC Consortium.
📖 Google Scholar.

TOPIC 3.3
Documentation

Fri., 6 Oct.

🎞️ Introduction to citations. WPI Gordon Library, 2018. ► 4:38. Transcript.
📖 APA Style. American Psychological Association.
📖 Interactive APA. OWLL, Massey University.
📖 Estilo APA. Biblioteca Universitaria, Universidad de Alicante.

Week 5

TOPIC 4.1
Pedagogical tools

Mon., 9 Oct.

Assignment 4.
🎞️ Sarah Comben. Engaging with technology. AITSL, 2016. ► 3:49. Transcript.
🎞️ Diana Laurillard. ICT in primary education. University of London, 2014. ► 4:46. Transcript.
📖 Information and communication technology (ICT) in education. UNESCO.

HOLIDAY
Columbus Day

Thurs., 12 Oct. Sebastiano del Piombo: Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Christopher Columbus (1519)

TOPIC 4.2
Plagiarism

Fri., 13 Oct.

🎞️ Andrew Young. Plagiarism: Lesson one. 2016. ► 5:54. Transcript.

Week 6

TOPIC 4.3
Creativity

Mon., 16 Oct.

🎞️ Vanessa Hill. The secret to creativity. BrainCraft, 2016. ► 5:08. Transcript.

TOPIC 5.1
Assessment and evaluation

Thurs., 19 Oct.

Assignment 5.
🎞️ Natalie Thorpe, Kathleen Chambers. Formative assessment in the classroom. AITSL, 2017. ► 6:50. Transcript.
🎞️ Redirecting behavior. Administration for Children and Families, 2015. ► 4:54. Transcript.

Group presentations (3-5 min each student).

TOPIC 5.2
Outlining

Fri., 19 Oct.

🎞️ Ryan Holiday. How to write a book: from research to writing to editing to publishing. 2016. ► 5:42. Transcript.
📖 Chittaranjan Andrade. How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation. Indian journal of psychiatry. Vol. 53, no. 2 (Apr. 2011), p. 172-175.
📖 IMRAD structure. Idaho State University, 2009.

Group presentations.

Week 7

TOPIC 5.3
Drafting and editing

Mon., 23 Oct.

🎞️ Joseph Forte. Drafting and revising. Purdue OWL, 2018. ► 5:30. Transcript.

TOPIC 6.1
Partnership with parents

Thurs., 26 Oct.

Assignment 6.
🎞️ Nili Matthews. Important interactions: How to communicate effectively with parents. Kids Included Together, 2012. ► 4:50. Transcript.

Group presentations.

TOPIC 6.2
Job application

Fri., 27 Oct.

📖 Europass. European Union, 2002- .
🎞️ Linda Spencer. How to write a great resume and cover letter. Harvard Extension School, 2012. ► 2:44. Transcript.

Group presentations.

Week 8

HOLIDAY
All Saints' Day

Wed., 1 Nov. Fra Angelico: The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs (ca. 1423)

TOPIC 6.3
Job interview

Thurs., 2 Nov.

📖 Paul Michael. How to answer 23 of the most common interview questions. Wise bread. 2007. PDF version.
🎞️ Interview dos and don'ts. VaultVideo, 2007. ► 4:15. Transcript.

Group presentations.

CONCLUSION

Fri., 3 Nov.