VNU- College of foreign languages VNU- College of foreign languages Syllabus design Syllabus design Designing a syllabus for a -30- hour -class in the evening Group 5: Tran Thi Van Nguyen Dinh Hung Ngo Thi Trang Nguyen Van Dang Nguyen Thi Thuy Binh Le Thi Huong Part I: General information about Part I: General information about the course the course  The learners The learners  The learning The learning  Course duration Course duration  Course aims and objectives Course aims and objectives 1. 1. General goals of learning: General goals of learning: Our course is aimed to: Our course is aimed to:  to help learners develop key skills in the to help learners develop key skills in the correct use of English for reading, writing, correct use of English for reading, writing, speaking and listening. There is an emphasis speaking and listening. There is an emphasis on communicative activities. on communicative activities.  to help learners develop a natural and to help learners develop a natural and accurate style of English pronunciation. accurate style of English pronunciation.  to improve learners’ ability to understand and to improve learners’ ability to understand and use vocabulary and expression common to use vocabulary and expression common to everyday life. everyday life.  to help learners improve their understanding to help learners improve their understanding of key aspects of English grammar, of key aspects of English grammar, structures, skills. structures, skills. 2. Specific objectives: 2. Specific objectives: This syllabus is designed for a course of This syllabus is designed for a course of approximately 30 class hours of instruction and approximately 30 class hours of instruction and takes learners from the verb “to be” through takes learners from the verb “to be” through present, continuous forms as well as other present, continuous forms as well as other basic structures such as subject and object basic structures such as subject and object pronouns, this, that, these, those, possessive… pronouns, this, that, these, those, possessive… 3. Level of English learners 3. Level of English learners This syllabus is designed for “false” learners. This syllabus is designed for “false” learners. Most learners in this course are adult learners. Most learners in this course are adult learners. Each group of 5 lessons is followed by a Each group of 5 lessons is followed by a planned review lesson which allows students a planned review lesson which allows students a chance to review what they have learnt. This chance to review what they have learnt. This syllabus can be adapted to fit learners’ needs syllabus can be adapted to fit learners’ needs and is presented as a basic on which to build and is presented as a basic on which to build an elementary level in ESL English course. an elementary level in ESL English course. 4. Level of motivation 4. Level of motivation Intermediate - level Intermediate - level “ “ False” learners are typically learners False” learners are typically learners who had a few years to learn English who had a few years to learn English and are now returning to start learning and are now returning to start learning again for a variety of reasons: work, travel, again for a variety of reasons: work, travel, hobbies… hobbies… 1.Teaching situation: 1.Teaching situation: English is taught with a lot of English is taught with a lot of communication activities, mostly worked communication activities, mostly worked in pairs or small groups in pairs or small groups 2. 2. Number of learners Number of learners : 20 students : 20 students 3. Size 3. Size : 15 m : 15 m 2 2 4. Facilities: 4. Facilities: videos, tapes, cassette videos, tapes, cassette players. players. 5. Administrators’ attitude: 5. Administrators’ attitude: Administrators should: Administrators should: • promote learners’ achievement promote learners’ achievement • Support and develop a talented staff Support and develop a talented staff • Build a solid organizational structure Build a solid organizational structure This course lasts in 5 weeks. This course lasts in 5 weeks. Aims Aims  To prepare learners to communicate in English at a basic To prepare learners to communicate in English at a basic level for purposes of travelling, jobs and their lives level for purposes of travelling, jobs and their lives Objectives: Objectives: By the end of the course learners will be able to: By the end of the course learners will be able to:  Have a reading vocabulary of 300 common words. Have a reading vocabulary of 300 common words.  Have a listening vocabulary of 300 common words Have a listening vocabulary of 300 common words numbers up to 100 numbers up to 100  Understand simple written descriptions Understand simple written descriptions  Understand simple questions, statements, greetings. Understand simple questions, statements, greetings.  Can get the gist if simple conversation in spoken English Can get the gist if simple conversation in spoken English  Hold a bilingual conversation, speaking English slowly Hold a bilingual conversation, speaking English slowly and clearly in simple words and clearly in simple words  Use and understand appropriate gestures Use and understand appropriate gestures  Have confidence to initiate conversations in English, be Have confidence to initiate conversations in English, be unafraid of making mistakes. unafraid of making mistakes. [...]... the cinema with his family ,especially at weekends he usually goes to bed at about 11:30 pm.” “Mr Hung is also an office worker He works in Ha noi He lives with his wife and two children- a son and a daughter He often has breakfast at six and leaves home thirty minutes after having breakfast He takes his daughter to school on his way to work by motorbike because his daughter starts her lesson at 7:00... the conversation -Finding out your partner’s information Time Week 3 Topic Structures/ Vocabularies Love and hate Function Tasks/ Activities The present - Expressing simple: I, you, we, like and dislike they; like or hate V-ing The present simple questions: you, they Activity verbs and adverbs of frequencies Sentence stress in questions Listening to celebrity loves and hates - Reading a passage -Writing... partner Use the information in the chart and make conversation Example: A: What time does the museum open? B: It opens at ten o’clock A: Thank you The museum Start 12:50 The film Finish 14:20 The train open 11:10 The programmes Close 8:30 The shops Leave 7:45 The plane arrive 5:30 The lesson 8:15 5 Work with a new partner Make conversations with this information (Make sure you use the correct singular or... in Bradford Every morning, he often wakes up at 7 am, but he doesn’t get up until 7.15 After getting up, he has a shower and gets dressed He always has a big breakfast with bread, eggs, and vegetable soup After breakfast, he brushes his teeth He leaves the house for work at 8.00 and catches the 8.15 train On the train he reads newspaper and do the crossword It takes him about 25 minutes to get to work... partner’s daily activities Eg: Lan is a student , she often gets up at 6:30… Reading and writing 1 Read two passages about Mr.Brown and Mr.Hung and then do the tasks that follow : “Mr Brown is an office worker , he works in Oxford His day doesn’t start early He often gets up at 7:30 He ahs a big breakfast with bread, eggs, vegetable soup his work starts at about 9:00 am and finishes at 6:00 pm He doesn’t... goes for a drink with his friends He goes to bed at 11.30 Match the verbs in the box and the pictures Wash up Watch TV Get up Have a shower Catch a train Brush your teeth Leave the house Get dressed Wake up Get up Go to bed Go home 2 Write the words in the circles below In a flat In Manchester a train Breakfast dinner to bed to work for a drink at 7.00 until 7.15 early Task 3 : Add these words and phrases... Mr.Brown 2 Mr.Brown often starts his work at 7:30 3 Both of them often have an eight- hour –working- day 4 Mr.Hung finishes his work at six pm 5 Mr.Brown has lunch with his wife at home 6 Mr.Hung often takes his daughter to school on the way to work 7 Mr.Brown often goes to the cinema in the evening 8 Mr.Hung often has a short nap at noon 9 Mr.Brown finishes his work at 6:00 pm 10 Mr.Hung usually goes... 7:30? B: He gets up at 7:30 ? 2 Work in groups Fill in the gap with a suitable word I live in Milan, but I don’t come from Italy I come from the USA I work for a TV company I enjoy my job and I really like the lifestyle in Milan , so I don’t want to go back to the USA Sandy(1) …….in Milan, but (2)…… from Italy She (3)…….from the USA She (4)……for a TV company She (5)………her job and she really (6)…….the . Sentence stress in questions questions - Expressing - Expressing like like and and dislike dislike Listening to celebrity Listening to celebrity loves and hates. understanding to help learners improve their understanding of key aspects of English grammar, of key aspects of English grammar, structures, skills. structures,