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English Program: Level A1 - "Navigating My World: Personal, Family, Academic, and Social Connections"

Course Structure Overview

• Level: A1 (Divided into A1.1 and A1.2)
• Total Duration: 112 hours (2 Courses of 56 hours each)
• Units per Course: 3
• Topics per Unit: 4
• Hours per Topic: 4
• Focus: Plurilingual and intercultural competencies aligned with CEFR standards​​.
• Project-Based Learning Theme: "Navigating My World: Personal, Family, Academic, and Social Connections"

Course A1.1

Unit 1: "Introducing Myself and My World"

Topic 1: Greetings and Introductions

• Competences: Oral interaction, written interaction, phonetics.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can introduce oneself and ask simple questions​.
  • Can write short, simple sentences​.
• Content: Greetings, formal/informal speech, alphabet pronunciation.
• Cultural Component: Understanding basic cultural norms for greetings in English-speaking countries.

Topic 2: Family Members

• Competences: Vocabulary expansion, mediation.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can describe family members using simple sentences​.
  • Can mediate simple information about relationships​.
• Content: Family vocabulary, possessive adjectives.
• Cultural Component: Family structure comparison across cultures.

Topic 3: My Hobbies and Interests

• Competences: Speaking about personal preferences, listening comprehension.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can talk about likes and dislikes using a limited repertoire​.
  • Can understand slow, clear speech about hobbies​.
• Content: Vocabulary for hobbies, verb conjugations for preferences.
• Cultural Component: Popular hobbies in English-speaking cultures.

Topic 4: Everyday Routines

• Competences: Writing and speaking about daily life.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can describe daily routines using simple phrases​.
• Content: Present simple tense, time expressions.
• Cultural Component: Comparing daily routines globally.

Unit 2: "Exploring My Environment"

Topic 1: My Home and Neighborhood

• Competences: Listening for specific information, reading comprehension.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can understand simple descriptions of places​.
• Content: Rooms, prepositions of place.
• Cultural Component: Homes in different countries.

Topic 2: Navigating the City

• Competences: Following directions, asking for help.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can understand simple directions and follow maps​.
• Content: Directions vocabulary, question formation.
• Cultural Component: Public transport systems in various cities.

Topic 3: Shopping and Transactions

• Competences: Interpersonal interaction.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can interact in basic transactions​.
• Content: Numbers, shopping phrases.
• Cultural Component: Currency and shopping etiquette worldwide.

Topic 4: Describing My School or Workplace

• Competences: Writing short paragraphs, oral presentations.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can write simple text about one’s school​.
• Content: Vocabulary for facilities and professions.
• Cultural Component: Comparing school and work environments.

Unit 3: "Building Relationships"

Topic 1: Making Friends

• Competences: Conversational skills, email writing.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can write a simple email to a friend​.
• Content: Informal greetings, question tags.
• Cultural Component: Friendship norms globally.

Topic 2: Social Activities

• Competences: Understanding invitations, responding politely.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can understand simple invitations​.
• Content: Vocabulary for events, polite responses.
• Cultural Component: Common social gatherings.

Topic 3: Talking About Plans

• Competences: Using future forms.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can discuss plans using basic future tense​.
• Content: ‘Going to’ structure, adverbs of time.
• Cultural Component: Planning styles in different cultures.

Topic 4: Sharing Experiences

• Competences: Narrative skills.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can narrate a simple past event​.
• Content: Past tense for simple events.
• Cultural Component: Celebrating achievements across cultures.

Course A1.2

Follow a similar framework focusing on progressing from personal contexts to broader academic and professional interactions.

Implementation Strategy

1. Project-Based Learning: Encourage students to integrate linguistic knowledge into their fields of study​​.
2. Use of Technology Tools: Platforms like EdPuzzle and FluentKey for interactive learning​​.
3. Cultural Awareness: Activities linked to the Council of Europe’s plurilingual and intercultural education​​.

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Detailed Breakdown for A1.2 - "Navigating My World: Personal, Family, Academic, and Social Connections"

Unit 1: "Expanding My Horizons"

Topic 1: Meeting New People

• Competences: Oral and written interaction, mediation.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can ask and answer simple questions about personal details​.
  • Can mediate simple content from one language to another​.
• Content: Phrases for introductions, verb "to be" in questions and answers.
• Cultural Component: Small talk customs in various countries.

Topic 2: Describing Events

• Competences: Speaking and writing about past events.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can describe past experiences using simple phrases​.
• Content: Past simple tense, time expressions (yesterday, last week).
• Cultural Component: National holidays and events.

Topic 3: Hobbies and Free Time

• Competences: Listening for gist, discussing preferences.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can discuss likes and dislikes using basic expressions​.
• Content: Vocabulary for hobbies, verbs “like” and “enjoy.”
• Cultural Component: Popular pastimes in English-speaking cultures.

Topic 4: My Daily Challenges

• Competences: Expressing problems, requesting assistance.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can ask for and give simple advice​.
• Content: Modal verbs (can, must), common problem-solving phrases.
• Cultural Component: Approaches to problem-solving in different societies.

Unit 2: "Engaging with My Community"

Topic 1: Local Services

• Competences: Interaction in basic service scenarios.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can request simple information in familiar contexts​.
• Content: Vocabulary for public services, question formation.
• Cultural Component: Public services and norms in different countries.

Topic 2: Eating Out

• Competences: Making orders, expressing preferences.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can interact in simple transactions (ordering food and drink)​.
• Content: Food vocabulary, phrases for polite requests.
• Cultural Component: Eating customs around the world.

Topic 3: Traveling Locally

• Competences: Understanding directions, asking about transport.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can ask for and understand simple travel information​.
• Content: Vocabulary for transportation, prepositions of direction.
• Cultural Component: Travel etiquette in English-speaking cultures.

Topic 4: Participating in Activities

• Competences: Talking about events, inviting others.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can make and respond to invitations in a simple way​.
• Content: Vocabulary for events, future forms (“going to” and “will”).
• Cultural Component: Seasonal activities in English-speaking cultures.

Unit 3: "Building My Future"

Topic 1: My Academic Journey

• Competences: Discussing education, writing emails.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can write a short email to inquire about a course​.
• Content: Vocabulary for school subjects, polite question forms.
• Cultural Component: Education systems across cultures.

Topic 2: Exploring Careers

• Competences: Expressing interests and aspirations.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can talk about personal goals in simple terms​.
• Content: Job-related vocabulary, verb phrases (want to, hope to).
• Cultural Component: Work culture differences.

Topic 3: Problem Solving

• Competences: Mediation and interaction in group tasks.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can collaborate in simple discussions to solve problems​​.
• Content: Phrases for group work, problem-solving strategies.
• Cultural Component: Conflict resolution strategies globally.

Topic 4: Presenting Myself

• Competences: Giving a basic presentation, answering questions.
• CEFR Descriptors:
  • Can give a short, rehearsed presentation on a familiar topic​.
• Content: Structuring a presentation, linking words.
• Cultural Component: Public speaking traditions in English-speaking countries.

Integration Strategies

1. Action-Oriented Tasks: Engage learners in projects such as preparing a digital presentation or organizing a cultural event​​.
2. Technology Tools: Use platforms like EdPuzzle for comprehension tasks, and Kahoot for vocabulary reinforcement​​.
3. Assessment: Incorporate continuous self-assessment aligned with CEFR descriptors​​.

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