STUDENT PROFILE
Student’s Name Alberto
Gender and age Male , 31 Years Old
Nationality Spanish
Education High School (ENGINEER)
Language Level Intermediate
Motivation Intrinsic and Extrinsic
-To be able to watch films in their original language.
-To Travel to English speaking countries.
-To socialize in English
-To improve English for advancement in career in both England
and Spain
Perceived Strengths -Had English lessons for 8 years in school and 2 months at an
academy. Mostly grammar.
-Good comprehension and use of writing skills.
-Intermediate level grammar and vocabulary.
Perceived --Because the student has only had English lessons in group
Weaknesses classes, he might feel embarrassed by being in a one to one
learning environment.
-Lacks confidence in conversing with English native speakers.
-Struggles with both Listening and speaking skills.
-Difficulty speaking with accuracy and fluency
Learning Preferences -Student would like the teacher to have clear pronunciation.
-Students want to increase their technical vocabulary for career
advancement.
-Students prefer authentic materials rather than course books.
-Student wants to be taught one to one as opposed to being in a
group
-Students would like the teacher to be friendly and funny.
Teacher’s Role -The teacher should speak with accuracy and fluency to gain
better pronunciation skills.
-The teacher’s personality is both humorous and patient.
-Since he said nothing about correcting me, I assume that he
would be fine with me doing so.
, Topics of Interest -Music: Classical and various other genres.
-Industrial engineering and physics
-Travel
-Sport: Watching Football/Soccer
-Film: Watching movies like Comedies
THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Bianca Kok Alberto Mofo Minguez B1
Intermediate
Syllabus Type:
Multi-Syllabus
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
-Use the sub-skills listening for gist and specific information to increase his listening ability.
-Speak with fluency and accuracy in both work and social environments.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
● why you have chosen this syllabus type
I chose to create a multi-syllabus for Alberto, because I, as the teacher, think that he
requires a course that focuses primarily on both speaking and listening skills. Given the
fact that he has had eight years of coursebook grammar lessons, I chose to keep any
grammar-based lessons to a minimal. From the information that I gathered watching the
interview and reading the questionnaire, it seems that Alberto has difficulty with listening
for gist and extracting key information. He also lacks the confidence to respond with his
Spanish accent fearing that his pronunciation would be incorrect. His reading and writing
abilities are also good but there is always room for improvement so I gave him some
reading and writing tasks in the first five hours to evaluate his ability so that I could adapt
the syllabus if necessary
● why you have chosen the topic(s) covered
After watching the interview video and reading the questionnaire answers, I discovered
that Alberto has a lot of interests that can be used to create materials with. Because he
likes films, football, and travel, I thought that using these topics in the beginning of the
skill lessons would be a good way to get Alberto relaxed and comfortable enough for the
more work-related lessons. He is well motivated and seems to have good reasons to
Student’s Name Alberto
Gender and age Male , 31 Years Old
Nationality Spanish
Education High School (ENGINEER)
Language Level Intermediate
Motivation Intrinsic and Extrinsic
-To be able to watch films in their original language.
-To Travel to English speaking countries.
-To socialize in English
-To improve English for advancement in career in both England
and Spain
Perceived Strengths -Had English lessons for 8 years in school and 2 months at an
academy. Mostly grammar.
-Good comprehension and use of writing skills.
-Intermediate level grammar and vocabulary.
Perceived --Because the student has only had English lessons in group
Weaknesses classes, he might feel embarrassed by being in a one to one
learning environment.
-Lacks confidence in conversing with English native speakers.
-Struggles with both Listening and speaking skills.
-Difficulty speaking with accuracy and fluency
Learning Preferences -Student would like the teacher to have clear pronunciation.
-Students want to increase their technical vocabulary for career
advancement.
-Students prefer authentic materials rather than course books.
-Student wants to be taught one to one as opposed to being in a
group
-Students would like the teacher to be friendly and funny.
Teacher’s Role -The teacher should speak with accuracy and fluency to gain
better pronunciation skills.
-The teacher’s personality is both humorous and patient.
-Since he said nothing about correcting me, I assume that he
would be fine with me doing so.
, Topics of Interest -Music: Classical and various other genres.
-Industrial engineering and physics
-Travel
-Sport: Watching Football/Soccer
-Film: Watching movies like Comedies
THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Bianca Kok Alberto Mofo Minguez B1
Intermediate
Syllabus Type:
Multi-Syllabus
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
-Use the sub-skills listening for gist and specific information to increase his listening ability.
-Speak with fluency and accuracy in both work and social environments.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
● why you have chosen this syllabus type
I chose to create a multi-syllabus for Alberto, because I, as the teacher, think that he
requires a course that focuses primarily on both speaking and listening skills. Given the
fact that he has had eight years of coursebook grammar lessons, I chose to keep any
grammar-based lessons to a minimal. From the information that I gathered watching the
interview and reading the questionnaire, it seems that Alberto has difficulty with listening
for gist and extracting key information. He also lacks the confidence to respond with his
Spanish accent fearing that his pronunciation would be incorrect. His reading and writing
abilities are also good but there is always room for improvement so I gave him some
reading and writing tasks in the first five hours to evaluate his ability so that I could adapt
the syllabus if necessary
● why you have chosen the topic(s) covered
After watching the interview video and reading the questionnaire answers, I discovered
that Alberto has a lot of interests that can be used to create materials with. Because he
likes films, football, and travel, I thought that using these topics in the beginning of the
skill lessons would be a good way to get Alberto relaxed and comfortable enough for the
more work-related lessons. He is well motivated and seems to have good reasons to
