STUDENT PROFILE
Student’s Name Alberto Mozo Minquez
Gender and age Male - 31 years of age
Nationality Spanish
Education High School
Language Level Intermediate
Motivation Extrinsic: The student wants to improve his English to heighten his chances
of finding employment in an English speaking country. The student also
wants to improve his language capability this can have a huge influence on
his current employment position in Spain.
Extrinsic: To have better flowing English conversations with his friends
when they are together. The language acquisition will come in handy
especially when the student travels and English becomes the only means of
effective communication.
Perceived Strengths Student feels confident in the writing skill of the English language
Perceived • The student finds it difficult to listen to the English language (don’t
Weaknesses know yet if it is audio/video or text pieces).
• The student has difficulty speaking or having useful conversations
in the English language.
• The student shows weakness in pronunciation of certain English
words.
Learning Preferences • The student prefers funny classroom activities
• Topics of interest are: The environment; science, technology and
current affairs.
• The student prefers vocabulary/words that have technical theme.
• The student prefers the use of authentic material.
• In School the student used a course book.
• The student has prioritised: Speaking (1); Pronunciation (2) and
Listening (3) as the areas he would like to improve.
Teacher’s Role To capture the students interest, the teacher can activate the students
target language acquisition by being spontaneous, incorporating fun class
activities, is able to transfer English words in an understanding way as well
as have the ability to pronounce words clearly.
Topics of Interest The student interests are:
Football;
Movies;
Music;
Mathematics;
Technology;
Environment;
Science;
Current affairs.
, THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Alida Naudé Alberto Mozo Minquez Intermediate (B1)
Syllabus Type: Skills and Topic based
Skills based: The student will be introduced to activities where listening, speaking (in particular
pronunciation) and writing if of importance by using words that is work environment related. This
will give the student confidence when i.e.: he attend an interview or apply for a job in an English
speaking country.
Topic bases: The student will be drawn into the target language by the use of activities that capture
his interest such as authentic pieces on i.e.: engineering that is workplace related. Certain
vocabulary can be extracted from the authentic piece as a means of expanding the thought
processes with the use of flash cards and word pronunciation. Teacher and student can also have a
casual conversation (find common ground) about the topic of the day and why they find it
interesting.
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
• Communicate in a professional manner.
• Show confidence when speaking in the English language.
• Pronounce words fluently, correct and in context.
• Listen and understand English whether it is audio, film, music or normal speech.
• Apply for a higher work position with his current employer.
• Communicate with his friends in a relaxed normal manner.
• Travel without worries as he will be able to communicate in a clear manner.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
• why you have chosen this syllabus type
To have a more effective language “footprint” the decision was made to split the lesson
into two sections, namely: A) a skills based and B) a topic based syllabus.
A) Skills based: By practicing one or all of the four main skills, listening, reading,
speaking and writing, the student will be able to better decode the English language,
build an arsenal of vocabulary and will be able to construct sentences in a logical
way by means of reasoning. The focus area will predominantly be listening,
speaking - pronunciation and writing. By elevating his pronunciation, speaking and
writing skills, the student will be able to have effective, constructive and logical
communication abilities. Pushing his language proficiency levels a notch upwards.
These skills will come in handy in the student’s normal working environment i.e.
report writing or if and when the student applies or goes for a job interview.
Student’s Name Alberto Mozo Minquez
Gender and age Male - 31 years of age
Nationality Spanish
Education High School
Language Level Intermediate
Motivation Extrinsic: The student wants to improve his English to heighten his chances
of finding employment in an English speaking country. The student also
wants to improve his language capability this can have a huge influence on
his current employment position in Spain.
Extrinsic: To have better flowing English conversations with his friends
when they are together. The language acquisition will come in handy
especially when the student travels and English becomes the only means of
effective communication.
Perceived Strengths Student feels confident in the writing skill of the English language
Perceived • The student finds it difficult to listen to the English language (don’t
Weaknesses know yet if it is audio/video or text pieces).
• The student has difficulty speaking or having useful conversations
in the English language.
• The student shows weakness in pronunciation of certain English
words.
Learning Preferences • The student prefers funny classroom activities
• Topics of interest are: The environment; science, technology and
current affairs.
• The student prefers vocabulary/words that have technical theme.
• The student prefers the use of authentic material.
• In School the student used a course book.
• The student has prioritised: Speaking (1); Pronunciation (2) and
Listening (3) as the areas he would like to improve.
Teacher’s Role To capture the students interest, the teacher can activate the students
target language acquisition by being spontaneous, incorporating fun class
activities, is able to transfer English words in an understanding way as well
as have the ability to pronounce words clearly.
Topics of Interest The student interests are:
Football;
Movies;
Music;
Mathematics;
Technology;
Environment;
Science;
Current affairs.
, THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Alida Naudé Alberto Mozo Minquez Intermediate (B1)
Syllabus Type: Skills and Topic based
Skills based: The student will be introduced to activities where listening, speaking (in particular
pronunciation) and writing if of importance by using words that is work environment related. This
will give the student confidence when i.e.: he attend an interview or apply for a job in an English
speaking country.
Topic bases: The student will be drawn into the target language by the use of activities that capture
his interest such as authentic pieces on i.e.: engineering that is workplace related. Certain
vocabulary can be extracted from the authentic piece as a means of expanding the thought
processes with the use of flash cards and word pronunciation. Teacher and student can also have a
casual conversation (find common ground) about the topic of the day and why they find it
interesting.
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
• Communicate in a professional manner.
• Show confidence when speaking in the English language.
• Pronounce words fluently, correct and in context.
• Listen and understand English whether it is audio, film, music or normal speech.
• Apply for a higher work position with his current employer.
• Communicate with his friends in a relaxed normal manner.
• Travel without worries as he will be able to communicate in a clear manner.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
• why you have chosen this syllabus type
To have a more effective language “footprint” the decision was made to split the lesson
into two sections, namely: A) a skills based and B) a topic based syllabus.
A) Skills based: By practicing one or all of the four main skills, listening, reading,
speaking and writing, the student will be able to better decode the English language,
build an arsenal of vocabulary and will be able to construct sentences in a logical
way by means of reasoning. The focus area will predominantly be listening,
speaking - pronunciation and writing. By elevating his pronunciation, speaking and
writing skills, the student will be able to have effective, constructive and logical
communication abilities. Pushing his language proficiency levels a notch upwards.
These skills will come in handy in the student’s normal working environment i.e.
report writing or if and when the student applies or goes for a job interview.
