STUDENT PROFILE
Student’s Name Alberto Mozo Minguez
Gender and age Male 31
Nationality Spanish
Education High school (Industrial Engineer)
Language Level Intermediate (B1)
Motivation Intrinsic – his goal is to improve English to communicate with his
friends, watch a film with his friends, and travel to English
countries.
Extrinsic – His goal is to get a better job in an English-speaking
country, therefore he has to improve his English.
Perceived Strengths Strong writing skills, grammatical understanding, self-discipline,
basic understanding of questions, eager to learn, good range of
vocabulary
Perceived To speak English fluent, pronunciation, lacks confidence listening
Weaknesses to native English speakers. Listening skills deficiency: (Reviewing
the interview, it seems he becomes nervous when a native English
speaking person asks him questions. He understood every
question she asked. There seems nothing wrong with his listening
skills. This is an important differentiator)
Learning He prefers authentic material which has a funny topic. He wants to
Preferences improve his listening, speaking and pronunciation skills through
conversation activities. Technical vocabulary is a priority. He is a
proponent for homework as it would be very useful. He prefers
topics like environment, maths, science, technology, current
affairs, music, movies in one-to-one lessons.
Teacher’s Role He wants a teacher who corrects his errors because it is essential
to him; she must make a lesson to be fun, has good pronunciation
skills, speaks clear, and does a wide variety of activities to keep
him engaged.
Topics of Interest He watches movies, listens to music, he loves maths, is interested
in technical material, enjoys the topic of environment, loves
science and technology, loves football, and is interested in current
affairs.
THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
… Alberto Mozo Minguez Intermediate
, Syllabus Type:
Multi-syllabus:
Skills based – I will focus on his ability to deal with job interview situations through speaking
and listening activities.
Topic based – I will use various topics which are of interest to Alberto such as technology,
environment, etc. Pronunciation and appropriate vocabulary skills will be emphasised
through listening and conversational speaking, e.g., word stress and syllables.
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
…speak English fluently
…using clear pronunciation
…listen to fast speech and native speakers in the workplace and when socialising
…socialise with his friends and watch English movies with them.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
• why you have chosen this syllabus type
The student is a 31-year old Spanish Industrial Engineer on an Intermediate level who wants
to boost his job prospects in a company in an English speaking country. He is keen to
socialise and has meaningful conversations with friends, also when he travels. It was
important to select a multi-syllabus lesson to make sure the lesson aims are successfully
met. This syllabus will meet his expectations of a variety of skills, especially listening and
speaking skills, therefore the multi-syllabus lessons. His wish is that I must correct any
errors immediately. This will ensure that his progress will be smooth and fast. I will focus
on his listening for gist and listen for detail skills. It seems that he becomes nervous when
the interviewer asked him questions, but he fully understood the questions in the
interview. He has a lack in confidence when he must respond to questions. The benefit of
a multi-syllabus lesson is that it is based on a combination of skills, topics, and vocabulary.
• why you have chosen the topic(s) covered
Alberto made it very easy for me as a teacher because he has chosen the topics. I will cover
all the topics he is interested in. His motivations and various interests will be the motive
behind the topics I will use through authentic material as he mentioned he is not interested
in using a course book. He is seeking employment in an English speaking country which will
also contribute to my choice for topics. Fortunately, he has a lot of interests and hobbies,
interests in the environment, maths, science, current affairs, and hobbies like football,
music, travelling and movies, which will act as a variety. Using his interests as topics, will be
his motivation to enjoy and engage in the classes.
• why you have chosen this target language/skill
Should his vocabulary and pronunciation increase, his speaking and listening skills will also
improve. He mentioned that one of his focus points is pronunciation. He has indicated in
the questionnaire that he lacks confidence in listening and speaking skills. Therefore,
Student’s Name Alberto Mozo Minguez
Gender and age Male 31
Nationality Spanish
Education High school (Industrial Engineer)
Language Level Intermediate (B1)
Motivation Intrinsic – his goal is to improve English to communicate with his
friends, watch a film with his friends, and travel to English
countries.
Extrinsic – His goal is to get a better job in an English-speaking
country, therefore he has to improve his English.
Perceived Strengths Strong writing skills, grammatical understanding, self-discipline,
basic understanding of questions, eager to learn, good range of
vocabulary
Perceived To speak English fluent, pronunciation, lacks confidence listening
Weaknesses to native English speakers. Listening skills deficiency: (Reviewing
the interview, it seems he becomes nervous when a native English
speaking person asks him questions. He understood every
question she asked. There seems nothing wrong with his listening
skills. This is an important differentiator)
Learning He prefers authentic material which has a funny topic. He wants to
Preferences improve his listening, speaking and pronunciation skills through
conversation activities. Technical vocabulary is a priority. He is a
proponent for homework as it would be very useful. He prefers
topics like environment, maths, science, technology, current
affairs, music, movies in one-to-one lessons.
Teacher’s Role He wants a teacher who corrects his errors because it is essential
to him; she must make a lesson to be fun, has good pronunciation
skills, speaks clear, and does a wide variety of activities to keep
him engaged.
Topics of Interest He watches movies, listens to music, he loves maths, is interested
in technical material, enjoys the topic of environment, loves
science and technology, loves football, and is interested in current
affairs.
THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
… Alberto Mozo Minguez Intermediate
, Syllabus Type:
Multi-syllabus:
Skills based – I will focus on his ability to deal with job interview situations through speaking
and listening activities.
Topic based – I will use various topics which are of interest to Alberto such as technology,
environment, etc. Pronunciation and appropriate vocabulary skills will be emphasised
through listening and conversational speaking, e.g., word stress and syllables.
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
…speak English fluently
…using clear pronunciation
…listen to fast speech and native speakers in the workplace and when socialising
…socialise with his friends and watch English movies with them.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
• why you have chosen this syllabus type
The student is a 31-year old Spanish Industrial Engineer on an Intermediate level who wants
to boost his job prospects in a company in an English speaking country. He is keen to
socialise and has meaningful conversations with friends, also when he travels. It was
important to select a multi-syllabus lesson to make sure the lesson aims are successfully
met. This syllabus will meet his expectations of a variety of skills, especially listening and
speaking skills, therefore the multi-syllabus lessons. His wish is that I must correct any
errors immediately. This will ensure that his progress will be smooth and fast. I will focus
on his listening for gist and listen for detail skills. It seems that he becomes nervous when
the interviewer asked him questions, but he fully understood the questions in the
interview. He has a lack in confidence when he must respond to questions. The benefit of
a multi-syllabus lesson is that it is based on a combination of skills, topics, and vocabulary.
• why you have chosen the topic(s) covered
Alberto made it very easy for me as a teacher because he has chosen the topics. I will cover
all the topics he is interested in. His motivations and various interests will be the motive
behind the topics I will use through authentic material as he mentioned he is not interested
in using a course book. He is seeking employment in an English speaking country which will
also contribute to my choice for topics. Fortunately, he has a lot of interests and hobbies,
interests in the environment, maths, science, current affairs, and hobbies like football,
music, travelling and movies, which will act as a variety. Using his interests as topics, will be
his motivation to enjoy and engage in the classes.
• why you have chosen this target language/skill
Should his vocabulary and pronunciation increase, his speaking and listening skills will also
improve. He mentioned that one of his focus points is pronunciation. He has indicated in
the questionnaire that he lacks confidence in listening and speaking skills. Therefore,
