01-+GUIDELINES

= = 01- C1 FOR EARLY YEAR TEACHERS COURSE GUIDELINES

Welcome to this wiki where we will try to improve our knowledge of English Language up to C1 for Early Year Teachers Course: 2012-13 ==**Subject Organization** == Before entering the subject itself, we must know the meaning of this C1 Common European Reference Level, as well as the main ideas behind the European Linguistic Policy. This topic will be the center of our

**- Introduction**
 * European Language Policy
 * Common European Framework of Reference. Common Reference levels (C1)
 * European Language Portfolio

Period: 24th/09/2015- 05th/10/2015
- Theme 1 Texts and genders: Description in sharing information. > Task: **Period : 08th/10/2015- 16th/10/2015** **Outcome: By the end of Theme 1 you will be able to describe and analyze one classroom setting, identifying the Educational Philosophy which supports the classroom organization using Descriptive Texts** **We will work either oral and written discourses (Oral Speech will require the usage of paralanguage as well as nonverbal language necessary to provide interest to the Speech).** **Including all the information you can observe in a written essay,where you will be required to use suitable terms.** ** - ** Theme 2. Text and genders: Narrative Text. Oral Language and Phonic development > Task: Select a story, adapt it to suit your personal way of working, transcribe it and and tell it in front of your partners (Children Literacy Class)
 * After a short introduction we will deal with the main lines to analyze **Classroom Communication.**
 * We are teachers and want to know the way our words, silence, movements and noises are interpreted
 * We will provide you with tools to analyze classroom discourse, as well as patterns to understand what's going on.
 * We'll be able to write down an essay about specific usage of verbal and non-verbal language in the classroom
 * To end up with a Descriptive Oral Text supported on a research about classroom setting and its role to develop Communicative skills and Thinking strategies.
 * **Paralanguage and Phonics**will be the focus of our SECOND PART.
 * Controlling the classroom, setting groups, explaining, guiding your students, telling stories, dramatizing as well as setting rules and guide classroom interaction is one of the most important roles of teachers. You must be able to take control of your Communication Strategies. In this part. Theme 2
 * Phonetics and Phonology are two sciences which might help us to understand a bit more "Paralinguistic features" to use them better.
 * Period : 19th/11/2015- 02th/12/2015 **
 * Outcome: By the end of Theme 2 you will be able to identify and apply the most important paralinguistic features in an oral text, select a story, transcribe it using the phonic code(compulsory: fillers, linking words, phonetic and phonological terms, as well as all the features necessary to build a descriptive text.) **

> Task: Narrative text in a Learning Report Study analyze and communicate about the main features of these texts: narrative/ non-narrative Task: Write and share the main outlines of your Syllabus **Outcome**: ** Design, write and Discuss orally the baisc Methodological, Linguistic and Pedagogical reasons supporting your Curriculum proposal ( Fundamentos del Aprendizaje Bilingüe) **
 * - Theme 3. Argumentative texts. Describing facts, giving resasons and supporting theories, out of observation, note taking and reading research **
 * The way teacher talks and leads interaction provides students the opportunity to acquire language: routines and classroom interaction help uss understanding **Primary Teaching Techniques**
 * We'll study the mos usual language used for controlling the classroom
 * to develop interest and follow a narration.
 * children comments reveal their knowledge
 * Observation, note taking, description, and narration ar som of the most important text used in this part
 * Period : 02nd/12/15 to 14th/12/2015 **
 * Outcome:By the end of this theme you will be able to debate on a story ( using narrative and non-narrative texts) . Besides you will be able to use a given narration to change its format, and read and tell /dramatize it in front of your partners. **
 * - __ Theme 4. Essay Writing __ **
 * One of the most important ways of learning your most suitable startegies is listening and reading others expreiences and suggestions. In this final part we will work with the language used for reflection
 * Observation, Reflection and Analysis would be the based for this final part
 * Reflect about your achievements
 * Argumentative Text
 * Period :17th/12/15 to 16th/01/2016 **