Jimena Rivadeneira

• Bachelor in Educational Sciences-English

• Magister in Teaching English as a Second Language
• Email: jimeriva@espol.edu.ec
 GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER…

• Write a simple question for the person whose name you have
in a piece of paper.
• Get together and discuss the question.
MATERIALS TO USE
• Empower Student’s Book B1+ COMBO B (2 UNITS – 3 UNITS)
• Cambridge Online Platform Account
(ACCESS –DUE DATE NEXT WEEK)
• Paper dictionary
• 50 sheets of squared paper
• Folder
• Pencil, eraser, pens, liquid paper, highlighter, etc.
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
 Classes always start on time: 13:30/15:30.
 Atendance will be checked 10 minutes later.
 Students have 64 class hours, you can’t miss more than the 40% to
pass the course.
 There are no justified absences. (Reglamento 1206, Art 23).
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 Lateness: If a student arrives more than 10 minutes late, he/she will
be marked “absent!.
CLASS POLICIES
 The use of the mobile phone is strictly for academic activities.
 Students cannot eat or drink anything (except water) in class.
 Students must bring all their materials.
 If they do not have the right material, the teacher can ask them to leave the
class.
 English should be used in class.
 Students are expected to be respectful at all times of their teacher and
classmates.
 Academic honesty is expected.
 Plagiarism will be penalized. (Reglamento 2421, Art 3).
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mento%20de%20disciplina.pdf
 CLASS POLICIES
 Practice Hours will be any hour in the classroom, or in the lab.
 Cambridge Platform are part of the assignments.
Register your username with your first last name, second last name, first name and middle name.
Example: rivadeneira.mora.jimena.Elizabeth
• The SIDWEB platform will be used as a way to communicate with
your teacher.
Use it for sssignments, evaluations, forums, announcements or any
other academic activity.
GET EXTRA POINTS!
 Academic Writing
 Conversation Center, take your
Club, on the top writing compositions
floor of CELEX there and a tutor will
building. Practice help you to polish
your speaking! them. Workshops on
WRITING will be held in
the library.

• Reading Club, in
the MINI-CINEMA.
Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Join the
club!
METHODOLOGIES
 The Communicative Approach
 Flipped Classroom

Listening & Reading activities on SIDWeb per week.

Mini-quizzes about certain topics previously assigned.

 Collaborative and Cooperative Learning

GRADING CRITERIA POLICY
• 75%- THEORETICAL COMPONENT
GRADING CRITERIA POLICY
• 25%- PRACTICAL COMPONENT
 FOR NEXT CLASS…
Record yourself making a sefl-introduction including the next info:
• Hi, my full name is ______________________. I’m _____ years old.
• I study _______________________ in the Faculty of ___________________.
• I chose this degree because________________________________________
• In my free time, I like to ______ , and I also like to _________.
• My favorite Ecuadorian dish is_____________ because_____________.
• I don’t like _____________because _____________. (food)
• I’m from ________________, and I would like to visit ____________ because
___________________.
• My favorite color is ____________ and my favorite piece of music is_______
• My expectations for this English class are: _______ and ______.
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEXT CLASS
1. Upload the video.

2. Autonomous Activity:
READING on SIDWeb!