CURRICULAR ENGLISH 1
TIMETABLE
D07
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D08
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J02
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IMPORTANT DATES
D07
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D08/J02
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TEST PERCENTAGES
- QUIZZES: 15%
- TEST 1: 25%
- TEST 2: 30%
- TEST 3: 30%
For more information and details read the paragraph below.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
This is how the course is organized:
- Book àNew Cutting Edge Elementary (Modules 0, 1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8). It is compulsory to bring the book to the lesson. If the teacher becomes aware that you didn't bring it, you will lose points off your quizzes grade (0.1 points for each time you don't bring the book).
- Attendanceà Attendance is compulsory. This is an 80 hours course, and you are supposed to attend at least 80% of the lessons. If you miss the 20% or more of the course you will not be able to pass to the next level. This means that you can miss up to 15 hours. If you miss 16 hours (20% of the 80 hours) or more, you fail the course. For an absence excused, you can do the following:
__(i) Exhibit a medical excuse issued by “Bienestar Universitario”.
__(ii) Exhibit an excuse issued by your department and signed by the department’s dean or academic _____coordinator.__(iii) If you miss a test and you want to make up for it, the excuse must be exhibited within 5 working _____days from the test administration.
__(iv) Excuses must be exhibited at the coordinator's office. - Evaluation à You have to take various quizzes (the exact number is up to the teacher) and 3 tests. The 3 tests are divided into 4 parts: Listening, Reading, Writing (L/R/W) and Speaking. The speaking part is divided into two sections: Spoken Production (a brief interview with the teacher) and Spoken Interaction (a brief dialogue with a classmate). To pass each test you need to get at least a 3.0-grade. Each test is worth a specific percentage of the final grade:
(i) Quizzes à 15%
(ii) Test 1 à 25% (see dates above).
(iii) Test 2 à 30% (see dates above).
_ (iv) Test 3 à30% (see dates above). - Feedback à After each test, you will receive the test feedback. On August 8, 2011, you will receive the feedback and the final grade.
- Punctuality à The lessons start at 10 a.m. (groups D07/D08) and at 4 p.m. (group J02); on Mondays, group D08 starts the lesson at 11 a.m. and group J02 at 3 p.m. The roll-call will be at 10.10 a.m. for groups D07/D08, and at 4.10 p.m. for group J02; on Mondays, the roll-call will be at 11.10 a.m. for group D08, and at 5.10 p.m. for group J02 . If you arrive after the roll-call, you will lose points off your quizzes grade (0.1 points for each time you are late). The door will be closed at 10.15 a.m. (groups D07/D08) and 4.15 p.m. (group J02); on Mondays, the door will be closed at 11.15 a.m. for group D08, and at 5.15 p.m. for group J02. This means that if you arrive after that time, you will not be able to enter the classroom, and this will result into an absence (1 hour on Monday and 2 hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).
- Homework à Doing the assigned homework is a compulsory requirement. If you fail to fulfil it, you will lose points off your quizzes grade (0.1 points for each time you don't do it).
- Mobile Phones à Mobile phones are to be switched off before the lesson begins. If you fail to do it and your mobile rings in the classroom, or if the teacher becomes aware that you are using it for any reason or purpose, you will lose points off your quizzes grade (0.1 point for each time your mobile phone rings).
- BLOG à You have to visit your group dedicated blog (D07/D08/J02) regularly. The links are on the menu on the left ("D07 – Blog", "D08 – Blog", "J02 – Blog"). Make sure you choose the correct group. From time to time I will post texts and videos and you will have to comment on them. Some of these assignments may be evaluated as quizzes. You can also use it to check the assigned homework, so being absent will not be an acceptable excuse for not doing it.
- Quizzes Grade - Penalties and Rewards. At the end of the course the teacher will calculate the number of penalties you accumulated and subtract it from your quizzes grade (for example, if your quizzes grade is 5.0, and you accumulated 5 penalties, it will become 4.5). It is possible to make up for a maximum of four penalties doing extra homework; you can make up for a penalty you accumulated doing an extra assignment (for example, if you have three penalties, you will have to hand in three extra assignments). For this to be valid, the extra assignment(s) must be handed in in time (the teacher will set the deadline), and scored with a grade equal or higher to 4.5. If you didn't accumulate any penalties, or if you made up for all the penalties you accumulated, you will be awarded a 0.5 points reward (for example, if your quizzes grade is 4.5, it will become 5.0). If you accumulated only one penalty, this will be forgiven, and no points will be subtracted from your quizzes grade; in this case, however, you will not be awarded the 0.5 points reward.
"Reglamento Estudiantil"
Read carefully the following articles from the "Reglamento
Académico Estudiantil de Pregrado de la Universidad Industrial de Santander":
- ARTICULO 88º. La asistencia a clases es obligatoria y su control lo hará el profesor. El estudiante que deje de asistir al 20% de las clases dictadas de una asignatura, perderá ésta por fallas. El profesor en el registro de calificaciones reportará: 0.0 (perdida por fallas).
- ARTICULO 89º. Cuando el estudiante por
enfermedad o calamidad doméstica debidamente comprobada, deje de presentar una
prueba de evaluación ordinaria, podrá presentarla posteriormente, si cumple con
lo estipulado en el artículo 94º del presente Reglamento.
PARAGRAFO. La enfermedad sólo podrá justificarse con certificado del Servicio Médico estudiantil de la Universidad y la calamidad doméstica comprobarse por el grupo de asistencia y desarrollo social de la Sección de Bienestar Universitario. - ARTICULO 94º. Adjuntando los comprobantes que fundamente la petición, el estudiante debe presentar la solicitud de examen supletorio al Director de Escuela o Departamento en los cinco (5) días hábiles siguientes a la fecha de realización del examen ordinario. Para la carrera que cuenta con Coordinador, el trámite se presentará en primera instancia ante dicho funcionario.
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