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TEFL Assignment 1 - Alberto
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STUDENT PROFILEStudent’s Name Alberto Mofo Minguez
Gender and age 31 years old, Male
Nationality Spanish
Education High School, Engineer
Language Level B1 Intermediate
Motivation Student is Intrinsic and Extrinsic
- Student wants to advance in his career in England and Spain and
requires improving on his English.
- Student wants to travel to English speaking countries.
- Student wants to be able to watch English movies.
- Student wants to communicate in English during social events
with friends.
Perceived Strengths - Student has good writing and communication skills.
- Student’s grammar and vocabulary is of an intermediate level.
- Student had grammar lessons in English for 8 years in school and
2 months in an academy.
Perceived - Student seems a bit shy and intimidated during the one-on-one
Weaknesses interaction. This could be because of him being in group lessons
only.
- Student has difficulty in pronunciation of words. There is no
fluency and accuracy.
- Student is struggling with listening and speaking skills.
- Student is not confident enough to interact with other English-
speaking people.
Learning - Student does not prefer course material but rather authentic
Preferences materials that are fun.
- Student would want the teacher to be funny and friendly as this
help him learn better.
- Student would prefer the teacher to speak with clear
pronunciation for him to learn.
- Student wants an increase in technical vocabulary for him to
advance in his career.
- Student prefers to be taught one on one rather than in a group.
Teacher’s Role
- Alberto needs the teacher to speak clearly with fluency and
accuracy for him to enhance his pronunciation skills.
- Alberto seeks a teacher that is friendly and funny for him to be
comfortable.
- Alberto would want to be corrected as he did not mention
anything about feeling discouraged when a teacher corrects him.
Topics of Interest - Alberto enjoys the following:
, - Soccer
- Watching movies eg. Comedies
- Classical music as well as other genres
- Industrial engineering
- Travel
THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Leneshree Naidoo Albeto Mofo Minguez B1
Intermediate
Syllabus Type:
Multi-Syllabus
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
- Alberto will be able to speak fluently and with accuracy in both social and business
environment.
- Alberto will be able to make use of the sub-skills listening for him to increase his ability
to listen.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
why you have chosen this syllabus type
I chose the multi-syllabus for Alberto because he requires to listen and speaking skills
which this course focuses on. He has had 8 years of coursebook grammar lessons hence
the primary focus will rather be on his weaknesses.
After watching the video, I find that Alberto lacks confidence and feels intimidated when he
answers some questions. He fears that he isn’t speaking with fluency, and he cannot
pronounce English words clearly. He finds it difficulty in listening and grasping key words
that could assist him in answering certain questions.
After reading the questionnaire I find that Alberto does have the ability to read and write,
it can be improved however it is good. Reading and writing tasks can therefore be used in
the first 5 hours of the lessons, l can test he’s ability and evaluate if it can be implemented
in the syllabus as something he is comfortable with. This can assist as a psychological win
as he will see himself improving and would want to learn more.
why you have chosen the topic(s) covered
I have analysed the video with Alberto and found that with Alberto’s interest in films,
soccer and travel, these topics can be incorporated in the beginning of the skills lessons in
order to make him feel at ease and comfortable during the lessons. I can use these topics to
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