Student’s Name Alberto Minguez
Gender and age Male- 31 years of age
Nationality Spanish
Education Physics and Maths- Engineer
Language Level Intermediate-B1
Motivation Extrinsic Needs:
Find employment in England
Wants to grow in his career
Intrinsic Needs:
Wants to socialize with friends
Watch films
Listen to music
Perceived Strengths Good at Maths and Physics. He is able pick up the main points to what is
being asked. Is able to write in English.
Perceived Grasping the texts slowly.
Weaknesses Struggles with pronunciation.
Limited vocabulary.
Struggles with grammar, thus struggles to have a conversation in
English.
Lacks confidence when speaking.
Learning Preferences Activities that may relate to being technical.
Improving on communicating in English.
Wants to gain a better vocabulary and grammar.
Interesting Activities that relate to his hobbies.
Teacher’s Role He expects teacher to:
Be funny.
Give a good conversation.
Topics of Interest Physics
Environment
Travel
Playing Football
Listening to Music- Various music
Watching movies
Current Affairs
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Lauren Swartz Alberto Minguez Intermediate-
B1
Syllabus Type:
Multi- Syllabus
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
Speak English fluently, will be able to pronounce English words properly, have gained a better
vocabulary and grammar. Will be able to use the vocabulary both in conversation and work
situations.
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Why you have chosen this syllabus
I chose this to structure my lessons based on Alberto’s desires, needs and interests. It is designed to
build his vocabulary and understanding on applying the rules of grammar when reading, writing
and speaking. It not only gives him the skill of listening for gist but it enhances the speed of
grasping the information that he perceives when listening and responding.
Why you have chosen the topics covered
The topics are based on his interests and I had to find a way to use these topics to teach the skills
needed for him to grow his English knowledge. Using the topics will get his attention because it’s
something that he is familiar with only with a touch of English.
WHY YOU HAVE CHOSEN THIS TARGET LANGUAGE/SKILL
He has goals like getting a job, communicating with friends; watching movies. In order to
understand and speak English you need to have a foundation. To do this you should be able to
pronounce properly so that others can understand you and not get confused. If you going to make
conversation- you need to have a vocabulary to start a topic to talk about. Last, your grammar is
important as you can communicate clearly with written language.
Hour 1
Speaking and listening-The lesson involves first getting to know Alberto. Finding out what
motivates him, what are his strengths and weaknesses; What level is he on… I also feel that he has
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