PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE

• Timetable (face-to-face session): Wednesdays, from 07.00 to 09.00 pm.
• Book:

• McCarthy, M., McCarten, J. and Sandiford, H. Viewpoint Level 1 Student's Book with Online Course B (Includes Online Workbook). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

CALENDAR

• Drop out due date: 25 August.
• Holidays: 01 November.
• Christmas holidays: from 21 December to 05 January.
• End of the course: 13 December (Second midterm exam check)
• Dates of issue of academic records: 10 and 11 January.

ASSESSMENT

• 50% Activities on the platform* + 50% Exam.
• The final grade is the average of the results in the first and second parts of the course.
• First part of the course (Units 7-9): face-to-face exams on 11 October (Writing & Speaking).
• Second part of the course (Units 10-12): face-to-face exams on 06 December (Writing & Speaking).
• Assessment of 5 skills:
• Reading (20%)
• Writing (20%)
• Use of English (20%)
• Listening (20%)
• Speaking (20%)
• Passing grade: 80 pts. and 80% of attendance (3 absences maximum)

*The platform grade is the average of the Score and Progress values of the activities.

OTHER ASPECTS

• Online exams (Reading, Use of English & Listening) will be done on the platform Moodle.
• A monolingual dictionary is recommended.

USEFUL SITES

• Facebook: CELe UAEMex
• Twitter: @CELe UAEMex
• Blog: http://blendedcele848.blogspot.mx
• Group on Facebook: Blended CELe 848

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Hughes, R. (2005). Exploring Grammar in Writing: upper-intermediate and advanced with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Murphy, R. (2004). English Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice for intermediate students of English, with answers. Third edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.