STUDENT PROFILE
Student’s Name Alberto Mofo Minguez
Gender and age Male, 31 years old
Nationality Spanish
Education High school – Industrial Engineer
Language Level Intermediate (B1)
Motivation Intrinsic & extrinsic
To improve communication with English-speaking friends in casual
day-to-day conversation. Student wants to gain confidence in
speaking and enjoy English media. To improve his English for better
career opportunities in his current job. Learning English will
according to the student provide promotion or access to better jobs
in a new role in England.
Perceived Strengths (1) Established basic English grammar.
(2) Writing skills.
(3) Comprehension ability.
(4) Intermediate grammar and vocabulary.
(5) English lesson experience (8 years) (limited to grammar).
Perceived (1) Listening difficulties.
Weaknesses (2) Speaking difficulties.
(3) English fluency.
(4) Accuracy in English.
(5) Has limited experience in one-on-one speaking settings.
(6) Lack of confidence when conversing with native English
speakers.
Learning Teacher to use authentic teaching materials.
Preferences Provision of take-home tasks in the format of homework.
Lessons and activities therein must be fun.
Technical vocabulary as it is aligned with his technical career and
environment.
One-on-one lessons.
Emphasis and focus by teacher on pronunciation.
Teacher’s Role The teacher must:
• Speak fluently and accurately.
• Pronounce words at pace of the student.
• Be patient and humorous.
• Correct mistakes and reaffirm good work with grace.
Topics of Interest Sports: Football (Soccer).
Movies: Comedy and related genres.
Music: Rock music and related genres.
Travel
Science & technology (engineering, math)
, THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Your name Alberto Mofo Minguez Intermediate
(B1)
Syllabus Type: Multi-syllabus
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will have an improved English (1) speaking ability, (2)
writing, and (3) understanding. He will have better listening skills, comprehension, faster
paced speech and better able to speak with higher levels of fluency. His fluency will improve
in terms of topics that interest him and beyond with clearer pronunciation. The student will
ultimately be able to improve his speaking ability in his technical work environment. In
summary below are the main areas of improvement:
(1) Fluency
(2) Pronunciation
(3) Speaking speed
(4) Casual conversations
(5) Technical jargon
, Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Syllabus
A multi-syllabus lesson was chosen to approach the student’s course. The reason behind
this choice is that the student is already confident in his writing skills. The needs of the
student are speaking and listening, and the needs can be approach multi-modal because of
the student’s passed learning experiences. For this reason, grammar will not be the focus
in this course as he has spent 8 years focusing on grammar. This exclusion will be done
while being open to its inclusion where it will be beneficial to his learning needs. Alberto
lacks confidence in speaking due to his perceived accent (pronunciation problems). This
may be a source of his limited comprehension and understanding during conversations.
This implies that although he has a substantial foundation in writing, there is room for
improvement. Tasks that address these areas are included in the duration of the 5-hour
course.
Topics
Mr. Minguez mentioned in his interview that using his interests in the lessons will be helpful
to him. He stated that he likes (1) football, (2) films, (3) music and (4) travel. These topics
are used right through the course to aide Mr. Minguez in being comfortable during the one-
to-one interactions. Mr. Minguez has an excellent reason for improving his English which
gives him a lot of motivation to reach his goal. The perceived high level of motivation gives
the teacher liberty to incorporate a wider variety of tasks in the lesson. The topics Mr.
Minguez has provided are universal and easily adaptable for class work and homework.
Target language
Speaking and listening are the target skills chosen for the course. Mr. Minguez specified
that he needs to work on his speaking and listening skills along with this technical
vocabulary. Despite these specifications, the lesson will draw from other learning areas that
can supplement his needs.
Structure
The structure of the lesson is multi modal and attempts as best to be balanced and fun. The
tasks are oriented around his interests to engage Mr. Minguez and keep him focused.
Hour 1: Needs analysis
The first hour of the course (i.e., lesson 1 of course) will focus on a ‘needs analysis’ of Mr.
Minguez’s speaking and listening skills. To accomplish this, Mr. Minguez and the teacher
will engage in small talk in order to (1) create a comfortable atmosphere for Mr. Minguez
and to (2) identify other areas of strength and weakness during one-on-one conversations.
This stage of the course allows the teacher to change the syllabus accordingly with concern
for his ability to use these skills. Mr. Minguez will in addition also receive a feedback form
to discuss the most suitable method of providing him feedback in the duration of the
course.
Hour 2: Introduction to intermediate listening skills
The lesson is focussed on Mr. Minguez’s listening ability. Mr. Minguez states that he works
in Spain for Renault, thus the specific topic to cover will be on the automobile industry.
Student’s Name Alberto Mofo Minguez
Gender and age Male, 31 years old
Nationality Spanish
Education High school – Industrial Engineer
Language Level Intermediate (B1)
Motivation Intrinsic & extrinsic
To improve communication with English-speaking friends in casual
day-to-day conversation. Student wants to gain confidence in
speaking and enjoy English media. To improve his English for better
career opportunities in his current job. Learning English will
according to the student provide promotion or access to better jobs
in a new role in England.
Perceived Strengths (1) Established basic English grammar.
(2) Writing skills.
(3) Comprehension ability.
(4) Intermediate grammar and vocabulary.
(5) English lesson experience (8 years) (limited to grammar).
Perceived (1) Listening difficulties.
Weaknesses (2) Speaking difficulties.
(3) English fluency.
(4) Accuracy in English.
(5) Has limited experience in one-on-one speaking settings.
(6) Lack of confidence when conversing with native English
speakers.
Learning Teacher to use authentic teaching materials.
Preferences Provision of take-home tasks in the format of homework.
Lessons and activities therein must be fun.
Technical vocabulary as it is aligned with his technical career and
environment.
One-on-one lessons.
Emphasis and focus by teacher on pronunciation.
Teacher’s Role The teacher must:
• Speak fluently and accurately.
• Pronounce words at pace of the student.
• Be patient and humorous.
• Correct mistakes and reaffirm good work with grace.
Topics of Interest Sports: Football (Soccer).
Movies: Comedy and related genres.
Music: Rock music and related genres.
Travel
Science & technology (engineering, math)
, THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Your name Alberto Mofo Minguez Intermediate
(B1)
Syllabus Type: Multi-syllabus
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will have an improved English (1) speaking ability, (2)
writing, and (3) understanding. He will have better listening skills, comprehension, faster
paced speech and better able to speak with higher levels of fluency. His fluency will improve
in terms of topics that interest him and beyond with clearer pronunciation. The student will
ultimately be able to improve his speaking ability in his technical work environment. In
summary below are the main areas of improvement:
(1) Fluency
(2) Pronunciation
(3) Speaking speed
(4) Casual conversations
(5) Technical jargon
, Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Syllabus
A multi-syllabus lesson was chosen to approach the student’s course. The reason behind
this choice is that the student is already confident in his writing skills. The needs of the
student are speaking and listening, and the needs can be approach multi-modal because of
the student’s passed learning experiences. For this reason, grammar will not be the focus
in this course as he has spent 8 years focusing on grammar. This exclusion will be done
while being open to its inclusion where it will be beneficial to his learning needs. Alberto
lacks confidence in speaking due to his perceived accent (pronunciation problems). This
may be a source of his limited comprehension and understanding during conversations.
This implies that although he has a substantial foundation in writing, there is room for
improvement. Tasks that address these areas are included in the duration of the 5-hour
course.
Topics
Mr. Minguez mentioned in his interview that using his interests in the lessons will be helpful
to him. He stated that he likes (1) football, (2) films, (3) music and (4) travel. These topics
are used right through the course to aide Mr. Minguez in being comfortable during the one-
to-one interactions. Mr. Minguez has an excellent reason for improving his English which
gives him a lot of motivation to reach his goal. The perceived high level of motivation gives
the teacher liberty to incorporate a wider variety of tasks in the lesson. The topics Mr.
Minguez has provided are universal and easily adaptable for class work and homework.
Target language
Speaking and listening are the target skills chosen for the course. Mr. Minguez specified
that he needs to work on his speaking and listening skills along with this technical
vocabulary. Despite these specifications, the lesson will draw from other learning areas that
can supplement his needs.
Structure
The structure of the lesson is multi modal and attempts as best to be balanced and fun. The
tasks are oriented around his interests to engage Mr. Minguez and keep him focused.
Hour 1: Needs analysis
The first hour of the course (i.e., lesson 1 of course) will focus on a ‘needs analysis’ of Mr.
Minguez’s speaking and listening skills. To accomplish this, Mr. Minguez and the teacher
will engage in small talk in order to (1) create a comfortable atmosphere for Mr. Minguez
and to (2) identify other areas of strength and weakness during one-on-one conversations.
This stage of the course allows the teacher to change the syllabus accordingly with concern
for his ability to use these skills. Mr. Minguez will in addition also receive a feedback form
to discuss the most suitable method of providing him feedback in the duration of the
course.
Hour 2: Introduction to intermediate listening skills
The lesson is focussed on Mr. Minguez’s listening ability. Mr. Minguez states that he works
in Spain for Renault, thus the specific topic to cover will be on the automobile industry.
