domingo, 20 de abril de 2014

INTRODUCTION

Due to the educational revolution in Colombia, the national government has proposed new programs to improve the quality of the educational system and to adapt to the present and future requirements of the country. One of these programs is the implementation of bilingual education. As well know, mastering a second language has a great advantage: it improves working and educational opportunities in order to achieve a better life. Being competent in a second language is essential in a globalized world. It enriches and plays a conclusive role in the development of a country. Being bilingual offers additional competences and higher level of competitiveness in the global marketplace. (El Reto, 2006)

Following these principles and aligned with the Ministry of Education (MEN), leads us to start defining the context in which the curriculum will be established, and to answer this questions it is a must to take into consideration the importance of definig the context as a key element for the success of the course design, since without it teacher will not have clear objectives to achieve or the constraints that may influence the proper development of the course. It is in the context of the course where a teacher may tailor the needs to fulfill the aim that is intended. 



LA PRESENTACIÓN SCHOOL
The context of the course that is to be carried out for twenty six students of La Presentación school, with the main objective of teaching the students the dynamics of the International exam of The Key English Test (KET), which is focused on level A2 students, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR); that covers all four language skills and knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, being a mandatory examination to be presented by the students in this school, following a set of the University of Cambridge.


La Presentación school is located in south the city of Bucaramanga, is a catholic school of the sister of La Presentación, is an educational community orientated by Maire Poussepin's pedagogic principles. This school has three thousand students from grades transition to eleventh grade.
The school has modern friendly campus with ample green spaces that include gardens, mature trees, playing fields, and playgrounds. It has sporting facilities for soccer, basketball, auditorium, infirmary, coliseum, cafeteria, chapel, and priest avaliable on daily basis, teacher's lounge.


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