DIDACTIC UNIT 1.- AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION - PERSONAL DETAILS: Margarita Valcárcel García, student of Magisterio, with the speciality of Foreign Language (English) at the University of León. 2.- DIDACTIC UNIT DETAILS -Title: I want to be… - Stage: Primary Education - Cycle: 2nd - Course: 4th year of Primary Education. - The main topic of this Didactic Unit are jobs, that is to say, children are expected to learn the structures and vocabulary they have to use to express what they want to be and what they have to do to achieve it. This main idea will be complementing some previous knowledge such as the verb have got, and the verb to be, so I WANT TO BE…
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DIDACTIC UNIT
1.- AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION
- PERSONAL DETAILS: Margarita Valcárcel García, student of Magisterio, with
the speciality of Foreign Language (English) at the University of León.
2.- DIDACTIC UNIT DETAILS
-Title: I want to be…
- Stage: Primary Education
- Cycle: 2nd
- Course: 4th year of Primary Education.
- The main topic of this Didactic Unit are jobs, that is to say, children are
expected to learn the structures and vocabulary they have to use to express
what they want to be and what they have to do to achieve it.
This main idea will be complementing some previous knowledge such as the
verb have got, and the verb to be, so frequently used at the time of making
descriptions. It is a very interesting theme because it is very important that
children know how talk about themselves and their family in different situations
of their real life.
- Temporalization: third term.
- Duration: two weeks.
I WANT TO BE…
3.- JUSTIFICATION AND CONTEXTUALIZATION OF THE DIDACTIC UNIT
3.1.- JUSTIFICATION
I have chosen this theme because it is one of the topics that are part of the
curriculum for this course. Moreover, this unit will serve as a means to increase
their knowledge about expressing what they want at a certain moment or in the
future. Through out this unit, students will improve their vocabulary. They will
get to know some new grammatical structures in relation to jobs. In this way,
students will realise of the importance of this knowledge in order to express
themselves in English.
This subject has proved to be highly motivating among the students due to
the fact it is present in their lives and gives them the chance to talk about their
parents’ jobs and their future intentions. So it is a very close subject to them.
The teacher though, has to be careful when asking personal things about
the type of job their parents do to avoid discrimination or that some students
feel uneasy about explaining personal things.
Children at this age learn mostly by repetition, so repetition is the basis of
the teaching method but here comes the challenge for the teacher: it has to be
carried out by the least boring possible way and with the highest different
number of activities so students keep their attention and don’t fall into boredom.
3.2.- CONTEXTUALIZATION
This Didactic Unit is addressed to the 4th course of Primary Education in the
Bilingual School Divina Pastora. The group I will be teaching counts with
twenty-five children, with a more or less uniform level, although there are some
students who cannot follow the level and rhythm of the ordinary classes so they
have got an specific support in a smaller group outside of the class.
The children have three English hours per week.
At the time of developing the different classes, the teacher needs to:
- Know how to manage time and space.
- Make different groups of work, in pairs, in small groups of three of four,
all the class, etc.
- Make a revision of all the school materials that can be used for the
English class, for example, the cd player, the computer room, the digital
board room, as well as flashcards and other things to make the class as
pleasant and enjoyable as possible, so that the learning process is
carried out in the a positive atmosphere that helps to make the most of it.
4.- CONTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIC
COMPETENCES
- The study of a language contributes to the development of the linguistic
competence, due to the fact that learning English as a foreign language
enriches the communicative skill. The learning process of a language must be
based upon the development of the four communicative skills which help to
interrelate sociocultural aspects of the English speaking countries in a way that
helps the students to know about them and respect them. Achieving a linguistic
competence enables the student to perform well in different contexts.
- English also improves the competence of learning to learn, since the student
becomes aware of the different abilities and strategies used in their learning
process. In this way, they get to know which techniques help them better to
improve their learning, a fact that favours their personal autonomy.
- In this subject we also deal with the treatment of information and digital
competences. The new technologies of information and communication have
been taken into account to create a frame of interactive learning.
- As far as the Social and Civic competence is concerned, English is considered
as a means of communicating and transmitting cultures between speakers of
different languages; something which is very relevant to promote the students’
interest in other cultures
- Finally, this area also contributes to the Cultural and Artistic Competence,
since the models and icons used contain a deep cultural component.
6.- DIDACTIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS DIDACTIC UNIT
To recycle previous knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.
To learn some jobs, paying special attention to the use of a/ an in front
of the noun.
To read and listen to the story of Aladdin.
To learn a song with key vocabulary.
To sing and dance the song Is it safe to cross the street?
To listen to a chant and to describe the characters of the story.
To consolidate and assess the contents of the unit
7.- CONTENTS OF THIS DIDACTIC UNIT
CONCEPTS
To ask and answer about how do you feel or how are you.
Grammar: comparatives, I think…, it shows… need or don´t need,
What’s the matter
Vocabulary: mobile phone, capsite, sleeping bag, hairdryer, rucksack,