Universidad Estatal a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica
Escuela de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
Carrera de Enseñanza del Inglés para I y II Ciclos
Cátedra de Lengua Inglesa

ORIENTACIÓN ACADÉMICA

Asignatura: Gramática Inglesa I

Código: 05011 Créditos: 3

Grado académico: DIPLOMADO

Modalidad: VIRTUAL Nivel de virtualidad: AVANZADO

Semana: V

Encargado de cátedra: Elizabeth Cascante Ramírez

Correo electrónico: ecascante@[Link]

I CUATRIMESTRE

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3
2. Course Description.................................................................................................................. 3
3. General Objectives ................................................................................................................. 3
3.1. Specific Objectives .......................................................................................................... 3
4. Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 4
5. Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 4
6. Didactic Resources.................................................................................................................. 7
6.1. Recommended Bibliography and Online Resources ........................................... 7
7. Summary of Activities ........................................................................................................... 8
7.1. Important Dates .............................................................................................................. 9
8. Evaluation ................................................................................................................................ 10
8.1. Rounding up Criteria .................................................................................................... 10
8.2. Passing the Course ....................................................................................................... 11
9. Guidelines for Evaluations ................................................................................................. 11
9.1. Comprehensive Exam .................................................................................................. 11
9.2. Differentiated Test ........................................................................................................ 11
9.3. Make up Exam ................................................................................................................ 11
9.4. Other Evaluations and Assignments ...................................................................... 12
10. References ............................................................................................................................. 15
11. General Observations........................................................................................................ 15
11.1. Schedule for Student Attention and Contact Information .......................... 17
11.2. Plagiarism ...................................................................................................................... 17
11.3. Grade Appeals .............................................................................................................. 18
12. Appendices ............................................................................................................................ 20
12.1. Course Rubrics ............................................................................................................. 20
12.2. Virtual Platform AprendeU ...................................................................................... 23
¿Cómo ingreso al Campus Virtual AprendeU?...................................................................... 25
¿Cómo ingresar a la sesión? .................................................................................................... 27
¿Dónde visualizar las asignaturas que matriculó? ................................................................ 28
¿Cuándo tiene disponible el acceso a su asignatura en línea? .......................................... 28
12.3. Information about the Library ............................................................................... 30

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1. Introduction
Welcome to English Grammar I – 05011. This course is part of the
Enseñanza del inglés para I y II Ciclos major, which is accredited by
SINAES.

As future teachers, this course is very relevant because you will learn SINAES Official Logo
and master intermediate linguistic skills in the use and understanding of
grammar structures.

2. Course Description
This is a theoretical and practical course designed to develop intermediate
linguistic skills in the use and understanding of grammar structures. Grammar
is viewed as a means of communicating ideas rather than as a set of rules.
Therefore, aspects such as meaning and use of the studied structures will be
emphasized.

Students are provided with thorough descriptions of intermediate grammar

structures as well as enough communicative practice in all four skills in order to
foster the internalization of such structures.

The aim is to permit students to gain confidence in order to write, read, speak,
and listen in English and to acquire a deeper and more detailed understanding
of the different grammatical features of the language.

3. General Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• use English grammar appropriately and accurately at an intermediate

level;
• understand intermediate English grammatical structures both aurally and
in a written form.

3.1. Specific Objectives

By the end of this course students will be able to:
• apply the intermediate English grammatical structures studied in the
course accurately and appropriately when writing;
• understand different intermediate English grammatical structures in
written form;
• apply the intermediate English grammatical structures studied in the
course accurately and appropriately in oral production;
• understand spoken, intermediate English grammatical structures;

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• recognize the importance of grammar as a necessary tool not only for an

effective written and oral communication but also as a means to enhance
listening and reading comprehension.

4. Contents
• Present, Past, Future and Perfect Tenses
• Modals and Similar Expressions
• Nouns, Quantifiers, and Articles
• Adjectives and Adverbs
• Gerunds and Infinitives
• Pronouns and Phrasal Verbs

5. Methodology
The general procedure that will be followed in this course can be summarized
as follows:

Independent Study: Before participating in the workshop, you will need to

study the units corresponding to each online workshop (refer to the Timeline of
Activities). Make sure to complete all the reading and listening tasks, do all the
vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation exercises, and use the answer key
provided to check them. You are encouraged to use the audios as much as
possible to improve both your listening and pronunciation skills. For extra
materials to complement the units you have to study, go to the online
component in AprendeU (see next section for information on AprendeU). Also,
write down questions about aspects that were not clear to you. You can ask your
questions through AprendeU or in the workshop.

Online workshop attendance and participation: During the sessions, you

will ask questions to your tutor and practice the material you studied in your
textbook by means of communicative tasks. The workshops will be student-
centered. You are expected to interact with your tutor and peers as much as
possible in order to take advantage of the course. The tutor will be a facilitator
and will provide feedback on your performance. The tutor will also provide
strategies to facilitate students’ independent learning. Moreover, a percentage
of your evaluation corresponds to your participation and use of English during
the workshop. Keep in mind that attendance to the workshops is mandatory.

Here is a summary of what a workshop is and is not and the differences between
them and the classes in a regular face-to-face system.

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What a workshop is NOT:

✓ A workshop is NOT like a regular class in a face-to-face system, in which a
professor is going to present all the subject matter in the units you have to
study.
✓ A workshop is NOT the place where you go to hear for the first time about
the contents of the book. If students have not studied the contents, tutors
cannot start explaining them from scratch.

What a workshop IS:

✓ A workshop is the place where you can clarify the concepts you already
studied on your own.
✓ A workshop is the place where you practice and receive feedback on the
contents you already studied on your own.

What you are REQUIRED to do before and during a workshop:

✓ You HAVE TO have studied all the contents (not read superficially, but
studied, analyzed, and practiced.)
✓ You HAVE TO have completed all the required exercises and activities and
checked them with the answer key provided.
✓ You HAVE TO be active to take advantage of the time as much as possible.

Virtual Workshop Procedures Guide

Please, follow these procedures before and during your virtual workshops.

Before the Workshop

✓ Go to a quiet place to receive your workshop. Request others not to
disturb you. Turn off your TV and radio.
✓ Turn off your cell phone or keep it in vibration mode during the session.
✓ Make sure your webcam and headset are set up.
✓ Keep your materials at hand to ask your tutor questions about the course
contents and to be able to actively participate throughout the session.

During the Virtual Workshop

✓ Avoid taking calls and/or talking to outsiders while in session. Let people
around you know that you’re in class.
✓ It’s necessary to use a headset microphone for better quality
communication. The built-in mic in your computer has many
disadvantages like low-quality audio and background noise which make it
hard for others to follow you.
✓ Keep your microphone muted to avoid background noise and echoes, and
make sure to turn it on when you participate.
✓ Your camera must be always on unless the tutor indicates otherwise.

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✓ Being fully engaged during the workshop is key, so you must not be at
work or traveling from one place to another either by walking or driving
during the session.

Participation in the online component AprendeU: This course has an online

component using the learning platform AprendeU. This is an online service
provided by UNED that complements and enhances the work done in the
workshops. AprendeU serves the following purposes:

• You will be able to interact with a tutor and peers by means of a Q&A Forum.
This forum will give you the chance to ask your tutor and peers questions
and to answer the questions of your peers.
• The platform also allows you to contact your tutor privately (on personal
matters) through a built-in email system.
• You will upload your assignments to AprendeU, and you will receive grades
and feedback through the platform as well.
• The four quizzes you have to take in this course will be done through the
platform. They will be timed and you will have the possibility of taking each
one only once.
• Likewise, you will have access to support material and extra practices, which
will increase your understanding of the subject matter.
• Finally, you will take the Comprehensive Exam in AprendeU.

It is strongly advised that you access the AprendeU component as soon as the
course starts on February 6th so that you become familiar with this tool and the
tasks that you have to do. You are expected to log in at least three times a
week to carry out the activities and to submit your assignments on time. This
platform provides an excellent opportunity for you to receive personalized
attention and to increase your exposure to the language, which will help you to
improve. We highly recommend that you take advantage of this tool.

To use this online service, you must have access to the Internet and an e-mail
address1. Once you enroll in the course, you will be automatically registered to
AprendeU since it is a mandatory component of the course. For more information
about AprendeU, please read the last pages of these guidelines.

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Make sure your e-mail address is correct in our database. Otherwise, you will not receive the
information we send you. To verify the information in our database, please go to your University
Center or change it from “Entorno de Estudiantes” on our webpage.

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6. Didactic Resources
Printed material:

Fuchs, M., Booner, M. & Westheimer, M. (2020). Focus on Grammar 3: An

Integrated Skills Approach. 5th Ed. Pearson Education, Inc.

6.1. Recommended Bibliography and Online Resources

• English Grammar Online: [Link]
• Improve Grammar: [Link]
• EFL Learning Resources: [Link]
• Grammar Village: [Link]

Fuchs, Bonner & Westheimer (2017). Focus on Grammar 3. 4th Ed. Pearson
Education: White Plains, NY.
Harmer, J. (2005). How to teach English. Longman: Malaysia.
Thewlis, S. (2000). Grammar Dimensions. Heinle & Heinle: Boston, MA.
Broukal, M. (2004). Grammar Form and Function. Mc GrawHill: New York, NY.

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7. Summary of Activities

Workshop Evaluation Units & Contents

UNITS 1 to 7
• Simple Present and Simple Past
Quiz 1 • Present Progressive
1
• Past Progressive
• Used to and Would
• WH-questions
• The Future
UNITS 8 to 16
• Present Perfect
o Since and For
Quiz 2
o Already, Yet, and Still
o Indefinite Past
2 o Present Perfect and Simple Past
Written
o Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect
Assignment 1
• Modals and Similar Expressions
o Ability: Can, Could, Be able to
o Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if
o Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind
o Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better
UNITS 17 to 26
• Nouns and Quantifiers
• Articles: Indefinite and Definite
• Adjectives and Adverbs
Quiz 3 o Adjectives: Comparisons with As . . . as and … Than
3
o Adjectives: Superlatives
o Adverbs: As . . . as, Comparatives, Superlatives
• Gerunds and Infinitives
o Gerunds: Subject and Object
o Infinitives after Certain Verbs
o More Uses of Infinitives
UNITS 27 to 32
• Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns
Quiz 4 • Phrasal Verbs
4 • More Modals and Similar Expressions
Written o Necessity: Have (got) to, Must, Can’t
Assignment 2 o Expectations: Be supposed to
o Future Possibility: May, Might, Could
o Present Conclusions: Must, Have (got) to, May, Might, Could, Can’t
Comprehensive Exam (Units 1 – 32)

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7.1. Timeline of Activities

GRADE AND
ACTIVITY(1) UNITS DATES(2)
FEEDBACK(3)

Students use
Self-study 1-7 From February 6 th
to 18 th
Q&A Forum to
clarify doubts

Workshop 1(4) February 19th March 1st

1-7
Quiz 1 February 20th to 22nd March 2nd

Workshop 2 February 26th March 8th

8 - 16
Quiz 2 February 27th to March 1st March 10th

Written
1 - 16 March 5th to 7th March 17th
Assignment 1

Workshop 3 17 - 26 March 12th March 22nd

Quiz 3 17 - 26 March 13th to 15th March 24th

Workshop 4 March 19th March 29th

27 - 32
Quiz 4 March 20th to 22nd March 31st

Written
17 - 32 March 22nd to 24th April 1st
Assignment 2

Comprehensive
1 - 32 April 2nd April 15th
Exam

Make-up Exam 1 - 32 From May 3rd to 6th

(1) All assignments and evaluations will be completed in AprendeU and all workshops will be
virtual.
(2) Please note that these dates may be subject to change.
(3) Specific exam schedules, feedback and grades will be available through AprendeU.
(4) Attendance to the four workshops is mandatory.

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8. Evaluation
Evaluation is broken down as follows (for specific details about each of these
tasks, see section below):

Activity Score
Comprehensive Exam 4
Four Online Quizzes 2 (0.5 each)
Written Assignment 1 1.5
Written Assignment 2 1.5
Class participation 1 (0.25 each workshop)
Total 10*
*Note that grades range from 0 to 10. The minimum grade to pass is 7.

8.1. Rounding up Criteria

As stated in article 56 of our Reglamento General Estudiantil:
La nota en cada asignatura, se obtendrá mediante un promedio
ponderado de las calificaciones obtenidas en las actividades de
evaluación programadas. El promedio ponderado de la asignatura
se redondeará a la unidad o media unidad más cercana usando las
reglas de redondeo simple; esto es, si la parte decimal del promedio
es mayor o igual a 0,25 y estrictamente menor que 0,75 se
redondea a 0,5 en caso contrario se redondea a la unidad más
cercana. Por ejemplo, si un promedio ponderado es 6,75, este
proceso de redondeo le asignará como nota del curso 7,0. Si el
promedio ponderado es 6,25, la nota del curso será 6,5.
(Reglamento General Estudiantil, 2012, p.33)

As a result, the rounding up criteria range as follows:

• 4,75 to 5,24 = 5,0
• 5,25 to 5,74 = 5,5
• 5,75 to 6,24 = 6,0
• 6,25 to 6,74 = 6,5
• 6,75 to 7,24 = 7,0
• 7,25 to 7,74 = 7,5
• 7,75 to 8,24 = 8,0
• 8,25 to 8,74 = 8,5
• 8,75 to 9,24 = 9,0
• 9,25 to 9,74 = 9,5

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8.2. Passing the Course

Reglamento General Estudiantil, in its article 56, states that the passing grade
is 7.0. (2012, p.33).

9. Guidelines for Evaluations

Late Assignments and Missed Quizzes
No late assignments will be accepted and missed quizzes will not be made up
unless you hand in a medical certificate issued by a CCSS doctor. In such cases,
it is necessary to have the tutor’s approval and that of the head of the English
Department (Cátedra de Lengua Inglesa) who, after studying the case, may
issue a written permission. In such cases, you have to contact the Department
via e-mail as soon as possible. You can see the specific guidelines and required
documentation in AprendeU.

9.1. Comprehensive Exam

In the exam, you will solve different types of exercises to test your command of
the topics studied. The format of the exam is very similar to that of the quizzes,
so those short evaluations will also help you to prepare for the exam. Please
note that this exam is comprehensive, and it includes all the topics
studied during the course. In general, it can include exercises such as multiple
choice, fill in the blanks, and short answer. Additionally, the exam will include a
section where you will have to use the studied structures in writing. You will
have three hours to complete the test. Dictionaries and textbooks are not
allowed.

9.2. Differentiated Test

As defined in our Reglamento General Estudiantil:
Instrumento de evaluación presencial aplicado posteriormente a la fecha
establecida para casos especiales, debidamente fundamentados a la
cátedra respectiva quien define la fecha de aplicación de la prueba escrita.
(Reglamento General Estudiantil, 2012, p.31)

9.3. Make up Exam

As defined in our Reglamento General Estudiantil:
Instrumento de evaluación con la utilización de formato físico o digital que
se aplica por una única vez para reponer solo una de las pruebas escritas
ordinarias, de cada asignatura, por reprobación o no presentación de ésta.
(Reglamento General Estudiantil, 2012, p.31)

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9.4. Other Evaluations and Assignments

Online Quizzes
These are four short evaluations intended to test the material assigned for each
of the four workshops. All of them will be applied through AprendeU. It is strongly
recommended that you do the mock quizzes in AprendeU before attempting the
graded ones to make sure that you have all the necessary software and to
become familiar with how online quizzes work. Please notice that mock quizzes
are additional practices that help you get acquainted with the format of the
graded quizzes. However, the level of difficulty and types of exercises might be
different from those of the graded quizzes. For the specific dates of the quizzes,
refer to section 7.1 of this document.

Written Assignments

• The submitted assignment should have a cover page including your name,
group, university center, your tutor’s name, and the date.
• Your text must be double-spaced and typed in Arial font 12 point.
• Submit Word documents only.
• Note that even if you are requested to use specific structures in the written
assignments, your grade will not only take into account your use of
those specific structures but also your overall use of grammar
according to the level of the course.
• Check the grading criteria at the end of this document (section 12.1) to
verify what your grade will be based on.
• Upload your assignments to the online component on the corresponding
dates.
• When you upload any document, please use this format for the name of
the file:
Full name-Written Assignment
Example: María Rodríguez-Written Assignment

Guidelines for Preparing Written Assignment 1:

The goal of this written assignment is to apply in writing the structures studied
in the course. This is a graded task, and you will write a text using some specific
grammar structures. Be sure to consult the rubric that will be used to grade your
assignment (see section 12.1). This assignment should be uploaded to
AprendeU. Take the following into account:

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1. This assignment includes units 1 through 16. It has to be uploaded to

AprendeU from March 5th to 7th. You will find a space in AprendeU to
deliver this graded task.
2. Write a text that includes 20-25 meaningful sentences about Work-life
balance: Then and now. You can base your assignment on a friend, a
family member, students in general or your own experience.
3. Your text must be 100% original. Please do not include quotes, citations,
and/or experts’ opinions. You will only get credit for your original
production.
4. Make sure to include the following subtopics:
• Explain what a healthy work-life balance means for you.
• Contrast how working habits were in the past and how they are now
• Provide your opinion about how damaging for physical and mental health
overworking is.
• Suggest ways in which people can have a healthy work-life balance

5. You should use each of the following structures:

1. simple present
2. present progressive
3. simple past
4. past progressive
5. used to or would
6. future with will or be going to
7. future time clause
8. information question
9. present perfect using since or for
[Link] perfect using yet or still
[Link] perfect progressive
[Link] to express present ability
[Link] to make a request
[Link] to express past ability or possibility
[Link] to express advice

6. Underline each of the structures above in your assignment. You should

also write the number of the structure next to the sentence using the
numbers above. Only underlined and numbered structures will be
evaluated.

Example: People used to work (5) fewer hours in the past.

7. Your text must contain from 20-25 sentences. Please do not submit longer
texts.
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Guidelines for Preparing Written Assignment 2:

The goal of this written assignment is to apply in writing the structures studied
in units 17 through 32. In this graded task, you will write a text using some
specific grammar structures. Be sure to consult the rubric that will be used to
grade your assignment (see section 12.1). This assignment should be uploaded
to AprendeU. Take the following into account:
1. This assignment includes units 17 through 32. It has to be uploaded to
AprendeU from March 22nd to 24th . You will find a space in AprendeU to
deliver this graded task.
2. Write a text that includes 20-25 meaningful sentences about Owning a
Pet. Base your assignment on what you have experienced, heard, or read
about this topic.
3. Your text must be 100% original. Please do not include quotes, citations
and/or experts’ opinions. You will only get credit for your original
production.
4. Make sure to include the following subtopics:

• Reasons why some people like/don’t like having a pet

• Advantages/disadvantages of owning a pet
• Opinion about animal cruelty and the consequences people who are cruel
to animals/pets should face
• Ways in which people can take good care of their pets

5. You should use each of the following structures:

1. an affirmative statement with a count noun and quantifier

2. a negative statement with a non-count noun and quantifier
3. a statement using an adverb of degree
4. a statement using a participial adjective
5. a statement using three adjectives (of different categories) in the
correct order
6. a statement using an adjective with as … as
7. a statement using a superlative adverb
8. a statement using a gerund as subject
9. a statement using a verb followed by an infinitive
10.a statement using a verb followed by a gerund
11.a statement with a reflexive or reciprocal pronoun
12.a statement with a transitive phrasal verb
13.a statement with an intransitive phrasal verb
14.a statement with a modal to express necessity
15.a statement with a modal to express expectation

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6. Underline each of the structures above in your assignment. You should

also write the number of the structure, in parentheses, next to the
sentence using the numbers above. Only underlined and numbered
structures will be evaluated.

Example: Owning a pet is good for some people (8).

7. Your text must contain from 20 to 25 sentences. Please do not submit

longer texts.

Class Participation
This aspect is meant to evaluate essential elements that anyone who wishes to
be successful in the process of learning English at UNED needs to follow. Aspects
such as attendance to workshops, class interaction, your preparation for the
workshops, and the use of English during the sessions are part of class
participation. These aspects will be evaluated in each workshop, which leaves
room for improvement in subsequent sessions. Each workshop is worth 0.25, for
a total of 1, which is the total score for this feature. Not attending a workshop
would mean losing the grade corresponding to that workshop. Refer to section
12.1 to read the rubric that will be used to evaluate class participation.

10. References
Universidad Estatal a Distancia. (2005). Reglamento de Gestión Académica de
la Universidad Estatal a Distancia. San José: Vicerrectoría Académica. San
José: Centro de Información, Documentación y Recursos Bibliográficos
(CIDREB). Área de Información y Documentación Institucional.

Universidad Estatal a Distancia. (2012). Reglamento General Estudiantil. San

José: Vicerrectoría Académica. Centro de Información, Documentación y
Recursos Bibliográficos (CIDREB). Área de Información y Documentación
Institucional.

11. General Observations

• You will receive a printed copy of the textbook at your university center. In
case you do not receive it, call the Distribución de Materiales Office (2280
1451 / 2527 2436 / 2527 2417) to report the case and ask for a solution.
• The Answer Key Booklet will be available at AprendeU in its digital form.
• All workshops will be offered online and you must go to AprendeU and
look for the link to the session in the corresponding module.
• The comprehensive exam in this course will only be administered
online in AprendeU. You can find it in the final module of the component.

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• The date of the exam and workshop schedules will be in AprendeU.

• The series Focus on Grammar 3 comprises a Student’s Book, a Workbook and
CDs. The student’s book and audios are the ones you will be using during the
course. However, the workbook is highly recommended to get extra practice
on the topics presented in the Student’s Book.
• Remember you can use the Q&A Forum in AprendeU to ask your tutor specific
questions about the contents assigned for each workshop. Your tutor will
answer your questions within 48 hours.
• Students are responsible for submitting the evaluated tasks correctly (drafts
cannot and will not be graded).
• Students are responsible for uploading complete and clean files. If the file
meets at least one of the following characteristics, the student will
automatically get a zero in the score: the file is corrupted; the file contains a
virus; the file has the wrong format; the file was not submitted in the
corresponding space; the content is not original.

SUGGESTIONS TO STUDY
• Dedicate at least twelve hours to study per week.

Suggested Number of Hours of Study per Topic

Present, Past and Future Revision and Expansion 28 hours
Modals and Similar Expressions 28 hours
Present Perfect 22 hours
Adjectives and Adverbs 15 hours
Pronouns and Phrasal Verbs 7 hours
Nouns and Articles 7 hours

• Read the material thoroughly, do the exercises assigned in the book. Be sure
to use the answer key to check the exercises you do in the book. Make
summaries, do research in other books, and find complementary materials
that can provide you with extra practice.
• Go to AprendeU for extra practice as well.
• The book provides a variety of appendices with essential information about
the units, so be sure to study them.
• Write a list of questions or aspects you would like to ask your tutor and do
so through AprendeU or in the workshop.
• Practice actively and proactively in the workshops.
• If possible, work with other students to review the exercises and practice.

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Do not be content with the material in the book and with the practice you get
in the tutorials. Always try to look for extra materials and additional chances
to practice your English.

11.1. Schedule for Student Attention and Contact Information

Cátedra Lengua Inglesa Course Coordinator:

Mag. Elizabeth Cascante Ramírez
ecascante@[Link]

Academic Assistant:
Mag. Sergio Gómez Atencio
sgomez@[Link]
(506) 2527-2404

Administrative Assistant:
Paula Lizano Araya
plizano@[Link]
(506) 2527-2515

If students need to contact the Coordinator, they can send an e-mail, specifying
their full name, ID number, course code, and email subject. If students need to
call the Coordinator via TEAMS, they have to send an e-mail requesting an
appointment. On the appointment day, students have to use their UNED account
to find the Coordinator on the contacts’ list and make the call.

11.2. Plagiarism
UNED and the English Department are dedicated to the highest ideals of
academic integrity. Any instance of academic dishonesty, attempted or actual,
will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:
• Submitting compositions or portions of compositions written by other people
as one's own.
• Failing to acknowledge, through proper citation, the source of ideas not
essentially one's own.
• Failing to document paraphrases, ideas, or verbatim expressions not one's
own.
• Collaborating on an assignment or examination without specific permission
from the instructor.
• Submitting an essay written for one course to a second course without the
explicit permission of both instructors.

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• Submitting work, which has been prepared by or purchased by another, as

one's own.

If you plagiarize, intentionally or unintentionally, the work in question will

receive a zero. You will be reported to the corresponding authority, and will risk
failing the course, or being expelled for a number of terms or permanently from
the Institution.

11.3. Grade Appeals

UNED has made available, through Entorno Estudiantil, the option to submit
Grade Appeals, in case students are not satisfied with the grade obtained in
any of the evaluated tasks in the course. To access this option, go to the
Servicios section, then look for Recursos de Revocatoria (Apelaciones) and
create your grade appeal.
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We strongly recommend reading Manual de Usuario, Sistema de SAIE

(Estudiante)
[Link]
You can also watch videotutoriales para estudiantes to learn how to submit a
grade appeal [Link]

According to Reglamento General Estudiantil, article 61, students have 15

natural days, after the grade has been made available, to appeal a grade.
Remember that, to successfully submit a grade appeal, your claim must be clear
and concise. You must also attach the file(s) with the corresponding evidence
[Link]
diantil_Reglamento_General_24_ener_22.pdf

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12. Appendices
12.1. Course Rubrics

UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL A DISTANCIA

CÁTEDRA DE LENGUA INGLESA
05011 - GRAMÁTICA INGLESA I
GRADING CRITERIA FOR CLASS PARTICIPATION
Points: 10 Score: 0.25
3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points
Criteria
Excellent Good Fair Poor

Class Student uses Student uses Student Student never

Interaction English at all English most of frequently uses or almost never
times and often the time and Spanish and uses English
volunteers volunteers a participates and refuses to
during class. few times only when participate.
Student actively during class. called on. Student is
and Student Student visibly
enthusiastically consistently engages in distracted or
engages in engages in learning engaged in
learning learning environment other activities.
exercises. exercises. with prompting
from teacher.

Preparation Student is fully Student is Student is Student is not

prepared. mostly mostly not prepared.
Student shows prepared. prepared. Student shows
full command of Student shows Student shows no command of
target topics. some command little command target topics.
of target topics. of target topics.

Attendance (*) Student Student Student Student is

connects on connects late or connects late or absent or stays
time and stays leaves earlier leaves earlier less than an
during the (less than 15 (more than 15 hour.
whole class. minutes). minutes).

1 point 0 points
Compliance Student correctly applies usage Student does not always observe
with technical rules for microphone and camera usage rules for microphone and
requirements throughout the workshop. camera.

(*) If students remain connected for only one hour or less, they will be considered absent.
(*) If students connect but do not turn camera and/or microphone on, they will be considered
absent.
(*) Only students whose attendance/participation can be verified through audio and video will be
evaluated.

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UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL A DISTANCIA

CÁTEDRA DE LENGUA INGLESA
GRAMÁTICA INGLESA I – 05011
GRADING CRITERIA FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1

Total points: ___ / 27 points Score: __ 1.5

POINTS ASPECT CRITERIA SCORE

Correct use of the following grammar structures:
___ Simple present (1)
___ Present progressive (2)
___ Simple past (3)
Targeted ___ Past progressive (4)
Grammar ___ Used to or Would (5)
Structures ___ Future with will or going to (6)
(1 point each ___ Future time clause (7)
0 – 15
sentence having ___ Information question (8)
the correct use of ___ Present perfect using since or for (9)
the structure and ___ Present perfect using yet or still (10)
logical meaning) ___ Present perfect progressive (11)
___ modal to express ability (12)
___ modal to make a request (13)
___ modal to express past ability or possibility (14)
___ modal to express advice (15)

Content & ___ Student discusses the required topic with its corresponding subtopics.
Organization ___ Ideas are well-supported by meaningful sentences.
0–4
(1 point each ___ Text contains between 20-25 sentences.
aspect) ___ Text is well-organized overall (main ideas and details are placed in a logical order)

___ 4 All of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
information, word order, word choice. All the parts of speech are used appropriately.

___ 3 Most of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
Language Use information, word order, word choice. Most of the parts of speech are used appropriately.
(this evaluates
the sentences ___ 2 Some of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
0–4 information, word order, word choice. Some of the parts of speech are used appropriately.
other than the
ones evaluated in
the first aspect.) ___ 1 Few of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
information, word order, word choice. Few of the parts of speech are used appropriately.

___ 0 None of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
information, word order, word choice. None of the parts of speech are used appropriately.

___ 4 No spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

___ 3 1 or 2 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

Mechanics
0–4 ___ 2 3 or 4 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

___ 1 5 or 6 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

___ 0 More than 7 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

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UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL A DISTANCIA

CÁTEDRA DE LENGUA INGLESA
GRAMÁTICA INGLESA I – 05011
GRADING CRITERIA FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 2

Total points: ___ / 27 points Score: __ 1.5

POINTS ASPECT CRITERIA SCORE

___ an affirmative statement with a count noun and quantifier (1)
___ a negative statement with a non-count noun and quantifier (2)
___ a statement using an adverb of degree (3)
___ a statement using a participial adjective (4)
Targeted
___ a statement using three adjectives (of different categories) in the correct order (5)
Grammar
___ a statement using an adjective with as … as (6)
Structures
___ a statement using a superlative adverb (7)
(1 point each
0 – 15 ___ a statement using a gerund as subject (8)
sentence having
___ a statement using a verb followed by an infinitive (9)
the correct use of
___ a statement using a verb followed by a gerund (10)
the structure and
___ a statement with a reflexive or reciprocal pronoun (11)
logical meaning)
___ a statement with a transitive phrasal verb (12)
___ a statement with an intransitive phrasal verb (13)
___ a statement with a modal to express necessity (14)
___ a statement with a modal to express expectation (15)

Content & ___ Student discusses the required topic with its corresponding subtopics.
Organization ___ Ideas are well-supported by meaningful sentences.
0–4
(1 point each ___ Text contains between 20-25 sentences.
aspect) ___ Text is well-organized overall (main ideas and details are placed in a logical order)

___ 4 All of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
information, word order, word choice. All the parts of speech are used appropriately.

___ 3 Most of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
Language Use information, word order, word choice. Most of the parts of speech are used appropriately.
(this evaluates
the sentences ___ 2 Some of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
0–4 information, word order, word choice. Some of the parts of speech are used appropriately.
other than the
ones evaluated in
the first aspect.) ___ 1 Few of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
information, word order, word choice. Few of the parts of speech are used appropriately.

___ 0 None of the statements have correct use of subject verb agreement, sentence
information, word order, word choice. None of the parts of speech are used appropriately.

___ 4 No spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

___ 3 1 or 2 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

Mechanics
0–4 ___ 2 3 or 4 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

___ 1 5 or 6 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

___ 0 More than 7 spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.

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12.2. Virtual Platform AprendeU

La UNED cuenta con tres campus virtuales EducaU, EstudiaU y AprendeU, pero esta
asignatura se ofertará en el Campus Virtual AprendeU, dentro de esta podrá llevar a cabo
los procesos educativos, organizarse y comunicarse con sus compañeros y el profesor.

Requerimientos para el uso de los Campus Virtuales

Para una buena experiencia de uso y navegación dentro del Campus Virtual usted debe
tener, como mínimo, lo siguiente:

PC de escritorio o portátil

• Hardware
✓ Computadora de escritorio o portátil con pantalla de 13 pulgadas o superior con
capacidad mínima para visualizar video HD (resolución de 1280 x 720 píxeles).
✓ Espacio de almacenamiento libre en disco: 1GB mínimo - 5GB o superior es
recomendado para descargar y almacenar archivos.
✓ Procesador: 1 GHz (mínimo), se recomienda 2 GHz doble núcleo o superior.
✓ Memoria: 4 GB (mínimo), 8 GB o superior es recomendado.
✓ Conexión de red física (cable de red) o inalámbrica (WiFi) con velocidad igual o
superior a 5 Mbps de descarga y 1 Mbps de subida.
✓ Utilice un medidor de velocidad en línea para conocer su velocidad real:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

• Software
✓ Sistema operativo
▪ Windows 8,1 (hasta enero 2023), Windows 10, Windows 11 o superior.
▪ MacOS 10.12 (Sierra), 13 (High Sierra), 10.14 (Mojave), 10.15 (Catalina),
11.0 (Big Sur), 12.0 (Monterrey) o superior.
✓ Navegador web: Chrome, Firefox, Safari o Edge actualizado a su última versión.
Cabe señalar que no se soporta navegador Internet Explorer. Puede verificar su
versión de navegador en: [Link]
✓ Contar con acceso a dos navegadores web de los indicados anteriormente,
actualizado a la última versión, para que en caso de que tenga dificultad con uno de
ellos pueda hacer uso del otro.
✓ Un micrófono, audífonos o parlantes y cámara compatible para su uso en navegador
web.
✓ Una cuenta de correo institucional, la cual esta visible desde el Entorno Estudiantil,
ya que la requerirá para recuperar su contraseña en caso de que la olvide.
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✓ Habilitar las ventanas emergentes en el navegador web cuando la plataforma en

línea lo requiera.
• Seguridad
✓ Verifique que el sitio URL al que está accediendo sea el correcto. (Por ejemplo
[Link] sin letras o caracteres especiales adicionales).
✓ Verifique la autenticidad y privacidad del sitio en el símbolo de candado al inicio de
la URL, compruebe que la dirección URL es la correcta, que la conexión está segura
y que el certificado es válido:

Dispositivo móvil

• Hardware:
✓ Dispositivo tableta o teléfono inteligente con capacidad mínima para visualizar video
HD (resolución de 1280 x 720 píxeles).
✓ Espacio de almacenamiento libre en disco: 1GB mínimo - 5GB o superior es
recomendado para descargar y almacenar archivos.
✓ Procesador: 1 GHz (mínimo), se recomienda 2 GHz doble núcleo o superior.
✓ Memoria: 4 GB (mínimo), 8 GB o superior es recomendado.
✓ Conexión de red inalámbrica (WiFi) o datos móviles (3G o superior) con velocidad
igual o superior a 5 Mbps de descarga y 1 Mbps de subida.
Utilice un medidor de velocidad en línea para conocer su velocidad real:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

• Software:
✓ Sistema Operativo
▪ Android 10, 11, 12, 13 o superior.
▪ iOS 11.x, 12.x, 13.x, 14.x o superior.
▪ iPadOS 13.x o superior.
✓ Navegador web comprobado: Mobile Safari o Google Chrome.
Puede verificar su versión de navegador en: [Link]
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✓ Contar con acceso a los dos navegadores web indicados anteriormente, actualizado
a la última versión, para que en caso de que tenga dificultad con uno de ellos pueda
hacer uso del otro.
✓ Micrófono, altavoces y cámara integrada en dispositivo.
✓ Una cuenta de correo institucional, la cual esta visible desde el Entorno Estudiantil,
ya que la requerirá para recuperar su contraseña en caso de que la olvide.
✓ Habilitar las ventanas emergentes en el navegador web cuando la plataforma en
línea lo requiera.
• Seguridad
✓ Verifique que el sitio URL al que está accediendo sea el correcto. (Por ejemplo
[Link] sin letras o caracteres especiales adicionales)
✓ Verifique la autenticidad y privacidad del sitio en el menú del navegador móvil en
opción “Información del sitio web”, compruebe que la dirección URL es la correcta,
que la conexión está segura y que el certificado es válido:

¿Cómo ingreso al Campus Virtual AprendeU?

El acceso al campus virtual se puede realizar desde un navegador web o empleando la
aplicación móvil Campus Virtual UNED.

Desde el navegador web

En caso de acceder desde un navegador web debe digitar: [Link], puede hacerlo
de dos opciones diferentes.
Opción 1
En el menú principal de la página de UNED, ubique la opción Estudiantes, ahí encontrará
el enlace directo para acceder a AprendeU.

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Opción 2
En la página principal de la UNED, ubique la sección Zona U, ahí encontrará el enlace
directo para acceder a AprendeU.

Desde la App Campus Virtual UNED

También puede acceder desde la aplicación móvil Campus Virtual UNED, la cual está
disponible para dispositivos móviles con sistema operativo iOS y Android. Para conocer
como descargarla consulte:
• Manual para sistema operativo Android:
[Link]
ampus_Virtual_UNED_2021_Android.pdf
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• Manual para sistema operativo iOS:

[Link]
ampus_Virtual_UNED_2021_iOS.pdf

Se recomienda el uso de esta aplicación para:

• Recibir notificaciones de la actividad de la asignatura.
• Revisar los materiales e instrucciones de actividades de la asignatura.
• Verificar anuncios y calendarización de entregas.
• Comprobar calificaciones.
• Mantener una comunicación con profesores y compañeros de clase.
• Descargar los elementos del curso para consulta sin conexión a internet (offline).

¿Cómo ingresar a la sesión?

Para ingresar a la sesión se requiere la siguiente información:

Usuario. Es su número de cédula con formato de diez dígitos, sin guiones ni espacios.

Ejemplos:
Si número de identificación tiene 7 dígitos (1-234-567) deberá digitar: 0102340567
Si su número de identificación tiene 8 dígitos (1-1456-052) deberá digitar:
0114560052
Sin embargo, si usted es un estudiante extranjero o residente, su Usuario se
conformará por el número de identificación que usó al hacer la matrícula

Contraseña. A partir de las siguientes premisas, ejecute lo que se indica según sea el caso:

• Estudiantes que utilicen por primera vez este Campus Virtual

Deben escribir la palabra Uned con la U en mayúscula seguida del símbolo punto (“.”).
Posteriormente, y sin dejar espacio, debe digitar su fecha de nacimiento, registrada en su
identificación; aplicando el formato: dos dígitos del día, dos dígitos del mes y los dos últimos
dígitos del año.
Ejemplo:

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Si usted nació el 7 de febrero de 1985, deberá digitar:

Uned.070285

Al ingresar se le solicitará que cambie su contraseña, tome en cuenta que para ello debe
ajustarse a los requisitos que se le indican en pantalla; posteriormente esta será la que
debe utilizar. Cabe señalar que esta acción deberá hacerla desde un navegador web,
ya que la aplicación no permite realizarla.

• Estudiantes regulares
Son todos aquellos estudiantes que ya han utilizado AprendeU durante el I Cuatrimestre
2022, para ello coloque la contraseña que ha venido utilizado, en caso de que no la recuerde
consulte el siguiente apartado.

• Estudiantes que olvidaron su contraseña

En caso de tener problemas con el acceso u olvidó su contraseña para ingresar, debe
utilizar la opción: ¿Olvidó su contraseña? (Ubicada en la página principal de la plataforma).
Desde donde podrá generar una nueva.

Para una mejor visualización de cómo ingresar a la plataforma,

puede consultar el video tutorial que se encuentra en el
siguiente enlace: [Link] o bien,
utilice el siguiente código QR.

¿Dónde visualizar las asignaturas que matriculó?

Al ingresar a AprendeU ubique la sección “Vista general de curso”, que muestra el nombre
de todas las asignaturas en las que está inscrito, en este Campus Virtual. Para acceder al
entorno virtual de esta la asignatura, haga clic sobre el nombre de esta.

¿Cuándo tiene disponible el acceso a su asignatura en línea?

El acceso a los entornos de la UNED está disponible a partir del primer lunes del inicio
oficial de cada período académico. Para este I Cuatrimestre la fecha de ingreso será a
partir del lunes, 6 de febrero del 2023.

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¿Qué apoyo se brinda para aprender a usar este Campus Virtual?

La UNED pone a disposición tres medios oficiales en los que puede aprender a utilizar el
campus virtual, a continuación, se describen:

1. Webinar sobre uso de la plataforma el martes 7 de febrero del 2023.

2. En la página web del Programa de Aprendizaje en Línea (PAL)
([Link] puede encontrar en el menú Estudiantes, las
opciones: Manuales, Consejos y Preguntas frecuentes sobre el campus virtual,
visítela en el bloque de Recursos Didácticos ubicado en la página principal de la
UNED.
3. En el canal de YouTube de Aprendizaje en Línea, se encuentran video tutoriales
que los orientará en cuanto al ingreso y el uso técnico de las diferentes herramientas
que hallará en el campus virtual. Puede acceder a través del enlace
[Link]
4. La página de la red social Facebook “Aprendizaje en Línea”, para estar al tanto
de avisos y comunicaciones respecto al campus virtual.

Adicionalmente, el Programa Aprendizaje en Línea pone a disposición de los estudiantes el

correo aprendizajeenlinea@[Link] con el fin de que puedan canalizar sus consultas
con respecto al uso técnico del Campus Virtual AprendeU.

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12.3. Information about the Library

[Link]

circulacion@[Link]
rcerdasc@[Link] 2527-2261 / 2527-2262 /
fchinchilla@[Link] [Link]
2527-2407

Amgv / I-2023

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