DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The English subject at the Escuela Normal Superior de Saboyá aims to foster the development of communicative competencies in a foreign language among students. This includes skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking while integrating ethical and social values. From preschool to complementary training, the area seeks to prepare global citizens by promoting interdisciplinarity and meaningful learning that contributes to the development of a community with an international outlook. This curriculum plan aligns with the requirements of the Ministry of National Education and is based on modern pedagogical approaches such as the social constructivist model. Additionally, it is articulated with the Institutional Educational Project, strengthening the integration of educational levels. The implementation of a communicative approach allows students to learn the language in practical contexts, applying it in everyday and academic situations while reinforcing values of coexistence and peacebuilding. Learning English is not only presented as an instrumental tool but also as an opportunity to open doors to knowledge, interculturality, and personal development. This comprehensive approach aims for students to not only master the language for professional or academic purposes but also to broaden their cultural horizons and enhance their cognitive skills, contributing to their holistic development and active participation in a globalized society.

General Objective

• Ensure that students acquire and develop competencies in the English language so they can use it to connect knowledge, understand and interpret their surrounding reality, and share ideas, feelings, and opinions in communicative situations, following the linguistic and social norms of English-speaking cultures.

Specific Objectives (For Preschool, Primary, and Secondary Education)

1. Enable children and young people at the institution to achieve an outstanding level of competence in English.

2. Promote interest and motivation toward learning English.

3. Facilitate and support the teaching and learning processes of English across all educational levels.

4. Consolidate an English teaching model aligned with the institutional vision of the Escuela Normal Superior.

5. Coordinate English teaching and learning processes across Preschool, Primary, and Secondary levels.

6. Promote classroom activities and projects in English that involve the entire educational community (administrators, teachers, students, and families).

Specific Objectives (For the Complementary Training Program - PFC)

1. Ensure that aspiring "Normalista" teachers reach an A2.1 (Basic I) level of English proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

2. Foster interest and motivation among trainee teachers for learning English.

3. Facilitate and support the teaching and learning processes of English within the PFC.

4. Consolidate an English teaching model aligned with the institutional vision of the Escuela Normal Superior.

5. Align English learning processes across Preschool, Primary, and Secondary levels with those in the PFC.

6. Support classroom activities and projects in English that integrate the entire educational community.

Guidelines from the Ministry of National Education of Colombia for teaching English in public institutions

General Education Law (Law 115 of February 8, 1994)

Curricular Guidelines for Foreign Languages

Basic Standards of Competence in Foreign Languages (Guide 22)

Basic Learning Rights for English Transition - Primary

Suggested English Curriculum Framework (Sixth to Eleventh grade)

English Learning Syllabi from Transition to Fifth grade