Cuerpo de Maestros. Inglés

Topic 1. Language as communication: oral and written language. Factors that define a communicative situation: sender, receiver, functionality and context.   

Topic 2. Communication in the foreign language classroom: verbal and nonverbal communication. Extralinguistic strategies: nonverbal reactions to messages in different contexts.   

Topic 3. The development of linguistic skills: oral comprehension and expression, written comprehension and expression. Communicative competence in English.   

Topic 4. Valuing the knowledge of foreign languages as a means of communication among people and nations/peoples. Interest in linguistic diversity through the knowledge of a new language and its culture.   

Topic 5. Geographical, historical and cultural features of the English-speaking countries. Teaching the most relevant geographical, historical and cultural aspects.   

Topic 6. Contribution of linguistics to foreign language teaching. The process of language learning: similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition.   

Topic 7. Oral communication in the foreign language. The complexity of understanding the gist in oral interaction: from passive to active, selective listening. Learning to speak: from imitative reproduction to autonomous production.   

Topic 8. Written English. Approaches to reading and writing. Reading comprehension: techniques to develop global and specific reading comprehension. Written expression: from the interpretation to the production of texts.   

Topic 9. Description of the English phonological system. Learning Patterns and techniques. Perception, discrimination and production of sounds, intonation, rhythm and stress patterns. Phonetic correction.   

Topic 10. The orthographic code in the English language. Sound-grapheme relationship. Proposals for the teaching of the written code. Implementing orthographic rules in written productions.   

Topic 11. Lexical and semantic fields in English. The vocabulary required for socialising, exchanging information and expressing attitudes. Types of activities linked to teaching and learning vocabulary in the foreign language classroom.   

Topic 12. Essential morphosyntactic elements in the English language. Basic language structures in communication. Progressive use of grammatical categories in oral and written productions to improve communication.