Online Learning – Profesor Kenny

Category: Online Learning

C1 Advanced

C1.1 Important Information – Teens

Evaluation Dates

Parents’ Meeting: Lesson 2 on 5 February at the beginning of class.
Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Checkpoints will be assigned and completed in MyELT during class as a timed evaluation at the end of each unit. (20%)
Writing Evaluation: Students read two books in MyOn and submit book reports on designated dates. Parents will be informed of late work. (20%)
1. Book Report One: Lesson 5 on 19 February
2. Book Report Two: Lesson 9 on 26 March
Speaking/Project Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 10 on 16 April
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 9 on 26 March
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 9 on 26 March
Grades/Review:
Lesson 10 on 16 April

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

Holiday Closures

Please note there will be no class on Friday, 2 April and Friday, 9 April in observance of Semana Santa.

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

Attend 80% of scheduled lesson time, that’s 24 of 30 hours, including absences, tardies, and leaving early.
Complete all homework and platform assignments.
Work together with your team to plan, develop, and deliver your project presentation.
Complete all 5 evaluations with an average grade of 7.
You must pass Writing and Speaking with a score of 7 or higher.  The speaking score is based on class participation and project presentation, combined.
You must also pass 2 of the remaining 3 exams: Listening, Reading, and Use of English.

Student Responsibilities

Read and understand about etiquette for online courses.
You must purchase the textbook and gain access to MyELT
You must purchase a license for MyOn, if you do not already have one.
You must submit both Book Reports on time, on the dates noted above.
You must submit the Practical Use of English, Listening, Reading and Speaking/Project Evaluations on the dates noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours.

C2 Proficiency

C2.1 Important Information

Evaluation Dates

Writing Evaluation: (20%)
1. Task One: Lesson 8 on 11 March
2. Task Two: Lesson 18 on day 14 April
Practical Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 18 on 14 April
Speaking Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 15 April
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 15 April
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 15 April
Grades/Review:
Lesson 20 on 19 April

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

Holiday Closures

There will be no class on Monday, 15 March in observance of the Birth of Benito Juarez. Classes resume Tuesday, 16 March.

The Anglo will close in observance of Holy Week from 29 March through 10 April. Classes resume Monday, 12 April

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

take all 5 evaluations
pass both the Speaking and Writing evaluations
pass 2 of the remaining 3 evaluations: Listening, Reading, and Use of English

Student Responsibilities

You must submit both Writing Tasks on time, on the dates noted above.
You must complete the Practical Use of English, Speaking, Listening, and Reading Evaluations on the date noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.
Private channels: As the course progresses, I’ll add each member of the course a private channel in Teams, which is then available for private communication, as well.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours. Email messages are the best way to reach me out side of regular teaching times. Thanks!

C2 Proficiency

C2.2 Important Information

Evaluation Dates

Writing Evaluation: (20%)
1. Task One: Lesson 9 on 16 March
2. Task Two: Lesson 18 on 14 April
Practical Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 18 on 14 April
Speaking Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 15 April
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 15 April
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 15 April
Grades/Review:
Lesson 20 on 19 April

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

Holiday Closures

There will be no class on Monday, 15 March in observance of the Birth of Benito Juarez. Classes resume Tuesday, 16 March.

The Anglo will close in observance of Holy Week from 29 March through 10 April. Classes resume Monday, 12 April

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

take all 5 evaluations
pass both the Speaking and Writing evaluations
pass 2 of the remaining 3 evaluations: Listening, Reading, and Use of English

Student Responsibilities

You must submit both Writing Tasks on time, on the dates noted above.
You must complete the Practical Use of English, Speaking, Listening, and Reading Evaluations on the date noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.
Private channels: As the course progresses, I’ll add each member of the course a private channel in Teams, which is then available for private communication, as well.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours. Email messages are the best way to reach me out side of regular teaching times. Thanks!

C2 Proficiency

C2.1 (15) Important Information

Evaluation Dates

Writing Evaluation: (20%)
1. Task One: Lesson 6 on day 26 January
2. Task Two: Lesson 13 on day 9 February
Practical Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 13 on 9 February (homework)
Speaking Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 14 on 12 January
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 14 on 10 February
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 14 on 10 February
Grades/Review:
Lesson 15 on 11 February

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

Holiday Closure

There will be no class on Monday, 1 February in observance of Día de la Constitución

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

take all 5 evaluations
pass both the Speaking and Writing evaluations
pass 2 of the remaining 3 evaluations: Listening, Reading, and Use of English

Student Responsibilities

You must submit both Writing Tasks on time, on the dates noted above.
You must complete the Practical Use of English, Speaking, Listening, and Reading evaluations on the dates noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours.

B1 Intermediate

B1.8 Important Information

Evaluation Dates

Practical Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Assigned after the end of class on 1 December, you may complete each unit’s tasks as we complete the unit. All tasks must be completed before 23:59 12 January
Writing Evaluation: (20%)
1. Task One: Lesson 9 on day 10 December, due by 23:59
2. Task Two: Lesson 18 on day 12 January, due by 23:59
Speaking Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 13 January
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 13 January
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 13 January
Grades/Review:
Lesson 20 on 14 January

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

For online courses, the Practical Use of English evaluation is to be completed on the RichmondLP. All remaining evaluations are presented and submitted using an online form, including both Writing Tasks

Holiday Closure

This course schedule includes an extended break over Christmas and New Years holidays. The last day of class in December will be the 22nd, we will come back on January 11th to finish the course. Happy holidays to you and your family!

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

take all 5 evaluations
pass both the Speaking and Writing evaluations
pass 2 of the remaining 3 evaluations: Listening, Reading, and Use of English

Student Responsibilities

You must add the class code to RichmondLP by the end of the 6th hour of instruction.
In a course starting a new textbook, you must also purchase the textbook and enter the product code to RichmondLP by the end of the 4th lesson, as noted above. Textbook purchase information is located in Teams.
You must submit both Writing Tasks on time, on the dates noted above.
You must submit the Practical Use of English on RichmondLP on time, as noted above.
You must complete the Speaking, Listening, and Reading Evaluations on the date noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours.

C1 Advanced

C1.6 Important Information

Evaluation Dates

Practical Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Assigned after the end of class on 1 December, you may complete each unit’s tasks as we complete the unit. All tasks must be completed before 23:59 12 January
Writing Evaluation: (20%)
1. Task One: Lesson 8 on day 8 December, due by 23:59 13 December
2. Task Two: Lesson 17 on day 11 January, due by 23:59 12 January
Speaking Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 18 on 12 January
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 13 January
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 13 January
Grades/Review:
Lesson 20 on 14 January

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

For online courses, the Practical Use of English evaluation is to be completed on the Pearson Platform. All remaining evaluations are presented and submitted using an online form, including both Writing Tasks

Holiday Closure

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

take all 5 evaluations
pass both the Speaking and Writing evaluations
pass 2 of the remaining 3 evaluations: Listening, Reading, and Use of English

Student Responsibilities

You must submit both Writing Tasks on time, on the dates noted above.
You must submit the Practical Use of English on the Pearson Platform on time, as noted above.
You must complete the Speaking, Listening, and Reading Evaluations on the date noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours.

C1 Advanced

C1.5 Important Information

Evaluation Dates

Practical Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Assigned after the end of class on 1 December, you may complete each unit’s tasks as we complete the unit. All tasks must be completed before 23:59 12 January
Writing Evaluation: (20%)
1. Task One: Lesson 8 on day 8 December, due by 23:59 13 December
2. Task Two: Lesson 17 on day 11 January, due by 23:59 12 January
Speaking Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 18 on 12 January
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 13 January
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 19 on 13 January
Grades/Review:
Lesson 20 on 14 January

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

Holiday Closure

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

take all 5 evaluations
pass both the Speaking and Writing evaluations
pass 2 of the remaining 3 evaluations: Listening, Reading, and Use of English

Student Responsibilities

You must submit both Writing Tasks on time, on the dates noted above.
You must submit the Practical Use of English on the Pearson Platform on time, as noted above.
You must complete the Speaking, Listening, and Reading Evaluations on the date noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours.

C1 Advanced

C1.1 Important Information

Evaluation Dates

Practical Use of English Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Assigned after the end of class on 30 November, you may complete each unit’s tasks as we complete the unit. All tasks must be completed before 23:59 17 December
Writing Evaluation: (20%)
1. Task One: Lesson 6 on day 3 December, due by 23:59 6 December
2. Task Two: Lesson 10 on day 10 December, due by 23:59 13 December
Speaking Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 13 on 16 December
Reading Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 14 on 17 December
Listening Evaluation: (20% of course score)
Lesson 14 on 17 December
Grades/Review:
Lesson 15 on 21 December

If a date change is made, it will be announced in class and posted in the General channel in MS Teams.

For online courses, the Practical Use of English evaluation is to be completed on the RichmondLP. All remaining evaluations are presented and submitted using an online form.

Passing/Failing

To pass a class at The Anglo, you must:

take all 5 evaluations
pass both the Speaking and Writing evaluations
pass 2 of the remaining 3 evaluations: Listening, Reading, and Use of English

Student Responsibilities

You must add the class code to RichmondLP by the end of the 6th hour of instruction.
In a course starting a new textbook, you must also purchase the textbook and enter the product code to RichmondLP by the end of the 4th lesson, as noted above. Textbook purchase information is located in Teams.
You must submit both Writing Tasks on time, on the dates noted above.
You must submit the Practical Use of English on RichmondLP on time, as noted above.
You must complete the Speaking, Listening, and Reading Evaluations on the date noted above.

Contact Kenny

If you need to reach me for any reason, feel free to use any of the following:

The Anglo email: kenneth.landes@theanglo.edu.mx
MS Teams General channel: This is the main chat for our group. You can leave me a message here anytime, but the whole class will be able to see it.

Outside of teaching time, I do my best to respond to messages within 24 hours.

Online Learning

Etiquette

Often referred to as “netiquette”, online etiquette is especially important in online learning in order to maintain a supportive learning environment. In addition to the usual expectations in classroom classes, online learning presents learning opportunities and challenges that we must consider in order for the course to be successful.

🦠 The impact of COVID-19 has been tremendous, interrupting our lives, our routines, and the way we are able to provide instruction. However, the pandemic also presents us with opportunities for personal growth and professional development. If you approach the online learning experience with a positive attitude, an open-mind, and personal discipline, you will enjoy it more, learn more, and earn a higher score. How each of us respond to the situation is ultimately a personal choice.

🏫 There is an English expression that says “90% of success in life is the result of simply showing up.” The single most important factor for success in this course is attendance. Please do your best to attend each class, to arrive on time, and to stay through the end of each lesson. If you will be absent, please let me know so we know you are okay. We do take note of your absence out of concern for your and your family’s well-being during this challenging time.

🕓 Tardiness requires interruptions of the lesson to mark attendance, resulting in lost learning time. The nature of online learning means that some learning time is lost working with the technology, itself, so please respect your fellow classmates by arriving on time so that we can maximize learning during each lesson.

📺 Try to reduce distractions in your learning environment, as much as possible. Many of us are working in shared space with others around. However, I’ve encountered students doing all sorts of activities during lessons: cooking, watching TV, listening to music, or even taking another course at the university. It’s simply not possible to learn a second language while multitasking. Nor is it possible to do two things well at the same time. Your presence in this course requires your presence of mind.

🖐 Learning a language requires all of our mutual respect and active participation. It cannot be learned simply listening to me talk. Please be prepared to read, respond to questions, and interact with your classmates, etc. Please don’t hesitate to respond, raise doubts, or ask questions. The only bad question is the question not asked. During timed exercises, please use the “Raise hand” feature to let me know you are finished so we can continue without waiting for an alarm. Your participation is considered as part of your speaking score.

🎥 Video is ideal, but optional. Depending on the bandwidth and data plan you have, decide if using video works for you. As your teacher, I will use video sparingly as I have a TelCel modem with a data cap and speed throttles which simply does not allow streaming video for the duration of each lesson. I’ll use video from time to time, when it’s necessary. However, I usually share my screen for the duration of each lesson.

🎙 Turn on your microphone when speaking so that we can engage in normal dialogue. Otherwise, please silence your mic to avoid distracting your classmates with background noise (phone, family, pets, traffic, tamales, etc.) It is especially important to be aware of ambient noise if you are wearing a gaming or noise-cancelling headset, which eliminate noises only for you. If I silence your mic, please check your environmental noise before turning it on again.

📚 You must purchase the books for this course, this is not optional. When starting to use a book for the first time, be certain to add the product code inside the front cover of your book in order to have access to course materials on RichmondLP. Additionally, during the first week of each course, you must enter the class code for the course in order to have access to course assignments for our particular group, including the Practical Use of English Evaluation, which is required to pass the course and amounts to 20% of your score.

⏰ Evaluations are strictly-timed exercises. I am unable to give you additional time if you do not finish in time. The reason for this is that we are preparing you for Cambridge certification exams. These exams are timed and there is no allowance for extra time. If you are having a difficult time finishing exams in the given time, it might be an indicator that your ability is not at the level of the course you are in. In this case, it might make sense to take another skills assessment exam to ascertain your current level of ability. Please understand that we are not trying to offend you or punish you in any way, but rather we are 100% dedicated to helping you reach your English learning goals.

Category: Online Learning

Evaluation Dates

Holiday Closures

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

Evaluation Dates

Holiday Closures

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

Evaluation Dates

Holiday Closures

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

Evaluation Dates

Holiday Closure

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

Evaluation Dates

Holiday Closure

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

Evaluation Dates

Holiday Closure

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

Evaluation Dates

Holiday Closure

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

Evaluation Dates

Passing/Failing

Student Responsibilities

Contact Kenny

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