Action Plan

Statement of Goal(s) and Objectives:

The goals of the project are to promote the effective learning and preparation for Cambridge Examinations (KET, PET and FCE).   The objective is to allow the candidates to familiarize with the content and format of the Cambridge Examinations by practicing and using techniques.

 

IMPLEMENTATION			EVALUATION
What needs to be done?	By whom? And when?	What resources (human and material) are needed?		What evidence indicates progress?	How and when will that evidence be collected?
Organize the groups that are going to take the Cambridge ESOL examinations.	By  the coordinator and Social Servicer Sara Lopez. At the end of February and in the begging of March	The register		To have the list register completed	The evidence will be collected on March 8th
Give candidates a diagnostic test. (Placement test)	By Sara Lopez On March	The placement test, candidate answer sheets , pen, eraser		To have the results of the placement test and place candidates by level.	On March after having the placement test
Locate the classroom the days and the length of the lessons.	By the coordinator, school principal and Sara Lopez On March	Human resources		To have a document of agreement signed by the school principal	On March after having the document signed
Organize the contents of KET, PET and FCE	By the coordinator and Sara Lopez   On March	Select the most appropriate teaching materials that books, photocopiable worksheets (sets of exams) , CDs, CD-ROM, dictionaries, grammar books and the internet		To have everything organized	On March
Select the teaching materials	By Sara Lopez On March	Human resources and material		To have the teaching materials selected	On March after having the materials selected
KET tutorials	By Sara Lopez On April (once a week)  On Tuesdays from 9:00 am to 9:50 am	photocopiable worksheets (sets of exams) , CDs, CD-ROM dictionaries, grammar books and the internet		The participation of the candidates, candidates’ performance, candidates’ understanding on reading, writing, listening, speaking and use of English.	On April during the lessons
PET tutorials	By Sara Lopez on April (once a week) On Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 9:50 am	photocopiable worksheets (sets of exams) , CDs, CD-ROM, dictionaries, grammar books and the internet		The participation of the candidates, candidates’ performance, candidates’ understanding on reading, writing, listening, speaking and use of English.	On April during the lessons
FCE tutorials	By Sara Lopez On April (Once a week) On Thursdays from 9:00 am to 9:50 am	photocopiable worksheets (sets of exams) , CDs, CD-ROM dictionaries, grammar books and the internet		The participation of the candidates, candidates’ performance, candidates’ understanding on reading, writing, listening, speaking and use of English.	On April during the lessons
Give students a Progress Test	By Sara Lopez On May	Progress test		Have the expected results	On May after having the progress test
KET tutorials	By Sara Lopez On May and June (once a week) On Tuesdays from 9:00 am to 9:50 am	photocopiable worksheets (sets of exams) , CDs, CD-ROM		The participation of the candidates, candidates’ performance, candidates’ understanding.	On May during the lessons
PET tutorials	By Sara Lopez On May and June (once a week)On Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 9:50 am	photocopiable worksheets (sets of exams) , CDs, CD-ROM dictionaries, grammar books and the internet		The participation of the candidates, candidates’ performance, candidates’ understanding.	On May during the lessons
FCE tutorials	By Sara Lopez  On May and June (Once a week) On Thursdays from 9:00 am to 9:50 am	photocopiable worksheets (sets of exams) , CDs, CD-ROM, dictionaries, grammar books and the internet		The participation of the candidates, candidates’ performance, candidates’ understanding.	On May during the lessons
Give students a online practice test that contains the same type of question and topics as the real exams	By Sara Lopez   On June	http://olpt.s3.amazonaws.com/online-practice-ket/index.html http://olpt.s3.amazonaws.com/online-practice-pet/index.html   http://cbpt.s3.amazonaws.com/cb-fce/index.html		Have the expected results	On June after having the exam and feedback
End of the tutorials

The Action Plan took me more than I expected because I really wanted to have a good-exam preparation, I needed to familiarize with the test and being able to answer my students’ concerns, doubts and worries.  It is my intention to have fun and find a variety of resources that will help my students in their exam preparation. I know that they are important exams but it does not mean that it has to be boring. It is important to build a variety and fun into an exam course as it is to drive students towards the goal of passing their exam (Burges and Head 2005).

It vital to train the students in the best way and the best conditions because students need to be familiar with the test items they will have to face. I will also discuss general exam skills and do practice tests.