IOM Course Outline

TT Travel & Language Coaching Services

Course Outline Level 1

2023/24

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Bridging communication gaps

Level 1

Course Overview

objectives

Outcomes

Strategies

participation

Assessment

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Course overview

This course is designed to develop the four core skills of language learning (speaking, listening, reading and writing). This is designed specifically for first-responders, related authorities and service providers dealing with SoTs to ensure effective communication and care in target language. Participants will be able to function in familiar, predictable situations at an A1 level (CEFR - Common European Framework of Reference) upon successful completion of both courses. Participants will be exposed to a series of situations tailored to their realities as well as authentic materials.

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Course Objectives

• To communicate key personal information and receive information from native speakers.
• To understand cultural nuances in language and actions among Spanish-speakers of frequent contact (Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela).
• To produce and respond to frequent situations among native speakers in vulnerable situations.
• To produce written texts on work duties, services around T&T and jobs
• To become culturally sensitised to migrant realities
• To understand short, slowly articulated speech about medical situations, needs and treatments.

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learning outcomes

By the end of level 1 students should be able to:

• Give and request personal information

• Provide and understand simple descriptions once speech is slow and clear.
• Identify professions and places of work
• Understand short, simple texts and audios about personal information, places of work, meetings and organizations
• Describe duties and services at various institutions across Trinidad & Tobago
• Write short texts about themselves
• Interact in controlled settings

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Teaching Strategies

• Use of authentic materials in synchronous sessions
• Communicative tasks within every session
• Use of joint class notes
• Use of interactive presentations and quizzes
• Asynchronous practice activities

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Participation rubric

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Assessment

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Time

• Live Sessions:Tuesdays / Thursdays 3:30 - 5 pm OR 5 - 6:30 pm

• Self-Paced material upload: Fridays

• Culture Bites - TBA

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Structure of learning

3 sessions per week

7-week course

2 sessions live classes1 session self-paced

This course is intensive comprising of 3 sessions of 1.5 hours each.

Evaluations

Feedback

There will be evaluations in Weeks 4 & 7

Feedback will be sent in Week 7 in order to begin Level 2 as soon as possible.

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Bridging communication gaps

Content calendar

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

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december

2023

28

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31

27

11

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Session 2

Session 3

Session 1

Session 6

Session 4

Session5

Session 9

Session 8

Session 7

Session 11

Session 10

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January

2024

31

10

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Session 13

Session 12

Session 14

Session 17

Session 16

Session 15

Session 20

Session 18

Session 19

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Level 2

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Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

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february

2024

29

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Session 1

Session 4

Session 3

Session 5

Session 8

Session 6

Session 7

Session 9

Session 10

Session 9

Session 11

Session 12

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march

2024

26

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25

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Session 13

Session 15

Session 14

Session 16

Session 17

Session 19

Session 18

Session 21

Session 20

Session 22

Phonetics and Sounds in Spanish

Objectives:

• To accurately use vowels and key sounds in Spanish
• To ask about and respond to personal data

Structure

• Each class lasts 1.5 hours
• Your asynchronous (self-paced) session is a series of videos and activites.

Nationalities

Objectives:

• To identify countries and nationalities

Directions

OBJECTIVES:To give instructions using the "Imperativo" or "Command Form".

• Use this space to write down your sources of information. Citing where you got the info from is always a plus.
• The APA Standards (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association) are indispensable when citing bibliographies.
• This is a set of guidelines for citing any type of project: theses, reports, presentations ... You name it!
• These references include information on the author, date of publication, title, and source.
• Here’s a quick little guide: Arial or Times News Roman font, 12 pt, 2.0 line spacing, left aligned, and unjustified.
• It is also important to list all the sources you have quoted throughout the article. To do this, create a reference page after the main body.
• On the references page you should write the title of the section, in bold and centered. The second line lists the references, in alphabetical order.

Write an awesome title

Directions

OBJECTIVES: To identify cardinal points. To use the verb "estar" to locate places. To identify prepositions in Spanish.

Threats

Contextualize your topic

• Plan the structure of your communication.
• Give it a hierarchy and give visual weight to the main point.
• Add secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure results.

Biodata

Objectives:

• To give and understand addresses
• To count from 1 - 100

World of Work

Objectives:

• To give information about duties at work

Directions

OBJECTIVES:

• To locate places in relation to workplace and hometown using prepositions.

Directions

OBJECTIVES:

• To identify modes of transport.

Feedback & Orientation

Solutions and Treatments

OBJECTIVES:

• To identify remedies, common medications and treatments.

Introductions & Relationships

Objectives:

• To introduce others
• To enquire about relationships

Opportunities

Contextualize your topic

• Plan the structure of your communication.
• Give it a hierarchy and give visual weight to the main point.
• Add secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure results.

Medical Complaints

OBJECTIVES:

• To ask identify common conditions and complaints.

Escribe un titular genial

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¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

Review

World of Work

Objectives:

• To ask and report about places of work (others)

‘Your content is good, but it’ll engage much more if it’s interactive.’

Genially

Structure

• Participate in your live classes
• Access materials on Google Classroom
• Remember to complete your asynchronous exercises before the following week begins.
• Don't forget to collect your badges at the end of each week!

• Use this space to write down your sources of information. Citing where you got the info from is always a plus.
• The APA Standards (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association) are indispensable when citing bibliographies.
• This is a set of guidelines for citing any type of project: theses, reports, presentations ... You name it!
• These references include information on the author, date of publication, title, and source.
• Here’s a quick little guide: Arial or Times News Roman font, 12 pt, 2.0 line spacing, left aligned, and unjustified.
• It is also important to list all the sources you have quoted throughout the article. To do this, create a reference page after the main body.
• On the references page you should write the title of the section, in bold and centered. The second line lists the references, in alphabetical order.

Write an awesome title

Review Level 2

Establishments & Products

Objectives:

• To identify community and national organisations in T & T
• To share services and products offered by these organisations

Review

Establishments & Products

• To identify community and national organisations in T & T
• To share services and products offered by these organisations

Descriptions

OBJECTIVES:

• To ask about and describe clothing and accessories of person.

Strengths

Contextualize your topic

• Plan the structure of your communication.
• Give it a hierarchy and give visual weight to the main point.
• Add secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure results.

World of Work

Objectives:

• To identify professions and places of work

Biodata

Objectives:

• To formulate questions in Spanish

Descriptions

OBJECTIVES:

• To ask about and describe personality traits of a person.

Directions

OBJECTIVES:

• To request and give directions around town.

Introductions & Relationships

Objectives:

• To report a series of activities done by another person.

Solutions and Treatments

OBJECTIVES: To instruct and suggest solutions for identified problems.

Time & Meetings

Objectives:

• To reject and confirm appointments and meetings
• To arrange meetings and appointments

Feedback and Report Distribution to Students

Final Evaluation

Solutions and Treatments

OBJECTIVES:

• To instruct and suggest solutions for identified problems.

Final Evaluation

Introductions & Relationships

Objectives:

• To confirm & deny statements made

Medical Complaints

OBJECTIVES:

• To ask about different illness and to give patient education.

‘Your content is good, but it’ll engage much more if it’s interactive.’

Genially

An awesome title

With the Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like!

• Use this space to write down your sources of information. Citing where you got the info from is always a plus.
• The APA Standards (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association) are indispensable when citing bibliographies.
• This is a set of guidelines for citing any type of project: theses, reports, presentations ... You name it!
• These references include information on the author, date of publication, title, and source.
• Here’s a quick little guide: Arial or Times News Roman font, 12 pt, 2.0 line spacing, left aligned, and unjustified.
• It is also important to list all the sources you have quoted throughout the article. To do this, create a reference page after the main body.
• On the references page you should write the title of the section, in bold and centered. The second line lists the references, in alphabetical order.

Write an awesome title

World of Work

Objectives:

• To enquire about duties at work

Escribe un titular genial

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras!

¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

Medical Complaints

OBJECTIVES:

• To ask about and express issues related to mental health.

Moving Forward and Advocacy

OBJECTIVES: To create affirmations and future road map for SoTs.

Review Level 2

Feedback

• Feedback is given upon completion of your evaluations. This is individual.
• A certificate is issued at the end of each Level.

Time & Meetings

Objectives:

• To tell and ask for specific times

Evaluations

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking - Asynchronous

Descriptions

OBJECTIVES:

• To ask about and describe physical traits of a person.

Descriptions

OBJECTIVES: To ask about and describe physical traits of a person.

Weaknesses

Contextualize your topic

• Plan the structure of your communication.
• Give it a hierarchy and give visual weight to the main point.
• Add secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure results.

‘Your content is good, but it’ll engage much more if it’s interactive.’

Genially

Moving Forward and Advocacy

OBJECTIVES:

• To express future plans using future tense.

Feedback