Hello and welcome to this video class in the MOOC
“How to succeed in the English B1 Level Exam”.
Well, it seemed impossible but here we are.
This is the last week of the MOOC
and in this video we are going to sum up all what we have achieved,
all the aspects that we have covered in this course.
So, in the first module, in the introduction,
we had two video classes.
The first one,
“What does it mean to have a B1 certificate in English?
We learnt about the importance of such a certificate
and achieving such level in a foreign language.
And also, we were introduced to being autonomous
when learning a language and how we can do it.
Hopefully by now you will all be autonomous learners
and you’ll be very proud of that, I’m sure.
So, the activities that were related to those videos were the forum,
where you could discuss all the aspects related to this topic
and also you had to do a test about learning styles,
and about your own preferred learning strategy
and the way you learn basically.
The next week, in Module 2,
we started looking at the different components of the exam.
We started with the reading comprehension
and now we can prepare for it efficiently.
So there was a video class called
“Key features of a reading comprehension activity”.
And then, you were asked to participate in the forum.
Again, I hope you have done it.
If you haven’t done so, you still have time.
Remember, the more you put in,
the more you’ll get out of this course.
And also you had the first peer-to-peer activity.
Now, these activities are new, are specific to MOOCs
and maybe it was the first time that you did such an activity.
I hope you enjoyed it and you learnt a lot about
evaluating other people and about your course mates evaluating you.
So hopefully that has been successful.
It had to do with a reading comprehension activity.
And then, finally you had the chance to have a look at
an exam as such and take a past paper,
that component, the reading comprehension activity.
Then in Module 3 we looked at written skills but the productive one,
the writing, and how we should prepare for it.
Again, one of the video classes provided those key,
those important characteristics of a successful written composition.
We looked at the writing process,
and the stages and how we can prepare for that, what we have to look at.
And you have been given some examples of very good writing,
of so-so writing and of writing that really needs improvement.
So, then again you had the forum to discuss all this,
and the peer-to-peer activity.
Well you turned into teachers yourselves,
you had to assess compositions
following the criteria that we provided you.
And then, again, some opportunity to check your English,
trying to find the mistakes in English
in that multiple choice activity.
In Module 4 we turned to oral skills.
Oral skills comprise listening and speaking.
We started looking at listening and how you can prepare for it.
Now, oral skills are probably the part that students fear most,
so that’s why we entitled one of the videos
“Coping strategies when a listening activity is too difficult”
because we know that sometimes you just freeze
when the listening is too difficult.
So hopefully that will have helped you,
not to freeze anymore and just try to make sense
of what you are listening to.
And then in the second video we invited you to check
and to try out one tool that is specific to UNED
and is called E-oral and hopefully you have found it useful
and have seen the benefits of doing this online assessment.
Again in the forum you were asked to participate
and then the activity was just trying that tool,
the E-oral, yourself.
In Module 5 we have looked at speaking
and the differences between face-to-face
and online oral assessment, because at CUID,
the language centre linked to UNED where you can take this exam,
you can do both;
you can do a face-to-face exam and also an online exam using E-oral.
Again, because sometimes you don’t really know
why you have passed that part or not, we have provided you with examples:
what would be a good speaking or a not so good one,
or really a poor one.
Again, you could participate
and you were encouraged to participate in the forum,
and in the peer-to-peer activity, well, again you became a teacher,
and you had to assess oral production.
These are real examples, so hopefully you have enjoyed that.
Remember, you still have time to catch up with any of the modules
if you haven’t done so and I also invite you to look at
the extra materials that have been included in all the modules,
so that you can make the most of this course.
Well, thank you very much, this is the Module 6,
the one that I’m presenting and this is the introductory video.
And then you will be able to have a look at another one
which shows you how to take an exam at CUID,
the Centro Universitario de Idiomas Digital y a Distancia,
which is the language centre linked to UNED.
You will be provided with practical information
and the last activity in this module is actually a very fun one, I think.
You are invited to make a ‘survival kit’,
how to survive the B1 Level Exam and share with your course mates tips
that you think will make you pass this exam.
Thank you!