http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/393 Tue, 05 May 2026 14:42:02 GMT 2026-05-05T14:42:02Z http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4245 New Trends Competency Based English Language Course Reinforcement Book 2 Valdez Salazar, Jesús This book contains many aspects not addressed in the Student Book and, at the same time, reinforces the competencies and knowledge dealt with in it. Even though each module is planned and designed to reinforce Student Book 2, new competencies and new knowledge are boarded in a particular fashion. The purpose of this book, apart from that of attaining the objectives set forth, is that of teaching and instilling values in students, something that many books only touch in a marginal way, or overlook absolutely. Nowadays, we are living in a very violent, fast-paced, selfish society; where the spiritual side of mankind is overlooked or ignored. We can´t live pretending that what harms or affects others does not affect us. Therefore, we must teach our pupils that if we don´t love but hate, sooner or later there will be a reaction or series of reactions that are going to cost us a lot. We strongly counsel teachers to elaborate on the teaching of materials dedicated to values and anti-values. It is a free ticket to a better education and to a happier life. It is highly and strongly recommended, a must, I would say, that the teacher work on awakening and developing superior knowledge competencies in students. Teaching good habits and values to people is useless if they lack the attributes and virtues of a critical spirit and the ability and foresight to guess the future or to suggest solutions to future problems and if they don´t envision the development of phenomena and processes. The student is the centre, the key element to elaborate on; but an extraordinary work of art is the consequence of the craft, the knowledge, the ability, the dedication, the hard work, and the commitment of the artist. The same applies to students and teachers. I strongly believe that a good teacher can do miracles! Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4245 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4244 New Trends Competency Based English Language Course Student Book 2 Valdez Salazar, Jesús New Trends Competency Based English Language Course 2 aims at reaching the knowledge and competencies levels B1 and B2, of the Common European Framework of Reference; one of the most popular and accepted frameworks for language learning. New Trends Competency English Language Course Student Book 2 and Reinforcement book 2 have been designed following, in part, the pattern of level one: i). The systematic and gradual learning of the four basic skills of a language: Speaking, Reading, Writing, and listening. ii). The acquisition of knowledge, competencies and practicality demanded by an ever increasingly competitive world. iii). The acquisition and development of a higher mastery level of reflection and creativity. iv). The pondering, learning and adoption of wisdom learned through reflection and analysis. The framework of this book consists of five modules which in turn contain six sections; each section is sub-divided in six parts: Part 1 is dedicated to the study and analysis of readings selected according to a logical progress. Part 2 is dedicated to the learning and acquisition of vocabulary connected to the topics dealt within the reading section. Part 3 is dedicated to the acquisition of grammatical knowledge in a logical and progressive way. Part 4 is dedicated to writing composition, an extremely important ability that a student must acquire; throughout this process, students exercise imagination and develops creativity and innovation. Part 5 is dedicated to listening comprehension, a basic ability that a learner must possess in order to understand people from the English-speaking world. Part 6 is dedicated to speaking, one of the most important abilities that a student must have, in order to express his/her ideas, state his/her arguments, and persuade or dissuade in order to get to where he/she wants to go. This section will increase creativity in students enormously. At the end of the speaking section, we include a quote, a saying or a proverb. We are convinced that the reflection and pondering of this maxims can help students get a better understanding and appreciation of the world they are living in and it will help them develop good habits and attitudes towards their fellowmen and the planet. At the end of each module, students make a “mastery test” in which performance is assessed on a scale of 0 to 100. In order to make this course more enjoyable and practical, we include two songs per module in which students practice pronunciation, learn new vocabulary, idioms and other figures of speech of a great value for learners of a foreign language. The last pages include the “ answer keys” for vocabulary exercises and for listening comprehension audio-exercises; this will help students and teachers in being certain of the proper solutions. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4244 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4220 New Trends Competency Based English Language Course Reinforcement Book 1 Valdez Salazar, Jesús This book reinforces and widens students’ knowledge and competencies dealt with in the student’s book. Students and teachers are advised to use new technologies to gain a deeper and wider knowledge of the language they are studying or teaching, enrich their work, and create and reinforce their previous knowledge. A teacher has not only the moral obligation to provide students with competencies and tools that are key to conquering particular objectives and goals; he also has the responsibility of teaching with his personal example. A teacher is a model that a student tries to imitate in the real world. A teacher must be a guide: he must teach what he preaches. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4220 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4219 New Trends Competency Based English Language Course Student Book 1 Valdez Salazar, Jesús The overall goal of New Trends Competency English Language Course 1 is to go a little bit further than levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, one of the most popular and accepted frameworks for language learning. New Trends Competency English Language Course Student Book 1 and Reinforcement Book 1 have been designed according to the goals set forth herein: i). The systematic and gradual learning of the four basic skills of a language: Speaking, Reading, Writing, and listening. ii). The acquisition of knowledge, competencies, and practicality demanded by an ever-increasingly competitive world. iii). The acquisition and development of a higher level of mastery of reflection and creativity. iv). The pondering, learning, and adoption of wisdom learned through reflection and analysis. The framework of this book consists of five modules, which in turn contain six sections; each section is sub-divided into six parts: Part 1 is dedicated to the study and analysis of readings selected according to logical progress. Part 2 is dedicated to learning and acquiring vocabulary related to the topics in the reading section. Part 3 is dedicated to the acquisition of grammatical knowledge logically and progressively. Part 4 is dedicated to writing composition, an essential ability that students must acquire to be competent in the social, economic, political, and academic realms. Part 5 is dedicated to listening comprehension, an essential ability for learning to understand people from the English-speaking world. Part 6 is dedicated to speaking, one of the essential abilities a student must have to express his/her ideas, state his/her arguments, and persuade or dissuade to get to where he/she wants to go. This section will increase students' creativity enormously. At the end of the speaking section, we include a quote, a saying, or a proverb. We are convinced that reflecting on and pondering these maxims can help students better understand and appreciate the world they live in and develop good habits and attitudes towards their fellowmen and the planet. Furthermore, after section 6, an additional section is added at the end of each module—section 7 deals with the acquisition of phonics, the phonetics of English. Students learn the correct way to pronounce the Language by identifying and practicing combinations of vowels and consonants. At the end of section 7, students take a "mastery test" in which performance is assessed on a scale of 0 to 100 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://ricaxcan.uaz.edu.mx/jspui/handle/20.500.11845/4219 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z