undergraduate

Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages
with an emphasis in English

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about the

Program

The Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English at Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) has the objective of training professionals competent in the teaching of English and capable of assuming their role as agents of change in the educational, political, economic, and social reality of the country.

Its strength lies in the high academic and research training it provides to students, its professors, its infrastructure, and the proper management of its resources to provide immediate and timely operation.

The program was designed to strengthen the social and intercultural projection that has historically characterized the Language School, through its lines of training and research, and which has been strengthened inits undergraduate and graduate programs in response to the needs of the environment.

Bucaramanga, Santander: SNIES 106466 | Qualified Registration: MEN N.° 19199 of September 21, 2017, validity 7 years.

DEGREE:

Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages with an Emphasis on English

DuraTiOn:

10 semesters (5 years)

Education LEVEL:

Professional

ModaliTY:

In-person

CAMPUS:

Main Campus - Bucaramanga

APPLICANT

Profile

Applicants persuing a Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English must have a basic knowledge of the English language; show a special interest in reading, studying, teaching, and researching foreign languages, particularly English. They must be open to dialogue of knowledge with other cultures and to multilingualism that goes through languages equally and effectively. These characteristics will contribute to the proper development of their teaching and research vocations in regional, national, and international contexts.

GRADUATE

Profile

The graduates in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English from UIS stand out for:

  • Competently use the English language for professional, academic, and social purposes.

  • Design and implement resources and strategies for teaching English according to the needs of the learning context.

  • Appreciate cultural diversity and dialogue with its different expressions, while promoting and spreading local and national culture.

  • Contribute to the development of education in its different levels and sectors in foreign languages, especially English.

LABOR

Field

The main purpose of the program is to train teachers with a pedagogical, didactic, and research level in the field of foreign languages, particularly in the English language and its culture.

In this sense, the theoretical foundation that underpins the program is addressed from three complementary perspectives: critical pedagogy, didactics seen from the post-method, and research applied to foreign languages. For its part, English language and culture training is based on the current vision of English as a global language.

APPLICANT

Profile

The applicant to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English must have basic knowledge ofthe English language; show special interest inreading, studying, teaching and researching foreign languages, particularly English; being open to dialogue of knowledge with other cultures and fostering multilingualism that goesthrough languagesequally and effectively. These characteristics will contribute to the proper development of their teaching and investigative vocation in the regional, national and international contexts.

GRADUATE

Profile

The graduate in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English from the UIS stands out for:

  • Competently use the English language for professional, academic and social purposes.

  • Design and implement resources and strategies for teaching English according to the needs of the learning context.

  • Appreciate cultural diversity and dialogue with its different expressions, while promoting and spreading local and national culture.

  • Contribute to the development of education in itsdifferent levels and sectors in the area of foreign languages, especially English.

Labor

Field

The main purpose of the program is the training of teachers with a pedagogical, didactic and research level in the field of foreign languages, particularly in the English language and its culture.

In this sense, the theoretical foundation that underpins the program is addressed from three complementary perspectives: critical pedagogy, didactics seen from the post-method and research applied to foreign languages. For its part, english language andculture training is based from the current vision of English as a global language.

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Academic

Curriculum

 

Code:  28782           Credits:    3  - Pedagogical thinking and society


Code:  28546           Credits:    3  -Reading of University Academic Texts


Code:  28545           Credits:    3  - Introduction to the articulatory phonetics of English


Code:  28544           Credits:    5  - Pre-Intermediate English


Code:  24948           Credits:    0  - University life and culture


Code:  23423           Credits:    1  - Physical and sports culture


 

Code:  28780           Credits:    3  - Human development


Code:  28551           Credits:    3  - University Academic Text Writing


Code:  28550           Credits:    3  - English Phonetics and Phonology I


Code:  28549           Credits:    3  -Linguistic Fundamentals


Code:  28548           Credits:    5  - Intermediate English


 

Code:  28555           Credits:    3  -English Phonetics And Phonology II


Code:  28554           Credits:    2  - English Syntax I


Code:  28553           Credits:    5  - Intermediate English


Code:  28552           Credits:    3  - Learning and Pedagogical Models


Code:  00062           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language


Code:  00002           Credits:    3  -  Optional Subject 


 

Code:  28561           Credits:    2  - English Syntax II


Code:  28560           Credits:    3  - Academic writing I


Code:  28559           Credits:    5  - Advanced English I


Code:  28558           Credits:    3  -Critical Pedagogy and Poststructuralism


Code:  28557           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language Acquisition Theories and L2


Code:  00062           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language


 

Code:  28567           Credits:    3  - General research fundaments


Code:  28566           Credits:    2  - English-Spanish Comparative Linguistics


Code:  28565           Credits:    2  - Academic WritingII


Code:  28564           Credits:    5  - Advanced English II


Code:  28563           Credits:    4  - English Didactics


Code:  00062           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language


 

Code:  28783           Credits:    3  - Curriculum Development


Code:  28573           Credits:    3  - Qualitative Methods Applied to Educational Research


Code:  28572           Credits:    3  - Discourse Analysis


Code:  28571           Credits:    3  - Academic Oral Expression


Code:  28569           Credits:    4  - English Teaching for Children


Code:  00062           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language


 

Code:  28781           Credits:    3  - Teaching and learning assessment


Code:  28579           Credits:    3  - Quantitative methods applied to educational research


Code:  28578           Credits:    3  - Sociolinguistics


Code:  28577           Credits:    3  - British Cultural Studies


Code:  28575           Credits:    3  -Contemporary Educational Trends


Code:  00062           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language


 

Code:  28584           Credits:    3  - Final Undergraduate Work I


Code:  28583           Credits:    3  - Education and society in the digital age


Code:  28582           Credits:    3  - American Cultural Studies


Code:  28581           Credits:    4  - Pedagogical Practice I


Code:  00003           Credits:    3  -  Elective Subject 


 

Code:  28587           Credits:    3  - Final Undergraduate Work II


Code:  28586           Credits:    2  - Pedagogy for School Inclusion


Code:  28585           Credits:    10  - Pedagogical Practice II


Code:  00003           Credits:    3  - Elective subject


 

Code:  28590           Credits:    3  - Ethics


Code:  28589           Credits:    2  - English literature


Code:  28588           Credits:    10  - Pedagogical Practice III


Code:  00002           Credits:    3  - Optional Subject


 

Code:  28591           Credits:    3  - Preparation for International Tests


Code:  28605           Credits:    3  - Language Policies in Education


Code:  28593           Credits:    3  - Plurilingualism and Interculturality


Code:  28594           Credits:    3  - Critical Discourse Analysis


Code:  28595           Credits:    3  - Translation of Texts I


Code:  28596           Credits:    3  - Translation of Texts II


Code:  28597           Credits:    3  - Sign Languages


Code:  28598           Credits:    3  - Other English-speaking Cultures


Code:  28599           Credits:    3  - Visual Impairment in the Classroom


Code:  28600           Credits:    3  - English Literature and Film

 

Code:  28643           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language I: Basic French I


Code:  28644           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language II: Basic French II


Code:  28645           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language III: Pre French


Code:  28646           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language IV: Pre French


Code:  28647           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language V: Intermediate French


Code:  28648           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language I: Basic Portuguese I


Code:  28649           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language II: Basic Portuguese II


Code:  28650           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language III: Portuguese Pre


Code:  28651           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language IV: Portuguese Pre


Code:  28652           Credits:    3  - Foreign Language V: Intermediate Portuguese I

KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

1st semester

2023

* Subject to demand

Collection opening

2022 Oct 14

Collection closing

2022 Dec 2

Registration opening

2022 Oct 18

Registration closing

2022 Dec 6

Admission results

2022 Dec 15

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Anyone who meets the following requirements may register:

  • Having passed the tenth grade or being in the process of doing so.
  • Having taken the Saber 11 State Examination as of 2017.
  • A minimum score of 31 points in each of the tests that make up the State Test: Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, Natural Sciences and English.

NOTICE 1:For applicants exempted from the English test, according to Article 1 of Decree 34 of 1980 of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, only the scores in Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, and Natural Sciences will be taken into account.

NOTICE 2: Applicants are warned that the use of fraudulent means of any kind in the enrollment and/or admission process disqualifies them for a period of 5 years to be enrolled and/or admitted in any academic program of the University, without prejudice to any penal sanctions that may apply  according to Acuerdo N° 017/95 del Consejo Superior.

A person may not register, even if he/she complies with the above requirements and if he/she does so, his/her registration will be cancelled:

  • He/she is enrolled in any academic program of studies at the UIS.
  • He/she has a disciplinary sanction in force at the UIS.
  • He/she has lost student status for poor academic performance on more than one occasion.
  • He/she is applying to the same program of study from which he/she was excluded due to poor academic performance or has not renewed enrollment in said program.
  • He/she has initiated without concluding studies, more than one Academic Program at the UIS. No person may attend more than two undergraduate programs at the UIS. Article 5, Agreement 16 of 2008 of the Superior Council.

NOTICE 3:In case of being admitted, the student who obtained his bachelor’s degree abroad or its equivalent, must submit the validation of the degree to the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, if you have not done the procedure enter this link


Additional requirements

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Inscription

$100.000

FOR 1 PROGRAM

 

Inscription

$150.000

FOR 2 PROGRAMS

Each semester is settled according to the economic capacity of the family unit. It ranges between 1 and 8 minimum legal wage(s) in force.

Maximum 2 programs per enrollment.

For more information, please contact the Admissions and Academic Registration Office

KEEP IN MIND

Additional Information

1st semester

2023

* Subject to demand




Bucaramanga

Collection opening

2022 Oct 14


Collection closing

2022 Dec 2


Registration opening

2022 Oct 18


Registration closing

2022 Dec 6


Admission results

2022 Dec 15

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Anyone who meets the following requirements may register:

  • Having passed the tenth grade or being in the process of doing so.
  • Having taken the Saber 11 State Examination as of 2017.
  • A minimum score of 31 points in each of the tests that make up the State Test: Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, Natural Sciences and English.

NOTICE 1:For applicants exempted from the English test, according to Article 1 of Decree 34 of 1980 of the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, only the scores in Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, and Natural Sciences will be taken into account.

NOTICE 2: Applicants are warned that the use of fraudulent means of any kind in the enrollment and/or admission process disqualifies them for a period of 5 years to be enrolled and/or admitted in any academic program of the University, without prejudice to any penal sanctions that may apply  according to Acuerdo N° 017/95 del Consejo Superior.

A person may not register, even if he/she complies with the above requirements and if he/she does so, his/her registration will be cancelled:

  • He/she is enrolled in any academic program of studies at the UIS.
  • He/she has a disciplinary sanction in force at the UIS.
  • He/she has lost student status for poor academic performance on more than one occasion.
  • He/she is applying to the same program of study from which he/she was excluded due to poor academic performance or has not renewed enrollment in said program.
  • He/she has initiated without concluding studies, more than one Academic Program at the UIS. No person may attend more than two undergraduate programs at the UIS. Article 5, Agreement 16 of 2008 of the Superior Council.

NOTICE 3:In case of being admitted, the student who obtained his bachelor’s degree abroad or its equivalent, must submit the validation of the degree to the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, if you have not done the procedure enter this link

Inscription

$100.000

FOR 1 PROGRAM


Inscription

$150.000

FOR 2 PROGRAMS


Each semester is settled according to the economic capacity of the family unit. It ranges between 1 and 8 minimum legal wage(s) in force.

Maximum 2 programs per enrollment.

For more information, please contact the Admissions and Academic Registration Office

OUR

Faculty

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora de la Escuela de Idiomas, Heidy Alegría Gutiérrez León. Doctora en Estudios de Traducción. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situada en el centro.

Heidy Alegría Gutiérrez León

Doctor in Translation Studies

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora de la Escuela de Idiomas, Olga Lucía Uribe Enciso. Magíster en Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situada en el centro.

Olga Lucía Uribe Enciso

Master in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora de la Escuela de Idiomas, Edga Mireya Uribe Salamanca. Doctora en Didáctica de las Lenguas y las Culturas. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situada en el centro.

Edga Mireya Uribe Salamanca

Doctor in Didactics of Languages and Cultures

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora de la Escuela de Idiomas, Bozena Lechowska. Magíster en Enseñanza del Inglés. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situada en el centro.

Bozena Lechowska

Master in English Language Teaching

Se presenta al público general y la comunidad educativa a la profesora de la Escuela de Idiomas, Mónica Ferrada de Manosalva. La foto fue tomada en primer plano, fondo blanco y la profesora está situada en el centro.

Mónica Ferrada De Manosalva

Aleyda Fonseca Estepa

Carolina Isabel Montes Perea

Danilo Andrés Rey Jerez

Master in Arts, Letters, Languages - Communication and Media

Elda Patricia Cristancho Pinto

Ernesto Gallardo Vera

Fabio Alexander Rodríguez Bustos

Master in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Gerson Alberto Nieto Guerrero

Bachelor's degree of English

Gerson David Zambrano Gómez

Bachelor's degree of English

Jeison Fabián Díaz Hernández

Jeyra Vannesa Vargas Sarmiento

Master in Neuropsychology

Johana Lizette Murcia Valderrama

Laura Margarita Daza Murcia

Master in Education

Liliana Rocío Flórez Castro

Master in Didactics of Language

Luz Dary Cáceres Guerrero

Bachelor's degree of Spanish and Literature

Luz Mary Quintero

Master in Linguistics Applied to Teaching

María Eugenia Rojas Villamizar

María Isabel Mantilla Varcárcel

Master in Education

Nathaly Bernal Sandoval

Master in Translation

Nidia Esperanza Abril Lizcano

Pilar Pineda Villamizar

University Teaching Specialist

Silvia Andrea Tarazona Ariza

Master in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Formal Linguistics

Silvia Consuelo Morales Mariño

Master in International Cooperation in Education and Training

Silvia Elizabeth Delgado Jaimes

Master in Education: International Education

Sol Smith Fuentes Hernández

Yésica Andrea Nieto Lascarro

Master in Semiotics

Zulma Xiomara Rueda García

Master in Discourse Studies: Communication, Society and Learning

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The UIS has established different agreements with national and international entities in order to have a greater impact on their training, teaching, research and related processes in the articulation of the public university with the different social actors.

 

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Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English

Telephone: +57 (607) 632 2151

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000

Phone extension: 2238 – 2254

Email: escletdip@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Edificio de Ciencias Humanas

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Do yo want more information?

Contact Us

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Edificio de Ciencias Humanas

Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English

Telephone: +57 (607) 632 2151

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000

Phone extension: 2238 – 2254

Email: escletdip@uis.edu.co

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Do yo want more information?

Contact Us

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Address: carrera 27 #09 (Ciudad universitaria)

Edificio de Ciencias Humanas

Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages with an emphasis in English

Telephone: +57 (607) 632 2151

PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000

Phone extension: 2238 – 2254

Email: escletdip@uis.edu.co

Office hours:

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.