My experience learn English in the university

In this text, I want to talk about my experience learning English in the university. I decided to write about this topic, because I think that it’s a very good moment to reflect about this long learning process, and thus can evaluate what I learned.   I am currently the last course of English program; however, my experience learning English in the university started three years ago, and has been a experience very complex, which I will describe and analyze more deeply below.

First of all, I must say that I think that learn English is very, very important for anyone in the modern life, and say too, that I think that has been very good for me have these classes. However, my experience learning English in the university, has not been completely good; mainly because for me it was very difficult to learn other language, and because I had very unpleasant classes.

I had to take the four levels of English program, because the level of English that I had was very poor. The first English courses that I had in the university were relatively easy in content, however, I think I did not study enough, and for this reason, while it was progressing the complexity of the courses, also were more complex study for me.  I never had been classes completely in English, and I was very distressed for me, when I did not understand to the teacher, or when I could not participate in the class. Until get to a moment where I could not reach the level of the class, and finally I disapprove the English course number three.

After failing the course, my attitude changed, and I think I started to make real efforts to study and do my homework in the English class. I also had the good fortune, of having very good teachers in the last two courses, and so, then it made me much more pleasant go to English class

After this long and complicated experience, finally I can say I have much to learn yet, but I must admit that this experience, nevertheless, has really helped me to improve my English. I must admit too, that I would have preferred not to have English classes in the university, because having English lessons, on occasion, it was very difficult for me, especially when I also had other obligations to comply with the university. However, I think that, finally, anyway has been very good for me, have improved my English a bit in the university, because it is a tool that will serve me a lifetime.

Development a real healthy awerence...

I can say that I like the healthy life style, I like eat healthy food, I like sport, I like the nature, I like the outdoor life, etc. But, I must admit that until some time ago I sarted to think about the importance of protect the environment, because a healthy life only is possible in a environment healthy.


In the past, I didn`t have much awerence about environmental care, I don`t mean that this I don`t mattered, but I wasn’t really worried for take measures for protect to environment, I simply say: “oh! Is terrible it what is happening with our planet”, and I did not do anything for remedy it, somehow.

I think, that in generally, we aren`t interested in different things, because we don`t know what is hapeening around us, but when you beging to understand, everything is more interesting. For example:This year making classes of biology and ecology in my professional practice, in a primary school with children of third grade. In the classes we studied: balance relation in the “live organism”, recycling system, and the explication about the “global warming”, and with all this topics, I began to think of other may, about the importance of protect the environment.

Was very beatifull learn thing as these with the kids., beacuse They always have high hopes. Is good because, the children still believe that it is posible to make real changes in our lifestyles, for example: during the class, they were motivated much, and they decided make special trash for recycling, diferent matirials.

All these ideas of children, movivated me, and I decided, take anything measures for help to protect of enviroment, for example: I decided that when I have my own house, I will make a little vegetable garden, and I wish make a “compos” in my garden, for help with the recycling of organic waste, create a decontaminated and healthy place, and have in my house natural and healthy food daily.


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Children and Friends

When we begin to remember about our live, many memories come to our mind, however, only those that were more beautiful and special make us feel good and smile, and many people think that the childhood is the best stage of life; and somehow, I ‘m agree with them; for this reason, I’m going write about the friendship in the childhood, because most beautiful memories that I have of my childhood, be related to the friendship.

The best years of my childhood were, when I was between eight and twelve years old. I remember that I really enjoyed going to school. I did not have very good grades in the classes; however, I remember that I felt very good at t school every day, because I had many friends in the school. I was friend of all children in the class, and always I was awarded as “the best partner”. I had many friends, because in this moment, I was a girl very happy y friendly, and I was constantly creating new games for play with my classmates. 

I remember especially when I was in sixth grade, and I met to Catalina, one of my best friends until now. Catalina came as a new classmate and immediately, she and I, we became friends. Both had a hobby in common: Tell horror stories, and we were all time tell stories to other classmates. We had really fun. 

I think that the friendship that make when we were kids, are very, very important and significant, because these relations are generally genuine and disinterested. A friend of your childhood is a friend with whom you share many unforgettable memories, also, is a friend with whom you can remember old memories, always. For these reasons, I am totally sure that the friendship is one of my best memories of my childhood.

UK's News: "'Non-essential' education schemes face cuts to fund premium for poor pupils"

The news talk about the idea of government of UK about cut the resourses In the plans “no essential education”, for to meet its commitment to increase funding in the educacional proyect for a for economically disadvantaged children.


The Department for Education of Uk, need find between 10% and 15% in cuts over four years. It thinks make is, for example; it use the existing system of allocating extra money to children receiving free school meals. But more money will be granted to some schools, to iron out regional disparities.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/12/education-cuts-premium-poor-pupils

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/oct/18/government-spending-department-2009-10

The Mapuche´s conflict

The Mapuche people is one of the most important native peoples of Chile. Before the Spanish conquerors arrived to our country, the Mapuche were the original owners of the lands south of Chile, so the conflict began when the conquistadors removed the domain of land to the Mapuche, and the Mapuche anymore return to own land. Since that time the Mapuche have tried to recover what belongs to them, and for this they have faced many political problems over time.


The Mapuche are fighting for their land, and also to care for their cultura.En the last few months, this historic conflict has posed a challenge. The Mapuche have started protesting with much more severe measures, such as hunger strikes. The Mapuche want to be heard by the Chilean justice, freedom and want to get some Mapuche arrested unjustly.

In my opinion, the Mapuche have the right to protest and demand their land, I think that the Chilean government should take care of their peoples, and give them what they need, that is the most fair for everyone.

My last semester!

Hello, now I will write about my experiences in the first semester of this year. Well, it first that I will say is that, in the professional aspect,  the  last semester was really exhausting, but was a semester very beatifull and significant for me, beacuse in the last semester I did my professional practice of my carrer and was a experience very intense, where I could learn a lots of things about the pedagogy, and for this reasons the last semester was very important for me. 

In other aspect of my life - as in my private life-  I could say that the last semester was more relax for me, that others previus semesters, because  despite of the university stress,  I was very satisfied with  my life and my personal succes, I was feeling very happy with the emocional consolidating stability and peace of mind I needed.
however it was a very busy, which usually I could not do my hobbies, so I had a bit tired and bored, for example: I had to stop exercising, stop seeing my friends Often, I had to stop to go dancing on weekends, for the many responsibilities that I had at the time, But fortunately everything was perfect, and it was worth the effort!

Blogs evaluation!

Hi!


Considering that soon finish the English course, I think it’s a good moment to evaluate this curse, and specially the work in the blogs. For this reason, Next, I will write how it was my experience writing in this place.

It first thing I want to say, am that this experience writing in a blog, have been, in my personal case, very different from my experience writing in blog in previous English courses. In the previous English courses the experience was very complicated, for different reasons; one, because it was my first time writing a blog, and on top in another language; I always had a hard time understanding the grammar of ingles, and that, made me feel very insecure as I write. Blogging for me was quite stressful, frustrating, and sometimes a little embarrassing, because I took too long to write something and we had very little time to write.

In addition, I was so load time with the other subject of my career that I had a hard time taking time to write this blog, for this for this reason, always I ascended my blogs back and got bad grades. This was something that, I stressed out a lot.

However, my experience this semester has been very different, because we now have sufficient time within the same class, to write our blogs, what is good, because I allowed me to take the time that I need to create a text on my blog, even though it took me more than the rest of my classmates.

Also in this class, write blogs in a more free and peaceful, the teacher does not force you to write something so specific, and the teacher correct your ask of form nice and with respect, to different was in my past experience. Now, I do not feel it is a task that I must comply with mandatory, but rather as something fun that I permitted learn, which is very different from my experience with the blog above.

I know that I don’t very good, but, I thing in this course I learn too, because, I learn more vocabulary, and when I can obtain write some logically, I feel very fine, because , I really want learn the English language, and then is this a test of that some know, and that I can learn more.

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2008's Summer =)

I decide put in my blog this picture because this image represent very great remembers for me.

In this picture, I am with very special friends; in this photography is the group of volunteer with whom I worked two years ago, in the south of Chile, in the 2008’s summer.

We were a group of ten people, and we were doing for two weeks, recreational art classes, to underprivileged children, during her vacations. When the photo was taken, We were in the park of Valdivia, but we did volunteer work, in a small town called “Mafil”, to thirty minutes in the north of Valdivia.

Those in this picture, do not we all knew, when start the workshops, although some of us had worked together in similar workshops in Santiago, in the corporation “Crearte”, but, finally everybody we all became very good friends, since this day, until now; because we have been doing everything together during those two weeks, then, we cooked together, slept in the same house, we talked and we reflected together long hours, and that we met was deeply in a short time.

This photo was taken by a stranger, because we wanted to be everybody, then, we say to a passerby that takes the picture, and was taken before of go to dancing was taken before going out dancing and celebrate our last day.

I like this picture, because is a beautiful image, her show our happiness in the last day of work, after there will be paraded through the city until nightfall, and have lived a great experience. It that likes me more this picture is the emotion that express, all the faces is happiness, and each once that I look this picture, I remember this emotion, and I can remember lots episodes of this wonderful summer.

My best friends

I know many people of different places, of my family, of the university, of my job, of my neighborhood, etc. And I could say that most of them, I have much love them, however, I have a special group of friends, and I say that this is my best group of friends. This group is very little, and is composed for three girls: Catalina, Constanza, and Me. Us was classmates in the primary school, until eighth grade, and although since then each, chose different s schools to complete the high school, although we’re still friends actually. We are friends for over ten years.

I consider that Catalina and Constanza are my best friends, because I connect me very well with them. Despite, we are very different in personality, we have a similar humor and these things interest us and we had really well when we are together, we laugh a lot together :)
I think that is very important to have a group of specials friends, because so you feel more together in life, and you can share your dreams and daily stories, and you can enjoy a wonderful feeling of friendship… :)

About the things that I like to do …

In this session, when I thought about it that I want write in my blog today, I though many things, but I was a bit difficult to decide only one specific topic for talk. I had lot things on my mind: things about my profession, as theories, methodologies, inspiring situations of my practices, etc. Also, I thought write about my personal life, as my family, my friends, my mood in this last time, etc, etc. But nothing I convinced myself enough… Until I thought in my hobbies, in the things that I enjoy, in the things that I like to do! And this idea, I encouraged me to write. Then, for this reasons now I will write about the things that I like to do in my free time.

And the listing of things that I enjoy doing is basically: dance, read, sport, travel, shopping, visit museums, and meet with my friends. But, regrettably, these are things that long ago time I cannot do, because I’ve been busy lately finishing my career. And was motivating for me, remember these things now.

About dance: I love dance all kind of music, is something that really amuses me. I can dance all night in a party. I like to sing while I dance, and create silly choreographies with my friends.

About read: I love read “Short stories” and poetry, I love read books of south-americans authors, as: Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Marquez, Mario Benedetti, Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra; Horacio Quiroga, etc.

About sport: I love much biking! I like bike riding while I listen to music. I like going to gym and playing soccer. Aj jajaja jajj. is very exciting and fun :D

About travel: I like know new place all time. Know new cities, new countries, etc. I love know their cultures, customs, climate and geography.
And the remainder I will descript later, because is finishing the class, and I write much… ajajajajaj :D

The Mp3

My favorite technological object is the Mp3. Is one of the technological objects that I most use. I like the mp3, because it is a type of memory that can store various types of virtual documents to them, permanently, in anywhere where there a computer. I like the mp3, more that other storage system because is portable; light and small.
Also, I like the mp3, because with it, you can listen to music, in anywhere place, y and save documents completely different: and there is thing that you cannot do with other storage system, for example with a CD, or with a simply radio.
I use the mp3 mainly for two things. One: for storing and transferring information about my studies, and I have it always with me, for when I need it, and two: for listen to music every day, on the way back home when I go in the bus, in the subway, or on the bike, so my return is more relaxed and enjoyable
Actually, my mp3 is bad, because is a bit old now. I bought three years ago, and is time of change for a new mp3, because now that I cannot use it, is when I miss it more.

¿How can organize the time?

This is a complicated question. I find it interesting to reflect on this problem, because, if we knew how to organize our time, sure everything would be much easier!
I happen that I like doing many things at once, for example: I like to be full of projects, continuously interesting read documents, participate in great educational equipment. Also, I like sports, I like read literature, I like dancing, going out with my friends, and of course work.
However, I never have enough time as I wanted, I am very difficult to organize my time for can do everything it that I want do. I imagine that this problem, must be the problem of many other persons, if we knew how to do everything would be much easier: the studies, the compromise, the job, and the liiiiife!!!
For this reasons, now I will share with us, some ideas for organize your time that I read in a magzzine. I hope you serve, I will try this week, I will see if I have success :D

1. Use a weekly or monthly schedule to have an overall idea of your time

2. Plan every day including all the activities planned for the day


3. Schedule your appointments, placing them not only the start time but the ending.

4. Meets with what you have planned for each day.


5. Include in your weekly plan a space dedicated to leisure and recreation, will come back stronger and more predisposed to activity.

6. Take care of the minutes to pluck the hour. Do not underestimate the minutes that you are clear between the two activities.

Bye!

Alfredo Hoyuelos

This post completes the info of previous post, because here I will write about a very great and nice man, who with his theory he allowed me, a interesting world. His name is Alfredo Hoyuelos. This man is a doctorate in philosophy and pedagogy, he’s Spanish, and is one of most important teacher I had in my professional training.
The first approach that I had to learn about his work was through met his books, reading the books that he wrote, because Alfredo is an undisputed theoretical, in Spanish, if you try know the educational philosophy of Reggio Emilia. And as I said in my previous blog, I come for several months studying this philosophy, as part of my professional graduation thesis.
Subsequently, I can meet to Alfredo Hoyuelos, in person, when I work with he, this summer in the Childhood School in Spain, and was so greatly admire. Alfredo is a wonderful person, and wonderful professional. He really love his work, He teach me very a lots important things of education for children, things that I had never learned in university, really was a wonderful experience.

“Reggio Emilia” is an innovative philosophy and approach, to early Childhood education, and I decided write about the Reggio Emilia approach for a many reasons, but here I will say only two the most important reasons for my. First, because is an educational approach very interesting; and second, because is an issue that love and I researched enough.
I and three study partner, in December of 2009, us travel to Spain for know a school operating with this pedagogic approach; and actually we are doing our Thesis professional degree about the application in the Chilean school, this pedagogic philosophy.
This pedagogic approach born in the north of Italy, in a little town called Reggio Emilia, after Second World War. This approach to early childhood education has developed as a result of over 40 years of experience within a system of municipal infant-toddler centers and preschools.
This educational philosophy, is very complex, so is very difficult explain in few words, what is. But, It essence is that expand the freedom of children and human begins. Is concerned for the esthetic and ethic of the education to treves of many specific strategic.
If you want know more of this educational approach, visit the blog of Pamela Fuentes, she too write about this issues ;) http://inglespam.blogspot.com

Bye!

At the moment of earthquake, I was disscusing for MSN with a friend. A friend who was two months ago, my boyfriend had been. We were talking about things deep enough, We were talking about the reasons why we had finished. So, as you can imagine, it was conversation a bit complex and not exempt to disagreements… When suddenly he told me: “Is shaking”. “yes” I replied simbly, because I do not afraid of earthquakes. But as I was barefoot, I putt he sandals in case it was necessary to safeguard, because it was very strange that this quake was so long. When the quake it started stronger, and I listen to rest of family woke up frightened, I am also afraid. The electic power was cut off and everything was dark, In this moment, my family and I, going to the garden to be safer, when we were in the garden, all was over.

Anecdote: in the February 26, in the afternoon, I had met with some college mates at the bar "the Piojera" and drank an exquisite "terremoto”
I swear it's true ... coincidences, Will have been a premonition? Ahahahahahahahah! 

I don`t know who will read this text, therefore I think that it would be necessary in this moment to say something of my personal characteristics for you to know me.

first that all... I am a happy girl, I am 22 years old, and I am a student: I stuy Education in University of Chile. It that most like me make in my free time is ride in bicycle, i like read fantastic storys and interesting pappers, i like go to parties with my friends and dance all the night.

In my free time i work too, and my job is atypical and very funny: I am a Clown for a children, in the birhdays parties. like very much it that make, because I love to children, i like much play and laugh me whith they; my jobs is funny too, because I dress up me.

Has been Interesting write about my job, in the other opporunity write most deep about of this new.

bay, bay :P