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6. ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHALLENGES

Hello dear bloggers! Welcome to your last blogging assignment of the semester. This time you'll have to write about some challenges you've had to face learning English. In order to accomplish this task you'll have to answer the following questions: What comments can you make about your experience learning English at university? What about the use of blogs? What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you plan to do this? Outside the English class, how much are you using English these days? What for? Upload pictures Remember to leave comments on three of your classmates' posts + one on mine too. Write no less than 240 words . English Language Challenges Even though I haven't been learning English at university this semester, I've been teaching it, so that's the experience I'm going to write about.  We could all agree that this has been an unusual semester, as a teacher, I've been engaging learners to learn English in traditional brick-a...
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5. CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

  H ello, dear  bloggers! This  time we will be writing about  some changes that could be made to your study programme (career). Among others, think about: The curriculum (the subjects you have to study) Workload and length of studies Faculty facilities (buildings and infrastructure) Use of technology Teaching methods Upload pictures Don't forget that you have to: Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post. Write no less than  230 words . When I was at university, I studied Spanish-French-English translation at my beloved faculty of Humanities and Art at my beloved alma matter, the University of Concepcion. If I had to define the faculty where I spent almost five years of my life, I would say that the Faculty of Humanities and Art offered me a privileged space to study, investigate and disseminate the humanities, languages, visual arts and music. I wouldn't know how to define the architectural style that this faculty has...

4. TIME TRAVEL TO THE FUTURE

  Welcome everyone to your fourth blogging assignment. This time you will have to write about time traveling to the future. You should then answer the following questions: Where would you like to go? What time in the future? Would you like to stay there? Why? /Why not? Upload pictures Important: Make comments on three of your classmates' posts + a comment on my post too. The word-count this time is no less than  220 words . Do you enjoy travelling? I really  do. Travelling allows us to learn about different places, different people, different cultures and different kinds of lifestyles…and it’s exciting! When I was a child, I grew up in a Christian family and one of my first visual memories of church is one religious wall painting behind the priest pulpit and some framed posters aside. I was too little to be interested in the sermon at that time so, every Sunday evening I would stare at these paintings over and over again. Now, you may wonder: What is the link to time trav...

3. MY DREAM JOB

Hello my dear  bloggers. This  time we will be writing about our dream jobs. Before you write, try to think about the following: - What kind of job would you like to have? How do you imagine it? - What skills will you need? - What about the salary? - What major are you studying / are you thinking of taking? Explain why - Add any other related ideas. Don't forget that you have to: - Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post. - Write no less than 210 words . It happened to be at a very early age that I wanted to do so many things. I thought I had the potential and freedom to do whatever I wanted to do. I wanted to become an actress, fashion designer, spaceship pilot, architect, painter, singer, president, etc. As you can see, everything was very well connected. XD As I started focusing on choosing one career path, I envisaged working in something related to languages. To cut a long story short, I applied to the University of Concep...

2. THE BEST HOLIDAYS EVER / THE BEST CONCERT EVER

Wel come everyone to your second blogging assignment. This time you will have to write about the best holidays or concert you have been to (choose ONLY one topic). You should then consider including: Holidays   -When it was -Where you went -How long it was -People you went with -Things/activities you did -Why it has been the best so far -Any other relevant info Concert -When/where it was -The artist or music group you saw  -Add a bit of info about the artist  -Describe the atmosphere during the event  -Describe how you felt and why you enjoyed it -Any other memories about it Remember: -Your text should have no less than  170 words .  -Leave a comment on three of your classmates' posts + one on your teacher's post as well. It's a mystery The first time I heard about Chiloé and its magic was when I was a child, I remember myself reading about its folklore and mythology in one of the chapters of my language book in primary school. Chiloé was represented as a p...

1. A COUNTRY I'D LIKE TO VISIT

    Welcome everyone to your first blogging assignment. As you might have noticed in the title of this post, you'll have to write about a country you'd like to visit. In order to accomplish this task, you'll have to answer the following questions: 1. Which country would you like to go to? Why? 2. What do you know about it? 3. What would you like to do there? 4. Would you like to study / work / live there? Explain. 5. Upload pictures Don't forget that: 1. You have to leave comments on 3 of your classmates' posts and another on mine too. 2. Your text should have no less than 160 words. Heart of language and culture It's hard to believe that a teacher of English has never been to an English speaking country. Well, I'm a teacher of English who's never travelled abroad, but who's always wanted to visit England.  I’d like to visit it because England is the birthplace of English. Believe it or not, the English that people speak there today is quite differen...