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Last Post : Challenges

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LAST BLOG SESSION: Post 10 (week 13): English Language  Challenges   > 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?   - Wordcount: 260 - Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts and also on your teachers'. ____________________________________________________________ L earning languages seriously and taking responsibility for the process is always something intense and at times, it can get to be a little discouraging or  even, one may feel one's not making big progress. All those are fears, I believe, because just by having the great conviction that one's going to learn and working on it eagerly, will prove that with a little bit of patience a human person can learn anything she or he wants to. ...

POST 9 >> PERSONAL OPINIONS

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POST 9 >> PERSONAL OPINIONS Opinions What is your opinion about nuclear power? What is your opinion about the feminism movent and its claims? What is your opinion about women in the military?  What is your opinion about Gender Equality and the issues associated. What is your opinion about the legalization of guns? What is your opinion about the immigration situation in Chile? What is your opinion about tatoos? What is your opinion about animal testing? What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana and other drugs? What is your opinion about the Chilean tradition called ‘mechoneo’? How do you think the world faces new challenges in the face of the technological era? What is your opinion about cloning? What is your opinion about recycling? What is your opinion about “barras bravas” (hooligans)? What is your opinion about legalizing abortion in some cases? - Choose 4 of these questions and give your opinions about them. - Make comm...

Post 8 : CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

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 Post 8:  CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME Write 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 - Word Count: 240 - Leave comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts and on your teacher's as well. __________________________________________________________________________ There are many things I would have changed from my study programme back when I was studying English Linguistics, and even though I think all the things I studied have been of great use all these years, I believe there are even more issues and topics I would have liked to revise. First thing, I had several history courses, all of them were related to (obviously) Anglo-Saxon history and only one about national reality, I would have liked to study more from...

Post 7: My Indignation.

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MY INDIGNATION:  Today we are going to be talking about our personal perspectives. Even IF they might sound a bit controversial for some, it'll be an instance to write about what we believe, needs to have a word and a thought or two. Instructions: Select a topic of your interest, something you are passionate about and express your views freely and cohesively. Write 230 words and make comments on 3 of your classmate's blogs and also on your teacher's blog. Happy Writing. http://www.radiovillafrancia.cl/carabineros-ingresa-a-comunidad-temucuicui-disparando-lagrimogenas-a-escuela-de-ninos#sthash.sXFT4RWh.HPXpdqaD.dpbs http://www.eldesconcierto.cl/2017/06/14/video-fuerzas-especiales-irrumpe-con-bombas-lacrimogenas-en-escuela-rural-en-temucuicui/ My Indignation. Chile is a country of contrasts, we have plenty of landscapes, supposedly all the climates of the globe, social and economic stability. Yet…a monocultural and disrespectful...