English Language Challenges

Hello, this is the last blog of the semester and I will speak of English.

My experience of learning English at the university has been good, I feel that I have improved my level of English, but I feel that I need to learn much more. When I enrolled at the university, I had to give a test and was assigned to English II, so I have had 3 levels of English during the semester, all with sympathetic teachers and with different teaching techniques.

The first teacher was Rosa Zagal and she was very kind, I learned with her the phrase "piece of cake" and I loved it, then in English III I was with Victor Rubio and he worried a lot that we learn “speaking”, that's why we talked all the class in English and he corrected us. Finally, Professor Alejandro Vilca has been quite interactive, and I have also learned how to pronounce in a better way.

Using blogs has been a very good experience, I have practiced my writing a lot and I have been able to know many words, it´s also very funny because in the blogs they talk about many topics and one can get to know our classmates better. 

I think I need to improve "speaking" because I have trouble to saying a few words, that's why I pretend to practice in the summer with English courses online and watching movies and repeating some phrases.

Currently, English is a very important language, and not only do I occupy English classes, but also when I watch movies and videos, I listen to songs, and when I read press articles and research papers. I mean, I often in my everyday life I occupy the English.

Well, that was my blog, see you soon!

Reflexion On My Study Program

Hi, today I am going to talk about the changes that I would make to my study program.

The curriculum is quite possible to improve because it has several shortcomings and inconsistencies, for example, many times they teach us the same in different branches and do not talk about really important things. I think it´s not necessary to mention the same things so many times, we are students capable of retaining information, I feel is more necessary add more practical courses in the curriculum, it is true that there are several, but I feel that it is still missing.

With regard to the workload is not excessive, the semester ends are the most difficult, but the bad thing is that the duration of the studies is very long, I think it is not necessary to be 5 years in undergraduate. I think that university  have to follow the example of other countries with respect to the years of study, I also think that the university should have more facilities with students who want to study abroad, the curriculum should be much more flexible. In addition, the infrastructure of the university is not good, it is somewhat hostile, but we can still get used to it, however, what is very necessary is an elevator and a larger library.

The use of technology within the university is normal, there is free internet and computers available to everyone. Finally, teaching methods are diverse, there are some very good teachers and some bad teachers who do not teach correctly.

What should change is the infrastructure and a higher quality of some teachers.

Personal Opinions

Hello, there are my opinions about some topics

What is your opinion about women in the military?

I think that women can do whatever they want because they are strong both physically and mentally, women in the militia should have more recognition and be in high hierarchical positions because they have the capacities and shouldn´t be underestimated. Finally, although I disagree with the relevance and money that The State gives the military, I like to see women military because it shows that there is no space for women or only for men

What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana and other drugs?

I agree with the legalization of marijuana, and all the hard drugs that are often trafficked, because drug trafficking is a problem for all countries and has "charged" many lives. If the legislature wants to prevent dangerous drugs from being consumed, education must be fundamental, not its prohibition.

What is your opinion about “barras bravas” (hooligans)?

I don´t like the aggressiveness and violence with which the "barras bravas" are expressed, I consider that there are other ways more effective to support a team, I think that it is not necessary to intimidation other fans because football is a friendly sport that must unite to the people, don't separate them.

What is your opinion about legalizing abortion in some cases?

Women, whether from Chile or the world, should be free to decide for their body, they must have the final decision and not the state, that's why I think abortion should be legalized for all cases. Society must understand that it cannot intervene or judge such a personal and complicated decision because it simply does not belong to this work.

Sports

Hello Everyone!

  In this opportunity I will talk about sports. The favorite sports are soccer, I like a lot playing football and watching matches of the national teams of the different countries, especially of Chile.

  Last semester I went to basketball classes, but I found it boring, the only part I liked was running and trying to score. This semester I attended soccer and volleyball classes, although I'm not very good at playing soccer, I enjoy doing it a lot, I like to run but I do not have very good technique, in regard to volleyball I found it fun, but I like the workouts more than playing matches.

A sport that catches my attention is swimming, I do not practice it officially, but I like to swim, so in the summers I try to swim as much as I can. And a sport that I would want to try is athletics, I do not have much resistance, but I think it can be improved; I like the feeling of freedom that is felt when running and how connected you are with yourself at that moment. I also want to play tennis, I like to watch tennis matches and I would like to be in a tennis court, listen to the song of Lorde called "Tennis Court" and hit the ball with the racket.

  Finally, I must confess, that when I was about 15 years old I wanted to be a cyclist, I bought my helmet and gloves, besides having a very good bike and I started to train alone until I participated in a competition in Curicó, I was doing well until once I turned around too fast and I fell, and a guy made fun of me, I kept cycling despite that with a lot of pain and I arrived in the last place, it was a sad thing and it discouraged me a lot, and I did not keep practicing.

  That has been my experience in sports, I enjoy practicing them because I like to move, and I consider it to be very good for physical and mental health.

  Now I ask you, what has been your experience with sports?