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Blog 10: English Language Challenges

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Hi all!! Today is your last blog post! Congratulations you made it hahaha! So today you are going to talk about your experience learning English at university and the use of blogs. Please, please be honest so we can know how to improve as teachers and as an English Program. I have to say that I really enjoyed being your teacher this semester and I hope you enjoyed and learned a lot in my classes as much as I did. During the course, I tried to promote the use of English 100% of the time (even though many of you still refuse <_<) and I also made sure to practice the four skills: listening, writing, reading, and speaking. I can honestly say that many of you have improved since your first video :) Regard the content of the class, as you noticed, we always saw things that had important social or political content. This is because for me it is important to show students a different reality and hopefully so you can realize that changing reality is not only possible, but necess...

Blog 9: Changes to my study program

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Hi everyone,  I hope you are all well. This is our second to last blog! Today you are going to write about changes that could be made in your career like the new building, curriculum change, new teaching methods, etc. Since I don't study anymore I will list some changes that could be made in the English Program are like adding English Level 5 and 6. Plus we could add Film and Literature Classes in English. I think it would be interesting and fun to have this type of courses since it could improve students' learning of English. Now it's your turn: 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: 250 - Leave comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts.

Blog 8: Summer Plans

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Hi everyone, Today we are going to talk about summer plans. To be honest, I barely know what I'm going to do for Christmas LOL. Anyways, I know I will be going to Boston and New York at the end of January for about 2 weeks to visit my mom and that side of my family. It will be really cold, like with snow (probably) and everything. I will be excited to see my cousins, Kylee and Sarah, who live in New York and are basically my younger sisters. I still have some friends from my childhood in that area so it will be nice to see some of them. My mom wants us to go to Cuba :O which would be amazing, especially since there is an American airline called JetBlue, which is always really cheap and they now have a direct flight from Boston to La Habana. Going to Cuba would be a dream come true, so we will see what happens there. I do have to say that I dislike going to the States each time I go. I forget how expensive things are and how racist people are there, but New York is my favori...

Blog 7: Music

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Hi everyone, I hope all is well. Today we decided to talk about music. Usually for this post, I talk about Ariana Grande, my favorite singer, but today I will talk about new singers that I have discovered recently. 1. Ella Mai: Ella Mai is a British R&B singer and has an amazing voice. Her most famous songs are Boo´d Up and Trip. Her debut album (called Ella Mai) came out this year and it is really good. She has a duet with John Legend (best male voice ever) and various ballads like Naked that are amazing songs. You should totally check her out. 2. Kali  Uchis is a Colombian-American singer. What is really cool about her is that she sings many genres of music. From pop to to funk, to even bossa nova. Her debut album is called Isolation and also came out this year. She sings in English and Spanish. Her most famous singles are Nuestro Planeta featuring Colombian reggaeton singer, Reykon and Tyrant featuring Jorja Smith. I like her album a lot because it is very differen...