Sample Post 9 Free Topic

Documentaries

I really enjoy watching films as well as documentaries and documentaries unlike films are meant to document some aspects of reality. A couple of friends have created their own documentaries so I’ve seen what it takes to actually complete one. I like documentaries because I think we can learn a lot about so many different things in a more dynamic way. Also, I like documentaries because as a translator, I can work subtitling a film and that’s an interesting job to have.

There's a documentary I'll always remember: “Nanook of the North” (1922) even though it’s not my favourite one, it’s an interesting documentary considering the year it was filmed and also, it’s considered to be the first anthropological documentary film ever. There you can see the life of Inuit Eskimos, Nannok and his family.

What I really like about documentaries is that they’re non-fictional motion pictures so we should see real life and real experiences. I don’t have one single favourite documentary but here I left you the trailer of the latest I watched:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnOArGfIR0c

If interested in Chilean documentaries, please watch “La batalla de Chile” by Patricio Guzmán and you can also check this blog if you want more information:

http://documentaleschilenos.wordpress.com/

Blog Session 9 Instructions

Dear Class,

To finish with posts and blogs this semester you can write about wherever you want.
Choose a topic and in 190 words explain, argument, express your feelings or opinion, etc. about something connected with the uni, your lives, how green you are (how good you're at using environmentally friendly practices), the country, the experience using blogs in English, it's up to you...

And please remember the 3 comments to your classmates' posts.


P.S. Whenever you have some free time, I recommend "Chiloé está privao", a recent documentary about the situation on the island.

Best,


Belén

Sample Post 8 My favourite subject

History of Chile

I can’t say History was my favourite subject when I was in school or now but because of my job in tourism, we've learnt a lot about the History of Chile. What I can say though is that teachers can make the difference no matter the subject they teach... History, in general, can be very interesting if you’re curious and wonder how civilizations or social processes started. Therefore, I think Universal History and Ancient History are quite fascinating especially when historical events are presented in a way I can connect with my own world.

I also think the more History we learn the more we understand and analyse what happens around the world, in different cultures and also, at so geographically different towns, cities and countries.

In terms of the History of Chile, I started studying it since elementary school and in secondary school we used to read “Chile y su Historia” by Sergio Villalobos. Valid or not, in this book I’ve seen images of the old Santiago and Chile and I remember them vividly. I’ve always enjoyed reading and now I’m trying to read more about the native people in Chile because there so much I didn’t learn at school.

I must say I really enjoy studying the History of Chile. As some people say, “... those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” and I think it’s essential to learn from what has happened, maybe this way human beings are going to kill each other a bit less. I’ve learnt by listening to and asking questions to my Grandmother as well as other elderly in my family and life and it is amazing how one single event can be seen and understood in very different ways. 

We can find examples everywhere; we can talk with people in Chile about what their opinion of the long dictatorship is, or of the problem with the Educational System in Chile is. Likewise, if we talk to people who survived the Second World War in London, maybe our understanding of that event could change, maybe partially or completely.

Blog Session 8 Instructions

Dear Class,

This time please write about a subject you've enjoyed studying this semester.
Write about your favourite subject this semester. Among others, include:

a) Name
b) Describe what you do in classes
c) Mention the main contents you have studied
d) Explain why you like this subject.

Word count: 180 and don't forget to make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts minimum.

Good luck,


Belén

Blog Session 7 Instructions and options for your posts

Dear Class,


Today, you will write about a) an expert in your field or b) about career-related website. To do so, consider the following:


An expert in your field:


a) Mention two contributions to your area of studies.
b) Explain his/her importance nowadays.
c) Say how you found out about him/her.
Also, please provide a picture if possible.


A career-related website:

a) Say how did you discover it.
b) Why you use it for.
c) Two reasons why you would recommend it.
Also, provide the link to your career-related website.


Write 170 words mminimum.

Leave a comment on 3 of your classmates' posts about the topic of this blog session, and other pending ones, in case you have some.


Good luck!


Belén

Sample Post 6 The human brain

The human brain

I have always been interested in how the human body works. One of the reasons to be interested is that I practice sports, so why we sweat, stretch and how we can work out our muscles are intriguing facts about our bodies. Those, among other extremely incredible facts like gestating a life inside our bodies! Sleeping, dancing, walking and reading are just some of the activities that have to do with the brain.

Biology and Education are closely related if we analyse the brain activity. As a teacher, when we study the way human beings learn, we study Psychology but unfortunately we didn’t study Neuroscience. Therefore, as this science has always caught my attention I wanted to learn more about it. A couple of years ago, because of the Masters programme I was studying, I had the chance to read lots of interesting papers about how the brain works when we read as well as how the way we stimulate the brain affects our learning process.

The human brain is a complex organ and as human beings we are supposed to be the only ones to know something about the way the brain works. With that skill, Pierre Paul Broca (1824-1880), a French pioneer doctor was able to draw a map of the brain and consequently, he discovered a small area in the left hemisphere, which controls the production of language. Thus, 100 billion neurons in our brains* are responsible for language, communication and many other aspects of our lives.

*http://bebrainfit.com/human-brain-facts/

Blog Session 6 Instructions Free Post

Dear Class,

This is the second time you can choose what to write about.
In 160 words you can write about how busy your week has been, how busy you're in general, about the problem in Chiloé and in the X Region in general, the national students strike or about anything else that interests you.

Remember to make three comments minimum.

Best,


Belén