(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) What is left for this semester 10

René Larenas M. 28 Nov 202228/11/22 a las 14:52 hrs.2022-11-28 14:52:28
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Nov. 28th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with Essays #1 and #2, Proofreading and Editing.

For the rest of this semester,

(1)So, on Dec. 1st we will review what is coming for both Final Tests. This session will be done asynchronically, which means that you [1] won't have to come to the faculty and [2] a video capsule will be recorded and shared through 'Novedades' 

(1.1) On Dec. 5th we will have no lessons

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] by sending a message through u-cursos. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata by sending a message through u-cursosYou will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(4) Please remember, that you may upload your Wiki Article by sending a message through u-cursos. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(5) Essay #1 should be delivered before Dec. 12th. Essay #2 should be delivered before Dec. 16th.

(6) Our successive Final Written and Oral exams dates have been changed [or moved up] to,

Final Written, Dec. 12th.
Final Oral, Dec. 15th.


In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 


Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 8

René Larenas M. 24 Nov 202224/11/22 a las 09:17 hrs.2022-11-24 09:17:24
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Nov. 24th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with Essay #2. The documents have already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section, under the name 'Writing Essays #1 and #2".

(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Nov. 28th.)

(1) We will work on our 2 Essays final Proofreading and Editing. This marks our final lesson

(1.1)
So, on Dec. 1st we will review what is coming for both Final Tests, so please be there

(3) Our successive Final Written and Oral exams dates have been changed [or moved up] to,

Final Written, Dec. 12th.
Final Oral, Dec. 15th.


In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 


Best Regards

 

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(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 8

René Larenas M. 21 Nov 202221/11/22 a las 18:14 hrs.2022-11-21 18:14:21
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Nov. 21st.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with 'Essay Writing #2: Concluding Paragraph. The documents have already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section, under the name 'Writing Essays #1 and #2".

(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(4) Our successive Final Written and Oral exams dates have been changed [or moved up] to,

Final Written, Dec. 12th.
Final Oral, Dec. 15th.

So, our final lessons will occur next Dec. 1st. [that week we will review what is coming for both Final Tests, so please be there]

For our next lesson (Nov. 24th.)

(1) We will conclude our Essay #2

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 6

René Larenas M. 17 Nov 202217/11/22 a las 08:52 hrs.2022-11-17 08:52:17
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Nov. 17th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with the 'Essay Writing #2: Body Paragraphs. The documents have already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section, under the name 'Writing Essays #1 and #2".

(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Nov. 21st.)

(1) We will deal with our third session on the 'Essay Writing #2: Concluding Paragraph' activity. Also, this session will mark the continuation of our work with the writing of #2 Argumentative Essays

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 6

René Larenas M. 14 Nov 202214/11/22 a las 19:36 hrs.2022-11-14 19:36:14
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Nov. 14th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with the 'Essay Writing #2: Introductory ¨Paragraph'. The documents have already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section, under the name 'Writing Essays #1 and #2".

(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Nov. 17th.)

(1) We will deal with our first session on the 'Essay Writing #2: Body Paragraphs' activity. Also, this session will mark the continuation of our work with the writing of #2 Argumentative Essays

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 4

René Larenas M. 10 Nov 202210/11/22 a las 09:36 hrs.2022-11-10 09:36:10
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Nov. 10th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with the 'Essay Writing: Concluding Paragraph'. The documents have already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section, under the name 'Writing Essays #1 and #2".

(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Nov. 14th.)
 
(1) We will be working on our lesson will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicative contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates) 


(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles),

'The Homeliest Homeless'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT32eTWtv18

(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following question:

(2.1.1) With the information provided by the video, comment on one point that you think is relevant. Provide two reasons for this relevance.

(3) We will also deal with our first session on the 'Essay Writing #2: Introductory Paragraph' activity. Also, this session will mark the beginning of our work with the writing of #2 Argumentative Essays

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 5

René Larenas M. 8 Nov 202208/11/22 a las 09:53 hrs.2022-11-08 09:53:08
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Nov. 7th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with the 'Essay Writing Body Paragraphs'. The documents have already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section, under the name 'Writing Essays #1 and #2".

(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Nov. 10th.)
 
(1) We will be working on our lesson will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicative contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates) 


(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles),

 ‘Immigration Policy Explainer', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mymJTC5YRkE 

(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:

(2.1.1) Can we establish similarities/differences between Ex-President's Trump immigration policies and immigration issues in Chile?
(2.1.2) Will building a wall between countries' frontiers help to solve the immigration issue?
(2.1.3) With the information provided by the video, comment on one point that you think is relevant. Provide two reasons for this relevance.

(3) We will also deal with our first session on the 'Essay Writing: Concluding Paragraph' activity. Also, this session will mark the beginning of our continuation with the writing of #2 Argumentative Essays

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 5

René Larenas M. 4 Nov 202204/11/22 a las 10:21 hrs.2022-11-04 10:21:04
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Oct 27th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our only session working with the 'Essay Writing Introduction'. The documents have already been uploaded to the 'Material Docente' section, under the name 'Writing Essays #1 and #2".

(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Nov. 7th.)
 
(1) We will be working on our lesson will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicative contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates) 


(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles),

 ‘Immigration Policy Explainer', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mymJTC5YRkE 

(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:

(2.1.1) Can we establish similarities/differences between Ex-President's Trump immigration policies and immigration issues in Chile?
(2.1.2) Will building a wall between countries' frontiers help to solve the immigration issue?
(2.1.3) With the information provided by the video, comment on one point that you think is relevant. Provide two reasons for this relevance.

(3) We will also deal with our first session on the 'Essay Writing: Body Paragraphs' activity. Also, this session will mark the beginning of our continuation with the writing of #2 Argumentative Essays

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 5

René Larenas M. 28 Oct 202228/10/22 a las 07:33 hrs.2022-10-28 07:33:28
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Oct 27th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our second and final session working with the 'Wiki Article: Proofreading and Editing' part which constitutes our last week.
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(1.1) There is already a 'tareas' section where you can upload your Wiki Article. You've got until this next Nov. 25th to deliver it.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Nov. 3rd.)
 
(1) We will be working on our lesson that will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicative contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates) 


(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles),

 ‘Immigration Policy Explainer', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mymJTC5YRkE 

(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:

(2.1.1) Can we establish similarities/differences between Ex-President's Trump immigration policies and immigration issues in Chile?
(2.1.2) Will building a wall between countries' frontiers help to solve the immigration issue?
(2.1.3) With the information provided by the video, comment on one point that you think is relevant. Provide two reasons for this relevance.

(3) We will also deal with our first session on the 'Essay Writing: Introduction' [Thesis Statement] activity. Also, this session will mark the beginning of our work with the writing of #2 Argumentative Essays

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards

(S.3) English Intermediate A (CEFR: B1+) Some Recommendations and Guidelines for 6

René Larenas M. 24 Oct 202224/10/22 a las 17:47 hrs.2022-10-24 17:47:24
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Dear Students, 

For our lesson for today (Oct 24th.)

(1) We have already dealt with our first session working with the 'Wiki Article: Proofreading and Editing' part which constitutes our final week.

(1.1) In the ‘Wiki Article: Table of contents / Further Readings’ PPT document [located in the 'Material Docente' section] you will find the framework of reference for constructing your body article [sub-headings]. Also, you will find its corresponding rubric and some examples from your faculty classmates.

(2) Please remember, that you may upload your Elevator Speech video [.mp4 format, ideally] in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

(3) Please remember, that you may upload your Biodata in the ‘Tareas’ Section. You will get a top mark of 5.0 if you do it before the end of the semester.

For our next lesson (Oct. 27th.)
 
(1) We will be working on our lesson that will be divided into two parts as we already know, (a) Linguistic (some grammatical structures in communicative contexts for the most part and autonomous work for all of the asynchronous evaluations) and (b) Communicative (video debates) 


(1.1) For the second part of this next lesson, please, watch the following video (it contains English Subtitles),

 ‘What the Bilingual Brain can teach us about Code-Switching', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W48ORvJ7uqM

(2.1) Once you have watched it, please think about the following questions:

(2.1.1) Can you tell us how you learned English when you were younger? And how did you learn Spanish?
(2.1.2) What is code-switching? [explain in your own words]
(2.1.3) Have you ever experienced code-switching [Eng-Sp]? Under what circumstances?
(2.1.4) With the information provided by the video, comment on one point that you think is relevant. Provide two reasons for this relevance.

(3) We will also deal with our second [and final] session on the 'Wiki Article' ['Proofreading' and 'Editing'] activity. Also, this session will mark the end of our work with the Wiki Article activity

In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me back, 

Best Regards
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