The importance of English

The English, for some time has become the universal language, which all must learn due to globalization that there are today. The learning part in schools and later is taught at universities including in this University. Learning English at the university has become a prerequisite for the development of our skills as professionals, in my case as a future psychologist. In my career, the training includes, apart from to reflection and criticism of theories, lots of reading. Is necessary to keep informed and updated about the latest theoretical publications. This point is fundamentall because many of the publications are in English. If one has not learned the language, is limited to access knowledge of the texts in Spanish.

The importance of the school in promoting English learning is essential. In my personal experience, I can say that my school is not incentive to learn this language, there was not English program according to each course with defined objectives. Moreover, the importance of learning English was not transmited in my school, this means that I never has the need to know this language. What happens is different now that I'm finishing the career, at this moment I feel the need to learn English, because I've been involved in situations within the career in which the power to interpret what a text says in this language is necessary. That's where English has been meaningful to me. With what I said before, I mean that the importance of learning is in that we use what we have learned in everyday situations, in which the use of this language is necessary.

This is a critique at the education, since they teach us things that are not applied in our daily lives, this makes that do not having sense and that soon we forget this learning. Now I can not forget what I learned in English, because every time, I used this language within in my career..

Finally, I add, that schools and universities should teach not only the language but must transmit the importance of learning for our daily lives and also that this learning can be applied in the work we do every day, is useless to learn something that only applies when I go to class. So it makes sense to me that recently I Just learn English because I'm just starting to use it within psychology, in the translating texts and publications that are important to my training as a psychologist.

Correct a classmate´s blog

I would like to go to visit Peru, because that is one of Latin American countries that I don't know . I know Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. I think Peru is a country that respects its culture, and specifically native peoples, something that is forgotten in Chile.

First I’d like to visit Lima, walking through its streets and know your people, but I'd like to know more about Peru, as visit machupichu and, know how they got to build such strengths besides his knowledge of the nature.

other feature of Peru that I'd like to know is, on the use of hallucinogenic plants as a central part of certain indigenous communities. especifically the use of ayahuasca, which also goes by the name of the dead rope, because according to the belief of the indigenous peoples who consume it, cause the separation of body and soul, which causes the soul journey to the spirit world and connect with the ancestors.

Finally use of Ayahuasca today is associated with the treatment of individuals addicted to other drugs such as cocaine and alcohol. is interesting the power of this plant to heal both physical and emotional problems, however its use should be respected and made within the context of Peruvian Indigenous peoples, since its use is deeply rooted in their culture.

Well, the text written by my classmate Fernando Henríquez was fairly well written. There are some minor errors corrected, maybe there are more but I have not all the knowledge in this language to be able of to realize all the corrections.

I believe that is very interesting what my classmate wrote. I have a very similar opinion to him, even this summer, me and a friend, we will visit Peru because as Fernando, we believe it is a very interesting country in terms of their culture, traditions and historical monuments.

In relation to what my classmate Fernando wrote on ayahuasca., I might add that this is a hallucinogenic plant very used by native peoples of Peru and throughout Latin America to communicate with the ancestors. The use of ayahuaca has been known throughout the world attracting the attention of hundreds of people watching this sacred plant as the solution for many of the mental and emotional problems that affect people. However, ordinary people, that do not know this plant, they think that ayahuasca is a typical plant used as drug or to enjoy a moment, ignoring the use healing that has been used for hundreds of years and the respect the indigenous culture of Peru has with she.

This summer I will visit Peru and especially the center where they work with the use of ayahuasca. I find it very interesting to learn more about its history, uses and consequences. I think little by little we must preserve the traditions of all indigenous peoples of Latin America so that his story is not forgotten.

Next Elections!

That great topics!, well, I am registered on the electoral registers, because I thinks that is very important that all young who are 18 years or more, to register to vote in elections. President of Chile is elected by us, is the highest authority that governs our country. All laws passed through his hands. Is very important who is in the centre of power. Is important not only is person, too, the political group behind the candidate. I will vote in December by Marco Enriquez Ominami, because for me he is the candidate who most represents my ideals and my thinking. I think that maybe has not experienced enough to be in front of the country, but I prefer him, before than Piñera or Frei. I do not feel represented by them. I think that their faces are very repeated in the scene politics. Piñera, is a businessman, he drives an important proportion of companies in our country, and he supports the capitalist system. Frei, was president, and I think he is being selfish to want to be president again, as if in Chile, a country of 16 million people, there are no more people able to be president of the republic. He already had her period; I think their presence is unnecessary, because he is very old. Marco Enriquez has a social conscience, and when he speaks, he knows what he says. He has very clear ideas and is the only one, when I see it on TV, he does not use populars phrase. The words coming out of his mouth make sense. Arrate finally, I think he has nice ideas, but those are not based in reality.
I don’t would like participate in politics to be president, senator or deputy, but I would to help since my place of psychologist for example, helping in education policies, which is the theme I like psychology, and I believe, is the basis for the Chilean society to prosper fully.

Bike tree!!

The news said that Japan developed cutting edge technology in its design. This is a bicycle parking or "Bike Tree", very unusual, but useful in many ways. This invention arose as a result of people leaving in the streets, piled bicycles, representing a nuisance and disorder to the people and the environment. This invention was created by a company dedicated to engineering works called JFE, which aimed to give a solution to this problem. I think the bike is a very useful means of transport, non-polluting, reduces space and contributes to the maintenance of good health of people, so that any government measure to promote cycling is valid . This is a sign that Japan is one of the most developed countries in the world, and to which we must imitate in certain respects. In Chile, yet the culture of cycling is not fully released, but every day more people decide to leave their cars or public transport for a bicycle, which can be faster, healthier, and decontamination. Despite this, the Chilean government still does not implement the roads passable streets or “bike paths, ", so that people are constantly exposed to danger. Bicycle parking helps people use their bikes more, for the safety of this system.

I believe that this new bicycle parking system is very modern for use in Chile, need a big investment of money. I think in our country there are other more important problems to solve, but I think it is a very good idea.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/nov/05/japan-best-bike-shed

my faculty

My faculty is social sciences and my career is psychology, this is a good faculty, since it has good teachers that are dedicated in your areas. there are things that should improve as for example the infrastructure y the technologies. The first steps to solve this situation is a better organization and a good distribution of resources.

Another problem I have seen is that the career of psychology, anthropology, education and sociology, there is not communication between them. This is a problem because these careers correspond to different fields of science so that they should be interconnected. This is demonstrated first in the arrangement of classrooms, for example, in the building of the Faculty of Social Sciences, the first level is for Education, Second to anthropology, the third level to sociology and the fourth level to psychology. This situation prevents that we talk between us in academic terms, which is extremely important because as I said earlier, all these careers unfold in a scientific setting. This would produce a better learning much more comprehensive. For that, I think it is important to propose in the regular channels of the faculty, giving primary emphasis to a restructuring in the arrangement of the classroom. Other deficiencies of the political governing our faculty, is the lack of communication with other universities. we should have more conventions, programs, courses, etc., to establish a connection permanent and dynamic, with careers of other establishments, private or state, to take advantage and learn the different approaches that can give the same career. In conclusion, I think it needs more unity and communication.

Finally ,my classmates as I commented that in this faculty as the other faculties of this campus has many problems, especially in infrastructure and resources.

I'd like to visit italy.

Since I was little I wanted to visit a country that for my family and for me, is very important, since it is directly linked to my ancestors, the country of which I speak is Italy, and someday I want to know the town from where my grandfather came Atilio Fontana, grandfather on my mother. This town is called San Felix, in which Atilio lived until he emigrated to Latin America. Italy represents all the traits and characteristics of my family, beginning with the Fontana surname which is still maintained in the generations. Besides, is a country very attractive, beautiful, developed in art, design, economy and holder of great wealth and spectacular monuments. First I would like to know the capital of Italy, the conservative Rome, and the people. Also enjoy of exquisite cuisine from years of traditions, and its the same time is a mixture of avant and elegance. Rome hosts the world's most visited churches, which has a unique architectural beauty, Here, there is the highest institution of the Catholic Church., the Holy See at the Vatican, also I would like to visit, by the age and the historical monuments as the Sistine Chapel that every year millions of tourists visit.Rome represents the evolution of culture until today.

psychology and education:

The news I chose to talk about schools in England, in the news indicates that the scores of the test GCSE are improved during the last decade. The reason would be found in programs that the government has implemented to improve these scores. Some figures indicate that 50.4% of students in state schools in England have achieved an increase of 2.1 percentage point rise from last year, while in private schools for 47, 7% of the proportion of pupils achieving good scores . Is important to mention that this increase includes the scores for math and English, which appear to be important within the political implemented by the government. For the field of English, the news to talk that state schools are gradually abandoning foreign languages. Besides, there is a big gap

between rich students and poor students in the GCSE test result.

I chose this story because I really like educational psychology, more specifically, the study of schools including its objectives, functions, plans and programs of study. The school is responsible for making the man a social being. The school is what shapes our minds and behavior. This analysis is important and interesting to me. The news tells us of the importance of scores on a test have to consider whether education has improved or not, and I believe that school improvement is related to good relations in the school with an awareness of the objectives of the school in the dominant economic system and with other elements, not only with test scores.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/oct/15/gcses-state-schools-pass-rate

favorite topics!

I would like that in the blog we talked about of aspects of our personal lives, things related to our daily, as for example: describe somewhere in santiago we like a lot, talk about any singer, actor or style of music that most interests us, choose any kind of food and talk about it or write about situations or things that happen in our everyday lives.

I would like to talk about things that allow than we know a little more, as for example . our likes, dislikes, etc. There are topics for me are not very entertaining for example, when we have to talk about our careers. Maybe it is because I spend most of the time at the university, or studying subject related with the career of psychology. I think that we all realize more things in our lifes besides of our careers. Therefore, I find interesting that everyone can tell about those other things they do in their lives.

however, I believe that the purpose of blogs is to exercise our grammar and learn to express ourselves better, so any topic to talk will serve the objetive of this activity.

In my last vacation.

In my last vacation I went to San Pedro de Atacama with my sister, my boyfriend and some friends. San Pedro de Atacama is in the region II. is an incredible place, very beautiful.

I was 2 weeks in San Pedro, we stayed in a house in Quitor, this is a few kilometers near San Pedro. We went to death valley, the valley of the moon, the thermal Puritama, and most entertaining was the carnival of san pedro.

This carnival is celebrated once a year in the month of February, beginning at the home of the oldest person in the zone and continued in a caravan to the other homes of older residents. The ritual consist in that the chief of the carnival (which there are two native costume), we invite everyone to dance the "cueca carnavalera", singing and dancing around a tree. Women in this ritual can throw flour in the face of men, and men to women

At the end of the day, stayed behind all stained with flour. was very entertaining. the carnival lasted one week.

My most precious possession

if I had to choose something that is important for me, could be the letters that have given me throughout my life. more than material things, I like what the words might mean.

I keep all those letters, thoughts, both mine and others. I have kept in a drawer, especially the letters of my family who are very far from here. They are in Antofagasta.

I like the letters because these were written at some point in life for a reason. I liketo read after a long time and remember the moment.

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A photograph I like.

The truth is that there are many pictures that I like. Family photographs, pictures I've taken or has photographed some friends, images that I have seen on the internet. I do not remember one in particular.

Now I see my blog, there is a photographs that I like is the only one I have here. In the photo you see the silhouette of a person riding a bicycle on a dark night. the photo is the shadow of the person, as well as the reflection of the soil.

this photo gives me many feelings, like me, could not explain why, maybe it reminds myself.

my career

I really do not know because I chose to study psychology. I remember that when choosing a career, I got carried away by my intuition. I wanted to be an actress, but was too late for tests of the theater, these are made before giving the PSU.

I chose psychology and originally I regretted, I had to read a lot and the classes were a bit boring. besides, I always liked the action, and this career was very still.


over time the career began to like, ever more so I had classes of specialization of the career. I can now say it was a good choice. The truth is that I like so much this career as I dislike too. It is a love-hate relationship I have with it. is interesting.

my experience with blogging

my experience with blogs has been really good. The truth is that at first I think maybe it would not learn much, but I really learned it, because when I wanted to speak and write the ideas I had in my head, forcing me to think about how conjugate the words and if I don´t know the write looking for in a dictionary. the truth is that I'm not good for the English, but I think the blogs helped me. this was a good start for me in this journey of learning the language.

I think that the blogs have not a disadvantage, contrary I think it is a good space put my English to the test. besides, this space does not take much time.

my ideal job

that true is that I dont have ideal job. I like a lot of things. maybe, I would like, in the area of psychology, job in projects for the communities or for the school. maybe also, in Psychology clinic of focusing humanista. For this work, I need to use what I have learned during the career. This is, all necesary for to do a good job. I belive that in any job that is necesasary to make it as professional, because in our profession are working with people, this means being honest in our work.

I believe that any good work in these areas is difficult to access, because in our country there is many psychologists, however, have studied in the university of Chile, allows more opportunities for access to its job.

my favourite subject

I do not have a favorite subject. although I am quite interested in those areas of psychology that question the reality, that critics the institutions, social order, etc. these topics interest me and motivates me to study, discuss, reflect.

This kind of thinking allows that an extension conscience, have the ability to question things that had never done before. That is the interesting thing.

I think this is what I like most.

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Video of Kevin Robinson

the video is kevin robinson and is called "Schools kill creativity."

Concerned about the education system we restrict creativity. This, because in the emphasis of educate, or, insert into society, the that have expectations that we should satisfy, encourages us to rigidity, order, responsibility, which are behaviors that go in different directions that creativity.

Formal education provides us with a pattern of how we should be and the way we must take to achieve success. we should go to school, then go to University, doing doctorates, to be respected and valued by society.

This means that our acts of spontaneity and creativity are affected, since any act of spontaneity and creative freedom are penalized for example in our work, considering signs of non-compliance with our duty.

Art, in consequence, is not encouraged nor valued, while the intellectual faculties are highly valued.

I agree with what the video said.

my best friend

Her name is Maria Jose Lopez Bustamante, is student of medicin in the university of antofagasta. We met in the college, in first preparatory. In a beginning, we were not friends, with the time, we went knowing. she is a very good friend, is as the sister for me. Now, that I am in santiago and she in antogafasta, our friendship is stronger.

we always talk by phono, and I arrived to antofagasta in julio or in dicember, we holidays together.we have many things in common, We love us to go for a drink of wine and talk about life, the pub that we going always is called "boliche".

I love very much to the "Kota", she is very important for me.

my future

In a near future I would like to study drama. because, is the passion of my life. After studying psychology I'll go travel with my friend daniela Concha to spain. I think that maybe in spain I will study drama, or maybe here in chili. also I think that in psychology, I will work in psychology educational or psychology community. I will like work with the communities or in social work. also in the future I will be connected or with music or theater, in the music specially with the "cueca", maybe helping to that this chilean tradition will be heard by all.

the best in your area

I think that the best teacher of area of psychology educational is Cornejo. He is teacher of diferent curses in this area and is expert in every thing related with the institution school. He works getting class in this university, besides he work in projects of improvement school. I like this teacher because is very critical with the education as also constructive. Your classes son interesting, we discuss and give our opinions, besides the topics that talking son contingent with the situation of ours chilean education as the of other countries. He is a referent as expert in psychology educational, as also his team works. the class of the teacher Cornejo has recommended.