3^rd Blog (week 5) YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY

v  Now you have the chance to write about your favorite piece of technology:

·         Explain why this device is your favorite one
What it is.
When you got it.
How you use it.
How often you use it.
Why you like it.
What life would be like without it.

·         Detail its main features

·         What you use it for

·         How you would improve it

·         Add any other piece of information you consider relevant

·         Remember:

ü  organize your ideas well

ü  express your opinions or experiences in a coherent way

ü  your writing must have a guiding thread

ü  divide your composition into paragraphs

·         Comments: leave a comment on my post + 3 of your classmates’

·         Word Count: 140 words

Awrrr, my first cellphone...

My favorite piece of technology is my cellphone (I’m pretty sure it must be everybody’s favorite piece of technology)

I haven’t had that many during my life, 6 in total, however you have to consider that I was born in the ANALOG ERA!!!

I think that nowadays mobile phones are a need, in my particular case I use mine for working purposes rather than for fun.

Thanks to the application software built for mobile platforms (app for short) I am able to have access to good and useful dictionaries and programs such as WORD, POWER POINT, EXCEL and PDF to mention some of them.

I also use it for storaging English audio files that I need for my classes and checking my e-mail, which is something of huge relevance since I get all job offers and work related info by this mean of communication. I’ve just have realized I could continue with this check list of uses FOREVER!!! :/

Anyway, last but not least, I use this device for socializing, of course!!! Not everything in life is about work.

Something I would improve of these devices is their durability; I honestly believe they are not built to last for long, their battery life is quite short and their memory capacity diminishes gradually with use.

Nevertheless, in my opinion, a mobile phone has been one of the greatest inventions so far.

Level 3 - Post 2 (week 4) Why did you choose this major/study programme?

Write about:

- your dream jobs when you were a child

- other major options that you had at the moment of applying to university

- what made you decide in the end

- your experience at university until now

- the kind of job you would like to have

> word count: 130 words

> don't forget to leave comments on 3 of your classmates posts and on my post as well.

When I was a child I didn't have a dream job, however I remember that my mom tried to influence me by constantly saying: “you have to be doctor”. I think maybe I will someday but a Doctor in Education :P

When I became an adolescent and I was close to finish High School I considered the idea of being an actor, this was a strong calling that I felt for several years but I got a lot of animosity towards this option from my family and close ones and in the end I wasn’t brave enough to do it so acting was left in the past...

However I was always good at English so I decided to take advantage of it and develop myself in that area and I can say that so far everything has been going well. As I always say in class: so far so good!!! (but in this case with exclamation marks)

After almost a decade working at *CFTs and **IPs, last year, I started working at Universidad de Chile. It was a dream come true, I never thought my first experience teaching at a university would be here.
I also dream of getting a job at the Ministry of Education. Perhaps I will get it one day, you never know!!!

*(centro de formación técnica)

** (instituto profesional)

POST 1- LEVEL 3 - PRE INTERMEDIATE

POST 1- LEVEL 3 - PRE INTERMEDIATE 

MY AUTO BIOGRAPHY

Dear students, as the first post of this semester, you have to write about your biographies.

You have to include:
- Birth information
- Studies information (elementary/high school/university)
- Family's information
- Hobbies
- Others... (upload some pictures of yours)

- Number of words: 120 (minimum)
- Make comments on three of your classmates posts + a comment on your teacher's post as well.

*the last 2 items are mandatory!

My full name is Alejandro Daniel Vilca Flores, most of my friends call me Vilca so I can say that is sort of my nickname as well. 

I was born in Santiago 42 years ago on December the 5^th. 

I am an only child and my mom is retired.

I studied at Oratorio Don Bosco, back then during the 80’s it was only an elementary school but currently, it is a primary and secondary school. I loved studying there! Salesians rock! 

Anyway, I had to finish my secondary education at Colegio Santa Cruz (a nuns’ school) and even though it was a co-educational institution I did not enjoy the experience that much.

Salesians rock!!!

After some unsuccessful attemps studying Veterinary Medicine and Business I decided to follow my heart and study Bilingual Translation at Instituto Chileno Norteamericano, then since there was a covenant between the institute and Universidad Mayor I continued studying pedagogy there until I got my degree as a Teacher of English and Licentiate in Education. 

Nowadays I am finishing a Master in Education (minor in English as a foreign language) at Universidad Central.

I have had many hobbies and done many extra activities in my life but the one I am very much into it now is Karate. I do it 3 times a week at the YMCA (I got my green belt last year) and even though it is tough and demanding it is really rewarding.