This is the forum where all of the 800 students from my two groups will participate in discussions. The things to be discussed will be posted each week on Monday evening and all students will have one week or until Sunday night at midnight to post without losing grade points. Participation here is for 10% of your final grade and late comments will not be counted.
The purpose here is to help each of you learn through self and peer correction. Do not use language that is inappropriate and please avoid the use of slang. This class is to improve your level of academic language and prepare you for your professional use of English. I will be reading your posts, but I want you to correct the errors of your peers and in the process you will be improving your level of English.
Things for discussion: what you are learning or struggling with in class, the book we are reading, the activities we do, the LOST series we are watching, movies we see; basicly anything that goes on in class!
Please begin by introducing yourselves, what you are studying and what you plan to do with your English skills.
Hello, my name is Edith, I'm 22 years old and I'm from Irapuato. I'm studying Chemical Engineering and this is my last semester. I like to study English and someday I would like to travel to England, that's one of the reasons I'm studying English, besides if you know a new language you have an advantage over other people when you apply for a job.
ReplyDeleteEdith, thank you for breaking the ice. Hopefully soon your classmates will join you here. I'm teaching English in Mexico and working here with the ultimate goal being to effect real change in public education across the nation.
DeleteI wholeheartedly agree that having a second language gives you huge advantages when finding a job, as well as when you are traveling!
See you in class!
Nice to meet you, Edith.
DeleteHi Edith!.. Nice to meet you
DeleteHey!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Oscar, I was born and rise in this city (Guanajuato), I am the youngest of four children, I am 22 years old, now a days I am studying the last semester of my career (Tourism), I work at OCV or Conventions and Visitors Bureau of Guanajuato. I really want to improve my English skills because I would like to go abroad for learning and work experience.
It’s nice to meet all of you…
Hi Oscar,
DeleteIn theory your classmates are supposed to help you to correct your errors, but its Sunday night and most of them have not remembered to blog.
"born and raised"... other than that you're perfect!
Hello, everyone! My name is Jaciel Jimenez. I was born in this city, Guanajuato in 1987. In March I will be 26 years old. I am a pisces sign and a very imaginative person. I like read and write, because I like literature. I want to be a famous writer. I studied History and I finished my career two years ago, but I am trying to finish my thesis soon. I enjoy chatting and going out to bares and parties. I love romantic music, 80´s in special and balads in Spanish, a little bit rock and instrumental too. I like superheros´s and James Bond's movies. I am looking for a job and maybe next week I will found it.
ReplyDeleteyou like "to" read and write... "bars" bares is something we do when we uncover body parts... "especially" 80's
DeleteHi, everyone! My name is Dacia, I'm 21 years old. I'm studying the Spanish as a Second Language Teaching Degree; meaning I'm going to be a Spanish teacher. I was born and raised here, in Guanajuato. I'm studying English because I think it will help me when I have to work with foreign people.
ReplyDeleteDacia,
DeleteDo you have a plan for where you want to be to work? Have you thought of foreign embassays? It's extremely interesting and fun living in other countries.
Hi everyone, my name´s Osvaldo Lopez. I´m 20 years old and by the way I´m from Irapuato. I´m studying Chemical Engineering in the 4° semester. I like to read a lot of many genres of books and listen music also. I´m learning English because first it is important for my professional development and also because someday I would travel around the world, actually I´m studying German too; just because I like it and also ´cause I want to travel to Germany. On my free time I enjoy writing poetry.
ReplyDeleteHello people, my name is Guillermo Piña, but you can call me Memo, I´m 21 years old and Im stuyding the 8° semester of Civil Engineering. In my free time I like to read, watch movies or play sports, well when I have free time, with school that doesn´t happen
ReplyDeleteHi, is 8th in English.
DeleteThanks :P
DeleteHi Memo!! I like to reas too. What is your favorite book???
DeleteHello.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Génesis. My parents called me with this name because I am the first daughter and I represent the begining of their new family (My parents are catholics). I am 22 years old and I'm studying architecture ( My tenth and last semester). I love classic rock music, photography and Jaime Sabines poems. I have a mortal fear to the dogs and I don't know why. And it's all for now. See you.
Nice to meet you, Genesis. Welcome
DeleteGénesis,
Deletebeginning has two n(s)before adding -ing. Are you not a Catholic? which must be capitalized...
Hello to everyone!.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Nancy. I´m from Salvatierra but I´ve lived in Guanajuato since four years ago. I´m twenty-two years old.
I love pass the time with my friends and family, to meet new places and the adventure.
I´m studying the last semester of the chemical engineering career and now I´m looking for a project to do my thesis.
I want to improve my English because is very necessary for my degree, and someday I would like to travel around the world, so I really need it.
Nancy,
DeleteIn English it is more appropriate to say "spend time" than pass (the) time which does not require the article "the"... and in the sentence.."improve my English because(it)is very necessary"
Hi classmates and teacher, I am María Adriana, you can tell me only Adri. I was born here in Guanajuato and I am 21 years old. I am studying International Trade in the 5th semester, that is one of my reasons for improving my English with you. Other cause is that I want to travel to others countries, so with English I can communicate with all kind of people. Also for have a good job I need to speak it with fluency. See you tomorrow in class.
ReplyDeleteHi classmates, Hi Cindy again. My name is Damian. I have written here, because I d like to meet them. I´m study Civil Engineering and I like English because his grammar are excellent. I would like to travel Spain and German. I like to meet German Civil Engineering. With respect to class, I try to communicate with them and learn with them.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am Alejandra and I am from Leon but I am studying the seventh semester in Law here in Guanajuato.
Into my career, English isn´t necessary however, I am studying it because in the future I would like to live in London. This is my last semester in English so I like to take advantage of this course and learn more aspects about English. I just join this group because I had had several problems with my schedule but finally I fixed it and now I am participating on this blog. When I finish English I like to study another language but I´m not sure yet what language would be better to learn.
I consider myself as a nice and friendly person so I like to get along with us...!
Hi Nubia!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are in the same Division... I am studying Law in the University of Guanajuato too. I hope see you through the corridors sometimes...
Hi everybody!! :)
ReplyDeleteMy name is Uriel, I am from Irapuato, I am studing eduaction here in Guanajuato, in the Normal Superior, I love tp play and watch soccer, my favorite team is Cruz Azul, I am a Dj, all weekends I work in a system sound and in a nigth club too. I woyld like to visited Brazil because there will be the world cup and I think its a nice place.
Hello everybody!!
ReplyDeleteI´m Michell, you can tell me only Mich. I´m studying law in the University of Leon, here, in Guanajuato.
All my life I have lived here in Guanajuato, since I was eight years old but I was born in Celaya.
I live here only with my parents and my sister.
I love God, my family and my boyfriend.
I would like be a good lawyer and travel to some places in the world.
Nubia,
ReplyDelete"I'm" always has a capital letter I, political science does not require capitalization unless you are naming the degree. English and Japanese are the proper names of (languages) and must be capitalized as do titles of books and movies.
hey hey hello classmates I am Donovan but your can call Donovan jeje :) I am from Penjamo but I live here in Gto for almost six years. I am a elementary school teacher also I am studing a master´s degree in education innovation and this is my last semester in english.
ReplyDeleteI love english and I teach english to my young students but some day I would like to teach in other level for example high school or university. I also want to learn English because I need it for my exchange.
Finally I love football soccer jaja
Hello Donovan:
DeleteI know I can call you Donovan. You said you are an elementary school teacher also, from what I congratulate you very much and also for teaching english. You are studying a master´s degree in innovation for education,beautiful again I do congratulate you, see you.
Hey everyone!. My name is Carlos Iván, I'm studying the mayor Called Pharmaceutical Biochemistry At the University of Guanajuato. I'm 23 years old. I'm from León.
ReplyDeleteI like the language English because you can comunicated with the whole world speaking English. Also many science books are wrote in English.
Hi Carlos Iván.
DeleteI know you like English Language, so you can communicate yourself with the whole world, congratulations, see you.
Good morning everyone, my name is Manuel Curtidor. I studied Industrial Engineering. I got married 10 years ago and my wife and I have three children. Currently we´re living in Silao. I´m working like a supplier to the GM Silao. I´m learning English because of my job and I´d like to know other cultures.
ReplyDeleteHello Ricardo!
ReplyDeleteI also like very much Arthur Conan Doyle, specially Sherlock Holmes. When I was 17th years old I used to read this with my father while we were going to the office. I like the three books. Haven't you see the movies, they are very well done, I really recommend them to you also.
Hello Teacher I am liking very much the Harbinger and I sent you two careoke videos to sing them in class from Simon and Garefunkel, bye bye.
Hello everybody!. I like very much the Black Cat from Alfred Hitchcoc, it is a small book but it is very interesting I recommend you to reed it, if you havent already done, maybe it is in the caadi, well see you bye bye.
ReplyDeleteI really like rereeding the harbinger, for me it is very interesting, even though I think we still have a chance because the seal of the tower, the new tower has been built aside the other one, but not exactly in the same place and I think in this way the 5th seal is broken, dont you think? on the other hand the quarter hewn stone that was supposed to be under the ground cero is upon it in The World Trade Center but aside, I think the seal is broken, don¨t you think?
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