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

v  Write about your favorite piece of technology and say:

·         What it is

·         When you got it

·         How you use it (what you use it for)

·         How often you use it and why you like it 

·         What life would be like without it and 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 got 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.

Remember: the last 2 items are mandatory!!!

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.

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 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.