Common Mistakes

I can see the same type of mistakes in their writing. So, I believe it will be easier to identify those in their future piece of writing.

Most of Sebastian writing problems is wrong words. I believe this could happen because he is using a translator or bilingual dictionary that it is not giving them the right words. Also, this could happen because he wants to write more things about himself so he tries to use some words that he doesn’t know, what would be great.

In Natalia’s case, it is almost the same. She uses a lot of Spanglish, this mean she tries to express her ideas in Spanish using the same logic in English. This can be solved but I believe it is going to take more time to work it out. Anyways, I really like the idea of at least, try to do the blogs and improve her English.

Finally, Jaime understands better the idea of writing in English although he needs to improve his vocabulary. This means he also has problems with wrong words and expressions. Also, he needs to check better his writing because he has some spelling mistakes that I believe happen because he doesn’t read his blog after finishing it.

Diary: first impression

First day!!
I can feel how much I have improved my English in these years. I can remember when I was all alone in US without knowing any English and then how I could improve so much afeter a couple of months.
After entering to English Pedagogy I started to realize my learning and it is the same feeling that I had today.
I made some of the same mistakes these students did in their blogs and now I can realize the Spanish influence that we have to deal with.
So, I hope they receive my future comments in a good way and after all, they use them to improve their leven of English.

we can use technology...

Nowadays, we live surrounded by technology that can be use for many things; computers and internet is part of our daily life. So, why don’t use it inside the classroom?

First of all, we can find that most of our students know at least a little bit about how to use a computer and internet, so we can take advantage of that and let them use their previous knowledge in this area. This will provide us a new tool to work with our students and at the same time, we can use new ways to develop students’ abilities as part of the interaction needed in the learning process.

In addition, teaching English has become more difficult everyday so, I believe using technology will approach students to new topics and interests. For instance, in April, 30^th we use a video from youtube to talk about learning tools or April, 15^th we discover the web page that BBC has about education. Most of these posts help us as students to talk about new things that we don’t discuss in the normal classroom and also, gave us a new perspective of what we can do with technology in the future when we become teachers.

On the other hand, we have to consider that in most of our schools there are not many computers to use for a class with 40 or 45 students. So, in this case I think it is going to be very difficult for teachers to include this aspect because they will not have enough resources for all students. However, these students are going to have the previous knowledge and interest in using computers as part of their learning tools.

There will always be new elements and resources to include in our role as students and future teachers. We must consider the context in which we are immerse and the students that are going to interact with us. Technology is very useful depending on the way and context we use it.

The Commitments and Rumble Fish

People say that history is written by rich people but if we think about stories. Most of them take some lives experiences from people that all of us know and we feel represented in a book or script. This is the case of the two stories Rumble Fish and the Commitments, where you can feel your life or your neighbor’s being told as a part of the story.

Social class is a characteristic that was printed in the story. On one hand, we can see the commitments as a group of music that wants to represent all the working class people. If you have seen the movie you could tell in which part of the city most of the lived and the kind of places they visit and made part of them, when they started their musical group. All of this, you could see it through the book or the movie. On the contrary, in Rumble Fish you could see the social class represented by the places or parts of the city where you can include the gangs’ fights and the kind of living Rusty James and his brother had.

Also, social class is a characteristic that could be inferred from the story. On one hand, reading the book (The Commitments) you can feel in the air the issues that tell you about a group of people fighting and working hard to get a worthy life. On the other hand, in the other story (Rumble Fish), you didn’t have the same kind of information but using your imagination you could imagine in what kind of school Rusty James studied, in which part of the town was his house placed and what kind of hobbies Rusty and his friends had.

In conclusion, we can see that every story has something to tell and we can be represented or not for this but most of the time we are. Stories can be a resource to help us to see from outside our living and see ways we can change it, if we want to.

Art v/s Chemistry

I don’t remember when I first saw this painting but I can always remember it when I feel peaceful. I’ve never been closed to art even though I like it. However, I enjoy going to museums to see any kind of expositions.

Maybe, I haven’t had the opportunity to see classic art but I like this painting for what represents. It is a classic one, the one that represents the artist work of a life time. It can be any woman but this painting represent more than that. It is that kind of woman that can do whatever she wants and at the same time, she can enjoy to be quiet and in peace.

Chemistry was my least favourite school subject. When I was in school The sciences subjects were separeted in three different classes: chemistry, physics and biology. I didn’t hate the other subjects but chemistry I did. I’ve never understood anything and I feel it was because of my teacher.

He wasn’t very nice with us and he represented to much the authority inside that classroom, so if we failed we paid it.

I will always remember this: teachers can change your expectations about any subjects. So, as future teacher, I have to consider this because it can happen to me in the future: to become the English teacher or the English witch.

Rumble Fish!!

Rusty James: He was the main character in this book and who told the story. I think we, as readers and future teachers, discovered the importance of environment in someone’s life.


The Motorcycle Boy: Rusty’s brother was considered a weird boy. He just lived in a bubble where his mind could question everything without finding any answers. I think we have some of these boys around us and the problem is that we don’t see them and we don’t help them.


Steve Hays: Rusty’s best friend at most part of the book. He was the one who showed Rusty the differences between his brother and him, even thoug, he didn’t believe it. He was that kind of friends that you want to have. Being there when you need them!

Patty: She was like any girl, only she started the book being Rusty’s girl. Then the story changed but if we think in two children love wasn’t what kept them together.

Cassandra: She was the weirdo in this place and of course her character was related to the motorcycle boy. She said she was in love with him but again I think love is much more than what they think of.

Patterson: If we were involved with these two boys and their story, the bad guy was the cop. He wanted them away from the streets and he did it. He was the responsible of the end of these boys.


Smokey: Rusty’s partner on the streets. This friend was second on board in every fight that Rusty was involved. After all, he was the new pimp in the house.


Rusty's parents: Mom was away because she decided to. Dad was a drunk who never was there. This lovely couple could think more before rising two children in this world.

Day at The Beach! Yori's

One of my favourite places near Santiago is Rocas de Santo Domingo Beach. Last time I went to “Rocas de Santo Domingo” was last year in November.My father, brother and I went to have a relaxing day at the beach. I remember that I needed to get out of Santiago for a little bit, since I was somehow stressed of the city and especially of things going on in the University.
Like always, the place was awesome, it was a cloudy Saturday, neither too hot nor cold day. We drove around the nicest cottages and streets over Santo Domingo and we had lunch in a little restaurant in front of the beach. What I liked the most was walking down the beach, even though my dad was quite talkative and my brother wanted to play all the time, I manage to chill out.
I just wanted to be quiet and enjoy the day, but even so it was excellent and energizing. You should definitely go there and enjoy the landscapes and beautiful environment in it.