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Education Essay

2006-12-06T14:24:00.000-08:00

Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera X01
Mexico and France Education
Nowadays the education is different than it was before. Most of the countries know that education is very important for their future. Each country is in charge of its people’s education. But, in this case, here we have the principals’ similarities end the differences in education between Mexico and France.

First of all, the similarities between Mexican and French education are France contributes 7.1% and Mexico 4.1% of the capital to education. The education must be free, lay and obligatory in both countries. There are boys and girls and schools. In Mexico and France the education is managed by the government.

The differences in these two countries are that the time to study at school in Mexico is an average of 6 hours per day, from Monday to Friday. But, in France the time to study at school is from 8 to12 and the same day from 14 to18 hours per day from Monday to Saturday. Also, the population in France is of 60 million people, and in México is of 103 million people. Furthermore, the education is obligatory in France: from 6 to 16 years old. While in México the obligatory education is from 3 or 4 to 15 years old. Besides, in México the students who finish their high school have to be evaluated by the university they want. But, in France students who finish high school have to present a test that evaluates all their subjects and it is very important because after that they can or cannot be evaluated by the university. But if they don’t pass this exam, they will have to take the classes again.

Finally, as we know, education is very important for people in each country. But, the government has the last word. All in all, México and France have important similarities but they have their differences too. And the differences could be quality, not expensive, hard, etc.

RR#10

2006-12-06T14:11:00.000-08:00

In my opinion, I think that the immersion programs in kindergarten are very helpful for the students. Also, they are capable to learn more things at this age. Kids are motivated to learn by themselves and, some times, the teachers make the classes more interesting to them. The classes in kindergarten are very didactics because the teachers want to catch the attention of the students and it helps to the students’ learning.

Commensurate: In proportion: appropriately proportionate. “3) Developing English language skills commensurate with expectations for student's age and abilities.” “The rewards will be commensurate with the efforts made.”

Staffed: Provide organization with workers: to provide a place or organization with employees ( often passive ) “How Are Immersion Programs Staffed?”

Staff: Body within larger group: a particular group of employees within a company, institution, or organization. “Existing staff does not need to be supplanted if additional students are recruited.” “the teaching staff.”

Ensuing: Occurring next: happening next or as a result. “Though this will not solve staff displacement problems in the ensuing grades, it is possible that they may be minimized through an increase in the student population or through natural staff attrition.” “We wrote the ensuing parts.”

Ratio: Proportional relationship: a proportional relationship between two different numbers or quantities. “The number of students in a given class is determined by the pupil/teacher ratio.” “The ratio of teachers to students at that school is 1 to 27.”

Attrition: Loss of personnel: the gradual reduction of the size of a work force that occurs when personnel lost through retirement or resignation are not replaced “In the course of the years there will naturally be attrition.”

Cohort: Group of people: a united group of people. “Therefore, it is important to determine the desired size of the cohort at the end of the program sequence and then project backwards to determine the appropriate size of the cohort upon program entry.” “The king talks to cohort”

Graders: Student: a student in a particular grade in school. “For example, a school that wants to maintain a class of 20 fifth graders may begin with 40 kindergartners or first graders.” “First graders.”

Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera X01

RR #9

2006-12-06T14:07:00.000-08:00

Reading Report #9
Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera X01

I think that the students need to read more to improve their reading skills.
Also, the teachers have to engage them to help them in their mistakes. When the students don’t have enough literacy, the teacher is responsible to help them with their reading. Furthermore, is necessary that students have their own motivation to improve themselves. Sometimes the teacher is not paying attention to the student’s learning. And, it’s very bad to the student’ improvement when the teacher do not help to our learning. Finally, the teachers always have to push them to read.

Reading Report #8

2006-12-06T07:50:00.000-08:00

Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera X01

Reading Report # 8

Using Volunteers in your ESL Classroom: Suggestions for Newer Teachers

Is interesting to assign someone to help you in the classroom because:
They can give extra help to small groups or individuals in the class. And
They can help you give extra attention to all of the students while the class is engaged in practice activities.
It is very important because you engage the students to participate and interaction with others.
In my opinion I would like to do this because, maybe I can’t explain in the way that they understand it. But, the volunteers, yes. They can explain the instructions in their own words and everybody can understand it easily.

Using Volunteers in your ESL Classroom
I. Classroom Monitor

A. As you circulate through your class to monitor student progress during activities, the volunteer does the same.
II. Co-presenter
A. The volunteer can assist you in the presentation of new activities.
III. Half-group Teacher
A. For part of a class session, you can divide the class in two and have the volunteer teach one group while you teach the other.
IV. Pull-out Group Leader
A. A pull-out group is a group of like-ability students who work separately from the whole class for part of the class session.
V. One-on-one Tutor
A. You can provide your volunteer with materials, instructions and a place to help one student with special needs at their own pace for part of the class.
VI. Teacher Conferencing
A. Many teachers like to conference with students individually about their progress and/or study needs.
VII. Special Project Assistant
A. Job Interviews
1. After you have practiced interviews in class for a while, a volunteer can role play a potential employer and conduct final interviews with students.
B. Class Newspapers or News Shows
1. You and your volunteer can divide up the parts of the paper or show that students choose to work on, and you can each guide the students' work on your respective parts.

C. Giving Instructions/Describing an Interest
1. One teacher wanted her high beginners to make a presentation for the class describing how to do an activity of their choosing.
VIII. Special Talents
A. It is good to keep sight of the fact that every volunteer brings special talents and interests to your class, not to mention a different outlook
IX. Golden Rules of Using Volunteers
A. Clear communication is key!

1. Give clear instructions and adequate materials to your volunteer.
B. Feedback, feedback, feedback!
1. Your volunteer needs feedback on how s/he is doing.
C. If it's just not a good match.

1. If you find yourself having difficulty working with a particular volunteer, try to clear things up as soon as possible.
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Two people
Leader

There aren’t unknown words.

Contract

2006-11-28T13:27:00.000-08:00

LEARNING CONTRACT FOR MY ENGLISH II CLASS
Name: Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera

I am going to improve my listening and speaking skills. Also, I want to prepared me for toefl exam.

For doing these language skills, I am going to watch videos, listen songs, do computer's listening excercises, and so on further, all these for listening skills. For speaking I am going to practice at CAALE, sometimes i'm going to record my voice. Also, I am going to do CD's speaking excercises and in web sites too. Finally, I´m going to to study for toefl exam in some of the books that are in CAALE.
I am going to try improve my language skills for November 28th, so I'll have 6 weeks to get it done.
Iam going to try to do excercises with score to know how much I learned. Then, I am going towrite a paragraph with my own feedback each week describing all that I did.

Kitty

2006-11-27T07:57:00.000-08:00

Kitty

She is a very good person. Her name begins with “M”. Do you know who she is? Well, let me tell you a little bit more about her. She was born on December 7th, 1986. During her entire life she’s been living in Hermosillo. Her mother is a good secretary and her father is a teacher of the UNISON. She is nineteen years old and she works at a much known movie theatre. When she is resting, she likes to visit her friend and watch movies.

She is lovely and loyal girl. Also, she always tries to gratify her friends. About her likes and dislikes; she likes all kind of music, pink color and all things about “Hello Kitty”. But, she doesn’t like people who change their opinions about something at every moment. Besides, she doesn’t like that her friends get angry at her for unimportant things. Finally, she is a pretty girl who wants to be an English Teacher. I think she is going to. She is Martha Julia Ibarra A.[1]
[1] Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera X01

Learners independence

2006-11-27T07:50:00.000-08:00

Learners independence Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera X01

Learner Independence in the School of Humanities, University of Birmingham
Ann Bissell

‘Learner independence’ implies a more mature relationship between students and teachers.
Students are viewed as individuals with their own motivations, interests and learning strategies. The teacher’s role becomes one of a mentor; teaching and guiding students in how to become more aware of the processes in their learning, recognize their own style, and further develop independent learning strategies.
However, those who decided ‘learner independence’ is beneficial to both stated that reduced responsibility for teachers allowed for enhanced student responsibility, and although there is presumably less work for staff, ‘learner independence’ promotes initiative that is vital in later life. Academic responsibility must be learned and can only be learned through practice, but current proportions don’t give students the guidance they need. Learner independence should be introduced gradually, with a clear idea of what it is, what its implications are, and what the university expects as an outcome.
‘Learner independence’ is very important. ‘Learner independence’ has positive implications both for staff and students, but there is a danger it has become a panacea for all perceived ills. However, the major aim of education is empowering students to be ‘learner independent’ as part of a lifelong process. Fostering the skill in students is the core activity of all teaching staff: no teacher would wish for students to be passive consumers. As one member of staff put it:
If a student cannot work independently by the end of their university experience, then we have failed to provide the useful skill that they can learn. This is not just an employment skill, it’s a life skill.
This preliminary study has shown that ‘learner independence’ is open to many different interpretations. However, although often defined as independent learning, it is not the same thing. Student responses, that ‘learner independence’ is about getting the most out of a degree, be it from taught sessions or independent study, comply with some staff interpretations of ‘learner independence’, that it is:
giving students basic information and generic skills through teaching and thereby empowering them to explore their subject in more detail
and
using teaching as part of study for which students take creative and active responsibility.

In my opinion learner independence is a very good way to engage the students to improve their knowledge.
Although it is obviously important to develop one’s own ideas, no piece of work.

The students could be engage to learn by themselves. And they will improve their studies. Also, when they are learning they will start to be independent.
Learner independence means Independent learning and Self-motivation. Also, they need responsibility and hard study.

The students could research without guidance and they are responsible for their own learning.

Independence learning and its Self-study is more productive. And students are free to introduce their own ideas. Also, they have the ability to think for themselves.

RR#5

2006-11-27T07:45:00.000-08:00

In conclusion English is a widespread and important language in the world today. It is used for everything from international academic conferences to news reports to popular music lyrics. Also, It is used for people that learned as a second or foreign language. It is important to say that English have a great number of speakers in the world, that’s why it is the most widely used language in the world, and I think it will be used by more people in the future around the world.

Widely: adv.-adj. Great in extent, especially from side to side. “English is not the most widely spoken language in the world.” “English is widely used in Hong Kong.”
Widespread: adj. Spread over a large area or among many people. “English is the most widespread language in the world.” “Widespread hunger and disease.”
Commodities: n. An article which is bought or sold. “Important commodities such as silver, tin, and hard currency are traded in English.” “Tea, rice and other commodities.”

Beatriz Araceli Cruz Herrera X01

Reading Report #1

2006-11-24T08:00:00.000-08:00

Opinion:

The ideas for teaching young children are very good. Some new teachers do not know how to teach to children and they need these guidelines. I think it is a great list of methods. We can use them with own future students. First, the songs are very interesting and so much more when we change the lyrics for a better understanding of our children. Next the nursery and rhymes are very good techniques because they learn with other kind of methods. Finally, the games are so funny. I think that this way of teach is amazing because they can play and learn at the same time. Is very important that the children learn touching, seeing and saying. Therefore, we have to teach them with all these important strategies.

Vocabulary:

Nursery: a short poem for children. “Reciting nursery rhymes respond to the children’s desire for activity.” “In utilizing songs and nursery rhymes we implement five guidelines.”

Chanting: to repeat something over and over out loud. “The crowd was chanting ´we want more!” “Singing together and chanting rhymes aid socialization.”

Craft: a skill. “The craft of wood-carving.” “Arts and Crafts projects are responsive to the children’s urge to create.”

Sack: a large bag made of rough cloth, strong paper or plastic. “The potatoes were put into sacks.” “Making paper-sack masks, for instance.”

Drills: exercise or practice. “The soldiers have an hour of drill after breakfast” “The teacher might use drills and questions”

Coax: to persuade someone by kindness or flattery. “He coaxed some money out of his mother” “The teacher should continually coax the children into talking about what they are doing.”

The Party!!!

2006-11-24T07:46:00.000-08:00

A new visitor of The Cultural Fair

ESSAY

2006-11-24T07:36:00.000-08:00

Negative influences of the TV.

When I was younger, I used to watch TV. the entire afternoon. I watched cartoons and series one by one. Sometimes in the advertisements or even in the shows that I was watching they showed us bad influences: violence, drugs and sex, just to buy their products. However, they do not notice about how it is affecting our children and us now.

A strong negative influence of the TV is the violence. We can find violence in soap operas, when a husband beats his wife or even his children, in news, when two or more cars crash or when a car trample to someone, in sports like box, football, wrestling and more. Besides, in cartoons when our favorite idols like Superman, Hulk, Spiderman or even Power Rangers, Street fighters, Dragon Ball etc. always are fighting. All these cartoons show us violence in all senses.

Another bad influence is that sometimes in our favorite program people are using drugs. In addition, they show how to use them. For example in soap operas, when people buy drugs out of the schools and when in the story is drug addict. Furthermore, in advertisements when people are using legal drugs like: alcohol, tobacco and some pills. It is a very bad habit to our children.

One other negative influence is the sex in TV. Many times when you are watching TV, you can see scenes of sex, for example, in soap operas, shows, and movies also, in advertisements at the time that your children are watching TV with you. They must be censured these scenes at family hours.

Finally, nowadays most people have a TV in their homes. Nevertheless, they do not notice about the negative influences of the TV in their children still. They have to do something about it.

Baseball!!!!

2006-11-01T07:56:00.000-08:00

Reading Report #2

2006-10-26T08:04:00.000-07:00

Writing an Academic Article: An Editor Writes
I. Maintain a Steady Gaze
A. Contextualize your idea as accurately as you can.
II. Look Behind

In my opinion these general suggestions are very good for a writer who wants to start writing articles. But, I think that some of them are complicated for a beginner writer. Anyway this article is very clear, because it was written in a sequence and it explains each step. Finally I love the last comment that the writer gives: ‘My experience as an editor indicates that those writers who persist, who re-work their article and attempt to grapple with comments, are the ones who finally get their work published.’ This comment encouraged to everybody to fell that they can do a great job with their articles.A. Become conversant with the literature.
III. See your Way Clear
A. You have to do research.
IV. Keep your Eyes Open
A. You have to write up or research your ideas.
V. Something for All to See
A. Get the article written.
VI. See it Through
A. You can improve your writing and submitted it again.
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Notebook paper
Fall
Sunny
Smiley face
Window
Vocabulary.
Steady. Adj. firm, not shaky ‘You need a steady hand to be a surgeon’ ‘Maintain a Steady Gaze’
Accurate. Adj. exactly right. ‘An accurate drawing’ ‘Contextualize your problem/idea/proposal as accurately as you can’
Research. N. a close and careful study to find out new facts or information. ‘He is working on cancer research’ ‘there are a number of classic ways of doing research’
Coverage. N. the extent of news covered by newspaper. ‘The TV coverage of the Olympic games was extensive’ ‘Most journals publish a statement outlining their particular coverage’
Wit. N. humor. ‘His plays are full of wit’ ‘Wit can all be made part of the article’

In my opinion these general suggestions are very good for a writer who wants to start writing articles. But, I think that some of them are complicated for a beginner writer. Anyway this article is very clear, because it was written in a sequence and it explains each step. Finally I love the last comment that the writer gives: ‘My experience as an editor indicates that those writers who persist, who re-work their article and attempt to grapple with comments, are the ones who finally get their work published.’ This comment encouraged to everybody to fell that they can do a great job with their articles.

2006-10-18T16:09:00.000-07:00

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