Bienvenidos


En este blog encontrarán información importante: generalidades de la materia, hoja de ruta, material adicional, trabajos prácticos, links, etc. que utilizaremos en Inglés I y II.

En caso de no poder asistir a alguna de nuestras clases, lo publicaré por este medio.

Espero que lo encuentren de utilidad.


Muchísimas gracias.

Carolina

viernes, 7 de agosto de 2015

Programa Inglés II

PROGRAMA DE INGLÉS II  - LECTO-COMPRENSIÓN


Para las Licenciaturas, Ciclos de Licenciatura y Tecnicaturas con excepción de Turismo y  Relaciones Internacionales

 CARGA HORARIA:  70 horas reloj

FUNDAMENTACIÓN

El conocimiento de la lengua inglesa permitirá al alumno acceder a la información de su área de interés. De esta manera, los futuros profesionales podrán integrar equipos interdisciplinarios que contribuyan a la producción de conocimientos con el objetivo de mejorar la calidad de su trabajo y el propio desarrollo de la profesión, en un aprendizaje permanente.
El idioma inglés es una herramienta indiscutible para que el profesional adquiera una competencia técnico-científica, interpretando en forma precisa textos de su especialidad e informándose sobre los nuevos avances científicos y tecnológicos.
En esta materia, la cual forma parte del plan de estudios de todas las Licenciaturas de la Universidad, el alumno desarrollará y aplicará a lo largo del curso los conocimientos adquiridos en estructuras gramaticales y las técnicas de lectura y comprensión de discursos escritos.


OBJETIVOS
 OBJETIVOS GENERALES


-        Comprender el discurso escrito de su especialidad.
-        Interpretar y retener la información esencial de textos simples afines con la carrera elegida, por medio del análisis formal (estructuras gramaticales y léxico) y funcional (cohesión interna y cohesión lógica) de estos textos.
-        Aplicar a la lectura de estos textos procesos de razonamiento (inferencia y deducción) y las habilidades ya adquiridas al leer en su lengua materna.
-        Familiarizar al alumno en el uso de herramientas, por ejemplo, diccionarios bilingües  (papel, CD ROM, en línea) y fuentes de información a fin de facilitar la comprensión lectora de un texto en la lengua inglesa.

           OBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS

-        Resolver problemas lingüísticos, lexicales, sintácticos y retóricos en forma guiada, que permitan al alumno desenvolverse como lector independiente en los niveles más avanzados del curso.
-        Reconocer el tema central y las ideas principales y secundarias de un texto, jerarquizando la información y asignando a las ideas presentadas un orden lógico.
-        Sintetizar la información extraída de ese texto en idioma español.
-        Realizar búsquedas bibliográficas de todo tipo (en Internet, bibliotecas).
-        Redactar en español informes, resúmenes, diagramas basados en los textos.

 MODALIDAD Y METODOLOGÍA

La cursada del nivel es cuatrimestral y representa una carga horaria de 70 horas reloj, distribuida en módulos semanales de cuatro horas. La materia contará con un aula virtual para los alumnos regulares de apoyo a la presencialidad.

Para mantener la condición de alumno regular es requisito cumplir con la regularidad establecida en el Reglamento Académico, es decir, asistir a no menos de 75% de las clases, podrá faltar a clases tres veces como máximo y aprobar los exámenes parciales o los recuperatorios correspondientes y tener aprobado o regularizado el nivel anterior.

El curso se desarrolla con una modalidad teórico-práctica.

  1. Desarrollo del área teórica
Durante el transcurso de la clase teórica, los alumnos leerán los textos de comprensión general correspondientes al Cuadernillo Inglés II. Trabajarán ejercicios de comprensión escrita (cuestionarios, determinar verdadero o falso con justificación, multiple choice con justificación). Las actividades que se propondrán a los participantes se desarrollarán en el grupo total, en pequeños grupos o en forma individual, dependiendo esta organización de los contenidos y estrategias seleccionada.

  1. Desarrollo del área práctica
Durante el transcurso de esta etapa de la clase, el docente presentará a los alumnos un texto afín con la carrera. Se leerá este texto buscando ejercitar en forma práctica el mismo aspecto teórico de los temas gramaticales presentados en la clase general. En esta etapa, los alumnos emplearán los recursos disponibles para alcanzar la comprensión.  Para ello, se resolverán actividades de distintos grupos que luego discutirán con el docente afianzando la comprensión del texto.


miércoles, 6 de mayo de 2015

Mandalas (Inglés II)

Mandalas
Mandalas can be an excellent art therapy intervention for both children and adults.  The   word "mandala" comes from the Sanskrit word for "circle."  However, it means more than just the shape and also encompasses the idea of wholeness and unity.  Mandalas can be powerful symbols and have been present in many cultures and spiritual practices.  Carl Jung introduced the West to the idea of mandalas and often created mandalas as a form of self-expression and exploration of his internal world. 
The mandala is widely recognized as a meaningful reflection of its creator. Mandala art therapy & healing can be a great source of reflection on one’s soul.

How to make a mandala:
To create a mandala, you simply start with a circle, and then fill in the circle with patterns, colors, and symbols.  You can work with any color paper and can use any drawing material that you like.  In art therapy, clients may be given an open-ended prompt to create the mandala by adding colors and patterns.  Or they can be given a somewhat more specific prompt, such as to create a mandala to "show how you feel today."  They have been used as a container for anger, encouraging a frustrated child to "scribble all your anger inside the circle."  Mandalas can also be used as in intervention to explore the inner life versus the outer life: "Inside the circle, represent what is going on inside of you; outside the circle represent what is going on in your life around you."

Purpose and benefits of mandala making:
Creating mandalas as art therapy can be a wonderful activity for centering, meditation, emotional expression, and self-soothing. Many people find the process of drawing and filling in the mandala to be very calming.  In addition, the structure of the circle serves both to provide a sense of containment and to decrease anxiety.   The circle gives you a starting place and reminds you that this is not a typical drawing.  Mandalas can provide with a tool to use at home for relaxation and self-soothing.  Some people may enjoy keeping a "mandala journal" in which they create a different mandala every day as a way to increase mindfulness and self-awareness.   
References:
http://creativityintherapy.blogspot.com.ar/2012/11/mandalas.html
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/arts-and-health/201003/cool-art-therapy-intervention-6-mandala-drawing

(May 6, 2015)
Mandala by Agó Páez Vilaró

Summary of some English verb tenses

PRESENT SIMPLE
Routines
Facts
Scientific facts
To be
Sujeto + am/is/are + verb
E.g. You are students
To be
Suj + verb + not
E.g. I'm not teacher
You aren't students
To be
Am/are/is + suj + verb?
E.g. Are you students?
The rest of the verbs
 (I/ you/are) Sujeto + verb
(she/he/it) Sujeto + verb +"s"
E.g. I watch films
He watches films
 (she/he/it)
has
goes
does
The rest of the verbs
Suj + Don't / Doesn't + verb
E.g. I don't watch films
She doesn't watch films
The rest of the verbs
Do/Does + suj+verb?
E.g. Do you watch filmes?
Does she watch films?
KEY WORDS
Usually, always, never, often, sometimes, everyday
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Verbs not included in this tense
Need/want/like/love/hate/prefer
Happening now
Suj + am/are/is + ing
E.g. I am eating pizza now
Suj + am/are/is + not + ver +ing
E.g. I am not eating pizza now
Am/are/is + suj+ verb + ing
E.g. Are you eating pizza now?
KEY WORDS
Look¡¡, listen¡¡, now, at this moment, right now
PAST SIMPLE
Started and finished in the past
To be
I/he/she/it + was + verb
E.g. I was born in Bs. As.
You/we/they + were + verb
E.g. You were born in Bs. As
The rest of regular and irregular verbs
E.g. Reg. I watched TV yesterday
E.g. Irreg. I ate pizza yesterday
To be
Suj + was/were+ not + verb
E.g. I wasn't born in Bs. As.
You weren't born in Bs. As.
The rest of regular and irregular verbs
E.g. Reg. I didn't watch TV yesterday
E.g. Irreg. I didn't eat pizza yesterday
To be
Was/were + suj + verb
E.g. Were you born in Bs. As.
The rest of regular and irregular verbs
E.g. Reg. Did you watch TV yesterday?
E.g. Irreg. Did you eat pizza yesterday?
KEY WORDS
Yesterday, ...ago, last week, last year, in 19... Expresiones de tiempo precisas.
PRESENT PERFECT
-Actions that started in the past and are not finished actions
-Recent Actions
-No time reference
I/you/we/they + have + verb 3° col.
He/she/it + has + ver 3° col.

E.g. I have studied English since 2005
I have worked here (sigo trabajando)
I/you/we/they + haven't + verb 3° col.
He/she/it + hasn't + verb 3° col.

E.g. I haven't studied yet
He hasn't died yet
Have/has + suj + verb 3° col.?
E.g. Have you studied...?
Has he died...?
KEY WORDS
Already, since, for, sofar, ever, yet, just, still, recently, lately.
FUTURE "GOING TO"
Plans
Predictions
Suj + to be +going to + infinitive verb
E.g. I am going to buy a new car
Suj + tobe + not + going to + infinitive verb
E.g. I am not going to buy a new car
 She isn't going to buy a new car
To be + suj + going to + infinitive verb
E.g. Are you going to buy a new car?


miércoles, 25 de febrero de 2015

Para repasar: Inglés II: How were jeans invented?


Read the following article.
Pop groups wear them. You wear them. They are the best known item of clothing in the universe. They are comfortable, they are stylish. They are jeans!!!
The story of jeans started at the time of the American Gold Rush. In 1849 thousands of people went to California to dig for gold and hopefully make their fortune. Among them was a man called Levi Strauss who went to California from Germany at the age of 18. He didn’t find any gold but he made a lot of money.
Levi Strauss realized that the gold miners needed very strong clothes which were easy to wash and which were comfortable to wear. So in the early 1850s, he bought some thin cotton denim from a mill in New Hampshire, USA. The name denim, used to describe the cotton, came from serge de Nîmes, after the town of Nîmes in the south of France. Levi Strauss decided to make trousers from this strong material.
“If I make the trousers from denim,” he thought, “I am sure people will buy them. They’d rather have trousers which will last long time than the thin ones they are wearing at present.” And he was right.
Levi Strauss’s trousers were later called jeans, possibly because sailors from Genoa in Italy wore them. The popularity of jeans and they were soon sold right across the USA. In 1873, stitching, shaped like the wings of the Rocky Mountain Eagle, was added.
In 1950s, the fashion for jeans arrived in Europe. A magazine advertisement showed that in the USA, jeans were worn every day and not just at work. People in Europe began to wear jeans in their free time.
In the 1980s a jeans advertisement appeared on British TV. In it, a young man walked into a launderette, took off his jeans and put them in a washing machine. Everyone in the launderette was shocked. As a result of the advertisement, the sales of that particular make of jeans increased by 800 per cent.
…and Levis was right.
He thought that if he made the trousers from denim, people would buy them. They’d rather have trousers which would last long time than the thin ones they were wearing before.
Snapshot Intermediate Language Booster Ed. Logman


In Spanish, complete the following chart with the history of jeans.
Years
Events
1849

the early 1850s

1873

1950s

1980s



Answer the following questions in Spanish.
1.    When and where was the Gold Rush?

2.    What sort of trousers did gold miners need?

3.    Where was the material for Levi Strauss’s trousers bought?

4.    Where does the word “denim ” come from?
5.    Why did jeans become popular?
6.    What was the result of the advertisement in the launderette?


Read the text again.
Find examples of the following tenses.
Tense
Example
Simple Past

Simple Present

Present continuous

Past continuous

Present conditional


There are examples of Passive Voice. Give one and explain it in the following box.
Example

Tense


What kind of word is “hopefully”? What is the meaning of the suffix?

What kind of word is “best”?
What is the meaning of the phrasal verb “took off”?
Give two examples with relative clauses.
Which:
 Who:
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Les paso el link del comercial, de 1985.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56M5OZS1A8



martes, 10 de febrero de 2015

Lectura 5: Secrets to avoid boredom

Secrets to avoid boredom

1. Get the reading habit. Do not go anywhere without a book, magazine, or newspaper handy. It is reading, not watching TV that will provide the real information and the entertainment you need to enhance and enrich your life.

2.  Develop Hobbies. Hobbies may be recreational, artistic, or intellectual, but whatever they may be, they should be actively pursued. Activities give a special dimension to one's life.

3. Become a Member. One should belong to organizations that share your interests. There are literally thousands of organizations eager to have you as a member, whether at the local, state, or international level. 

4. Seek a Possibility of Learning. Take advantage of the opportunities to learn new things at any age.  Even if you're a college graduate, stay young by taking courses at a local college, university or adult school. Attend seminars and conferences. Join tours that combine travel with learning opportunities. Feed your mind.
5. Watch Television Selectively. Do not become a slave to the television. If you find yourself spending all your spare time in front of the TV, turning from channel to channel to find anything of interest to watch, you're wasting time that could generate a lot more fun.

6. Take on your Responsibilities. Life involves a variety of errands we must do. Adopt a positive attitude: they'll become easier and provide a welcome routine each day. Chores are a way of learning and maintaining self-discipline.

7. Say "I Can!" The first step toward any achievement is your own confidence and belief in yourself. Success is often a process of overcoming a series of initial failures. Work and determination hold the key to success. Nobody said life is easy. 

8. Have a Wish List. Always have a wish list of things you want to do, want to learn, want to see, and want to be. You'll notice I didn't say, "Want to have." Just having "things" is not the key to happiness. Becoming the person you want to be is what matters.

Human are the only living beings who suffer from the feeling of boredom. Boredom, at its worst, really is life threatening. Boredom can lead people to risk or ruin their lives with drugs, alcohol, gambling and food addictions. Boredom can, of course, just be temporary, but when it’s permanent, it's a warning sign of serious problems that include depression and even suicide. Boredom leads people to drop out of school, change jobs a lot, get a divorce, and in general, create a lot of problems for themselves and others. Long-term boredom is more similar to a chronic disease. It can give a negative and unfavorable effect on life.
So, if you're experiencing too much boredom or know someone who is, action is needed to overcome it. What about you? Have you felt bored lately?




A.     GRAMMAR COMPREHENSION

Comparative adjective


Conditional sentence


Existence


Experiencing (adj, noun, adv or verb?)


Imperative


In the word “selectively” what does “ly” imply?


In the word “unfavorable” what does “un” imply?

Infinitive of Purpose


Modal verb I


Modal verb II


Noun-noun


Passive voice


Passive voice


Possessive case


Present Continuous


Present Perfect


reflexive pronoun


Relative clause


relative clauses


Simple future


Simple past


Simple present


Things (adj, noun, adv or verb?)


Wasting (adj, noun, adv or verb?)