Level 4 >> Post 10 (week 13): English Language Challenges

> What comments can you make about your experience learning English at university? What about the use of blogs?
> What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you plan to do this?
> Outside the English class, how much are you using English these days? What for?

- Wordcount: 260
- Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts.

Dear teachers: Please visit the Documents Section/Marking Rubric for detailed information to calculate the blog marks. Get back to me in case of any doubts.
Ernesto

Level 3 - Post 8 (week 12) A Subject you've enjoyed studying this semester

Write about your favorite subject this term. Among others, include:

> Name
> Describe what you do in classes
> Mention the main contents you have seen
> Explain why you like the subject

> Word Count: 180
> Make comments on 3 of your patners' posts + a comment on the teacher's post.

Dear teachers: Don't forget to include your own sample post as well. If you are not studying, you can write about your favorite free time activity or sth similar, or a subject you enjoyed at university.

LEVEL 4 (WEEK 11) POST 8 >> PERSONAL OPINIONS

Opinions

What is your opinion about nuclear power?

What is your opinion about women in the military? 
What is your opinion about the legalization of guns?

What is your opinion about the immigration situation in Chile?

What is your opinion about tatoos?

What is your opinion about animal testing?

What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana and other drugs?
What is your opinion about the Chilean tradition called ‘mechoneo’?
What is your opinion about cloning?

What is your opinion about recycling?

What is your opinion about “barras bravas” (hooligans)?

What is your opinion about legalizing abortion in some cases?

- Choose 4 of these questions and give your opinions about them.
- Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts + a comment on your teacher's post.
- Number of words: 240 minimum (60 per answer aprox.)







>>>Dear teachers: write your own post as sample for your students (JUST 1 OR 2 OPINIONS).

LEVEL 4 - Post 9 (week 12) CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

Note to the teachers: As intro to this post, it’s very advisable to carry out some group conversation before the students start posting. The aim is to make some emerging ideas arise.

Write about some changes that could be made to your study programme (career)
Among others, think about:

> The curriculum (the subjects you have to study)
> Workload and length of studies
> Faculty facilities (buildings and infrastructure)
> Use of technology
> Teaching methods



- Word Count: 250
- Leave comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts.

Level 3 >> Post 10 (week 15) Evaluation of your Blogging Experience

Write about your experience using blogs in the English class.

Say:

> What you think about the experience in general
> How much you feel your writing skills have developed
> What you would like to include in the future
> What else you would like to write about


Wordcount: 200
Make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.


Dear teachers: Please visit the Documents Section/Marking Rubric for detailed information to calculate the blog marks. Get back to me in case of any doubts.

Please insist with your students on leaving the comments (1 to you and 3 to their classmates - per post) - We have seen many posts without any comments.

Level 3 >> Post 6 (week 10) >> 2nd Themed/Free Post

- Number of words: 160
- The students have to leave comments on at least 3 of their mates' posts  and on your post.
- For more info on themed posts, please review  themed/free post, published earlier.

Ernesto

LEVEL 4 - POST 7 (week 9) - THEMED POST N° 3

IMPORTANT >> Each time there's a themed blog session, you  need to help students focus and/or organise their writing by adding some bullet points that mention things they should include. Don't forget to write your own post as sample as well.

- Comments: Ask students to leave a comment on your post + 3 of their classmates posts.
- Word Count for post 7: 230 words

LEVEL 3 -- POST 9 (week 14) >> 3rd FREE/THEMED POST

Dear Teachers,

For each free post, don't forget to negotiate the topic with your students. 
Act as a kind of moderator, first by making them brainstorm a few possible topics and finally agreeing on one through some discussion and voting. 

As there are several themed posts this term (see blog syllabus), the best thing to do is to negotiate all of them at once. Ideally, at least one of the free posts should be career-related.

Try this ranking activity >> First make students work in pairs or small groups to come up with their top 3 topics. Then as a class, find the most popular topics for the posts. 

IMPORTANT >> Each time there's a free blog session, you will need to help students focus and/or organise their writing by adding some bullet points that mention the main points they should include. Also, don't forget to write your own post as sample and guide.

- Comments: Ask students to leave a comment on 3 of their classmates posts
- Word Count for this post : 190 words

LEVEL 3 >> Post 7 (week 11) >> Carrer-Related Website OR An Expert on your Field

For this post, your students have to choose only ONE of these  2 options:

Post 1 (Instructions).
Write about a career-related website that you enjoy visiting.

You have to:

- provide the link
- describe the website (sections, features,etc)
- say how often you visit the site
- explain why you like the site.




>Add comments to 3 of your classmates’ blogs + a comment on your teacher's post
>Word Count: 170

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Post 2 (Instructions)
Who is a person/expert on your field that you admire?

Say:

-Who she/he is. (short biography)
-What she/he has done. (examples of their work)
-Why you like her/him.
-Include his/her image

> About 170 words
>Add comments to 3 of your classmates’ blogs + a comment on your teacher's post.


Important for teachers >> include your own sample post as language input and guide for your students.