miércoles, 27 de febrero de 2013

Dictionary Activity


From: www.urbandictionary.com
      www.mcmillandictionary.com

Bling: Jamaican slang that has been adopted by some African American rappers and inserted into popular culture. The term "Bling Bling" refers to the imaginary "sound" that is produced from light reflected by a diamond. See The Silvertones "Bling Bling Christmas" for the earliest known usage of the slang.
Phishing: Tricking an internet user into giving you his/her login name and password. Could also be used to get credit card information. Usualy an act of a lamer on AOL.
To Google: the act of searching something on the internet, mainly on Google
Copyleft: The opposite of copyrights. Redistribute and copy what you will. If anyone wants to make improvements, amendments, alternations, changes...call them what you will... they are utterly free to do so. But, the user cannot restrict access to the base material of the changes they've made.
Wifi:
WiFi is called Wireless Fidelity, or Wireless internet. In most areas, there are many wifi providers to choose from! The best part is- they're all free! You can choose from "Joe's WiFi", Linksys, Netgear, or sometimes Holiday Inn. You'll probably get the best experience with linksys or netgear, because the idiots that rename their router probably aren't smart enough to lock it. 
Blog: Short for weblog. 
A meandering, blatantly uninteresting online diary that gives the author the illusion that people are interested in their stupid, pathetic life. Consists of such riveting entries as "homework sucks" and "I slept until noon today." 

jueves, 21 de febrero de 2013

Cardona_Mariana_practical activityCALL


Student’s Name: Mariana Cardona Aguilar
Description of the activity: show to the students’ different photographs of cultures and then ask them to describe what they understand from them and the different elements in the photography, exchange information with classmates and teacher about the situation represented.


Aim:

To practice speaking in a comfortable environment and the expression of the student thoughts and perceptions in a fluent way with the teachers help.

Level
Upper intermédiate to advanced
Interaction
Groupal with the teacher’s guidance
Technology
Links to different photo galleries posted on the teacher’s blog or web page
Rationale
With this Activity, the student would feel comfortable to express his/her in a second language with people with the same level; in this level it is really important to develop a sense of confidence in second language learners when speaking.
Before class
1.      Open the teacher’s blog or web page
2.      Go to the section with the link to the photo gallery webpage
3.      Open the link and be sure that the photos in there are the correct or are available to watch In full view
Procedure
1.      Introduce to the students the need of express their ideas in a second language .
2.      Open the page with the photographs and go one by one.
3.      Ask the students to describe what they see, what they think the situation is about, and details they recognize form it.
4.      Also you could ask them to write down everything that is said.



jueves, 7 de febrero de 2013

Que es un wiki?

Que es un wiki?

 - Es un sitio que permite usar diferentes paginas, se puede editar, construir entre todo un grupo para el beneficio de todos. 

Características de un wiki y por que puede ser considerado para usarse en una clase de adquisición de segunda lengua?

 - Dentro del wiki todos somos iguales se puede aportar al momento e incluso corregir 
 - Gratuito, libre acceso, y se puede decidir quien participa, se puede participar a la hora que sea 
- Se pueden brindar vínculos sobre temas relacionados con la materia