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Reading and writing in English: Reflecting on the stages of beginning to write

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        Since I was little, I lived in a literary environment where people read and wrote, where it was easy to find books and materials that sparked the desire to know. Therefore, I developed very early all the stages that led me to writing and soon I was ready to learn to read and write. I started writing at home with the help of my parents, and after entering elementary school, my process was very advanced in relation to my classmates. I was also lucky with elementary teachers who were instrumental in forming the foundations of writing and reading. I remember that every day the teacher chose one of the students to do these exercises on the blackboard. Normally he was selected by the teacher to go to the blackboard and copy first words and then phrases until he wrote texts. He also accompanied them with drawings that I made myself, copied from the textbook. Sometimes other students participated and we all created a text that we then copied into our notebooks; This activity fulfilled a social and communicative function.

        As for my current writing skills, they have been changing over time. From those predefined calligraphy sheets, I evolved to finding my own personalized calligraphy. I remember the change of letters, the "l" as a stick instead of the one with a hole, the accents, the dots of the "i", the transition from the traditional "a" to the "a" of typewriters. The most stylized use of capital letters. Then my writing underwent another transformation, when I started writing faster to take notes in college, my writing became so stretched and deformed in order to capture everything the professor was saying.
        I am aware that my evolutionary process was somewhat separate from traditional literacy methods that follow single, pre-established steps. This accelerated process occurred due to the special environment I experienced at home, since both of my parents were teachers who guided their children. They taught their children in the selection and development of teaching strategies according to the characteristics and process of their students.

:: mención

«oración contra los que “apuntan” con la palabra en inglés. En este momento de dificultad, conoces bien la enseñanza de las lenguas, de un modo creativo que enfrento en mi vida. La comunicación oral y escrita en inglés que pesan sobre mi espíritu y no me dejan vivir en paz. Ayúdame a mantener mi corazón puro y mi mente serena frente a las adversidades que encuentro. Infunde en mí tu compasión para comprender las motivaciones de aquellos que me lastiman y la sabiduría y la gracia para perdonar sus acciones. Dame fortaleza para conocer los fundamentos teóricos de la gramática de la lengua inglesa y aplicarlos en escolares, que pueda sobrellevar estos momentos con dignidad y con la frente en alto. Busco paz y protección, y confío en tu divina gracia para superar esta prueba la posibilidad de adquirir una especialización diferencial que me permitirá dar clases de inglés como lengua extranjera en colegios públicos, privados o concertados». A prayer to a famous wooden image venerated in the city by English students.

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Games & Rhymes - What did Savignon emphasize about Communicative Competence?

A) It is an absolute concept

B) It depends on the cooperation of participants

C) It is a static and unchanging skill

Methodology - When talking about learning or acquiring a language, which one is a subconscious process?

a) Learning

b) Acquisition

c) Both

International Education - What does the Erasmus+ program primarily aim to provide?

a) Job opportunities

b) Study and training opportunities abroad

c) Domestic volunteering programs

Children's Literature - What is the primary characteristic of children's literature?

a) Advanced vocabulary and grammatical structures

b) A moral and/or religious ending

c) The use of some or several illustrations

Computer Assisted Language Teaching - What does CALL stand for in the context of language teaching?

a. Computerized Academic Language Learning

b. Computer Assisted Language Teaching 

c. Centralized Application for Language Learning

Teaching Resources - What is the general meaning of the term "resource" in the context of education?

A. A device or tool used for measurement

B. Something providing useful information

C. A set of materials structured in a meaningful way

Reading and Writing - What does UNESCO define literacy as?

a) A one-off act of reading and writing.

b) A continuum of learning and proficiency in reading, writing, and using numbers throughout life.

c) The ability to speak multiple languages.

:: mención laurel

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______ Primer ejercicio - Primer cuatrimestre chatGPT sobre un laurel al modo de Mark Strand (donde dije soledad, digo laurel y mención a muerto)

«En los caminos de la noche perdida, donde el silencio reinaba en cada esquina, mi alma de laurel buscaba abrigo, en el abismo de la propia tristeza. Allí, en la penumbra de mi existencia, me hallé perdido, sin rumbo ni guía, como un naufragio en el mar de la ausencia, un ser perdido en la vastedad vacía. El laurel era mi único amigo fiel, mi confidente en la oscuridad profunda, me envolvía con su manto de papel, y me arrullaba en la noche más honda.Per o esa amistad era una cruel falacia, un espejismo en mi desierta senda, pues cada vez que besaba su fría gracia, sentía mi alma aún más desgarrada. Entonces comprendí, en mi desvelo eterno, que el laurel es un monstruo implacable, que se alimenta de mi ser, muy tierno, y convierte mi existencia en un cuento inefable. Pero en el abismo de mis sombras hallé, la fortaleza para enfrentar mi desdicha, resurgí como un ave, en mí ser renací, y encontré en mis silencios, mi propia riqueza. Así, el laurel dejó de ser mi enemigo, se convirtió en un eco lúgubre y distante, aprendí a abrazarle sin que me persiga, y encontré en su abrazo la paz más reconfortante. Ahora camino en este mundo insólito, con el laurel como mi compañero constante, y aunque a veces me siento perdido, sé que con mi laurel muerto, soy un ser amante».