Academic Writing

Check the previous post for a summary of class today.  As for links to academic writing, I will put them to the immediate right on the blog cover page...
Have a good week!
Lewis

Every man for himself!

When the ship began to sink, it was every man for himself.  I mentioned this in reference to waiting in line in Spain at the health clinic or bakery.  It's survival of the fittest...
Today we:
exchanged articles to be read for homework,
read about modern health problems and listened to an article speaking about the dangers of alcohol,
proposed and discussed changes to the health care system in Spain.

Next week we'll take a look at a guide to academic writing.

Homework: read article, and formulate 5 questions about drugs and society.

La Salle Antartic project

Hi everybody,
if you are interested in the Antarctic project we are developing in the Department of Electronics and Communications of La Salle have a look at this blogg Antarctica
You will find a lot of videos and photos discribing the project and the routine in an antarctic station.

I'm afraid it's all written in Spanish and Catalan.
Enjoy it.

Men's Brain Women's Brain, courtesy of Isabela

Academic Writing

Next week we are going to look at doing some academic writing workshops in class occasionaly.
Feel free to comment on this idea...

Vocabulary from today:
flash your lights in traffic
a friend of yours
deaf
white lie
pneumatic drill
degree vs career
to be born (was born)
give birth
I was going to call you, but...
I'm not crazy about it.

Lewis

Seeing Languages Differently

 Interesting article on the blog "boingboing"

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/27/seeing-languages-dif.html

TEST!

Well we had our big test today! I think in the end I made it a little too long, but I will take that into account when I correct it. Please give me feedback on what you thought about the exam.
Next week I'll give the exam back along with an evaluation of some kind.
One last thing--at the moment it seems very unlikely  that we'll have any class in July. It's a pity, as I have really enjoyed our time together, but I suppose we can look forward to next year...
Have a good week!