Blog Post 5: Changes to My Study Programme

 Dear students,

I graduated from university about ten years ago, it sounds like a long time, but for me, it's like yesterday! 

As you know, I studied translation first, and even though we paid a lot of money for our program there were many things that I would have liked to change, some of them I know that they changed, but I'm focusing on my study years.

In terms of curriculum, I think we had classes that were not necessary, or classes that were repeated, we had Theory of Translation in English and Portuguese, but the theory was the same!! One of them was completely unnecessary. The class on English culture was basically a history class of the kings and queens of the UK, it was so boring, we had to memorize the book and then give presentations about it, it was a waste of time, and of course, I remember less than half. What about the history of the United States, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and so many other countries that speak English? Nothing.

Also, it was good that I liked English, because ironically the worst teachers were from English!! I had some good ones, but I had some that were horrible, completely outdated.

I believe that the workload was very appropriate, we had important evaluations all semester, so by the end of the semester, I wasn’t as stressed as some friends from other majors.

I studied at Usach, which I loved, but unfortunately, our faculty was really poor, and our facilities were very precarious, especially the toilets. The doors were falling and we didn’t even have toilet paper in them.

Fortunately, I know things have changed, and I’m glad because we have to fight for the ones that come after us, don’t we?

 Instructions:

Write about some changes that could be made to your study program (anthropology). Among others, think about:
- The curriculum (the subjects you have to study)
- Workload and length of studies
- Faculty facilities (buildings and infrastructure)
- Use of technologyç

- Teaching methods

- Word count: 230

- Upload pictures
- Leave a comment on 3 of your classmates' posts and 1 on the teacher's.
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Blog Post 4: Time travel to the past or future

Wow! Time travel? That would be awesome! If I could travel in time I would like to go to the past and future. I would like to see myself as a child and tell that little girl that everything would be ok, that she would find what she likes and work on it, that she would have a family that she loves and that being nerd would be cool in the future.

I would like to travel to the future as well, maybe 10 years into the future, and see my daughter and the teenager that she’s becoming. I hope I’m there too, and see if we have the good relationship I want to have with her, and see myself and my husband a little older but still together.

I would also like to see my grandparents, and if they are not there, I would like to know when they passed away, so I can be prepared. I would also like to see my parents to know they are OK, and my siblings, to find out if their plans worked out the way they wanted.

I would only travel for a sneak peek, not to stay, you see, I’m enjoying life now, I’m living in the moment, watching my daughter processes, and I’d like to continue doing so, but seeing into the future would give me a glimpse of what’s coming.
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Instructions:

·         Where would you like to go? Why?

·         What time in the future?

·         Would you like to stay there? Why/Why not?

Upload pictures

Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post

Word Count: 220 words