viernes, 30 de julio de 2010

Homework week 3

What adivice would you give to a friend suffering from culture shock?
I would say thats not all are bad, that try to see the good things of the new culture to wich it faces, that try to make friends and to find something that distracted.

What personality traits do you think could help prevent culture shock?
I think if the person is open minded and is willing to meet new people and new cultures, is not afraid to change and live one day at a time, would have a personality suited to not suffer much culture shock.

HOMEWORK WEEK 2

Why is culture important in studying languague?
its important because studying a diferent language not only means that you have to learn grammar or listening part...its means that you have to laern about the culture and his diferents aspects like food, traditions, costums.. this things make studying about different cultures interesting..!!!

What aspects of your culture are more interesting for foreigners?
I think that diversity because we have a lot of values that are important like charisma, lowliness... and how is the costa rican people.

What aspects of your culture are more most difficult for foreigners?
I think the unputuallity its a big problem so maybe this point of our culture are difficult for foreigners...!!

What do you like best or least about American culture?
what i like least about American culture is the educational system, its not good.What i like about American culture its that they have a way of life with lots of freedom.

What do you like best or least about Costa Rican culture?
what i like best about Costa Rican culture is the food, the democracy, the freedom, i like the food and the people because we are friendly.What i like least about costa rican culture is the eviromental culture, goverment, the laws and the security..!!

What would you change about Costa Rican culture if you had the chance?
If i have the chance first of all i would change the goverment and the laws.

viernes, 16 de julio de 2010

Homework- week1

What i like to know about english, its that now, in this days is the prinicipal way to comunicate to other people around de world, its a universal language and if you spaek or understand the english you can do whathever you want y another country because you know how to comunicate.
what i dont like about this language is the grammar...specially the sentences...in when we need to use THE PASSIVES or MODALS its soooo boring....huuumm but its important i know...
My strongest language skills.. i think its my pronunciation not in all the words. because obviously i dont have a perfect pronunciation when i speak. My weakest skills its my fluency, my vocabulary and i think my grammar when i need to write somethink...i need to know some new words, i need to improve my fluency and maybe i would like to know more confidence when i speak in front of the class. And i think that work in groups or do presentations or somethink like that are good activities...!!

sábado, 3 de julio de 2010

what do you want to learn in this class?

i expect learn some new vocabulary...and of course i want to practice more my english...and my fluency and my pronunciation. i want to know more about other countries in the world...!!