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ISSUE # 33
JUNE 2015
1 Photo taken by Eric Herrera In Costa Rica, we are blessed to be
surrounded by two beautiful oceans. The
scenes in some parts of the country are just
amazing, and make most of us wish we
were there. On June 8th people celebrate
World Oceans Day. Find more information
inside this edition.
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UTN NEWS
-UTN Invests In Laboratories.............................................................3
-Using Phones In Teaching English..................................................3
-University Week..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,………...............................................4
-UTN Blows Out Its Seventh Candle…………………………………...5
-III Expo Educational Technology……………………………………..5
WORLD NEWS
-Interpol Issues Six Wanted Person Alerts In FIFA Probe................6
-Women's Rights Mini Skirt Protest Fizzles In Tunisia........................6
-Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Charge…...........................7
-US Politicians Call For Release Of Secret 9/11 Report……...........7
THE ILE ETHOS
-The Internet: A Beautiful Place to Be a
Harbinger of Awesome.....................................................................8
-Unconditional Acceptance of Yourself........................................10
VALUE OF THE MONTH......................................................................11
VOX POPULI......................................................................................12
PLACES AND FACES……………………………………………………..13
90 SECONDS WITH
-Katalina Perera Hernández. ….....................................................14
THE ATTIC OF BERTHA MASON
-Reading………………….….............................................................16
-Black Color……...……….……………………...................................16
-On My Practicum……...……....………………………………………17
LANGUAGE BITS...............................................................................18
HUMOR.............................................................................................19
TECHNOLOGY
-BookTrack …...….….……………………………...............................20
-Zaption….………………………………………………………………..20
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
-World Oceans Day……………………...........................................22
PROBERB OF THE MONTH.................................................................23
CONTRIBUTORS
Yeinner Arias (news writer)
Leo Babauta (article writer)
Shannon Hickey (article writer)
Katalina Perera (biography)
Joseph Rojas (poem)
Stephanie Salazar (article writer)
Niki Sims (academic journal editor)
Julio Zuñiga (poem)
2 To
Achieve Power Or Not
By Eric Herrera (ILE Professor)
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character,
give him power.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Oh what a month June was.
This month brings with it the
amazing FIFA scandal in
which one of the most
powerful organizations in the
world saw how its integrity and
reputation were tainted. Lamentably,
this crisis brought repercussions for
Costa Rica when Costa Rica Football
Association President Eduardo Ly,
together with other highly recognized
FIFA executives, was arrested on
corruption charges that involve bribes
for about $150.000.000. One more
time, a sad situation shows how power
and fame bring out not only the best
but also the worst of figures and
organizations most people believe in.
Taking
into
consideration
the
outstanding performance of Costa
Rica during the last Brazil World Cup
under Eduardo Ly´s leadership, it was
really sad to find out that behind that
polite and nice Chinese man, there
was just one more in the list of
fraudulent luminaries.
Believe it or not, the endless repetition
of this pattern has become so
common that it has led experts to
study it and give it a name.
Psychologists define this situation as the
paradox of power, or the traits that
helped leaders accumulate control in
the first place all but disappear once
they rise to power. Some others as
Columbia University Researcher Andy
J. Yap (2013) has undergone social
experiments that show that "when
people feel powerful or feel powerless,
it influences their perception of others,"
in other words the question is can
someone escape power temptation?
Can I be infected by this social
disease?
Looking
deeply
into
my
own
experiences, I remember a colleague I
had when I worked in a high-school.
After a couple of years, he became
the principal, and a little bit later he
changed. And what about that friend
we all have that once he gets some
money and status turns into just an old
acquaintance. Everything has sense
under the paradox of power.
Some negatives traits achieving power
may include are: hypocrisy (you do not
know when you are going to need/use
someone), impulsiveness (there is
nothing wrong with my behavior,
anyways I´m the boss.), heartlessness
(my problems are more important than
anybody else´s), infidelity (I should only
be loyal to myself), and of course a
feeling of eminence (I deserve it more
than you because everybody knows
me). In brief, it is a disheartening but a
predictable spectacle that those in
positions of power cannot help but
help themselves without thinking about
the consequences.
With all this perspective, it is hard to be
optimistic about the future of our
country, our football, our friends, our
colleagues; however, while there is life,
there is hope, so let´s keep our heads
up and fight for a better future for all.
Yap j. Andy. 2013. How Power Corrupts the Mind. Taken from http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/how-power-corrupts-themind/277638/
3 UTN Invests In Laboratories
University Council passed a substantial investment of ¢230.000.000 that will cover the
purchase of laboratory equipment. This money will be distributed as it follows:
Atenas Campus: ¢75.000.000 for the Food Technology and Veterinary Assistance
majors as well as the Basic Science Department; ¢13.000.000 for the laboratory
used on the Laboratory Technician program.
Guanacaste Campus: ¢73.000.000 for the Environmental Management and
Sustainable Development major and the irrigation of soils laboratory.
Alajuela Central Campus: ¢14.000.000 for the Electronics Engineering major.
San Carlos Campus: ¢48.500.000 for the Environmental Management and
Sustainable Development major.
In addition, UTN will invest ¢6.500.000 on the purchase of research equipment. Chancellor
Marcelo Prieto was pleased with the support shown by the University Council towards the
efforts to provide students with more and better equipment.
Using Phones In Teaching English
By Yeinner Arias (ILE Professor)
The unprecedented increase in the number of mobile phones, in both industrialized
nations and developing countries, creates new possibilities for increasing access, equity
and quality in education. Learning through mobile devices, a type of fast growth in the use
of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) for education has the ability to
significantly influence educational performance and especially in the teaching of English.
That is why CIT ULACIT in the process of improvement in learning and innovation provided
the lecture "Using Phones in Teaching English" exposed by the speaker Gilberto Hernández
on May 27th at their headquarters in Plaza Tempo, next to CIMA Hospital.
Professors José Soto, Yamil Segura, Gloriana Hidalgo, Rocio Ling, and Yeinner Arias
attended this activity in order to learn even more about how to use the phone with
educational purposes.
Some of the M-learning websites provided which could be useful for teaching English are:
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International Phonetic Alphabet: ipa.typeit.org
Writing and Vocabulary: www.wordle.net
Listening and speaking: www.storycorps.org
Grammar: www.azargrammar.com
For PPT: www.templateswise.com
Voanews Learning English (Voice of America) http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
4 .
University Week
Between June 1st and 7th, UTN celebrated its University Week with cultural, academic, and
entertaining activities. Activities took place in all UTN campuses. Students enjoyed
conferences, dances, concerts, traditional games, sport competitions, masquerades, and
rodeo among others.
One of the most significant events was when Chancellor Marcelo Prieto and Dean
Emanuel González raised the blue flag. The Blue Flag Program promotes sustainable
development through strict criteria in the categories of Water Quality, Environmental
Education and Information, Environmental Management, and Safety and Other Services.
At UTN, we make an effort to systematize and reduce our impact, and at the same time
come up with alternative solutions to environmental problems in what we named the eco
campus.
5 UTN Blows Out Its Seventh Candle
In 2015, UTN reaches seven years of people, ideas and
achievements that continue to transform and benefit Costa
Rica. This anniversary is special because it coincides with the
inclusion of UTN as part of CONARE, which was something UTN
had been looking forward for a while.
UTN was officially born on June 4th, 2008 with Law No 8638.
There are many reasons why UTN is proud, but one of the most
important ones is the increse in the number of students from
2.000 at the beginning to 7.000 now.
III Expo Educational Technology
On June 19th and 20th, Centro de Formación Pedagógica y Tecnología Educativa (CFPTE)
organized the third edition of Expo Educational Technology. Different from previous years,
this year all activities (conferences, workshops and stand promotion) took place at Central
Campus.
The Expo displays different technological tools applied to the learning process. This event
allows students, teachers and visitors to explore, learn, and experiment with innovative
ideas that different organizations and teachers are implementing.
The main objective of these kinds of activities is to promote the use of Information
Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a tool to enhance the learning process.
6 Interpol Issues Six Wanted Person Alerts In FIFA Probe
Two former FIFA officials, including Jack Warner,
and four corporate executives wanted over
racketeering and corruption.
Interpol has placed six people, including two
former FIFA officials and four corporate
executives, on its most wanted list on
racketeering and corruption charges at the
request of US authorities.
The former FIFA officials are ex-vice president
Jack Warner and former FIFA executive
committee member, Nicolás Leoz.
The Red Notices issued by Interpol are not
international arrest warrants.
However, they are used by the organization to
inform its member countries that an arrest
warrant has been issued for an individual by a
judicial authority and who seeks the location
and arrest of wanted persons with a view to
extradition or similar lawful action.
Warner is among nine FIFA officials and five
corporate executives charged by the US
Department of Justice with running a criminal
enterprise that involved more than $150m in
bribes.
Meanwhile, FIFA President Sepp Blatter is being
investigated by US authorities as part of their
corruption inquiry into football's governing body,
the New York Times (NYT) has reported.
Blatter, who announced on Tuesday. June 4th
that he will be resigning from his position, has not
been directly implicated in the parallel US and
Swiss criminal investigations into FIFA, which were
announced last week.
Unidentified US law enforcement officials,
however, told the NYT that "they were hoping to
win the cooperation of some of the FIFA officials
now under indictment and work their way up
the organization" in a bid to build a case against
Blatter.
Nine FIFA officials and five business executives
were indicted by the US last Wednesday May
27th on corruption charges, with seven arrested
in Zurich ahead of FIFA's annual congress on
Friday.
Blatter announced his decision to resign on
Tuesday, just four days after the congress that
saw him win a fifth term as the body's president.
(Information and picture taken from: http://mwcnews.net/news/europe/52012-fifa-probe.html ) Photo credit: Marcello Casal/ABr / Foter / CC BY Women's Rights Mini Skirt Protest Fizzles In Tunisia
Only a handful of women
have answered a call by a
Tunisian rights' group to
protest the repression of
women in the Muslim world by
demonstrating in mini skirts.
Saturday's rally was organized
by Tunisia's League for the
Defense of Secularism and
Freedom in response to an
online campaign in Algeria a
week ago, which called on
Algerian men to not let
women wearing revealing
clothes appear in public.
Rachid Ben Othman, the
league's leader, launched a
counter-initiative and created
a Facebook event, calling on
women worldwide to rally on
June 6 wearing mini skirts.
Samir
Abadi,
a
male
spectator of the protest, said:
"They have the freedom to
wear what they want, so I
don't know why they're doing
this right now. They want to
make people forget that
there is a revolution."
(Information and picture taken from: http://mwcnews.net/news/africa/52097-­‐mini-­‐skirt-­‐protest.html Photo credit: *Psycho Delia* / Loveseat Deals / CC BY-NC
7 Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Charged
Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann
Roof was ordered to remain in custody on nine
murder charges on Friday, at an emotional
bond hearing during which relatives of the
victims expressed their grief.
Roof's attorney, public defender Ashley
Pennington, said his 21-year-old client was
prepared
to
"accept
the
no
bond
arrangement". Judge James Gosnell set the
next court hearing in the case for October 23rd.
Bond was set at $1m on a weapons charge,
but Roof will nevertheless remain in custody
because no bond was set on the murder
charges.
Roof appeared in court via videolink and was
seen standing quietly through the hearing,
providing brief answers to the judge's questions.
Investigators say he has told them he wanted
the shootings to spark a race war in the US.
Relatives of the nine victims were invited to
speak at Friday's hearing. Several broke down
in tears as they spoke of their loss, but also said
they forgave Roof.
"Every fiber in my body hurts, and I'll never be
the same. Tywanza Sanders was my son. But he
was my hero," said Felicia Sanders.
In their first public reaction to the fatal shooting,
the family of Roof released a statement offering
sympathy to the victims.
"We cannot express our shock, grief and
disbelief as to what happened that night," the
statement said. "We are devastated and
saddened by what occurred."
Early on Friday, June19th, Roof was charged
with nine counts of murder and one count of
possession of a firearm. The charges came
hours after he confessed to carrying out the
attack.
US officials are investigating the attack, in which
four ministers were
killed
including
a
Democratic state senator, as a hate crime.
The justice department announced on Friday
that it's investigating whether it could be a hate
crime or domestic terrorism. It comes in a year
of turmoil in the United States, where police
killings of several unarmed black men have
provoked angry national debates about race
relations, policing and the criminal justice
system.
(Information and picture taken from: http://mwcnews.net/news/americas/52372-­‐charleston-­‐church-­‐shooting.html) US Politicians Call For Release Of Secret 9/11 Report
Several members of the US
Congress have joined calls for
the release of classified pages
from an intelligence report into
the September 11th, 2001
attacks on the US.
The politicians argue that the
28 pages of classified text refer
to allegations that Saudi
Arabian officials were involved
in helping to organize the
attacks.
Former Florida Senator Bob
Graham, who co-chaired the
2002
House-Senate
Joint
Inquiry,
the
first
official
investigation into 9/11, joined
current congressional members
on Tuesday as they publicly
called for the release of the
classified material.
Graham said that the US public
would be "outraged" if they
knew the truth.
"If the American people knew
the full truth, I believe there
would be an outrage that a
country which alleges to be
such an ally of ours has
engaged in so many actions
that have been so extremely
negative towards the United
States," Graham said, referring
to Saudi Arabia.
8 The Internet: A Beautiful Place to Be a Harbinger of Awesome By Shannon Hickey (Student at Birmingham-­‐Southern College in Birmingham) A little over one year ago,
I made the journey from
Hueytown to Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, to exercise one
of my constitutional rights: the right to
protest. In response to the recent
tornadoes that had claimed several lives,
the Westboro Baptist Church decided to
picket the university, claiming that the sins
of the gays and the Jews were what led
to the disaster. I found a link to a counterprotest on Twitter, clicked on it, and was
taken to an event page on Facebook.
Would this event have happened without
the help of social media? Almost
definitely. Protests were staged for
centuries without the Internet. Would it
have reached such a broad audience?
Almost definitely not. I would not have
even known about the event had I not
followed a member of the Alabama
social justice community on Twitter. Is the
Internet the perfect tool for budding
Bolsheviks planning to overthrow the
bourgeoisie? Of course not. But it is a
perfect tool for fostering environments of
awesome, providing
a
place
for
collaboration, and spreading information
when the media fails.
In his article "How the Real Teens Behind
‘The Fault in Our Stars' Are Bringing
Empathy to the Internet," Christopher
Zumski Finke names several ways that
people receive support online that they
don't
receive
from
their
physical
communities. Growing up as a queer
trans Catholic kid in the (Protestant) Bible
Belt led to me being silenced during my
childhood. My sexuality and my gender
had to be concealed from my family and
my church, as did my religious beliefs in
spaces for queer and trans individuals
that were not often welcoming to people
of faith. My life changed when I found a
safe space online, where I didn't need to
apologize for being the way I was.
The Internet allows the marginalized a
place to speak up. It allows women to
deconstruct patriarchal influences, the
queer community to counter the "no
homo" jokes with "no hetero," and the
trans community to support homeless
transgender kids. It is a place where
"white middle-class straight cisgender
male" is not the default and where he is
not given preferential treatment for once.
The social justice community on Tumblr, a
blogging website, showed me how to
stop thinking of myself as broken, and
Twitter gave me a place to vent about
my frustrations with the straight people at
my high school. One such example:
"someone whom I will not name just
messaged me on Facebook saying queer
was a bad word and i shouldn't use it
straight people are amazing," which
derived from a day when a straight "ally"
took offense to my everyday speech.
For many people, the Internet is a place
to express their identity on their own
terms, to combat world suck with their
own inner awesome, and to spread that
awesome with others. Facebook groups
like Queer Housing allow queer homeless
kids to figure out ways to alleviate their
situations. Facebook also recently
9 allowed non-binary gender options (e.g.,
genderfluid, bigender, androgyne) for
people who don't fully identify as either
male or female, as well as preferred
pronouns (e.g., the singular "they"). Check
out #GayRights on Twitter and come
across
tweets
from
human
rights
organizations mixed in with pictures of
beautiful weddings. Tumblr is perhaps the
best example; it is commonplace to see
threads of messages about topics like
marriage equality, the cons of capitalism,
and intersectional feminism. Being queer
or trans is so normal on Tumblr because so
many outcasts find refuge there. The
pressure is off, and, while not everyone is
the picture of welcoming grace, many
people are truly supportive.
It is easy to see a lot of the suck in the
world as "my world suck," but spend time
online and you’ll see that "my world" is
someone else's world as well. I am not the
only queer trans Catholic kid who found
solace and awesome on the Internet,
and it's my job to use what has been
given to me to spread awesome even
further. As I get older, I become a
caregiver and harbinger of awesome to
those younger than me who still drown in
the suckiness of the world, and the
Internet is a beautiful place to do that.
Article taken from: Yes Magazine, a website with articles and material licensed under creative commons 4.0:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/for-teachers/writing-competition-essays/fall-2014/fall-2014-college-winner-shannonhickey-1
10 Unconditional Acceptance of Yourself
By Leo Babauta (Zen Habits Website Writer)
Many of us are familiar with the idea of
loving our spouses, children, or parents
unconditionally — and we might even try
to practice that unconditional love,
though imperfectly.
But do we try to love ourselves
unconditionally? Consider whether you
do any of these (I sure do):
§ Criticize your body.
§ Feel like you need to improve at
things.
§ Feel guilty about things you do.
§ Feel undisciplined, lazy, and
unhappy with yourself.
§ Not feel good enough.
§ Fear that you’re going to fail,
because
you’re
not
good
enough.
§ See yourself as not that good
looking.
§ Feel bad about messing up.
For many of us, there’s an underlying
feeling of not being good enough,
wanting to be better, wanting to be in
better shape or better at things. This isn’t
something we think about much, but it’s
there, in the background.
What if we applied unconditional
acceptance of who we are? What if we
took a good look at ourselves, our body,
our thoughts, our feelings, our actions,
and said, “You are perfectly OK. You are
perfectly good”?
Would that be a whole different
experience for you? Could you accept
every single thing about yourself, just as
you are, without feeling that it needs to
be changed?
I know
what many people will
immediately say: “But what’s wrong with
wanting to improve, with seeing things
that need to be improved? Doesn’t
feeling bad about ourselves motivate us
to change?”
Yes, it can be a motivator. But feeling
bad about yourself can also be an
obstacle: people who feel that they are
fat, for example, are more likely to eat
poorly and not exercise, because they
see themselves as fat. They are likely to
feel bad about themselves and to
comfort themselves with food, alcohol,
cigarettes, TV, Internet addictions.
What if instead, you loved yourself, fat
body and all? What if you loved yourself,
laziness and all? What if you loved
yourself, all that is ugly and incompetent
and mean, along with the beauty and
brilliance and kindness?
This person who loves herself (or himself)
… she’s more likely to take actions that
are loving. Doing some mindful yoga, or
taking a walk with a friend after work,
eating delicious healthy food like beans
and veggies and nuts and berries and
mangos and avocados, meditating,
drinking some green tea … these are
loving actions.
Acceptance isn’t stagnation — you will
change no matter what. You can’t avoid
changing. The question is whether that
change comes from a place of
acceptance and love, or a place of selfdislike and dissatisfaction. I vote for
unconditional
love.
(http://zenhabits.net/unconditional/ is an Open Source Blogging)
11 UTN continues with its Value of the Month campaign. For the month of June, the
value is Professionalism in the Workplace. This campaign has the objective to
permeate school life and, as students and staff live these values, their spiritual,
moral, social and cultural development increases.
Professionalism in the Workplace
Professionalism in the workplace is based on many factors, including how you
dress, carry yourself, your attitude and how you interact with others. The
definition of professionalism indicates that each person perform their tasks with
genuine earnestness and honesty.
Characteristics that Undermine Professionalism:
Ø Gossip: Do not gossip. It is not only detrimental to the work ethic
between employees; it can also place one’s job in danger. A
person can quickly lose their aura of professionalism by being a
target of or a participant in office gossip.
Ø Negative attitude: Your attitude colors everything you do.
Ø Poor attendance and frequent tardiness:
Ø Unprofessional body language: Yawning without covering your
mouth and chewing gum in the presence of others are just a
couple of examples.
Ø Excessive fragrance or not-so-fresh body odors: Be clean and
fresh, but keep fragrance to a minimum.
Professionalism is a concerted effort by all within the workplace to provide the
utmost of their ability each and every day and a concentration on quality of
service and work. It is imperative that management set certain criteria that all
within the organization easily understand and should follow.
(Information taken from: http://www.jwilliamsstaffing.com/blog/professionalism-­‐in-­‐the-­‐workplace/
Image taken from: Photo credit: Cydcor / Foter / CC BY
12 The UTN community includes professors, administrative staff and students. Each
individual has something to say about everything. In this section, we give the
university community the opportunity to express what they feel about different
school, country and world issues that in one or another way affect or impact our
lives, feelings and opinions. In this issue, we asked ILE students:
What is the best job for someone who is learning English? In my case, I
love children, so I
think the best job
is a kindergarten
teacher. In this
job, I can
combine the two
things I like
English and children.
I would say a
tourist guide. A
tourist guide can
travel around
the country or
even the world,
and he/she
meets lots of
people.
ez
María José Lóp
Tairy Artavia
I think that a
translator is a
good option.
You learn a lot
everyday
about
everything. It is
well paid, and
you can do it at
home.
G loriana
A raya
The answer is easy: a
teacher. A teacher
touches people’s lives.
A teacher forms
people and help them
get the tools they
need to be successful
in the future.
Jos ué S olano
I would like to
get a job in a call
center. The
salary is good;
you practice
English everyday;
you work in a
comfortable
office at the
same time that
you are learning.
Mig uel
C orre lla
I t is difficult to mention one
job. The most important
aspect is to feel happy with
what you do, so you do not
think of work as something
you have to do, but as
something you love to do.
Jojaidy G on
zález
I would really like to work in a multinational
company. There, I could practice my English,
meet people from around the world, learn about
different cultures, travel, improve my skills and
the salary is good.
María Ce cilia Mo rale s
It would be great to be a
doctor who speaks English.
With all the tourists that come
to Costa Rica, a doctor has
the chance to practice the
language and help people at
the same time.
Kath erine Bas tos
13 La Manudita Barber Shop
Are you looking for a new haircut? Does your
mane need to be tamed? Or are you just
looking for an entertaining and interesting
chat? Well there is a place in Alajuela
downtown where you can get these things
and more.
Born in Cartago but raised in Alajuela since
he was three, Jesús Campos Jiménez began
his successful career working with his
godfather in Cartago at the age of twelve.
La Manudita is located 125 meters west from
Juan Santa Maria Park and has been there
since 1979. Known by everybody in Alajuela,
La Manudita is a meeting place for many.
The place has that something special, a
good mix of an old school barbershop with
the new styles and custom designs. In the
waiting room you can enjoy reading
newspapers and magazines, watching TV, or
just talking to people that include some of
Alajuela’s best known people like: Mauricio
Montero, Wilmer López, Paula Gabas (soccer
players) Leonel Hernández (Sensación
Deportiva Radio Show Host) among others.
Many new customers were brought to La
Manudita by their parents when they were
children. Even though male customers are
the majority, once in a while Don Jesús helps
women to fix their best accessory, their hair.
In fact, La Manudita does not need to be
advertised, customers basically visit it mostly
by word of mouth and have discovered the
simple beauty of a cozy barbershop.
Every year Don Jesús attends hair seminars to
be updated in fashion designs and new
styles. For example right now the fashion for
men is the 50’s. Customers ask for haircuts
similar to the ones Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra,
Clark Gable, Errol Flynn used to wear.
La Manudita schedule is very convenient for
most people. It opens Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday from 6 am to 6 pm. On
Mondays and Tuesday, you need an
appointment and on Saturdays Don Jesús
works from 4 am to 6 pm. Maybe you think:
Who goes at 4 am for a haircut? Well, taxi
drivers, doctors and people who worked at
night and sleep during the day. La Manudita
receives between fifteen and twenty-five
customers every day.
Don Jesús loves his job; however, he says that
the only difficult part of it is when the
customer does not know, or is not sure about
what he/she wants. In addition, he says that
now it is more challenging because men
take care more of their hair, so there are
many styles in comparison to the past most
men used to wear a more similar and
traditional style.
In brief, next time you want a Faux Hawk,
flattop, Ivy League, Pompadour, Tapered
Nape, or Whitewall style, do not think twice
and come to La Manudita, a decision you
won’t
regret.
La
Manudita
great
atmosphere, prices, and cuts … what more
can you ask for.
14 We see them walking around the UTN campus. They are always willing to help us when
we need information, advice and guidance. UTN academic and administrative staff are
an important element of the university. However, people hardly have the chance to
meet them. In this section, we will try give you a glance of the other side of all those
people who are behind UTN organization and functioning. In this issue, let´s meet:
Katalina Perera Hernández: UTN Teaching Vice Chancellor,
thrillers and classic movie fan, sewing lover and book worm.
Where do you live? I was raised and born in Heredia. I lived in different
places like Barrio Fátima, Mercedez Sur and San Isidro,
but now I have lived in Alajuela for about 14 years.
Best childhood memory?
I remember one day I was at my grandma’s home.
She was playing the piano while I was jumping on the
bed. Suddenly, she stopped playing the piano and
came to jump on the bed with me. I have in my mind
the image of that serious woman having fun in that way.
It was amazing.
First job
My father told us we had to work during the Christmas vacation, so
he sent me to a friend´s store. In this store, they sold fabrics, so I had to measure,
cut and sell fabrics. It was an interesting experience. I was about 12 years old.
Favorite food
I am a simple woman. My favorite food is rice, beans, tomato, a boiled egg
and mayonnaise.
Would you class yourself as a day or night person?
Right now I am an early bird. I get up at 4 am to do everything I do before
coming to work. If I have to study or prepare some material, I sometimes wake
even earlier; therefore, I try to go to bed at about ten or ten thirty pm.
15 A good book
The Turning Point by Fritjof Capra. This
book guided me into understanding
what holistic vision is all about. It
impacted me because I used to be a
dual person: everything is either black
or white. However, this book helped me
understand that it is not like that; in fact,
there is no one grey but many.
Favorite music
I love trova music, for example Silvio
Rodríguez or Pedro Guerra. I also like
old boleros like the ones of Javier Solís
or Elío Roca.
What is always in your fridge?
Cheese, tortillas and tomato.
What’s a trip or vacation you really have enjoyed?
When I was a child, we went to Manuel Antonio. Besides the beauty of this
place, it is a trip I remember because there were a lot of people: cousins,
neighbors, relatives, so you can imagine how much you can enjoy at that age
a trip like this. Recently, I went to Orlando with my husband and daughter and it
was another unforgettable experience.
What is your greatest fear?
My greatest fear is loosing the people I love.
Tell me a joke or proverb you remember right now.
One proverb I try to keep it in my life is: every cloud has a silver lining (Al mal
tiempo, buena cara).
16 Reading
By Joseph Rojas (ILE Student)
When I read, I feel like in a dream
Because my imagination can create,
And every single moment is just great.
With a book in my hands,
I am able to visit far away lands.
A book is an open door,
In which creatures walk, play and even roar.
You can read inside or outside.
On the floor, or by the shore.
When you open a book, your imagination flies.
And you imagine dragons, knights and even spies.
The stories take to different places
And describe a thousand faces.
Black Color
By Julio Zuñiga (ILE Student)
Of all colors my favorite is black
Because it shows emotions I need to unpack.
For some black represents darkness,
And for others it means madness.
Black is a color many don’t want to wear
Even though we see it on most people’s hair.
Some say black makes them feel sad
And some others say it makes them mad.
(Pictures of cloud taken from: http://www.clker.com)
17 On My Practicum
By Stephanie Salazar
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use
to change the world”.
(Nelson Mandela)
“...To change the world”, what a great thought of a human being that saw the
need this world has to become a better place for human kind. He knew that the
best and only way to produce that change was through education. He
conceived education as the capacity to develop the student`s mind, so that an
individual is able to see him/herself in a better position and make a broader
vision of his future. After I finished my practicum (requisite to graduate), I have
changed my own point of view at the moment to think that English plus
education is not the best and only formula for me as a professional.
Furthermore, to study English could be the contribution I can make to this world.
I can listen, read, write, speak and teach English; therefore, I have no borders,
and I can reach people and their minds. In other words, this means, somehow, I
can keep on doing Mandela ́s job. Having had the chance to learn this foreign
language is one of my greatest achievements in life; that is why, the
professional practicum is so important because it is now that I recognize that
English is more than learning words to understand other people; it is the way
that I have to change the world I live in and the world of coming generations.
Something that is very interesting is that after this practicum, I really understand
that I can help other students and that I really have the ability to teach. I picture
myself working as a teacher and helping others.
Even though the professional practicum is a requirement to get a degree, I see
it more like a way to continue learning about myself and what I am able to do,
a way to discover skills I did not know I had until today. The satisfaction that I
feel is amazing; it is for this reason that I can say that this experience in the
practicum is worthy in uncountable ways.
18 SITUATION
FORMAL
You were shocked
and amazed by
something.
Someone was hit
on the mouth.
You think someone
is a bit stupid.
I was projected into a
state of
consternation.
He was struck upon
the vocal aperture.
He is of a most idiotic
nature.
RELAXED
INFORMAL
I was shocked.
I was gob smacked.
He was hit on the
mouth.
He’s really stupid.
He was hit on the
gob.
He’s a flipping idiot.
(Information taken from Hot English Online Magazine #106 p.36)
Morphemes and Phonemes
A morpheme is the minimal units of words that have a meaning and cannot be subdivided
further. There are two main types: free and bound. Free morphemes can occur alone and bound
morphemes must occur with another morpheme. An example of a free morpheme is "bad", and
an example of a bound morpheme is "ly." It is bound because although it has meaning, it
cannot stand alone. It must be attached to another morpheme to produce a word.
Free morpheme: bad
Bound morpheme: ly
Word: badly
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in speech. When we teach reading we teach children
which letters represent those sounds. For example – the word ‘hat’ has 3 phonemes – ‘h’ ‘a’ and
‘t’. A phoneme doesn't have any inherent meaning by itself, but when you put phonemes
together, they can make words.
There are about 40 phonemes, or sound units, in English, thanks to the many ways that the 26
letters of the alphabet can be used and arranged. For instance, the phoneme or sound /f/ can
be spelled using the letters f, ff, or ph.
Information taken from: Morpheme: http://ielanguages.com/linguist.html
Phoneme: http://study.com/academy/lesson/phoneme-definition-segmentation-examples.html
19 Before Marriage - - Boyfriend: Yes. At last. It was so hard to
wait.
Girlfriend: Do you want me to leave?
Boyfriend: NO! Don't even think about it.
Girlfriend: Do you love me?
Boyfriend: Of course! Over and over!
Girlfriend: Have you ever cheated on
me?
Boyfriend: NO! Why are you even
asking?
Girlfriend: Will you kiss me?
Boyfriend: Every chance I get!
Girlfriend: Will you hit me?
Boyfriend: Are you crazy! I'm not that
kind of person!
Girlfriend: Can I trust you?
Boyfriend: Yes.
Girlfriend: Darling!
After marriage - simply read from
bottom to top.
--------------------------------------------A: Why are you late?
B: There was a man who lost a hundred
dollar bill.
A: That's nice. Were you helping him
look for it?
B: No, I was standing
on it.
---------------------------------------------'First girl: I spend hours in front of the
mirror admiring my beauty. Do you
think that’s vanity? Second girl:
No, it’s imagination.'
There were three restaurants
on the same block. One day
one of them put up a sign
which said "The Best
Restaurant in the City."
The next day, the largest
restaurant on the block put
up a larger sign, which said
"The Best Restaurant in the World."
On the third day, the smallest
restaurant put up a small sign which
said "The Best Restaurant on this Block."
-------------------------------------------Why couldn't Cinderella
be a good soccer player?
She lost her shoe, she ran
away from the ball, and
her coach was a pumpkin.
-------------------------------------------Once in a bar, one guy said to another..
"I slept with your mom last night."
after that whole bar was
waiting another guy's
response.
After a while... he laughs
and says: Let's go home,
Father, you are drunk....
(Pictures taken from: https://openclipart.org
Jokes taken from http://freejoke4u.blogspot.com/2010/09/common-lines-after-boys-get-drunk-funny.html)
20 BookTrack
Booktrack Classroom allows students to read eBooks with a
movie-style soundtrack, or to create their own soundtrack
for any story, essay or other text. Students can also create
and publish their own Booktracks, reading them on the web
or on mobile phones and tablets. Stories and essays published with Booktrack include a
customized, movie-style soundtrack that complements the story. Students can create
Booktracks for their own writing and create a soundtrack from over 20,000 professionalquality audio files and share it with their classmates to read.
Many teachers and educators are already discovering that Booktrack Classroom is a
great tool for digital learning, so it's no surprise that libraries are also starting to explore
how they can best use Booktrack and Booktrack Classroom to cater to readers and
writers.
Booktrack Classroom is a closed educational platform, which means that Booktracks
created by the students you have added to your class are private and can only be
read by you and other members of the class. There are also a variety of free tools on
offer, such as free lesson plans for all levels of students.
To learn more about Booktrack, go to http://info.booktrackclassroom.com.
Zaption
Zaption transforms video-based learning with interactive content and
tools that engage learners, deepen understanding, and track progress.
Teachers, trainers and instructional designers use Zaption to quickly
add images, text, and questions to existing online videos. With
Zaption's Analytics, instructors get immediate feedback on how
viewers interact with content and understand key concepts.
Zaption allows you to take videos from passive tools to interactive ones where you can
add links, questions, surveys, and so much more. There are even reports to see
progress.
Zaption tours (video lessons) do not require a login by default. Once a published tour
link is shared, students can simply enter their name or some other unique identifier
before they start. Pro users have the option to require students to login with a registered
account, which is extremely helpful to track student activity in a Zaption Group or in a
learning management system. Students can use their existing Google, Facebook, or
Edmodo accounts to instantly login, and schools with Zaption Campus have additional
user
management
options.
To
learn
more
about
Zaption,
go
to
https://www.zaption.com.
21 IT HAPPENED IN JUNE June 3rd, 2006
June 5th, 1917
June 8th, 1924
June 11th,1969
June 15th, 1094
June 17th, 1579
June 20th,1936 June 25th,1938 June 26th,1924 June 30th,1520 The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with
Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
Some ten million men begin registering for the draft in World War I.
Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec.
Number one hit on UK music charts - The Beatles - The Ballad Of John &
Yoko.
Valencia falls to El Cid after a siege of 9 months by an army of 7,000
men, most of them Muslims.
Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern
California) for England.
Jesse Owens of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.2.
Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour.
After 8 years of occupation, US troops leave the Domincan Republic.
The Spaniards are expelled from Tenochtitlan.
22 World Oceans Day has been unofficially celebrated every 8 June since its
original proposal in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. It was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008.
The ocean is the heart of our planet. Like your heart pumping blood to every
part of your body, the ocean connects people across the Earth, no matter
where we live. The ocean regulates the climate, feeds millions of people every
year, produces oxygen, is the home to an incredible array of wildlife, provides
us with important medicines, and so much more! In order to ensure the health
and safety of our communities and future generations, it’s imperative that we
take the responsibility to care for the ocean as it cares for us.
Why do we celebrate World Oceans Day?
Ø To remind everyone of the major part the Ocean has in everyday life.
They are the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we
breathe.
Ø To inform the public on the impact of the human actions on the Ocean.
Ø To develop a worldwide movement of citizen, towards the Ocean.
Ø To mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the
sustainable management of the World Ocean. They are a major source
of food and medicines and a critical part of the biosphere.
Ø To celebrate together the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the
Ocean.
This year, the theme is Healthy oceans, healthy planet. Unfortunately, human
pressures, including overexploitation, illegal, unreported and unregulated
fishing, destructive fishing, as well as unsustainable aquaculture practices,
marine pollution, habitat destruction, alien species, climate change and ocean
acidification are taking a significant toll on the world’s oceans and seas.
(Information taken from: http://www.un.org/en/events/oceansday/)
(Pictures taken from http://www.dazzlingwallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/World-Ocean-day1.jpg)
23 A proverb is a short saying or sentence that is generally known by many
people. The saying usually contains words of wisdom, truth or morality
that are based on common sense or practical experience. It is often a
description of a basic rule of conduct that all people generally follow or
should follow. Proverbs can be found in all languages. In this month, in
which we celebrate World Ocean Day, we want to share with you this
quote by American Poet Walt Whitman about how mysterious the ocean
is:
“To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that
swim–the rocks–the motion of the waves–the ships,
with men in them, What stranger miracles are there?”
– Walt Whitman
Discovering Pura Vida
Remember if you want to read authentic stories made in UTN-ILE, you can find
them in Discovering Pura Vida. The books are series of language learning and
culture immersion original stories in English with an interesting way of learning
Spanish. They are for kindle readers at the moment, but any PC or tablet can
display them, too. Each book is $3.99.
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