English language Challenges

Well, I have always liked this subject, the English class, when I was in the school I always had good grades, because English, as a foreign language, never considered it as a strange language, because, I had always listened English music… when I was litter, I listened Michael Jackson music, or in my time of teenager I listened Backstreet Boy music… well, now I listen another kind of music, but always, in general, the music I like is in English.

 

In other part, when I went to college, I never did any course of English until the fourth year, because in the test of the first year came out that I just had to do this intermediate course… so, I waited until now… because in the other three years, I never found time to do this subject. So, I can only refer to this course whit de teacher Myriam.  

This course, in general, I liked, because is more conversation and less books… so we have to dare to face the embarrassment of speaking English in public… and speaking English is very difficult for me, not like reading or listening… that is more easy for me. For that, the blog is a good tool, because accompanies the process of learning to speak with to learn to write, and thus, we can learn more vocabulary.

As I say before, I think that I need, with urgency, improve my speaking, because my pronunciation is very weak, among other things because I have shame to speak in pubic, with more reason if I speak in other language. And I plan to do that with practice, the other day I found a web site that when you write the word, one voice say to you how pronouncing it… that is useful.

I have to say that I use English these days only for reading, or listening (like music, movies or "Soap Operas")… I hardly find a moment and a person for speak in English. 

 

My future Job

 

Throughout my years at the university, I have thought several times about what major could be the perfect for me, taking into consideration my preferences, my dreams, and, among other things. In this way I have to think my major from what I want to work in the future.
Therefore, I'd like to specialize in sociology of culture. This  specialty area generates reflections about knowledge of gender and about the culture. I would like to understand the society from a cultural perspective. In other hand, I'm very interested in gender issues, like symbolic violence against women, or the discrimination suffered by women in the workplace, among others things.

 Moreover, I really do not imagine in what job I would like to have, because the field of sociology is so big, that is almost impossible think in about it… But I always think in myself like a museum director… I know that it’s sound a little crazy, but is my imagination. However, it's related to the specialization that I desire

When arrive the moment to choose a job I will take into account some aspects like the salary that will paid me, the hours of the workday, the place where is the job (if is close to my house or is a long travel to arrive to the job). Further I will considerate, obviously, the charge for which I postulating.

Finally, if I were in a job interview and they ask me about my strengths and weaknesses, I would say that my strengths is my meticulous way of be, and my weakness is my mood. 

Discrimination

 

The discrimination is a real problem in our society at present.

First of all, the discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual because people categorize others in certain groups or category, discriminating against them because they are different, either because of their sexual orientation, or because their skin color, also the people discriminate against other people for their gender or for their religion… If you think about it, you realize that you can discriminate against people for any kind of things.

This year was promulgated in Chile antidiscrimination law or Zamudio law. This law was passed after the death of Daniel Zamudio, he was a young Chilean who became a symbol against homophobic violence, after being attacked and tortured in the Park San Borja of Santiago by a group of young people who, after several hours of beating, and wounding him weeks later ended his life. This act was the limit of discrimination, after this situation some people started to reclaim for the deep discrimination that we live in Chile.

But the promulgation of this law in July, which was accelerated after the brutal murder of Daniel, is not enough. We need, as society, change our behavior; we have to change our thinking. We must begin to accept people no matter anything. To produce these great changes we need to teach children from an early age. They should be taught that all people are equal no matter the difference we can see or think.

I believe that is very difficult, change the discrimination that we live as society… it`s a process that require long years of fight. 

 

How green are you?

 

First of all the people who are eco-friendly learning about environmentally friendly practices in different places like in the internet or in the television and also, they can inform whit their friends. Besides, I think that the people who care about environmental issues generally form groups that have the same concerns about environmental.

On the other hand, have begun to incorporate certain habits of recycling, but only a few practices, like separate the plastic or the milk cartons, also I carry glass bottles to containers in the parking of the supermarkets.  But I have to recognize that I am very lazy on recycle meaning, because requires dedication in the sense that you have to take your time to separate the garbage.

Moreover, I can say that I help to carry the environment because I don`t have a car, so a usually use my bike or I walking to university, so I do not pollute in that sense.

But, as I say, I am very lazy with respect to recycling, so I do not belong to any organization that has to do with the environment. But I always have the trepidation of belonging to Greenpeace, but I don’t have time or money to collaborate.

As I say, I contribute in reduce my carbon footprint not using a car or minimizing the use of public transport.

Finally, I think that in our society do not have the culture of respect about nature and the environment.

"The news"

"If you educate a man, you educate one person. If you educate a woman, you educate and liberate a whole nation" - Malcolm X. 

The news I choose was “Malala Yousafzai's courage can start new movement for global education” writing by Gordon Brown in the 25th October of 2012. 

This news it’s was written after Malala was attacked and left for dead by Talibans. Malala is a young girl of Pakistan, she is 14 years old. At the age of 11, Malala started a blog under a false name, she wrote severals articles about the right to education of women on her country. When her cover was blown and the Taliban and its sympathizers threatened her, she did’t cease her writing. In contrast she went public, so that by the age of 14 she was a name and a force to be reckoned with. 

Why this news it’s important? What is the relationship with sociology? Simple, from 2011 Chilean youth have fought for better education, and it’s really shocking see a girl is shocking to see a girl fight for the inclusion of women in education.

The journalist ends his story saying: “Malala may have been silenced temporarily, but her cause can never be silenced. This wonderful young woman is fighting for her life because she fought for the right of every girl to go to school. Now we must all fight for Malala's cause”. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/oct/25/malala-yousafzai-courage-global-education 

 

My favorite Class

My favorite class is called “Profundización a Bourdieu”. This class is imparted by professor Mª Emilia Tijoux in the department of sociology in FACSO. And it’s about an in-depth theoretical framework of Bourdieu.

 

Bourdieu was a French sociology, his born in Denguin, in southern France on 1 August 1930 and pass away in 2006. Bourdieu working key concepts like: 1. Field, this concept can be understood as a network of relationships 2. Cultural capital, this capital is understood as an instrument of power to the individual level in the form of a set of intellectual skills produced by the families and the school system. Is capital because it can accumulate over time. 3. Social Capital, this capital achieved through the network of relationships established by the individual. 4. Symbolic Capital, this capital is about to linguistic power. Otherwise, Bourdieu also work whit one concept called Habitus, we can understand like subjectivity that is socialized, is a structure that generating patterns of behavior. Well, Bourdieu works with a lot of concept, and for that it seems unlikely to me explain all.

This class is very important for my studies, because Bourdieu is a key author in the sociology, is considerate one of the classic in the theoretical framework of the discipline. For the same reason, this class is important in my professional life, because is very significant for my, as a sociologist know about the different working concept of Bourdieu.