English Language Challenges

Today, I’m going to talk about my experience with English and English classes in University. I began to do English in first year of sociology, and after the exam, I started in level III. When I did that course I hadn't many problems because I continued doing –with little differences- the same things that I did on school. Unfortunately I couldn't do English IV the same year (I had to do CFGs and sport classes those semesters), and I continued with classes just in fourth year of my career.

These classes have helped me to practice English, writing as much as talking, and to keep my knowledge about this language. I think that English program is necessary because in sociology you don’t read or use a lot of foreign languages, and if you don’t use a language, you’ll forget things learned before.

About aspects of my English that need to be improved, I think that is necessary principally when I speak. With my knowledge I can understand most of the books and articles that I read in English (If I’ll start to read more sociology books in English I think that I should learn more technical words), and I think that I have a “decent  level” when I write.

Outside the classes, I always have to use English, but principally reading it, more than having communication with it. On internet, television and books, there’s a lot of information that only exists in English, and I have to read it in English because there’re no options. I hope to finish my career knowing the principal things that I need to know to use English in everyday life.

Blog Session 10: Good & bad points

This was a special year for me. It was one of my last years in the University, I had to do a lot of things for my career, and I didn't have a lot of time to do another things.

In general this was a good year. I could pass all my subjects (I’m not free yet, I still have to pass my second semester subjects) and I could spend my free time doing another jobs. On first semester, I did for first time a part-time job as a sociologist, doing with a friend a survey and getting pay for the job.

Besides the University and job, I didn't have a lot of time, and I should spend less time with my friends. For that reason, I couldn't have more than a few extra activities this year. Last year I practiced more sports and used my time doing other things like reading books aside from the career books, but this year I couldn't do the same activities, or I could but with less frequency.

When the year started, I didn't think that it would be as complicated as it was, and I thought that I would be able to have more hobbies or to do other things like traveling. Finally I didn't have more hobbies and I didn't travel this year. I wish that in next year I be able to do the things that I couldn't do this year. Apart of these activities, next year I would like to learn another language like French or German, a thing that every year I would like to do, but for different reasons, I can’t ever do.