MORE PARTICIPATION!

Hi Nat,

I am sending you to put on the blog the Nobel Lecture by Bertrand Russell,"What Desires Are Politically Important?".It was written in 1950.In this page we could find excellent lectures.

Thanks !!!!!!!! Liliana

STUDENTS' COLLABORATION!

Hi Nat!, I’m sending you 2 links, the first one it’s an article from the wall street journal about how capitalism rescue the Chilean miners, we have been talking about newspapers in class so I found it interesting. And the second one it’s a document about “stars” produced by the media, this one doesn’t speak about the particular case but shows how capitalism keeps helping them even after the rescue.

Thanks!!

Sol

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Nat, I am sending you an interview to Julian Barnes . I would like , if its possible, to put this page on the blog so all can read it.

Thanks

Liliana

FINAL OOA

What is a Listening Log?

It is like a journal in which you write information and your thoughts about something you listened to on TV, from the internet, or the radio (Note: what you listen to shouldn't be longer than 30-60 minutes) You will put your notes into your log and then write a short summary of what you saw and heard. After that, you will write your reaction to the program in a short paragraph and a question that will trigger debate in class.

So, what should go into my log?

 The name of the program
 The date of broadcast
 Your notes, in list form (taken alive!)
 A short summary in your own words- no more than one paragraph. Just main idea and a few details
 Your personal opinion of the program in a separate paragraph
 A question that’ll trigger debate in class



Log Sample
Source: Adapted from Tapestry 4


General Information:
NPR (National Public Radio)
April 27, 1993, 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Denmark’s child-care system

Notes / Expressions (words / phrases)
Careers and Motherhood:
Denmark’s second largest city
Nursery –elementary school
Rich- pay one-third of operating cost
Poor –pay nothing

Summary:
Denmark’s second largest city has a wonderful child care system. Mothers who juggle careers and motherhood really love this system. The program is subsidized by the ministry policies. These child-care centers are no different from regular kindergartens. They take care of children from the age of three months, and will even care for elementary schoolers after school. The only difference is that better-off families pay one third of operating cost and less well-off families pay nothing.

Personal Reaction:
Many women have to struggle to keep their jobs while raising children at the same time. The government or individual communities in the U.S. should develop a program like the one in Denmark. This would help reduce the hardship of balancing working with parenting

Question: Do you think we have a good child-care system in Argentina?

VOX POPS!

ABOUT BEAUTY, SELF-ESTEEM AND ADVERTISING

Marina, a fellow teacher of mine, has shared her students' work and we decided to do something together. We watched some videos recommended by Cecilia, one of Marina's students, and they're really interesting and food for thought.

We'll be dicussing with Marina's students, who are in level 10.

Please, follow these steps:

1. Before watching, it would be nice to read about your opinions.

Read the questions, and then write your answers in the comments section:

• How much influenced by commercials/advertisements do you feel at the moment of buying things?
  
• Is there a commercial/an ad that has made you change your mind when having to choose among a line of products?
  
• Do you think commercials/ads have the same kind of influence on all target ages? Who do you think are the most vulnerable?
  
• What do you think commercials/ads must have in order to be good?
  
• Do you think government organizations should be tougher when regulating advertizing?

2. You can now watch the videos:

3. It's now time to TALK!

We'd like you to give us your opinion in the following site:

www.voxopop.com

HOW?!

Here you'll be able to listen to the thread.

You will find paticipants from another course and people from other countries might participate, too.

You will need a microphone to record your voices. Once you've listened to everyone, you'll record your own message.

We are all eager to listen to you!

ACCENTS

A bit creepy but interesting...