English Class

Hi! The post of today is special because is the number 10, and this is the final blog. This is my fourth year at the University and after all this time, I’m finally completing this English cycle.

In the first semester of the second year of University I was in English ll, this course consisted mostly of classes where we did activities and vocabulary was practised, and also had a small oral presentation.

Then, the following year I attended English lll, where we had classes with activities, a slightly longer oral presentation and we started to make blogs.

And now finally in English lV we continue with the blogs..

My experience with English has been good, especially for blogs, I think it is a different way to learn about vocabulary and connection of ideas, besides it is entertaining to write about topics that are of interest to us. Although sometimes some topics were more complicated to discuss because I could not express myself well, but most of the time it was easy for me.

The creation of videos became complicated because I had to have a good pronunciation and also remember everything I had to say.

No doubt what I need to improve my English is the pronunciation at the time of speaking and expressing myself, I suppose I could have an improvement listening to much more music or watch series in English, to accustom the ear.

The truth is that in my day to day I do not use English much, only when I listen to music and I want to understand the lyrics of some song, although I want to try to learn much more because I consider it essential to handle this language well for professional and personal development.

Goodbye everyone! Success with the end of the semester :*

Changes to my study programme

Hi again, everybody! Today I will talk about some changes that I would like my career or faculty to have.

To begin with, I think there is a big difference between our faculty and others from the University such as the engineering faculty or JGM in terms of infrastructure. For example, the engineering buildings, although they are old, have been renewed and today they have great technology in them, as well as comfortable and ample spaces to study. It seems that all the resources of the University of Chile are invested in this campus. In JGM is the sports center of the University and everyone can access but still, it is far from our faculty. This is why I would like to have a more adequate space to practice sports and more comfortable study spaces, but above all, a dining room where you can have a leisurely lunch, since that time of day is almost our only rest.

Regarding changes in the curriculum, I think that some courses should be implemented as elective according to the specialization you want to do in the future. The subjects such as Physicochemistry or Unit Operations are not related to the community or clinic pharmacy area, but rather to the industry, and for someone who does not care about that, it ends up being a martyr to study these courses. In addition, this would help reduce the number of semesters that we must take at the university.

While I believe that most teachers are very good at teaching, there are others that leave a lot to be desired, since they depend exclusively on a ppt to do the classes and without them they can not do anything! Sometimes I really prefer '' old school '', on the blackboard.

In my opinion...

Hi everyone! In this opportunity I will tell you my opinion about some topics.

What is your opinion about Chilean politicians?

In my opinion the Chilean politicians have a salary that is too high, which is not justified in any way, also with respect to the charges that they have, I feel that they are not the most qualified people to be in those positions.

What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana and other drugs?

I believe that the legalizing marijuana is a complicated topic because I think that although its recreational use does not generate a potential harm while it is consumed in moderation, everything in excess can be dangerous to health, so we would not know how to control it. On the other hand, I think that it should be allowed in research or plantations for medicinal use, since its multiple benefits have been demonstrated by scientists.

What is your opinion about Immigration?

My opinion about Immigration is that the people who migrate from their countries are because they want to seek a better life, they do not do it for pleasure (as many people believe), imagine how difficult it is to reach a totally unknown place in search of better opportunities! I think that countries should have a regulation in the entry of these people to keep and orderly record.

What is your opinion about legalization of abortion in the 3 cases?

In my opinion, the legalization of abortion in the 3 cases is a good first step for the country, but I think you should legislate further, since other types of cases are left out of the law, for example the contraceptive method failure. I believe that the woman have the right to decide about their bodies in an informed and safe way.