Post 9 (31-10) CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME
Changing the Study Programme
LEVEL 4 - Post 9 (week 12) CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME
Write about some changes that could be made to your study programme (career)
Among others, think about:
> The curriculum (the subjects you have to study)
> Workload and length of studies
> Faculty facilities (buildings and infrastructure)
> Use of technology
> Teaching methods
- Word Count: 250
- Leave comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts and on your teacher's as well.
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There are many things I would have changed from my study programme back when I was studying Linguistics, and even though I think all the things I studied have been of great use all these years, I believe there are even more issues and topics I would have liked to revise.
First thing, I had several history courses, all of them were related to (obviously) Anglo-Saxon history and only one about national reality, I would have liked to study more from the connection of our cultures, i.e. I would have liked to study how both Hispanic and Anglo-Saxon cultures related and enriched one another.
We had many hours of classes a week, this was because we needed to practice a lot, so the “communication” courses were very extensive in terms of practice hours. However, I think that maybe, by changing the teaching methods a bit and stimulating independent learning, we could have had less communicative practice hours and more about a about an alternative course that we might have been interested in.
The Faculty facilities were just alright, we had enough space to eat, to study and whatnot, but what I believe it is important to have as well, is green spaces available for students to chill out. Many little parks inside the campus were closed for students and kept for decoration purposes so maybe a good idea is to have those spaces free to use and enjoy while learning.
The teaching methods were also quite ok, not much innovative though and I think that is because of many traditions in the teaching of English for professionals of the field. I think that maybe a good way to improve the teaching is to have included more IT in the classes, I mean, we made a lot of use of IT, specially in the Phonetics classes were we had to use a Language Lab, but I believe we could have made a bigger use of different platforms and, all in all, I think that would have made the process less difficult.
I believe that I learnt a lot when I was at uni, and I think everybody will always have a set of well grounded critiques, but on the overall, I think I received a very good education and however improvable, it has been of great use in my professional life.
about the history courses and the lack of hispanic culture in this subject, i remember an article that i read some days ago. there are important changes in the University of Cambridge. Search in Google "Distorting history? Cambridge to ‘decolonize’ syllabus, teach more black & minority literature"
ResponderBorrarNo matter how many criticisms we can make about something, because they will always exists, the important thing is we learn a lot, and that it's useful for our personal and professional life.
ResponderBorrarI think it is necessary to analyze and criticize the space in which we study. This is useful to improve some things, because ultimately this will determine our personal and professional development.
ResponderBorrarGreen spaces are very important in an study and work environment. I think it helps to relax for a while and works like a distraction from the pression of studies, tests and all that things which produce stress.
ResponderBorrarI think it is very important to propose new ways or methods to improve our study programme. It is very important that teachers try different methods to make classes more stimulating.
ResponderBorrarI also think that the green areas are a fundamental space for sharing and clear the mind, I think that it is a tool that helps our health
ResponderBorrarI was lucky to study almost all my career before the campus was turned into a place in construction. It's horrible what they are doing to it! The development always over the peace and comfort of the students...
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ResponderBorrarI'm glad to read that you had a great experience in college. I think I feel the same about these years in ICEI
Obviously having "green spaces" helps the university community to make life more pleasant for everyone! I appreciate that most of my university life this whole place was not so destroyed
ResponderBorrarNow in JMG, with all the building that are being made, I really need green grass :( so I understand you on that part. About your carreer, I think it would be interesting to study Linguistics to be language expert, especially at the cosmopolitan world where we live. It's a very valuable profession. See you!
ResponderBorrarThe European-style university environment is what has been getting lost in our universities that increasingly look like offices
ResponderBorrarWe have to fight for our right to have a good education and improve our study programme. Sometimes the authorities don't see (or they don't want to see) the faults of their education!
ResponderBorrarIt is too frustrating when you feel that the courses take away time instead making you learn more :(
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