Author: Monica E. Vaca-Cárdenas
Mónica Elva Vaca-Cárdenas is a Ph.D student at Kansas State University in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She has also been the Graduate Research Assistant at the Teaching and Learning Center of the Kansas State University for the last two years. Monica is from Ecuador, where she obtained the following qualifications: Doctor in Languages, mention International Cooperation, Diploma in teaching (EFL) English as a Foreign Language and a Master degree in Linguistics applied to EFL.
Teaching experience: Monica has been teaching English as a Foreign Language for fifteen years in Ecuador, at elementary, high school and University level; and teaching Spanish for a couple of semesters in the International Student Center of K-State.
“Lectura, Escritura y Relaciones”
“Teaching Success with First Gen Students” pictures
“Teaching Success with First Gen Students” event was outstanding. There were excellent speakers, wonderful stories and videos that motivated the participants to reflect and take action. Here are some pictures of the event.
Tilford
El Grupo Tilford de la Kansas State University ha sido fundamental en proporcionar liderazgo para promover el desarrollo de competencias multiculturales, que se define como el proceso colectivo a través del cual el personal de la universidad ayuda a los estudiantes a aprender los conocimientos, atributos personales , y las destrezas necesarias para vivir y trabajar en un mundo diverso.
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“Enseñando a los Estudiantes a escribir bien”
Me gustaría destacar el siguiente material interesante como ejemplo. Es necesario mencionar que los lineamientos de escritura dependerán del área para la que está escribiendo.
Errores comunes de escritura que se debe evitar
- Evite la primera persona (yo, mi, a mi, nosotros, a nosotros, nuestro) en la escritura formal.
- Evite la segunda persona (usted, su, el suyo, usted mismo) en la escritura formal.
- Evite las contracciones en la escritura formal. En lugar de escribir don´t, debe escribir do not, etc.
- Los puntos y comas van dentro de las comillas, no fuera.
- Utilice la voz activa en lugar de la voz pasiva:
- Oración en voz pasiva: El documento fue escrito por él.
- Oración en voz activa: Él escribió el documento.
- Sea consistente en el tiempo verbal al escribir artículos; no alternar entre el presente y el pasado.
- It’s = it is = es una contracción; its = posesivo – algo que pertenece al mismo.
- It’s really hot outside. (It is really hot outside). Hace mucho calor afuera.
- Every class has its own personality. Cada clase tiene su propia personalidad.
- Utilice punto y coma correctamente. Sólo hay dos maneras de usar punto y coma correctamente:
- Conecta dos oraciones completas que están muy estrechamente relacionadas. Ej: El derecho a votar en las elecciones locales y nacionales es algo que muchas personas en el mundo no lo tienen; por esta razón, muchas personas creen que cualquier persona que tiene derecho a votar tiene la responsabilidad de hacerlo.
- Se utiliza para dividir los elementos de una serie cuando una coma ya forma parte de una cláusula que constituye uno de los elementos de la serie: Ejemplo: Básicamente hay dos formas de escribir: con lápiz o bolígrafo, que es de bajo costo y de fácil acceso; o por la computadora e impresora, que es más costoso, pero es una forma rápida y ordenada.
(From: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Semicolons.html)
“Teaching Students to Write Well”
I would like to highlight the following interesting material as an example. It is necessary to mention that writing regulations will depend on the area you are writing for.
Common Writing Mistakes to Avoid
- Avoid the 1st person (I, me, my, we, us, our) in formal writing.
- Avoid the 2nd person (you, your, yours, yourself) in formal writing.
- Avoid contractions in formal writing. Instead of writing don’t, write do not, etc.
- Periods and commas go INSIDE quotation marks, not outside.
- Use the active voice instead of the passive voice:
- Passive voice sentence: The paper was written by him.
- Active voice sentence: He wrote the paper.
- Be consistent in your verb tense when writing papers; do not switch back and forth between the present and past tense.
- It’s = it is (a contraction); its = possessive – something belonging to it.
- It’s really hot outside. (It is really hot outside).
- Every class has its own personality. (This is possessive, even though there is no apostrophe).
- Use semi-colons correctly. There are only two ways to use semi-colons correctly:
- Connects two COMPLETE sentences that are very closely related. Ex: The right to vote in local and national elections is something that many people in the world do not have; for this reason, many people believe that anyone who is eligible to vote has a responsibility to do so.
- Used to divide items in a series when a comma is already part of a clause that makes up one of the items in the series: Ex: There are basically two ways to write: with a pen or pencil, which is inexpensive and easily accessible; or by computer and printer, which is more expensive but quick and neat.
(From: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Semicolons.html)
“Teaching Students to Write Well”/ “Enseñando a los Estudiantes a escribir bien” Pictures
“Teaching Success with First Gen Students”
“Éxito en la Enseñanza con Estudiantes de Primera Generación”
Observation #1 – Fall 2015
Principles of College Teaching (EDCI 943)
Observation #1 – Fall 2015
Here you and your partner can post your interview questions and the observed instructor’s responses to these questions. Please refrain from listing the instructor’s name in your post. We will discuss your observation and interview experiences during class.
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