January 29th...

January 28th...

January 27th... Classes Cancelled

Hi!.. I'm back ;)

Today was awful!!! everybody was angry... I don't know if it was because the food or the classes... Students complained a lot. It made me feel so sad, and the worst is I'm not guilty!!!! STOP!!!

January 24th... reading and writing...

Bilingual Methods

Language Acquisition for Schools

   

      1. The Prism Model: This is a Model for bilingual learners.

a.      What does it represent? This model represents a holistic (integrated, complete) way to learn.

b.  What does it illustrate? This model illustrates each four dimensions of this model: linguistic, academic, cognitive and sociocultural dimension. It is said, students can’t learn if these dimensions are not interrelated.

c.       What is this Model’s heart? The heart of this model is the sociocultural dimension, which includes or involves the academic development, the language development and cognitive development.

C.1 It includes that students must adjust to a new country or city.

C.2 Students must adapt to a new educational system.

C.3 Students must cope with the nuances of the schools’ culture.

    2.   This Prim is close related to the Socio – Emotional Development, the main idea is children’s development, in order to allow them to interact with other children and adults, playing or interacting in  a conversation,  and express their emotions (angry, happy, sad).

January 23rd... the llama song

Hi dear

... as you asked for The Llama Song... here you are ;)

Happy llama \m/
sad llama /º\
mentally disturbed llama ~m~
Super llama ImI
drama llama/><\
big fat mama llama \mm/
moose

learn it!!!

January 22nd... a stormy day

Hi everybody...

It's a very cold... We went to the Zoo, it was amazing, even it was very cold we had a great time. My classmate took really nice photos.

(pictures are coming soon)


When we were going to the bus stop, we got lost LOL, then we asked for information to a bus driver and he answered to us "'pa 'onde van" it caused LOL and we started to speak Spanish (just a little) with him, finally we got home.

January 21st... climbing a skycraper :(

Hi...

Today wasn't bad at all;  in the morning classes were funny, we split into two groups; of course I'm in the "advanced one" LOL... classes with Erin are fantastic, day after day I can understand more and more easily.

After classes, we went to Willis Tower, which is a building located in the heart of downtown. It's said it is one of the tallest buildings in the world and, of course, the tallest building in America. You can go up to the 103 floor and have wonderful views of the city. (It's enough... I didn't like it)

Here some pictures

  

 

 

:) C U

January 20th... Ice skating day

Hi... I hope you all are very good!!!

 

Today was a great day, we went to ICE SKATING to the Millennium Park, it was my first time so I think it wasn´t bad at all; we enjoyed a lot, it was snowing and while we were ice skating, it was playing great music too... the atmosphere was excellent.

Here some pictures:

    

   

 

 

... sweet dreams... C U

Sunday 19th... a sunny day

A sunny day invited me to walk, so that I went to the Michigan Lake in order to walk and see what some people call "the beach"... it's frozen; snow everywhere you watched; but warm... in fact I needed a sunbathing in order to recharge energy...  

Here some pictures:

  

   

    

  

  

.. I have to say "I've got the touch in taking photos" Haven`t I?

C U