Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Dear students. It's been a while. Well... what can I say? Whether you like it or not, I'm back!

I know from bitter experience that only seven or eight of you actually read this blog but I suppose posting on it is a twisted kind of moral duty. Does that make any sense to you? Well, it does to me. So, what's new? For starters I'm teaching two new courses. They zero in on vocabulary issues. On Tuesdays from 18:00 to 19:00 I'll center on B1 and B2 vocabulary areas. On Thursdays (also at 18:00) I'll do the same on a C1/C2 level.

I intend to post thought-provoking stuff. Let's see if I manage to measure up to my own expectations. Anyhow, in order to avoid confusion I've decided to

Intermedio 1: essay on some stereotype / myth about men and women (due on Wed 1)
Avanzado 2: essay on cosmetic surgery (due on Wed 8)

One last thing: if you find the cartoon below hilarious that means your pronunciation is really good.






A rich tapestry of traditions

At this point I think we are all well aware of what cultural syncretism is, right? Some traditions just merge with others and wind up morph...