Essay 2-A after comments

My internet experience

            There are many fantastical worlds that we create in our imagination and where we can do almost anything we can think of. There is one, though, that is quite alive and tangible and that is the internet world. As anything, it presents advantages and disadvantages and even some difficulties at times, but it cannot be denied that it has been very useful in education. This aspect along with the influence on my L1 and L2 and my expectations regarding electronic tools will be reviewed in the following lines in order to immerse ourselves in this world that is a living fantasy.

            Teachers can pretty much be grateful for the evolution of electronic tools like the internet. It has opened a wide door to them and it has offered a world of possibilities to access exercises and techniques that can be applied in the classroom. Students are not less lucky because they have the opportunity to reach information from almost any part of the world and learn about cultures and things in general. Used with attention and caution the internet can really help make a difference in education, it might just be guidance what is needed to make a good and proficient use of this tool.

            My experience with the internet is basically recent but I can already say that it has made a difference in my L2. I hardly ever use the internet to look up something in Spanish. I have found many websites that offer a lot of exercises in English to either just practice the language or learn it from scratch. In other websites information about the news and any topic help me acquire new vocabulary and be informed at the same time. I must confess I do not like to use the computer a lot because I have trouble reading the screen after a while; however, I have to recognize that nowadays the computer, along with the internet, is an indispensable tool for the students.

            My expectations about electronic tools in general are to really learn to use them. I need to be more computer literate because I usually struggle a lot when the time comes to make a project. Regarding the internet itself, I want to have the skills and the software needed to download videos and create web pages. I know that all that knowledge comes from taking some courses and from exploring on our own, which is something I do not do very often, but I intend to concentrate in doing some study and research that will help me do a better job in my future projects and assignments.

            There is no doubt that when talking about electronic tools, and the internet in specific, we know that we are talking about a world that seems to have no end, and this is just the beginning. As I mentioned before, it seems to be tangible even tough we know it is not, but just by being able to reach it through a computer it feels somehow alive and already an almost indispensable tool in our current lives. Whether we know how to use it or not, the internet came to stay and we need to get acquainted with it as soon as possible if we want to continue feeling as part of a modern society.

Essay 2- My internet experience

My internet experience

            There are many fantastical worlds that we create in our imagination and where we can do almost anything we can think of. There is one, though, that is quite alive and tangible and that is the internet world. As anything, it presents advantages and disadvantages and even some difficulties at times, but it cannot be denied that it has been very useful in education. This aspect along with the influence on my L1 and L2 and my expectations regarding electronic tools will be reviewed in the following lines in order to immerse ourselves in this world that is a living fantasy.

            Teachers can pretty much be grateful for the evolution of electronic tools like the internet. It has opened a wide door to them and it has offered a world of possibilities to access exercises and techniques that can be applied in the classroom. Students are not less lucky because they have the opportunity to reach information from almost any part of the world and learn about cultures and things in general. Used with attention and caution the internet can really help make a difference in education, it might just be guidance what is needed to make a good and proficient use of this tool.

            My experience with the internet is basically recent but I can already say that it has made a difference in my L2. I hardly ever use the internet to look up something in Spanish. I have found many websites that offer a lot of exercises in English to either just practice the language or to learn it from scratch. In other websites information about the news and any topic help me acquire new vocabulary and be informed at the same time. I must confess I am not a big fun of the computer because I have trouble reading the screen after a while, but I have to recognize that nowadays the computer, along with the internet, is an indispensable tool for the students.

            My expectations about electronic tools in general are to really learn to use them. I need to be more computer literate because I usually struggle a lot when the time comes to make a project. Regarding the internet itself, I want to have the skills and the software needed to download videos and create web pages. I know that all that knowledge comes from taking some courses and from exploring on our own, which is something I don’t do very often, but I intend to concentrate in doing some study and research that will help me do a better job in my future projects and assignments.

            There is no doubt that when talking about electronic tools, and the internet in specific, we know that we are talking about a world that seems to have no end, and this is just the beginning. As I mentioned before, it seems to be tangible even tough we know it is not, but just by being able to reach it through a computer it feels somehow alive and already an almost indispensable tool in our current lives. Whether we know how to use it or not, the internet came to stay and we need to get acquainted with it as soon as possible if we want to continue to feel as part of a modern society.

Essay 1-A after comments

Knowing Margarita Jimenez

Would you like to know a dreamer? Well, that would be me, Margarita Jimenez, but I am not only a dreamer but a maker as well. Today I want to share with you some of my dreams in the past, my achievements and the dreams I still have for my future. A quick trip through my life and the experiences I have acquired in order for you to get to know me a little bit more.

Let us start with some dreams that I had in the past. As a kid I wanted to become a secretary. I used to fold the edge of a sheet of paper and then tap on it as if it were a writing machine and I enjoyed listening to the sound coming out of it. As I got older I became involved in the world of the English language while in Secondary school. I then started dreaming of going into a country where English was spoken and I wanted to be able to have a conversation with a native speaker. As a grown-up, I started dreaming of getting into the university and being able to say one day: “I have a bachelor’s degree”.

How many of those things did actually come true? Well, I did turn into a secretary, a bilingual one, and that gave me the opportunity to get my fist job. I started teaching typing and shorthand. After four years of teaching the opportunity to go to the United States presented and I took it. That meant the fulfillment of my long wanted dream and it was a clear and determining turning point in my life. Already back in Mexico, my interest to get into the university came back and I decided to try to get into it. It was not an easy task but I was so proud of myself when I found out that I was accepted. All these achievements have marked my personality and have given me another vision of life.

What dreams do I have for my future now? Apart from knowing that it is uncertain, there are some things I still hope to happen. I would like to finish my studies and work in another country. I want to have my own house, a two story house with a big front and back garden, and many rooms where I can have my space to practice my hobbies like handcrafting and sewing. I would also like to contribute in developing a device that could help in having less painful mammographies and more accurate results for other diseases. I know that many of these things sound unrealistic, but I guess that is why they are called dreams.

As you can see, I have had the opportunity to achieve many of my dreams and life has given me the chance to keep aiming for more. I do not know if this gives you a better idea of who and how I am but one thing is for sure, I am a dreamer and I hope I will always be, because for me to have dreams is synonym of having hope and that is essential for me in life.

Essay 1- Knowing Margarita Jimenez

Knowing Margarita Jimenez

Would you like to know a dreamer? Well, that would be me, Margarita Jimenez, but I am not only a dreamer but a maker as well. Today I want to share with you some of my dreams in the past, my achievements and the dreams I still have for my future. A quick trip through my life and the experiences I have acquired in order for you to get to know me a little bit more.

Let us start with some dreams that I had in the past. As a kid I wanted to become a secretary. I used to fold the edge of a sheet of paper and then tap on it as if it were a writing machine and I enjoyed listening to the sound coming out of it. As I got older I became involved in the world of the English language while in Secondary school. I then started dreaming of going into a country where English was spoken and I wanted to be able to have a conversation with a native speaker. As a grown-up, I started dreaming of getting into the university and being able to say one day: “I have a bachelor’s degree”.

How many of those things did actually come true? Well, I did turn into a secretary, a bilingual one, and that gave me the opportunity to get my fist job. I started teaching typing and shorthand. After four years of teaching the opportunity to go to the United States presented and I took it. That meant the fulfillment of my long wanted dream and that was a clear and determining turning point in my life. Already back in Mexico, my interest to get into the university came back and I decided to try to get into it. It was not an easy task but I was so proud of myself when I found out that I was accepted. All these achievements have marked my personality and have given me another vision of life.

What dreams do I have for my future now? Apart from knowing that it is uncertain, there are some things I still hope to happen. I would like to finish my studies and work in another country. I want to have my own house, a two story house with a big front and back garden, and many rooms where I can have my space to practice my hobbies like handcrafting and sewing. I would also like to contribute in developing a device that could help in having less painful mammographies and more accurate results for other diseases. I know that many of these things sound unrealistic, but I guess that is why they are called dreams.

As you can see, I have had the opportunity to achieve many of my dreams and life has given me the chance to keep aiming for more. I do not know if this gives you a better idea of who and how I am but one thing is for sure, I am a dreamer and I hope I will always be, because for me to have dreams is synonym of having hope and that is essential for me in life.