English Language Challenges

My experience in learning English at the university has been quite good. This is my third and last English subject, I entered the university knowing very little English, now I feel that I have learned a lot thanks to the classes. I also think that the English classes have been very entertaining or at least much more than what one expects in a university class.

As for blogging, I think it's a good way to learn about the language and get along using it. There are topics more entertaining than others, but in the same way, it doesn't take long to make the post, which greatly favors our free time.

Despite having learned a lot from these courses, I still need to improve different aspects of my English. Like being able to speak fluently and further expand my English dictionary inside my head. I also feel like I need to learn about certain terms and sayings that English speaking people use, this depends on the part of the world, but mostly I am interested in the United States and England.

I plan to improve this by practicing with my friends who speak English, also by watching series and movies in English with English subtitles. This way, if I don't recognize a word or phrase, I Google it, so it sticks in my memory. Another way I am going to use is to listen and sing songs in English, look for the lyrics, and memorize them.

Outside of English class, I have been using the language sometimes, when I watch videos without subtitles I do the exercise of understanding everything and if I don't understand something I look for it, sometimes I also speak in English with my friends or with my dad, since they master English and help me practice.

Changes to my study programme

Considering that I am a second-year university student and I study architecture, in this instance, I will talk about some changes that I would make in the study program.

About the subjects taught during the career, I believe that sustainability in architecture and its relationship with climate change should be deepened in the study program. On the other hand, I think that there must be compulsory subjects in which it taught about physical and verbal communication, and also about emotional and financial management.

The race could last much less time, instead of five and a half, three years. And in my opinion, the academic load that generates in the students is abusive, regardless of the career. I think that so much academic load is not healthy mentally and neither physically.

Regarding the university infrastructure, it seems to me that there is the main problem, which is urgent and is that there are not enough quality spaces for students to work and study.

It would also be great to have more access to technology within the university, such as computers and printers for free, and even a television to watch football games in your spare time or any other television program. In any case, I think the most important thing is quality and free printers, or at least with a per-student restriction, since, as students, we spend a lot of money printing documents.

Finally, regarding the teaching method, I think it should be much more didactic, maybe some classes in the open-air experimenting with nature, or more tours instead of classes, where you can go to explore and get to know a place in the community.

Personal Opinion

-What is your opinion about buying instead of adopting pets?

There are so many pets, like dogs and cats, that do not have a house or people who care for them, they live in the street, without food, and they don't even receive affection. So I think that buying a pet, knowing that hundreds of pets need a home and they don't charge for that, is somehow a bit selfish.

-What is your opinion about climate change?

Climate change is real, and I don´t understand why there are people that don´t believe it. On the other hand, see the politicians doing nothing to care for the planet, it´s too frustrating because I think that they are the only one that can make a real change, considering that the earth is in critical condition and changes are needed now. 

-What is your opinion about recycling?

I think that recycling may be indispensable in our lives. After the industrial revolution, we started using a lot of disposable things and also a lot of plastic products. Now, considering climate change, we return to the culture of recycling, but many people still don´t know it, even though it is beneficial in economic and health terms. So I think that there should be more education and incentives for people to recycle.

-What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana and other drugs?

My opinion on this subject is that legal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco are much more harmful than marijuana in the way that they harm people's health, causing death. Because of this, I think that marijuana could be legal before alcohol and tobacco cause this natural drug is even beneficial for people's health. In the case of the other drugs, I don't know much about them, so I don't have a strong opinion on the subject.