lunes, 23 de diciembre de 2013
lunes, 2 de diciembre de 2013
Where the hell's Matt?
Matt Harding was a video-game designer in his early 20s, traveling the world. On a whim, he put together the now-immortal video “Where the Hell Is Matt?” It consisted entirely of short clips of Matt, a non-dancer, doing his “stupid dance” in one famous world location after another, edited to a great, soaring song. The result had a power, a universality, a happiness, that drove it to become one of YouTube’s most popular videos. As a result, NTOs even paid Matt to dance in their country!
Every couple of years, Matt has followed up with another similar. Each time, he raised the stakes: underwater dancing, zero-gravity dancing, dancing with other people in each country… And in 2012 Matt released his new video. It was a big departure — and it was a masterpiece.
This time, it’s not Matt just swinging his arms, stepping in place. This time, he actually learned to dance, often in the style of the country he was visiting. As a result, there’s a feeling of collaboration, of immersion, that wasn’t in the earlier videos. The kicker is the final shot. After all those joyous, wordless clips from 50 countries, the final scene is perfection. And it’s hard not to tear up… isn’t it?
Click on this link and watch the video: Where the hell's Matt? (also available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk). You’ll probably need a couple of viewings. You might also want to watch the funny outtakes. Afterwards, make your comments regarding the role of Matt’s videos in terms of:
-The promotion of tourist destinations.
-The raising of cross-cultural awareness, cultural integration and the question of authenticity vs. trivialization when representing local cultures.
-Political correctness (Matt blurred the dancers’ faces in Syria for their safety).
-Transformational tourism: how can travel and tourism deliver experiences that teach us values of altruism, tolerance, honesty, morality, peace, justice, and service to others? How can travel and tourism help us with personal growth, inner development, self-actualization, and social and cultural transformation?
-Any other topic you consider relevant enough.
Did you like the video?
Adapted from Pogue’s Posts, by David Pogue
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/behind-the-dancing-matt-videos/?_r=0
Every couple of years, Matt has followed up with another similar. Each time, he raised the stakes: underwater dancing, zero-gravity dancing, dancing with other people in each country… And in 2012 Matt released his new video. It was a big departure — and it was a masterpiece.
This time, it’s not Matt just swinging his arms, stepping in place. This time, he actually learned to dance, often in the style of the country he was visiting. As a result, there’s a feeling of collaboration, of immersion, that wasn’t in the earlier videos. The kicker is the final shot. After all those joyous, wordless clips from 50 countries, the final scene is perfection. And it’s hard not to tear up… isn’t it?
Click on this link and watch the video: Where the hell's Matt? (also available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk). You’ll probably need a couple of viewings. You might also want to watch the funny outtakes. Afterwards, make your comments regarding the role of Matt’s videos in terms of:
-The promotion of tourist destinations.
-The raising of cross-cultural awareness, cultural integration and the question of authenticity vs. trivialization when representing local cultures.
-Political correctness (Matt blurred the dancers’ faces in Syria for their safety).
-Transformational tourism: how can travel and tourism deliver experiences that teach us values of altruism, tolerance, honesty, morality, peace, justice, and service to others? How can travel and tourism help us with personal growth, inner development, self-actualization, and social and cultural transformation?
-Any other topic you consider relevant enough.
Did you like the video?
Adapted from Pogue’s Posts, by David Pogue
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/behind-the-dancing-matt-videos/?_r=0
viernes, 4 de octubre de 2013
A relaxing cup of cafe con leche...
Dear Students,
After completing the Pronunciation activity in Campus virtual watch this video and post your comments with respect to the following pronunciation aspects:
After completing the Pronunciation activity in Campus virtual watch this video and post your comments with respect to the following pronunciation aspects:
- Word stress
- Word linking
- Intonation
- Fluency
- Regular past & past participle endings
miércoles, 25 de septiembre de 2013
Welcome to the academic year 2013-14 !!!
Dear English 2 Students,
this is a reminder of the assessment criteria that will be used this year.
Written production (out of 10)
-Linguistic use (grammar/vocabulary accuracy, adequacy and range): 5
-Task achievement (efficient achievement of communicative purpose, content relevance and extent): 3
-Thematic development (structure, progression and coherence): 2
Oral production (out of 10)
-Linguistic use (grammar/vocabulary accuracy, adequacy and range): 4
-Task achievement (efficient achievement of communicative purpose, content relevance and extent): 3
-Fluency and pronunciation (discourse flow, intonation, rhythm and stress): 2
-Communicative resources (use of linguistic and non-linguistic resources, support materials, attitude): 1
Continuous assessment
Continuous oral production: 20%
Project presentation: 30%
Written production task 1: 5%
Written production task 2: 5%
Written production task 3: 10%
Portfolio: 10%
In-class tests: 10%
Involvement: 10%
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever”. M. Ghandi
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