English

English is a very important language worldwide, not speaking it means being a disadvantage at work, at university. That is why the Social Sciences faculty at the University of Chile since 2007 implemented the English program as a compulsory course for the undergraduate students. At the University of Chile, they want us to acquire the highest category in English, is to understand the main ideas of complex oral and written texts, including technical discussions in their field. Also, the ability to interact fluently with native speakers of English as well as oral and written texts produces clear, detailed text on a wide range of topics. In the category below, the student can develop, albeit with less fluency in professional environments.

In 2007 we asked all students admitted the previous year (2006) of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Chile held a test to see the level of English that everyone had and from there begin the lifelong learning of the language English, revealing 4 levels, the first being the most precarious and 4 the most advanced.

When I started the process of learning English ...

I took the English exam in 2008 being at level 1, I started learning English from the primary level in 2009 with Juan Luzzi, he really was an excellent teacher, I learned a lot with him, but what I should emphasize that taught me to lose some of the fear of language, I must clarify that my whole life I've had fear and resistance to the English language, because the teachers had very little school teachers to teach English and always associated with something negative me. The Level 1 course in English I met my "friends of English," Silvana, Maite, Karina, from there I do all English classrooms they've been from level 1 until now we are at level 4, I think what united us was the fear of failing English, we were always that fear even today.

Then go to level 2 where my teacher was Rosa Zagal, I think she actually saw my progress, I think it was not even able to say "hello" and with this teacher until I took the oral test of English at Level 3 . The teacher always had a lot of patience, because English is very difficult for my language.

So get to level 4 with teacher Alvaro, a level that no doubt has become very difficult for me, this level has been a constant in my day to day because I am currently working, studying a post-graduate and doing my thesis apply for the title, then joined two important things at this level, my difficulty with the language and my limited time to study it as it should. I work hard to fulfill everything the teacher asks, but it definitely is sometimes impossible to comply with everything.

Finally I must say that the English language has always been very difficult for me, but I struggled a lot to get to level 4, I think the university has given me the opportunity to face a complicated subject, has made me a challenge that I face well, however I must point out that English has always been my weak point in school, I still think that the language is very important for the world today.