sábado, 2 de abril de 2011

Finaliza el curso de ingles instrumental, el cual llevando a cabo las actividades de cada una de las unidades, a traves de una metodologia virtual y dinamica, fue bastante buena la experiencia। un agradable grupo hacian cada una de las clases divertidas, en donde por medio de un blog realizabamos todas nuestras actividades, con diversidad de herramientas que ayudaron a aclarar dudas e incluso diferentes contenidos para realizar las actividades।

Continuare leyendo en inglés, ya que de manera mas sencilla se podra buscar el signidicado de palabras, distinguir la estructura de las oraciones y otras cosas más aprendidas en este curso। Mi sugerencia para los proximos cursos es, que aprovechen al maximo estas herramientas que facilitaran el aprencizaje del inglés, ya que es innovador e interesante।

Susana Pascal


Unidad 3

Técnicas de lectura: predicción, scanning y skimming


Time Management

I'm guessing you are here because you want to make the most of your time। You recognize that time is a unique and precious resource that you need in order to do your work, accomplish your goals, spend time with your loved ones, and enjoy everything that life has to offer। Perhaps you have a heavy workload and want to find ways to become more effective so you can get more done in less time। Maybe you feel overwhelmed or “stressed out” and want to find ways to do less and enjoy more। Or maybe you simply want to feel more focused and in control of your time, instead of feeling like you rush madly from one activity to the next until you fall into bed exhausted every night. Benjamin Franklin said, “Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff that life is made of.” Whatever your reasons, you came to the right place. Here you'll find tons of resources, ideas and suggestions to help you improve your time management skills, increase your productivity and make much better use of your time.


•¿Cuál cree usted que es el tópico que está a punto de leer?
Acerca de la gestión del tiempo।

•¿Cuál es la idea general del texto?
El texto habla de la gestión del tiempo, y dice como sacar el máximo provecho del tiempo। Cita palabras de Benjamín Franklin y comenta que encontrarás toneladas de recursos, ideas y sugerencias para ayudarle a mejorar las habilidades de gestión del tiempo।

•¿Qué palabras se repiten?
Time, want, do

•¿Qué palabras se parecen al español?
Effective, simply, control, activity, ideas

•¿Cuáles son las palabras en negrita, el titulo, subtitulo o gráficos que te ayudan a entender el texto?
El título: Time Management

•¿De qué trata el texto? Lee el primer párrafo y el último o la ultimas ideas del último párrafo.
El Párrafo trata de un artículo sobre la gestión del tiempo। En este se dice que, el tiempo es un recurso único y precioso que necesita para hacer el trabajo, lograr las metas, pasar tiempo con sus seres queridos, y disfrutar de todo lo que la vida tiene para ofrecer। Sean cuales sean sus razones, llegó al lugar correcto। Aquí encontrarás toneladas de recursos, ideas y sugerencias para ayudarle a mejorar las habilidades de gestión del tiempo, aumentar su productividad y hacer un mejor uso de su tiempo

Unidad 4 Patrones de Organización de un Párrafo A Seleccione un texto relacionado con su área de experticia
Coaching, with a professional coach, is the practice of supporting an individual, referred to as a coachee, through the process of achieving a specific personal or professional result। The term 'client' may be used in life-coaching but in commercial settings the term 'client' is used to describe the organization that 'pays' and not the person receiving coaching। Description of coaching process The structure and methodologies of coaching are very numerous with one unifying feature, coaching approaches are predominantly facilitating in style, see facilitation; that is to say that the coach is mainly asking questions and challenging the coachee. Coaching is differentiated from therapeutic and counselling disciplines. There are a variety of approaches within the coaching methodology. Coaching is performed with individuals and groups, in person, over the phone and online. The facilititive approach to coaching in sport was pioneered by Timothy Gallwey, hithertoo, sports coaching was (and often remains solely a skills-based learning experience from a master in the sport). Other contexts for coaching are numerous and include executive coaching, life-coaching, emotional intelligence coaching and wealth coaching. Today, coaching is widespread. For example, Newcastle College registered 15,000 students on its Performance Coaching Diploma Course from launch and within its first four years. The UK's Chartered Institute of Personnel Management reports Taking the Temperature of Coaching, 2009. That 51% of companies (sample of 500) 'consider coaching as a key part of learning development' and 'crucial to their strategy', with 90% reporting that they 'use coaching'. The basic skills of coaching are often being developed in managers within organizations specifically to upskill their managing and leadership abilities, rather than to apply in formal one-to-one coaching sessions. These skills can also be applied within team meetings and are akin then to the more traditional skills of group facilitation.


Las Definiciones
Coaching: es la práctica de apoyar a un individuo, conocido como coach, a través del proceso de lograr un resultado específico personal o profesional।

Marcadores de Definición
*Is *Are *Is mainly *Is differentiated *Is performed *For example *Consider coaching as *Are often

B Seleccione otro texto relacionado con su área de experticia y extraiga las palabras de secuencia u ordenamiento del tiempo


Henri Fayol, a French engineer and director of mines, was born in a suburb of Istanbul in 1841, where his father, an engineer, was appointed Superintendent of Works to build a bridge over the Golden Horn. They returned to France in 1847. Fayol studied at the mining school "Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines" in St Etienne. At nineteen years of age he started as an engineer at a mining company "Compagnie de Commentry-Fourchambeau-Decazeville" in Commentry. Although Fayol's career began as a mining engineer, he moved into research geology and in 1888 joined Comambault as Director. Fayol turned the struggling Comambault operation round with his entrepreneurial approach to management thinking. On joining the company in 1888, the mine company employed over 1000 people; he held that position over 30 years until 1918. By 1900 the company was one of the largest producers of iron and steel in France, and regarded as a vital national industry. He was little known outside France until the late 1940s when Constance Storrs published her translation of Fayol's 1916 work Administration Industrielle et Generale. On retirement he published his work - a comprehensive theory of administration - where he described and classified administrative management roles and processes which led to his recognition by others in the emerging debate about management. He is rightly seen as a key and early influential contributor to a classical or administrative management school of thought (even though he himself, it is thought, would never have recognised such a "school" - Jarvis 2005). His theorising about administration was built on personal observation and experience of what worked well in terms of organisation. His aspiration for an "administrative science" sought a consistent set of principles that all organisations must apply in order to run properly. F. W. Taylor published The Principles of Scientific Management in the USA in 1911, and Fayol in 1916 examined the nature of management and administration on the basis of his French mining organisation experiences. Fayol synthesised various tenets or principles of organisation and management and Taylor on work methods, measurement and simplification to secure efficiencies. Both referenced functional specialisation. Both Fayol and Taylor were arguing that principles existed which all organisations - in order to operate and be administered efficiently - could implement. This type of assertion typifies a "one best way" approach to management thinking. Fayol's five functions are still relevant to discussion today about management roles and action. He has proposed that there are five primary functions of management: planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling।



Marcadores de Tiempo


*In 1841 *At nineteen years *Until 1918 *By 1900 *The late 1940s



Idea general del párrafo


El texto habla sobre la vida y obra de Henri Fayol, quien Hizo grandes contribuciones a los diferentes niveles administrativos। Escribió un libro, el cuál describe su filosofía y sus propuestas. Fayol dividió las operaciones industriales y comerciales.

viernes, 1 de abril de 2011

UNIDAD 4: PATRONES DE ORGANIZACIÓN DE UN PÁRRAFO

A. Seleccione un texto relacionado con su área de experticia. Lea el texto y extraiga las definiciones y los marcadores del discurso.





The O
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mate Assessment is a powerful instrument, especially when provided organization-wide with specific departmental demographic separation and analysis. Each category has been designed to assess one of the key categor



es, which



affect employee performance. This assessment should be administered anonymously company wide, broken out by departments of 6 or more people to protect the identities of respondents. Every precaution should be taken to insure confidentiality in order that respondents will feel comfort



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शरिंग their true opinions and perspectives।





The objective of performing an employee climate assessment is to identify the key areas which are hindering production, reducing effectiveness and which might generate unexpected costs in the near future. The idea and approach is for the organization not to simply perform an academic exercise, simply because they do it at this time every year’, but to critically examine them

selves to see where the company and it’s employees might be finely tuned to generate higher levels of performance. Once identified, opportunities to strengthen existing approaches, which are working well, as well as select appropriate interventions for addressing the weakest areas, should be aggressively pursued for the maximum benefit of everyone.


Definición y Marcadores de Discurso


The Organizational Climate Assessment is a powerful instrument, especially when provided organization-wide with specific departmental demographic separation and analysis.


*Is a

*Designed to

*This assessment

*Is to

*Which are


Idea Principal del Texto

El texto define la evaluación del clima organizacional, el cual es un un instrumento que se utiliza cuando se proporciona toda la organización con departamentos específicos de separación y análisis demográficos. De igual manera, describe como debe ser administrada y el objetivo de la realización de esta, que permitirían identificar las debilidades para fortalecerlas y sacar el máximo de beneficio.


B. Seleccione otro texto relacionado con su área de experticia y extraiga los marcadores de discurso, diga si son de secuencia u ordenamiento del tiempo.





Abraham Harold Maslow was born April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the first of seven children born to his parents, who themselves were uneducated Jewish immigrants from Russia. His parents, hoping for the best for their children in the new world, pushed him hard for academic success. Not surprisingly, he became very lonely as a boy, and found his refuge in books.


To satisfy his parents, he first studied law at the City College of New York (CCNY). After three semesters, he transferred to Cornell, and then back to CCNY. He married Bertha Goodman, his first cousin, against his parents wishes. Abe and Bertha went on to have two daughters.


He and Bertha moved to Wisconsin so that he could attend the University of Wisconsin. Here, he became interested in psychology, and his school work began to improve dramatically. He spent time there working with Harry Harlow, who is famous for his experiments with baby rhesus monkeys and attachment behavior.


He received his BA in 1930, his MA in 1931, and his PhD in 1934, all in psychology, all from the University of Wisconsin. A year after graduation, he returned to New York to work with E. L. Thorndike at Columbia, where Maslow became interested in research on human sexuality.


He began teaching full time at Brooklyn College. During this period of his life, he came into contact with the many European intellectuals that were immigrating to the US, and Brooklyn in particular, at that time -- people like Adler, Fromm, Horney, as well as several Gestalt and Freudian psychologists.


Maslow served as the chair of the psychology department at Brandeis from 1951 to 1969. While there he met Kurt Goldstein, who had originated the idea of self-actualization in his famous book, The Organism (1934). It was also here that he began his crusade for a humanistic psychology - something ultimately much more important to him than his own theorizing.


He spend his final years in semi-retirement in California, until, on June 8 1970, he died of a heart attack after years of ill health.


Marcadores de Tiempo

*April, 1908

*Year after graduation


Marcadores de Secuencia

*First

*After

*During this period

*while

*Ultimately

*Final years


Idea Principal del Texto

El texto habla de sobre la vida दे Abraham Maslow, quien nació el 01 de abril 1908 en Brooklyn, Nueva York. Pasaba tiempo trabajando con Harry Harlow, famoso por sus experimentos con monos rhesus bebé y la conducta de apego. Maslow pasó a ser Jefe del departamento de psicología en Brandeis 1951 a 1969. Mientras que allí conoció a Kurt Goldstein, que se había originado la idea de la auto-actualización en su famoso libro, el organismo (1934). También fue aquí donde empezó su cruzada a favor de una psicología humanista, en última instancia, algo mucho más importante para él que su propia teoría. Él pasa sus últimos años en el semi-retirado en California, hasta que, el 8 de junio de 1970, murió de un ataque al corazón después de años de mala salud.

lunes, 28 de marzo de 2011

UNIDAD 3:APROXIMACIÓN AL TEXTO (SCANNING)


Blaise Pascal (June 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a Tax Collector in Rouen. Pascal's earliest work was in the natural and applied sciences where he made important contributions to the study of fluids, and clarified the concepts of pressure and vacuum by generalizing the work of Evangelista Torricelli. Pascal also wrote in defense of the scientific method.

In 1642, while still a teenager, he started some pioneering work on calculating machines, and after three years of effort and 50 prototypes[1] he invented the mechanical calculator.[2][3] He built twenty of these machines (called the Pascaline) in the following ten years.[4] Pascal was a mathematician of the first order. He helped create two major new areas of research. He wrote a significant treatise on the subject of projective geometry at the age of sixteen, and later corresponded with Pierre de Fermat on probability theory, strongly influencing the development of modern economics and social science. Following Galileo and Torricelli, in 1646 he refutedAristotle's followers who insisted that nature abhors a vacuum. His results caused many disputes before being accepted.

In 1646, he and his sister Jacqueline identified with the religious movement within Catholicismknown by its detractors as Jansenism.[5] His father died in 1651. Following a mysticalexperience in late 1654, he had his "second conversion", abandoned his scientific work, and devoted himself to philosophy and theology. His two most famous works date from this period: the Lettres provinciales and the Pensées, the former set in the conflict between Jansenists andJesuits. In this year, he also wrote an important treatise on the arithmetical triangle. Between 1658 and 1659 he wrote on the cycloid and its use in calculating the volume of solids.

Pascal had poor health especially after his eighteenth year and his death came just two months after his 39th birthday.[6]


1.- ¿Cuando nació y murió Blaise Pascal?

Nació el 19 de junio de 1623 y murió el 19 de agosto de 1662.


2.- ¿Cuales fueron las carrera de Blaise Pascal?

Matemático, físico, filósofo y teólogo


3.- ¿Cuales fueron sus trabajos más resaltantes?

Invención y construcción de calculadoras mecánicas, la teoría matemática de probabilidad, investigaciones sobre los fluidos y conceptos de la presión y el vacío.


4.- ¿Qué ocurre cuando subre una "segunda conversión"?

Abandonó las matemáticas y la física para dedicarse a la filosofía y a la teología.

UNIDAD 3:APROXIMACIÓN AL TEXTO (PREDICCIÓN, DEDUCCIÓN, SKIMMING)

Motivación Laboral

One of the most important factors that lead one to their goals is the drive. This drive is known as motivation. It is a zest and determination with a kind of excitement that leads one to persevere to reach greater heights, in no matter what avenue of their life; be it personal or professional. The drive may come from an internal or external source. The individual determines this.

The factors that motivate an individual keep changing as one climbs the ladder of age and maturity. And also, achievement of one goal sets the ball rolling for another one to be achieved. Thus, to be motivated is a constant need. There are times when one faces a period of de-motivation and everything seems bleak. It is then that they need to find what would motivate them back into action.

For every individual there is a variable driving force. In fact, it is not just a single factor, but a combination of factors that lead people to achieve their goals. The fact is that with routine monotony steps in and then everything seems like stagnant waters. It feels like there is nothing new.

Breaking this cycle of monotony has helped many bounce back with enthusiasm. This is why human resource managers create a training calendar, which will take away employees from the routine they are stuck to, as well as enhance their skills in various areas.

Others pursue hobbies during the weekend, thus giving them something to look forward to, as each week comes to a close. There are people who redefine their goals and ambitions from time to time in order to fill them with newer levels of enthusiasm to achieve greater feats. One needs to take stalk every now and then and find the motivator required to carry them through.

1.- ¿Cuál cree usted que es el tópico que está a punto de leer?
Motivación laboral

2.- ¿Cuál es la idea general del texto?
La motivacion es uno de los factores más importantes para alcanzar los objetivos que se proponen. La rutina Puede hacer que los empleados se sientan como en aguas estancadas, sin nada nuevo. Por ello, los gerentes de recursos humanos deberian crear un calendario de formación, que evitara que los empleados se sientan que estan pegados a una rutina, así como mejorar sus habilidades en diversas áreas.

4.- ¿Que palabras se parecen al español?
Determination, monotony, personal, professional, individual, determines, constant, variable, human, ambitions, motivation, calendar, routine, important, factors.

5.- ¿Cuales palabras en negrita, el titulo, subtitulo o gráficos que te ayudan a entender el texto?
El titulo: Motivación Laboral.

6.- ¿De qué trata el texto? Lee el primer párrafo y el último o la ultimas ideas del último párrafo.
El párrafo trata de que uno de los factores más importantes para lograr los objetivos es la motivación. Es entusiasmo y determinación con una especie de emoción que nos lleva a perseverar para alcanzar mayores alturas, cualquiera que sea su vía de su vida, ya sea personal o profesional. Esta puede venir de una fuente interna o externa. El individuo determina esto.Hay gente que redefinir sus objetivos y ambiciones de vez en cuando con el fin de cubrir con los nuevos niveles de entusiasmo para lograr una mayores hazañas. Hay que encontrar la motivación necesaria para llevarlas a cabo los objetivos que se proponen.

domingo, 27 de marzo de 2011

UNIDAD 2: ESTRUCTURA DE LA ORACIÓN

Reverse Osmosis System

A Reverse Osmosis System is also called RO system, or hyperfiltration system. It works by using water pressure to force water molecules through a fine membrane filter that leaves the dirt particles behind. The water gets purified and it is then collected from the clean membrane side.

The membrane used for the purification is very easy for the water to pass through because of its molecular structure. The water that contains the contaminants is simply flushed down the drain and eliminated. This is a way to treat water that is full of contaminants and filter it to get pure drinkable water.
The water system converts the tap water into drinking water that is pure and safe to consume. It eliminates 98% of dissolved solids, minerals, metals and various harmful chemicals that are bad for the body. One of the main uses of the reverse osmosis system is for industrial use, particularly film processing and printing. This process removes the minerals from the water, which is afteral what the film processing needs. So in any way you would need salt removed from the sea water, this system is the way to go forward with.

When you are looking to buy such a system to utilize for your home, you need to be aware of certain facts. Once you use the system, you also need to add chlorine to the water to make it really pure. This is because some chemicals that are harmful for us still pass through even with the reverse osmosys system, such as pesticides or herbicides, and cholorine is the only one that can safely remove them. You need to take into account where you live, the type of water you already have available and what reasons you have in order to use the water. Many homes have a reverse osmosis water system installed, as this is a very common way to purify water in the homes and appartments. This allows people to use water without concern for drinking, cooking and showering.

Idea principal del texto

El texto habla de la osmosis inversa, para que sirve y de que manera puede ser utilizada. La osmosis inversa es un sistema de purificación de agua muy facil, debido a que este proceso elimina los contaminantes para convertirla en agua apta para el cosumo.

Oraciones seleccionadas

The water that contains the contaminants is simply flushed down the drain and eliminated.
FN: The water that contains the contaminants
NFV: water
Pre modificador: The
Post modificador: that contains the contaminants
FV: is simply flushed down the drain and eliminated
NFV: is
Tiempo verbal: Presente simple

One of the main uses of the reverse osmosis system is for industrial use, particularly film processing and printing.
FN: One of the main uses of the reverse osmosis system
NFV: reverse osmosis system
Pre modificador: one of the main uses of the
FV: is for industrial use, particularly film processing and printing.
NFV: is
Tiempo verbal: Presente simple

This process removes the minerals from the water, which is afteral what the film processing needs.
FN: This process
NFV: process
Pre modificador: this
FV: removes the minerals from the water, which is afteral what the film processing needs.
NFV: removes
Tiempo verbal: Presente simple

Elementos referenciales

*Pronombres demostrativos: this, that
*Conectores: and
*Which, where, when

sábado, 26 de marzo de 2011

TALLER UNIDADES I Y II

Team Management Skills

This article looks at some of the key things that team managers need to do if their team is to thrive and succeed. These range from choosing the right people and deciding who does what, to communicating with, developing and motivating people. It also covers some of the most common pitfalls to be avoided.
A good starting point is Warren G Bennis' quote that "Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right." Leadership involves creating a compelling vision of the future, communicating that vision, and helping people understand and commit to it. Managers, on the other hand, are responsible for ensuring that the vision is implemented efficiently and successfully.

Of course, these two roles overlap – and, to be fully effective, you need to fulfill both roles. However, the focus of this article is on the specific skills and responsibilities of managers, and on the tools available to them. After all, there's no point energizing people to work towards a fabulous vision of the future, only to fall flat on your face when it comes to implementation.

The Importance of Delegation
The top priority for team managers is delegation. No matter how skilled you are, there's only so much you can achieve working on your own. With a team behind you, you can achieve so much more: that's why it's so important that you delegate effectively.

Successful delegation starts with matching people and tasks, so you first need to understand fully what the team's role and goals are. A good way of doing this is to put together a team charter, which sets out the purpose of the team and how it will work. Not only does this help you get your team off to a great start, it can also be useful in bringing the team back on track if it's veering off course.

Motivating Your Team
Another key duty you have as a manager is to motivate team members.
Our article on Theory X and Theory Y explains two very different approaches to motivation, which depend on the fundamental assumptions that you make about the people who work for you. If you believe that they're intrinsically lazy, you believe in Theory X, while if you believe that most are happy to work, you'll tend towards Theory Y. Make sure that you understand this article – it will fundamentally affect your success in motivating people.

Communicating With People Outside Your Team
Your boss is probably the most important person you need to communicate with. Take time to understand fully what your boss wants from you and your team – if you know exactly what she likes, and how she prefers it to be delivered, you'll be better able to meet with her approval.

Don't be afraid to ask your boss to coach or mentor you: you can usually learn a lot from him, but he may not be proactive about offering this. If you're approaching your boss for advice, make sure you've thought things through as far as you can. Introduce the subject with a summary of your thinking, and then say where you need help.

Also, as a manager, part of your job is to look after your team and protect it from unreasonable pressure. Learn skills like assertiveness and win-win negotiation so that you can either turn work away, or negotiate additional resources.


1. Selecciona un texto relacionado con tu area de interes. Identifica 3 palabras que no conoces. Agrega las abreviaciones.
Pitfalls: errores (nombre)
Ensuring: asegurar (verbo transitivo)
Fulfill: alcanzar (verbo transitivo)

2. Idea principal del texto
Es un articulo que habla acerca de claves que necesitan los lideres de determinado grupo para prosperar y el exito en las organizaciones, en donde se habla de la importancia de la delegación y la motivación para su equipo.

3. Categorias lexicales
*Palabras de contenido: effective, article
*Palabras de Función: behind, these, with
*Verbos: need, is, work, starts
*Adverbio: fully, efficiently, successfully, intrinsically
*Adjetivo: together, fully, exactly, proactive
*Artículo: a, the, some
*Preposiciones: at,about, after, on, behind, from
*Conjunción: if,that, or, and
*Cognados verdaderos: article, motivate, delegation, implementation, vision
*Cognados Falsos: face,commit, approaching
*Sufijo: useful, successful, fully
*Prefijos: unreasonable, resourses

4. Estructura de la oración
Another key duty you have as a manager is to motivate team members.
FN: Another key duty you have as a manager
NFN: key
Pre modificador: Another
Post modoficador: duty you have as a manager
FV: is to motivate team members
NFV: is
Tiempo verbal: Presente simple

However, the focus of this article is on the specific skills and responsibilities of managers, and on the tools available to them.
FN: However, the focus of this article
NFN: article
Pre modificador: However, the focus of this
FV: is on the specific skills and responsibilities of managers, and on the tools available to them.
NFN: is
Tiempo verbal: Presente simple

Successful delegation starts with matching people and tasks, so you first need to understand fully what the team's role and goals are.
FN:
successful delegation
NFN:
delegation
Pre modificador: successful
FVl: starts with matching people and tasks, so you first need to understand fully what the team's role and goals are.
NFV: starts
Tiempo verbal: presente simple