26/08/2014

Because of the inconveniences that the strike on Thursday might impose on some students, the third mock essay has been moved to Friday 29th.

10-12 room B 217 (already quite crowded)
12-14 room C 02 (plenty of room)

20/08/2014

Upcoming dates of interest

Mock Essay #3
14th August
28th August
Midterm Essay Makeup
16th September
19th September
(NOT 23rd September)

Reading List for mid-term test



Discourse Genres
             Swales, “The concept of Genre” (Chapter 3)
             Swales, “Genres, Schemata and Acquisition” (Chapter 5)
             Bhatia “Perspectives on Written Discourse” (Chapter 1)
             Bhatia “Generic Integrity” (Chapter 5)

Discourse and the News
             Hartley, Understanding News, “Selection and construction” (Chapter 5)
             van Dijk, “The structure of news” (Chapter 2)
             Bell, “The Discourse Structure of News Stories” (Chapter 3)

Discourse, ideology and power
             van Dijk, “Opinions and Ideologies in the Press” (Chapter 2)
             Fairclough, Language and Power “Discourse, common sense and ideology” (Chapter 4)
             Bolivar, “The structure of Newspaper editorials” (Chapter 18)

Midterm Part 1:Essay


Dear All,
I will be handing out midterm essays and giving feedback on them at the start of my workshop next Friday 22nd at 12:00 noon. (Room 215) Thank you.
Prof Ana Moldero

13/08/2014

3rd Mock Essay / Midterm Essay Makeup


Dear All,
We would like to let you know that we have decided to move forward the dates of both the 3rd Mock Essay and, consequently. the Midterm Essay Makeup, as follows:


Current date
To move forward to
Mock Essay #3
14th August
28th August
Midterm Essay Makeup
16th September
23rd September


In this way, we expect to allow more time for practice before evaluation, considering the cutbacks in workshop practice due to recent cancellations and coming holidays.

With best wishes,

Ana Moldero

12/08/2014

Writing workshop - Wednesday 13th August

Dear all,

This is to let you know I won´t be able to make our seession tomorrow as I am on medical leave, but you´re welcome to send me your essays by email if you wish.

I hope to see you all next week.

Warm regards, and have a nice week.

Dolores

06/08/2014

FInal Exam Monday, August 4th

Essay Marks

PASSED
1.       Valbuena, Agustin              6
2.       Pardo, Javier                     9
3.       Iademarco, Gabriela          6
4.       Schechtel, Daniel               8
5.       Sillero, David                    4
6.       Massa, Ana Maria              4
7.       Tempone, Rocio                 7
8.       Acerbo, Natalio                  6
9.       Torres, Cecilia                    6 
10.   Filipetti, Lucas                     4 
11.   Tesure, Diego                       5
12.   Horrisberger, Mariana         6
13.   Roismain, Victoria               5
14.   Garcia. MariaPaula              8
15.   Ruiz, Luciana                        6
16.   Lampugano, Ma Florencia    5
17.   Dumondin Natalia                 5
18.   Durrossier, Ma Paula            4

FAILED
19.   Mateos, Maria                       2
20.   Ciotti, Gabriela                     2
21.   Serrano, Valeria Soledad      2
22.   Bravo, Ailin                          2
23.   Benitez, Yamila                     2


TUTORIALS

Dolores Aicega's tutorials

Don't forget to bring dictionaries (Spanish-English, English-English and Collocations) to class!

Writing Workshop

Buy and read the essays at Copy 6 for the first session (Wed. 14th April).


IMPORTANT NOTICE!

NEW DAY FOR THE EXAMINATION BOARD

As from March 2010 the Language 4 Examination Board will begin on Monday at 8 am and continue on Thursday. Therefore, the next Examination Board will begin on Monday, March 15th at 8 am.

MAKE-UP ESSAY

the Make-up Essay will be held at the Examination Board on Monday, March 15 at 8am.

NEWS





Dolores Aicega is temporarily unavailable by e-mail. If you wish to contact her, please meet her during the writing workshop (preferably at the end of the session).


MORE ON THE WRITING WORKSHOP!

Click here for further information on our upcoming workshop.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/26193718/Information-Sheet-Feb-2010


WRITING WORKSHOP

We are glad to announce the opening of a workshop with a focus on the writing of reflective essays aimed at students who have attended Language 4 in 2009 and have to sit their mid-term essay make-ups in March 2010.

The workshop will be conducted by Dolores Aicega and the groups will meet for a two-hour session once a week starting on Thursday, February 4th.

For further information and registration, go to the offices of the Department of Modern Languages as from Monday, Feb. 1st. 2010.

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Class Assignments' Make-up Exam - Marks:

Colque, Estela: 4 (four) - Bare pass
Garrido Ana Inés: 2 (two) - Failed
Kraiselburd Julia: 2 (two) - Failed
Morosi, Gisela: 5 (five) - Passed
Petraglia, Marianela: 2 (two) - Failed
Seminara Lucía: 2 (two) - Failed

Spegazzini, Jorgelina: 4 (four) - Bare pass

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The make-up test for the class assignments will be held on Thursday, December 17th at 8 am (Language IV Examination Board). Click here for the list of students and papers they must sit.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23985355/Make-up-TPs-2009

The marks for the Mid-term Make-up exams (Essay & Theory) will be posted in this blog by December 21st.

The marks for Class Assignment Nº4 are available on the notice board of the Department of Modern Languages.


INVITATION - Click here for the programme of Festival Letra Buenos Aires (November 14 - 26, 2009).

http://www.grupointramuros.com/revista/media/Programa%20LETRA%20Buenos%20Aires.pdf


MID-TERM EXAM (ESSAY WRITING)

Marks will be posted in this blog on Saturday, November 21st and the exams will be handed out in Professor Moldero's class on Monday, November 23rd.


NOVEMBER 9TH


The class will be conducted by Laura Rodriguez and Dolores Aicega and will take place in Room E2 from 8 to 10 am, as usual. The oral presentation of the projects will be carried out according to plan.

MAKE-UP EXAM (Theory)


The make-up of the Theory Mid-term Exam will be held in Laura Rodriguez's Tutorial on Friday, November 20th, 10am.

ASSIGNMENT


In preparation for Dolores Aicega´s next tutorial on Thursday, 5th November, students are requested to read chapters 1 through 4 from Language and Power (Fairclough, 1989). This material is available for photocopies at Cop Art.


TUTORIALS


Laura Rodriguez and Dolores Aicega will not be giving their tutorials on Thursday, October 29th and Friday, October 30th as they will be preparing their presentations for the Language IV Selection Process (Concurso) on Monday, November 2nd.

If the schedule permits, these classes will be made up for later on.

Mid-term Exam (Essay writing)


Monday, 26th October from 8 to 10 a.m. Time allowed: 2 hours.

Mid-term Exam (Theory)


Marks will be posted in this blog on Saturday, October 24th.

Invitation

Professor Amanda B. Zamuner will be giving a talk on the life and work of Canadian author Shulamis Yelin at the Escuela de Lenguas on Friday, October 2nd at 6pm.

The conference is organized by the Centro de Estudios Canadienses (Sede La Plata). See conference poster below.

For further information and registration contact: Secretaría de la Escuela de Lenguas from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm or go to

http://www.escueladelenguas.unlp.edu.ar/


Project Work


Click here for project topics and guidelines.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/20188776/PW-Topics-and-Guidelines-2007

Choose a topic from the list and send it to us by email at lengua4.unlp@gmail.com. The following topics are NO LONGER available: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 21.

Students who have submitted their topics and abstracts in Professor Moldero's lectures, DO NOT need to send an email.

Submission of abstracts: October 8th and 9th (Thu & Fri)

Oral presentations: November 9th, 16th and 23rd.

AS FROM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH THE NOVELS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PHOTOCOPIES AT COPY 6.

Assignment

Students are requested to carry out the following assignment and bring it to class on Thursday, September 17th.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/19775776/Essay-Writing-Preparation

August 24th


The theoretical class will take place in room 206 from 8.30 to 10.30 am and will be conducted by Dolores Aicega.