Hi guys, here we have our next activity. Remember all these blog post count as quizzes.

Watch the video about racism against AfroColombians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiGKIO722HA , post your response & comments on another student's blog post. if you are interested in AfroLatinos, check out this website www.afrolatinos.tv/

(Check out this blog post for a visual of what I did a year ago: http://interculturalcommunicationsuninorte.blogspot.com/2013/02/afrocolombians.html)  

deadline May 4th 2015

Opinion Essay or Persuasive Essay

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Good Morning,

I have posted some links for you to watch some videos on internet, to obatin ideas or information for your essay.
Here is another link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/gursant-singh-jury-duty-dagger-kirpan_n_5246955.html

I hope these videos help you a lot

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Good Afternoon My dear students,

Our next task is to answer the question on page 62.

How do these examples of racism against Afro-Latinos compare to the experiences of Afro- Colombians, Particularly Costeños?

You will have until Friday April 17th 2015
I hope you all participate in this activity. I can't wait to read your comments and learn from you all.

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Good Morning,


Our next activity is :
1.  Read about “Bangkok’s ‘Mexican’ Gangsters”, post your response, & comment on another student’s Blog Post.  
http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/03/21/photo-essay-bangkoks-mexican-gangsters
2.  Once you finish watching the video, you have to answer the following questions
 How are Thai gangsters an example of cultural appropriation of another subculture? What do we learn about Thai and Mexican subcultures from this article & video within the article? 
3. These questions must be answered by Thursday March 19th by midnight. 
4. From Friday 20th to Monday 23rd you have to choose two of your peers most interesting comments and write some comments on theirs. remember to be polite, and respectful. 
5. PLEASE, Try to complete the activities following the deadline.

enjoy!

Good afternoon,

My name is Mercedes Castillo. I am from Barranquilla Colombia. I have been working at Uninorte for about a year, besides I am an English teacher at Universidad del Atlantico in the Foreign Language Program and an Academic Asistant at Extramural English Courses.  I had the oportunity to teach Spanish in the nited States for three years. I have a Specialization and a Master in English Teaching from Uninorte. I have a daughter. she is 15. she is in high school. she can speak English, French and a little bit of German. She loves reading and I am so proud of her. I love teaching and I enjoy working at Uninorte.