30 de marzo de 2020

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Utilizar hojas de cálculo para tener éxito

Benjamin Weinberg

30 de marzo de 2020

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Utilizar hojas de cálculo para tener éxito

"Si estás aprendiendo un idioma como el inglés, puede ser difícil justificar el hacer deberes y hojas de trabajo y actividades adicionales. Sin embargo, he aquí un secreto para ti, querido lector: tienes que hacerlo como parte del proceso de aprendizaje. Para poder retener los conocimientos que has aprendido, ya sea a través de cursos online, clases particulares o clases en grupo, necesitas tener hojas de ejercicios o actividades para poder recordar cuáles eran los conceptos que tienes que poner en práctica."

Benjamin Weinberg

4 de febrero de 2020

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Crear un currículum vitae

Benjamin Weinberg

4 de febrero de 2020

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"¿Qué es un currículum? Para resumirlo, es la columna vertebral de tu trayectoria y experiencia profesional resumida en un documento de una o dos páginas que mostrarás a posibles empleadores y/o compañeros de trabajo. No es la suma total de quién eres como persona, sino más bien quién eres como trabajador y qué habilidades profesionales tienes que ofrecer y a quién podrían ser útiles tus habilidades. Para conseguir un mejor trabajo, un mejor salario o ese ascenso que te permita dar el siguiente paso en tu carrera, un buen currículum podría marcar la diferencia entre un "sí" o un "no" a la hora de conseguir esa oportunidad laboral."

Benjamin Weinberg

January 12, 2020

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Creating a Cover Letter

Benjamin Weinberg

January 12, 2020

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”What is a cover letter? Why is it important for an English learner to know about it and also how to create a good one? Well, a good cover letter can make the difference between landing that dream job or hitting refresh on the search results again to find the next job opportunity. Your experience and your professional background need to be succinct and summed up in a well-written way and the cover letter is your best way of doing that.”

Benjamin Weinberg

November 26, 2019

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Colons

Benjamin Weinberg

November 26, 2019

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“The colon is very useful in the English language, but it is also considered to be a bit underused as a means of punctuation within the world of grammar. You have to understand the circumstances for which a ‘colon’ can be used as well as a few examples of when it can show up in a regular sentence. If you can master colons, you can definitely count yourself as being advanced as an English learner.”

Benjamin Weinberg

October 6, 2019

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The Art of Using Rhetorical Techniques

Benjamin Weinberg

October 6, 2019

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“Rhetorical techniques are used in English writing to convey a meaning or a sentiment that the reader understands and is able to relate to emotionally or otherwise. A technique like a metaphor or a simile is used to persuade a reader to consider the topic being addressed from a different point of view(s).”

Benjamin Weinberg

September 4, 2019

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The Utility of One-on-One Practice

Benjamin Weinberg

September 4, 2019

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“When you are learning a new language especially one where you don’t have a lot of access to native speakers of that language, your ability to learn the foreign language can suffer as a result. Even if you are learning from someone in your country who speaks with advanced proficiency, there is still a discernible difference between a native speaker who also would likely be a qualified teacher for foreign students and one who is a teacher but is still a non-native teacher.”

Benjamin Weinberg

July 22, 2019

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Stringing Together Semicolons

Benjamin Weinberg

July 22, 2019

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“Similar to commas, Semicolons are an important punctuation mark that plays a key role in many English sentences. When you think of a semicolon, think of it being a slight pause in a sentence between the two main clauses or parts that should be separated as you would do with a comma. You will want to use the semicolon in between two independent clauses within a basic sentence and this is especially true if there is no coordinating conjunction being used such as and, or, but, etc.”

Benjamin Weinberg

July 1, 2019

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Commas

Benjamin Weinberg

July 1, 2019

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“The Comma is an integral part of any English language sentence and while it may not come up all the time, it is likely to come up many of your sentences especially if they are longer than 10 sentences. The comma helps us to avoid run-on sentences or sentences that are too long-winded, which will distract the reader, and take away from the meaning of your sentence(s). Commas should be used moderately to not to introduce many pauses within your sentences.”

Benjamin Weinberg

31 de mayo de 2019

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Orden y estructura de las frases

Benjamin Weinberg

31 de mayo de 2019

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"¿Qué es la norma SVO? se estará preguntando. Buena pregunta. SVO significa Sujeto - Verbo - Objeto, que es el orden cronológico en el que se forman las frases en inglés. Otros idiomas además del inglés pueden formar oraciones como Sujeto - Objeto - Verbo, Objeto - Verbo - Sujeto u Objeto - Sujeto - Verbo pero sólo para este idioma en particular que estamos aprendiendo que es el inglés, nos vamos a quedar con Sujeto - Verbo - Objeto y la regla SVO".

Benjamin Weinberg

April 29, 2019

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Spot The Mistakes

Benjamin Weinberg

April 29, 2019

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“Once you have learned to embrace your errors, the next key part of being an editor of your written English language work is to spot the mistakes. You need to become proficient in catching your mistakes, understanding why they were mistakes, and then fixing them. You are bound to make some mistakes with your English writing but the best way to get over that hurdle is to spot them, understand them, and fix them.”