Mind Your Language L4 S9 ARTES 2023

   I'm aware of, and I have to support some of them, though from my perspective, the programme should be almost entirely different, and I will explain you why that is. First of all, I studied a 4 year-long BA on English Language and Literature, with a fixed curriculum focused almost entirely on the English language (the English language course was annual and it took almost 4 classes each week). It also had some Linguistics courses (which I personally enjoyed most of them), and one Literature course each term. From I know, things have changed, now students have more Linguistics courses, the English language course is now term based, and they have more Literature, which I believe is good. The faculty was relatively poor, as the Humanities and Social Sciences are not really respected in Chile, classrooms were not the best, but not the worst either. We had an extremely old and outdated Language laboratory with very old equipments -though now I know it has been refurbished-. The te...

  Time travel has long been a subject of fascination and speculation. The idea of venturing into the future, witnessing technological marvels, societal changes, and perhaps gaining insights into the course of humanity, is undeniably alluring. Or maybe travelling into the past to witness key moments of human history, or meet the historical characters that we’ve always wanted to meet. For me, well, I’ve chosen to travel into the future. The past we’ve already know it, but the future is unknown, it’s a mystery, and mysteries are fun at least. In this hypothetical journey, let's fast forward to 2100—a sweet spot of progress and relatability (or not). Why? The turn of the century has historically marked pivotal moments. Eight decades into the future could either promise a thrilling blend of technological marvels and societal evolution, or, most likely, a dystopic horrible and unliveable reality. I am personally not very optimistic considering the course humanity is taking at the moment....