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<channel><title><![CDATA[Kathryn Luscombe - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/blog.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:49:16 +0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[I am obsessed with this:]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/i-am-obsessed-with-this.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/i-am-obsessed-with-this.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:29:25 +0700</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/i-am-obsessed-with-this.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The One Semester of Spanish Love Song! It's had lots of internet popularity lately, but I must say, it never, ever gets old.  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p  style=" text-align: left; "><span style="font-weight: bold;">The One Semester of Spanish Love Song! </span>It's had lots of internet popularity lately, but I must say, it never, ever gets old.</p><div  style=" margin-bottom: 10px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><embed style="width:350px; height:250px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ngRq82c8Baw" wmode="transparent"> </embed></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[El teletrabajo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/el-teletrabajo.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/el-teletrabajo.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:23:44 +0700</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/el-teletrabajo.html</guid><description><![CDATA[El teletrabajo. Es una cosa tan comun aqu&iacute; en los EE UU, pero en Espa&ntilde;a, la idea de vivir en una ciudad y trabajar en una otra ya suele, en general, un poco m&aacute;s raro.Pero hoy en d&iacute;a, cosas est&aacute;n cambiando. Algunas personas de la clase media en Espa&ntilde;a, como en otros pa&iacute;ses, prefieren vivir afuera de la ciudad donde nacieron y trabajan, buscando una calidad de vida mejor y m&aacute;s barato. "El Pa&iacute; [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p  style=" text-align: left; ">El teletrabajo. Es una cosa tan comun aqu&iacute; en los EE UU, pero en Espa&ntilde;a, la idea de vivir en una ciudad y trabajar en una otra ya suele, en general, un poco m&aacute;s raro.<br /><br />Pero hoy en d&iacute;a, cosas est&aacute;n cambiando. Algunas personas de la clase media en Espa&ntilde;a, como en otros pa&iacute;ses, prefieren vivir afuera de la ciudad donde nacieron y trabajan, buscando una calidad de vida mejor y m&aacute;s barato. "El Pa&iacute;s," mi diario favorito de Espa&ntilde;a, <a href="http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/nueva/utopia/vivir/lejos/mejor/elpepusoc/20080129elpepisoc_1/Tes">tuvo un articulo</a> ayer sobre esta tendencia de decentralizacion urbana.<br /><br />Y me pregunt&eacute;: &iquest;Es mejor o peor la tendencia? Podr&iacute;a ser mejor que, gracias los trenes r&aacute;pidos como el AVE, la gente tienen m&aacute;s libertad y opciones sobre su estilo de vida, pero por el otro lado, me enoja un poquito. Las relaciones entre familia son importantes en Espa&ntilde;a. Muchas personas viven en la misma cuidad que los otros miembros de la familia, algunos en la misma calle, y hay un sentimiento de unidad entre las generaciones que no existe siempre en las familias americanas. &iquest;Y ser&aacute; m&aacute;s teletrabajo una cosa que empieza a romperlo en nuestro mundo moderno? Ya no s&eacute;, pero espero que no.<br /><br />________________________________________________________<br /><br />Commuting. It's such a common thing here in the US, but in Spain, the idea of living in one city and working in another still seems, to many people, as little strange. <br /><br />But these days, things are changing. <br /><br />Many people in the middle class of Spain, like those in other countries, prefer to live outside the city where they were born and where they work, searching for a better --and cheaper-- quality of life. "El Pa&iacute;s," my favorite Spanish newspaper, <a href="http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/nueva/utopia/vivir/lejos/mejor/elpepusoc/20080129elpepisoc_1/Tes">had an article</a> yesterday about this trend of urban decentralization. <br /><br />And I wondered, Is this trend for the good or the bad? It could be better that, thanks to the high-speed AVE trains, people have more liberty and options about their lifestyles, but on the other hand, it made me a little angry. Family relationships are very important in Spain. Many people <br />live in the same cities in their family, many even on the same street, and there's a sentiment of unity between generations that doesn't always seem to exist in American families. And will more commuting be something that begins to break it in our modern world? I don't know, but I sure hope not.<br /></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coping with a generation of grief in Spain: Revisiting the past...to cover it up?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/coping-with-a-generation-of-grief-in-spain-revisiting-the-past-in-order-to-cover-it-up.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/coping-with-a-generation-of-grief-in-spain-revisiting-the-past-in-order-to-cover-it-up.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:35:44 +0700</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/coping-with-a-generation-of-grief-in-spain-revisiting-the-past-in-order-to-cover-it-up.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A recent article in the New York Times takes another look at Spain's silence regarding its painful past. With the new generations being the first to grow up completely independent of the bloody war that tore families and neighbors apart and the subsequent 4-decade dictatorship, they are also the first to openly speak about and examine the past, while their parents and grandparents choose to look straight forward. A new law has been put in place to rid the country  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p  style=" text-align: left; ">A recent article in the New York Times takes another look at Spain's silence regarding its painful past. With the new generations being the first to grow up completely independent of the bloody war that tore families and neighbors apart and the subsequent 4-decade dictatorship, they are also the first to openly speak about and examine the past, while their parents and grandparents choose to look straight forward. A new law has been put in place to rid the country of  <br />symbols and monuments of Generalismo Francisco Franco and his regime, but is this really the answer? Are they hiding from the past or&nbsp; revisiting it? Or is it both?<br /><br />Read the article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/arts/design/13kimm.html?_r=1&amp;ref=arts&amp;oref=slogin">here</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for Peru]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit1.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit1.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:12:12 +0700</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2008/01/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit1.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Mi nuevo proyecto, o, es decir, aventura, estar&aacute; ir a Per&uacute; durante el verano que viene. Una amiga m&iacute;a trabaja con el Cuerpo de Paz en Santo Domingo, y nosotras habiamos planeando un programa en que planear&eacute;&nbsp; y ense&ntilde;ar&eacute; algunas clases del periodismo en los dos colegios all&iacute;. Estoy muy emocionada de irme. Sin duda, ser&aacute; dif&iacute;cil, tengo muchas ganas de empezar a construir mis lecciones y descubrir com [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p  style=" text-align: left; ">Mi nuevo proyecto, o, es decir, aventura, estar&aacute; ir a Per&uacute; durante el verano que viene. Una amiga m&iacute;a trabaja con el Cuerpo de Paz en Santo Domingo, y nosotras habiamos planeando un programa en que planear&eacute;&nbsp; y ense&ntilde;ar&eacute; algunas clases del periodismo en los dos colegios all&iacute;. Estoy muy emocionada de irme. Sin duda, ser&aacute; dif&iacute;cil, tengo muchas ganas de empezar a construir mis lecciones y descubrir como combinar todas mis cosas favoritas (el periodismo, el espa&ntilde;ol, y la ense&ntilde;anza) y adaptarlos para los alumnos de Santo Domingo. &iexcl;M&aacute;s noticias en seguida!<br /><br />____________________________________________________________<br /><br />My newest project, or adventure, really, will be going to Peru during this coming summer. A friend of mine works in the Peace Corps in Santo Domingo, and we have been planning a program in which I will plan and teach some journalism classes over a three-week period in the two high schools there. I am very excited to go. Of course, it will be difficult, but I am looking forward to begin constructing my lessons and discovering how to combine my favorite things (journalism, Spanish, and teaching) and adapt them for the students in Santo Domingo. More news to come!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Media in Spanish Class]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2007/10/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2007/10/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:13:07 +0700</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2007/10/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Mi asignatura de TE 407 me hab&iacute;a hecho pensar en c&oacute;mo podemos huir de los m&eacute;todos tradicionales del aprendizaje de una idioma extranjera.&nbsp; Como alguien con una especialidad en periodismo, tengo una obsesi&oacute;n con todas las cosas relacionadas a los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n y la cultura popular, y creo que puede ser una moda muy valoriosa y pertinente para hacer conecci&oacute;nes del mundo real a la aula.&nbsp; Siempre estoy busc [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p  style=" text-align: left; ">Mi asignatura de TE 407 me hab&iacute;a hecho pensar en c&oacute;mo podemos huir de los m&eacute;todos tradicionales del aprendizaje de una idioma extranjera.&nbsp; Como alguien con una especialidad en periodismo, tengo una obsesi&oacute;n con todas las cosas relacionadas a los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n y la cultura popular, y creo que puede ser una moda muy valoriosa y pertinente para hacer conecci&oacute;nes del mundo real a la aula.&nbsp; Siempre estoy buscando maneras de integrar los dos. &iquest;Cu&aacute;l es la mejor? Espero descubrir algunas nuevas.<br /><br />_____________________________________________________________<br /><br />My TE 407 class has got me really thinking about how we can break out of the "traditional" approaches to learning a foreign language.&nbsp; As a journalism major, I'm obsessed with all things related to media and popular culture, and believe it can be an extremely valuable and relevant way to make connections from the real world to the classroom.&nbsp; I'm always looking for ways to integrate the two. What's the best way? I hope to discover some new ones.<br /> </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blogs: Coming Soon]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2007/10/first-post.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2007/10/first-post.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:18:50 +0700</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://kluscombe.weebly.com/1/post/2007/10/first-post.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Check back here for news and updates! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p  style=" text-align: left; ">Check back here for news and updates!</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>
