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ISSUE # 23 JULY 2014 Editorial...................................................................................2 UTN NEWS -Second UTN Technology Fair .............................................3 -UTN Grows............................................................................4 -2015 Registration Process...................................................4 -The Scope of ESP as a Transdiciplinary Learning Approach in Higher Education .........................5 WORLD NEWS -Malaysian Jet shot down over Ukraine.............................6 -Pope calls Destruction of Nature a Modern Sin ...............7 -UN says ending AIDS is Possible by 2030..........................7 -Our Heroes...........................................................................8 THE ILE ETHOS -Green Culture....................................................................10 -The Good Learner in an English as a Second Language Class....................................................11 -The Universal Nature of Figurative Language.................12 VALUE OF THE MONTH.........................................................14 VOX POPULI.........................................................................15 90 SECONDS WITH -José Alberto Rodríguez Arguedas...................................16 This month, our cover page is dedicated to THE ATTIC OF BERTHA MASON our national soccer team. La Sele´s -Zoo Ave..............................................................................19 outstanding participation in Brazil 2014 -The Evolution of ¨Pulperías¨ in Costa Rica......................20 turned everybody´s eyes to our great -A Walk in the Clouds.........................................................21 country. This cover page shows how Costa LANGUAGE BITS...................................................................22 Rica filled the cover pages of many HUMOR.................................................................................23 TECHNOLOGY important newspapers around the world. The TeacherTube........................................................................24 effort given by our team made them earned THIS MONTH IN HISTORY a spot in the history to FIFA World Cup. (Picture taken from Fotopedia: Bastille Day..........................................................................26 http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Brazuca#mediaviewer/Archivo:Adidas_Brazuca.jpg) PROBERB OF THE MONTH.....................................................27 If you have an awesome picture you think CONTRIBUTORS could be the cover of one of The ILE Post Marco Araya (ad writer) editions, send it to [email protected]. So far Sandra Argüello (column writer) Andrés Bejarano (article writer) several readers have sent amazing pictures Cristina Dall'Anese (story writer) that we will be sharing with you soon. If you Cindy González (section contributor) want to know what is happening in ILE, John Eric Jacobsen (article writer) follow us in Charlie McDermott (article writer) Abigail Molina (article writer) Edwin Murillo (article writer) José Alberto Rodríguez (biography) Niki Sims (academic journal editor) https://www.facebook.com/TheILEPost?fref=ts Alonso Vega (article writer) What a Duck taught me about Success! By John Eric Jacobsen In a very small village Some people use money as a lived a wise old prophet. measuring stick for success. If they have The prophet spent his last an abundance of money, they consider years sharing wisdom, themselves successful; if their finances answering questions and are in shambles, they consider giving advice to the people in the themselves failures. Others believe that village. The people truly respected and if money is your only motive for success, loved the prophet because his advice then you are already a failure. Some was always helpful and his answers people feel very successful if they own always precise. a new car or a large house. Others may live in a modest apartment and use One day a young boy from the village public transportation and they, too, feel decided to trick the prophet by asking successful because they are content a question that would be impossible to where they are. Someone else may feel answer. The boy found a small live successful if he or she is the president of duck, concealed it behind his back and a large corporation. Others may be slowly approached the prophet. In a happy and fulfilled working in the mail mocking voice the boy asked, "Prophet, room. I hold a duck behind my back. Tell me; To begin to define your own version of is the duck dead or alive?" The prophet success, you can start by asking yourself paused for a moment and gazed into two important questions: the boy's eyes. In a whisper he responded, "If I say the duck is dead, 1. What must specifically happen in my you will show me its live body. If I say life for me to feel totally successful and the duck is alive, you will quickly choke completely fulfilled? it, and then show me its dead body. Therefore, I tell you the duck is 2. How will I know when I have neither alive nor dead. achieved it? The duck is whatever you decide it will be." Answering these questions reveals your personal criteria. Remember, there are I heard that story many years ago, and no right or wrong answers; your criteria is it made a strong impression on me. It simply a measurement of what is reminded me that each of us have the important to you and a measurement power to decide our own fate and of your values. destiny. For each of us, our potential for The moment you chose, define and success is like the duck in this story. more importantly "crystallize" your vision, you will discover that it's much easier to "Your success will be whatever you arrive--- if you knew where you were decide it will be." going ahead of time. The duck is For many people success is a very behind your back; what are you going personal but subjective type of thing. to do with it; let it live or let it die? (Article taken from: http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/what-a-duck-taught-me-about-success-6665612.html) 3 Second UTN Technology Fair by Eric Herrera(ILE Professor) For the second year in a Companies such as I.S. row, Centro de Corporaration, iCon, Formación Tecnológica y Metrowireless, Interactiva Tecnología Educative among others offered (CFPTE) held the UTN products and services to Technology Fair. This the public. One stand activity included two full that really caught days of exhibition, people´s attention was information sessions, and about the efforts UTN is the one of San Jorge demonstrations. National giving in terms of Technical High-School. A and international technology. group of students lead by speakers presented a Some other participants Professor Fernando variety of cutting edge were: UNA Professor Jose Chaves showed a little bit topics which made Pablo Madrigal who of the efforts this high attendance highly offered a workshop about school has undertaken in increased in comparison Linux with an especially order to introduce to the first edition last insightful account of the technology in the public year. changed circumstances schools. that render copyright in the digital world suspect; Federico Jiménez who explained how a hybrid car works and its advantages; I.S. Representatives Roy The opening presentation Chinchilla and Rodolfo In brief, the activity was was in charge of expert in González who talked successful, more crowded digital TV Tomofumi about how achieving than last year´s and with Yoshimi. Taking into goals for sustainability and the participation of more consideration that the financial performance varied presenters. Costa Rica´s analog TV require that everyone Organizers really expect shutdown is close (2016), involved in an enterprise soon this activity will this was one of the most understands the become more popular interesting presentations. environmental effects of not only as a regional Channel 13 covered this what they do. event but as a national part of the event, so the In addition to one. whole country found out presentations, there were several stands. 4 UTN Grows by Eric Herrera During July, a couple of good news for and management practices. In Alajuela campus made the school addition, with this new building, UTN community happy a proud. First of all, stopped renting Carmen de Alajuela on July 10th, the new building was finally and Redentorista high-school facilities. open. From now on, there are 24 more classrooms with a capacity for 824 students. Even though official inauguration had been on March 22nd, there were some delays because of everything a friendly environment facility like this demands. The technology used in its construction However news does not stop there. On July 17th, earth moving for the new laboratory building began. Specialized laboratories for the electronics, electro mechanics majors will provide students with cutting edge technology matching the needs of modern instrumentation and experiments. This building will be completed towards the end of 2015. Well before earthmoving could begin and implementation follows at the start of June, an extensive team international standards so that in a of civil engineering and environmental future UTN can become an Eco architects worked to ensure that the Campus which aims to move UTN new experimental facilities would have facilities towards environmental the minimum impact on the landscape sustainability through good operational surrounding the laboratory. (Pictures taken from UTN Alajuela Campus Dean Emanuel González FACEBOOK profile) 2015 Registration