Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Rosseta Stone



The Rosetta Stone is part of an Ancient Egyptian granodiorite stele with engraved text that provided the key to modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The inscription records a decree that was issued at Memphis in 196 BCE on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The decree appears in three texts: the upper one is in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the middle one in Egyptian demotic script, and the lower text in ancient Greek.

Originally displayed within a temple, the stele was probably moved during the early Christian or medieval period, and eventually used as building material in the construction of a fort at the town of Rashid (Rosetta) in the Nile delta. It was rediscovered there in 1799 by a soldier of the French expedition to Egypt. As the first known bilingual text, the Rosetta Stone aroused wide public interest with its potential to decipher the hitherto untranslated ancient Egyptian languages. Lithographic copies and plaster casts began circulating amongst European museums and scholars. Meanwhile, British troops defeated the French in Egypt in 1801, and the original stone came into British possession under the Capitulation of Alexandria. Transported to London, it has been on public display at the British Museum since 1802. It is the most-visited object in the British Museum.

Link to file:

http://cid-e57ad46b7956f5a2.office.live.com/self.aspx/Class%20Files/The%20Rosetta%20Stone.pdf

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Methodology 1



I am teaching this subject called "Metodología de la Enseñanza del Ingles 1" which is giving me the chance to be the guide of possible future teachers, this is a great opportunity to refresh my approach to teaching, the students' fresh ideas and innovative thinking will enrich my experience as a teacher, some of the topics we are going to cover are:

1. Knowing your students.
2. How long does a class last?
3. What topics can be covered in the class?
4. How can students learn and how should teachers teach?
5. Teaching strategies

So, as you can see there are good topics than will be covered and will be better because we are going to use POL

Download Manual and related files:

http://cid-e57ad46b7956f5a2.office.live.com/self.aspx/POL%202009/UANE%20Meto%201.rar