Thursday 15 December 2011

Do online translators have a place in the language classroom?

I don´t see a practical place for online translators in the classroom with the already at hand online dictionaries, thesaurus, online resources etc.

Online translators just translate a word for word literally thus it does not put the translated contents into the required cultural components they could be looking for.

So I really don´t see where online translators would fit the language classroom.

Wednesday 14 December 2011

The Devil´s Dictionary

Guess the job!

Definition: One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well.
(Source -www.alcyone.com - page 17)

Definition: A person who heals or exerts a healing influence. (Point 3)
(Source - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/)

Saturday 3 December 2011



Two of my favourite films and one of my favourite scenes in Gladiator:

My interests


Well, I have a few. To start with, I like Meditation and I practice daily. I also like and do Yoga, Hatha style. From time to time I scuba dive in the summer when I can, and if not, I snorkel.
I like going by the seaside and having a coffee with friends. I am not practicing at the moment but I too like Martial Arts; Hapkido is what I practiced for sometime.
In general I like sports.

Barcelona



Here are some pictures of Barcelona the city where I live and some of the places of interest.







About Me


I am a fully trained classical actor and I also teach English. Until recently I worked for a Helpdesk providing technical support Level 1 to GSK - Glaxo Smith Kline - to different markets in Europe.
I live in Barcelona, Spain, however I am considering the idea of moving somewhere else sometime in the near future but no place has been decided yet...My last trip was to Marrakesh in Morocco which was an eye opener. I travelled with 3 other friends of mine and we all had a good time. But in terms of hygiene I found it a bit difficult to adapt in the very few days we were there. But it is a very beautiful place to visit and interesting too.