Los idiomas y el multilingüismo son elementos básicos en los que se apoya la diversidad cultural del mundo y condiciones esenciales para el desarrollo sostenible en todos los ámbitos, como el espacio cibernético, los sistemas educativos, y las expresiones y los intercambios culturales, en los planos internacional, regional y nacional
El 16 de mayo de 2007, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas proclamó 2008 Año Internacional de los Idiomas. Puesto que los asuntos relativos a las lenguas ocupan un lugar central en el mandato de la UNESCO en educación, ciencias exactas y naturales, ciencias sociales y humanas, cultura y comunicación e información, se designó a la Organización organismo rector del Año. Los idiomas y el multilingüismo son elementos básicos en los que se apoya la diversidad cultural del mundo y condiciones esenciales para el desarrollo sostenible en todos los ámbitos, como el espacio cibernético, los sistemas educativos, y las expresiones y los intercambios culturales, en los planos internacional, regional y nacional.
Taken from www.nacionesunidas.org.co
Electronic learning (or e-Learning or eLearning) is a type of education where the medium of instruction is computer technology. In some instances, no in-person interaction takes place. E-learning is used interchangeably in a wide variety of contexts. In companies, it refers to the strategies that use the company network to deliver training courses to employees. In the USA, it is defined as a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies, mainly Internet or computer-based, to reach learners. Lately in most Universities, e-learning is used to define a specific mode to attend a course or programmes of study where the students rarely, if ever, attend face-to-face for on-campus access to educational facilities, because they study online.
Benefits of eLearning versus traditional classroom settings
eLearning can provide for major benefits for the organizations and individuals involved.
1. Reducing environmental impact: eLearning allows people to avoid travel, thus reducing the overall carbon output. The fact that it takes place in a virtual environment also allows some reduction of paper usage. With virtual notes instead of paper notes and online assessments instead of paper assessments, eLearning is a more environmentally friendly solution.
2. Quality education, made affordable: The fact that instructors of the highest calibre can share their knowledge across borders allows students to attend courses across physical, political, and economic boundaries. Recognized experts have the opportunity of making information available internationally, to anyone interested at minimum costs. This can drastically reduce the costs of higher education, making it much more affordable and accessible to the masses. An internet connection, a computer, and a projector would allow an entire classroom in a third world university to benefit from the knowledge of an opinion leader.
All presentations have a common objective. People give presentations because they want to communicate in order to:
- inform
- train
- persuade
- sell
A successful presentation is one of the most effective ways of communicating your message. And because English is so widely used in international business, a working knowledge of the vocabulary and techniques used in an English language presentation is a valuable asset.
A well organised presentation with a clear structure is easier for the audience to follow. It is therefore more effective. You should organise the points you wish to make in a logical order. Most presentations are organised in three parts, followed by questions:
Useful expressions for presentations in English:
Introducing the subject
* I'd like to start by...
* Let's begin by...
* First of all, I'll...
* Starting with...
* I'll begin by...
Finishing one subject...
* Well, I've told you about...
* That's all I have to say about...
* We've looked at...
* So much for...
...and starting another
* Now we'll move on to...
* Let me turn now to...
* Next...
* Turning to...
* I'd like now to discuss...
* Let's look now at...
Analysing a point and giving recommendations
* Where does that lead us?
* Let's consider this in more detail...
* What does this mean for ABC?
* Translated into real terms...
Giving an example
* For example,...
* A good example of this is...
* As an illustration,...
* To give you an example,...
* To illustrate this point...
Dealing with questions
* We'll be examining this point in more detail later on...
* I'd like to deal with this question later, if I may...
* I'll come back to this question later in my talk...
* Perhaps you'd like to raise this point at the end...
* I won't comment on this now...
Summarising and concluding
* In conclusion,...
* Right, let's sum up, shall we?
* I'd like now to recap...
* Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at...
* Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered...
* If I can just sum up the main points...
Ordering
* Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly...
* First of all...then...next...after that...finally...
* To start with...later...to finish up...
Taken from: http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations.htm
