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November, 2018

THE ART OF ENGLISH TEACHING Teaching Training Sessions (TTS) 2018 For four years, Universidad de San Carlos has gathered hundreds of students, teachers, exponents and special guests to participate in the Teaching Training Sessions (TTS), and this year 2018 was not the exception.

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50 Years Empowering English Teachers

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A LEADER FOR CHANGE We live in a beautiful country, a country that overflows with culture and traditions, one that is filled with love and willing people to lend you a hand, to gift you a smile; but it is also a country that hurts, where opportunities for development and a university level education have become exclusive and far away from reach of the must humble population of our country.

When we are in the middle of a society that is filled with trouble, political hecatombs, lack of economic resources and opportunities, one character rises up, one that carries on his shoulders the great responsibility of being a promoter of change and of projecting the true leadership spirit that we so desperately need nowadays. This character is committed to his people, the student of Universidad de San Carlos, the same that works and makes and effort each day of the week, and that with effort and sacrifice he reaches this house of studies seeking knowledge, seeking the opportunity that will provide a better life, that same student that many times carries his fatigue and tiredness to the limits, the one that with an empty stomach, still reaches the classroom with a thousand different situations on his back and in his mind, still he invades the classroom always with a smile and projecting that unique charisma that distinguishes each and every one who belongs to the tercentenary and glorious Universidad de San Carlos.

However, what is the role that San Carlista student plays in this panorama of our beloved Guatemala? Many will say it has to be a revolutionary one, some others will say that he has to set an example of professionalism, and others will state that he should be a political leader and change our society. The answer is much more simple than it seems, and it involves each and every one of us who conform this big family: professors, students, authorities; a job always performed with excellence, social projection, and an example of life.

Those are the three axes that we should be using to conduct our academic and everyday activities.

It is not enough to feel outraged by the nowadays national situation, if the only thing that we do is to express our feelings and opinion through social media, it is

not enough to write a comment on the internet, where we express our anger and disagreement of the authorities’ way of acting. It is useless to be a revolutionary on the web, where our opinion lasts the same amount of time that it takes to click “Like”. It is incredible to see the quantity of people on social media that finds different ways to magically fix our country, we have turned ourselves into the protagonists of a struggle of opinions, a struggle where it seems everybody is right and nobody is willing to accept other people’s opinions. It is necessary to migrate from the reality in which the web world has submerged us and turn ourselves into main characters of a story that has a topic of a real change in our hurting society.

How? What do we have to do to become those leaders that promote and ignite a change for a better society? Each one of our activities, academic, professional or family related, and in each and every ambience where we find ourselves each and every day has to represent for us a constant struggle where we seek to perform in a formidable way. Through developing our jobs with excellence we will achieve to set an example and to spread our enthusiasm to others. It is necessary for each of us to realize a selfevaluation, to introspect and humbly find our areas of improvement, after that we must construct a life plan that involves not only our interests, but the interests of our people taking into account the necessities that we confront nowadays. Let us improve our habits starting in our homes, from our families. We need to teach our young and children the necessary and essential moral values for their lives. Let us evaluate the way in which we treat each other, the change of our country begins with us first, and not waiting for one single person to change the cruel reality of our beautiful country.

As San Carlistas, we own ourselves to the Guatemalan society, the same one that with taxes, and many times taxes from the humblest people and with less resources, they are the ones who give us the opportunity to receive this university level education. A fundamental part of the San Carlista student is to find the different ways in which we are able to help others and promote the spirit of solidarity to

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Professor Carlos José Alecio Hernández others as well. It can be done from within our curricula of courses, through the extension project or as professionals, whichever we decide, it is our duty to return to our people with high standard work performance, professionalism in our way of acting, service and ongoing learning, everything that they have given to us. At times, in the midst of this social responsibility of the college student, we tend to confuse this service to society with activities that follow the contrary objective to what our people need. Giving back to our people does not mean we need to cover our faces and walk outside to protest, insult or block main streets, it is not about using our creativity to craft some signs with a sarcastic slogan that rhymes or simply to shout your lungs out while you take a selfie in front of the National Palace, it is completely worthless to do all these if when you walk away you forget about your neighbors’ necessities and you do not do with the ethical commitment and love what you have studied to do. As students, it is our task to be creative, to return with love and service what society has done for us, as professionals we can contribute giving the best of ourselves and of our time, always giving quality and free service to those who so much need it, to provide with education, knowledge, values and enthusiasm to those who cannot access it easily; finally as authorities we must give the opportunities and tools so that each student can repay to our gorgeous Guatemalan society that is so in need of immediate profound changes.

Coherence of life, completely linked to the above, that is to say, just as we pride ourselves on being, it must be our primordial aim not only to pretend it, but we must also demonstrate it, give the best of ourselves, but most importantly, leave our comfort area, in colloquial words it could be described as “give the extra mile”, always give a little more than we should, but the most important thing is always without expecting anything in return, and keep in mind that there is nothing better than receiving only the joy and satisfaction of having given the best of us. Sometimes we have been told that it is necessary to worry about everything that is inside our circle, but other times it is necessary to see beyond

it, and the joy of giving part of us, part of our time, of our abilities, knowledge, of our work; it must always predominate our giving. It is important to mention that we can do it in the classroom, and it is our responsibility to promote teamwork, always remembering that each one of us has a leader inside, and that everyone’s participation is important, that this boat called Guatemala is of all, and that our grain of sand contributes little by little to strengthen this society. Being a San Carlista is a pride, and at the same time a responsibility, we must tattoo ourselves in the mind that we owe to the most in need and that our example is of vital importance for this process of change that is so urgent today.

Promoters of change, leaders, and example of life, the responsibility that falls on the shoulders of the San Carlista student is great, and it is probable that in some occasions we feel fear, rejection or uncertainty regarding this burden, but it is the opportunity to be able to provide a better tomorrow, a better country, but much more important, leaving our country a new generation of children and young people who know how to fight for equality, for justice and for the common good of others, always keep in mind that everything that we do day by day should be thought of in the welfare of those who will be the heirs of this beautiful country, let’s stop for a moment and reflect on what we are doing. That your service to the country goes beyond social networks, and that you live firsthand the reality of our beautiful Guatemala, in order to promote changes and substantial solutions in a professional and humble way.

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The English PEM Times “No matter how much you enjoy In the Public Eye reading, if you like books… you SECOND EDITION shouldn’t have missed FILGUA 2018”

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Article by Gricelda Argueta / Photo by Anyhely Humanez

Have you ever thought about often you read? Have you ever questioned yourself about how many books you have read? We are always reading. We usually read on a daily basis, about trivial things, but as part of our culture, we hardly find the time to read something of our own interest.

This year, the fair celebrated its XV Edition and for a second time in a row, it took place at Forum Majadas, in Guatemala City.

Over 2,000 people participated in the fair, including children, teenagers and adults. Many wellknown bookstores in the country There are many reasons why participated in the fair, in their unique people read, for instance, studying and original way to demonstrate that for a test, getting a presentation reading is a great pleasure. There ready for work, or reading a book. were thousands of books offered Whatever your reason for reading to everyone, which were meant to is, you can’t miss the annual catch the attention of every single book fair that Filgua organizes in visitor. High quality books, beautiful Guatemala City. One of the main purposes of the fair is to attract covers, creative illustrations and people into the reading habit and the bright colors that decorated the to offer readers a variety of books stands, motivated people to buy and reading material. books from several genres.

Filgua also offered forums, dances, science projects, conferences, concerts, stages, and beautifully decorated stands. Bookstores offered books for prices as low as Q15.00, and special offers where buyers could get a 50% off in the second book.

visited this fair really enjoyed the experience and bought interesting books with the advantage of the discounts and offers.

The event was greatly accepted by the students, even though for some of them, this was the first time participating in it. They witnessed live In this event’s last days, the students presentations and demonstrations in the second cycle of Profesorado that gave them great adventures de Enseñanza Media en el Idioma and new experiences.

Inglés from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala also Something important to remark, is participated in the fair as part of the enthusiasm, professionalism the Conversation class. Every and good service from the store student from this class was able to managers who showed and enjoy this event, embracing a lot of explained interesting facts about books and reading material such books, magazines and more. as: comics, romantic literature, The students were satisfied with comedies, science fiction (sci-fi), their visit to Filgua. mathematics, academic books and a lot more. All of the students that

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THE ART OF ENGLISH TEACHING

For four years, Universidad de San Carlos has gathered hundreds of students, teachers, exponents and special guests to participate in the Teaching Training Sessions (TTS), and this year 2018 was not the exception, since it coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of Secciรณn de Idiomas. The TTS

2018 was full of activities where all participants were able to enhance their English knowledge throughout conferences, workshops and support material.

Article by Anyhely Humanez, Gricelda Argueta and Imperia Vargas / Photos by Anyhely Humanez

Ambassador of the United States, Mr. Luis Arreaga; and authorities of this house of studies, welcoming to all the participants.

The M.A. Mazariegos stressed that initiatives like this allow In the opening ceremony, the dean the Facultad de Humanidades of the Facultad de Humanidades, to provide the teachers with M.A. Walter Mazariegos; the new alternatives and updated techniques that help them to deliver a good English classes.

He also indicated that this type of activity contributes to improve the academic processes from the perspective of higher education.

The workshops were conducted either in Spanish or in English, according to the target audience.

Each student had the opportunity to attend 3 out of 46 different workshops. Many young, yet professional people participated as speakers in the sessions, where the attendants acquired new knowledge to improve their teaching skills.

Some of the closing activities were about reading comprehension.

In those workshops people were able to enjoy different kinds of Focusing on each session and books like Sleepy Hollow, Mobyworkshop, everyone had some Dick and The Old Man and the great adventures and experiences. Sea. There, the participants could The sessions were a great chance learn different and important to meet new people, since the aspects about each book, such as participants came from different the author, characters and genre. places and learned together about The activity ended with a coffee reading, speaking, grammar and break for everybody and a so on. Each session had great participation diploma. It was activities like, games, dynamic, an incredible journey, so full of according to each topic. The great knowledge, that all the participants thing was that every participant had already look forward to coming the opportunity to learn a lot of new back next year. things that he or she would put into practice with their students at work.

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A NEW SEMESTER AHEAD

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welcomed more than 39,000 students, 1,050 professors and 200 workers who are located in Departamental and Centralized Headquarters.

The Board of Directors of Facultad de Humanidades, through the appointed Commission, organized an event of great academic importance at a national level.

The Inaugural Lesson of the II Academic Cycle 2018, was held in all headquarters of Facultad de Humanidades around the country.

These activities took place from August 3rd to August 5th, 2018.

The conference that was conducted simultaneously in all the venues, was denominated: “Strategies for a successful and autonomous learning at the University”. Its purpose was to strengthen the academic skills and to obtain better results in the teaching-learning processes that are carried out in the classrooms. It also provided all the students with the tools that will help them manage their time and their resources effectively, with the objective of buildingup confidence, responsibility, decision-making skills, and selfdiscipline. In this important event, “Facultad de Humanidades”

The students and teachers also listened to Dean MA Walter Mazariegos Biolis message through video conference, where he invited teachers to help their students become thinkers and not reproducers of other´s thoughts.

He also said that they needed to work on empowering and helping the student to be fully capable of making their own decisions, which will guide them to discover and fully strengthen their skills. He concluded his message by officially inaugurating the II Academic Cycle of 2018. At the end of the event each student received a participation diploma, and a burst of energy to successfully conclude the second semester.

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ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES By students from the 6th. cycle PEM in English, daily shift

An election for president of the United States occurs every four years on Election Day, held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The next presidential election will be held on November 3rd, 2020 and it is expected to follow the same process as it has had, having the acknowledgment of the requirements as the first step, followed by the primary and caucuses, the national convention, the general election and the electoral college. Finally, aware population of the percentage of people that votes.

Requirements for a presidential candidate

government should work, people with the same ideas belong to the same political party, that is where primaries and caucuses come in, as candidates give speeches trying to get others to join their group.

The two most popular parties in US nowadays are Republicans and Democrats.

The national convention National conventions have been held in August in recent election years, and they have to show both Republican and Democrat parties at their very best, as the media coverage of these events is immense.

election through the country.

According to U.S Embassy, “When Americans go to the polls they select their favorite presidential candidate and running mate. Except in the states of Maine and Nebraska, where if a candidate receives the majority of the votes from the people of a state then the candidate will receive all electoral votes of that state.

The presidential nominee with the most electoral votes becomes the President of the United States”. And he will govern for the next 4 years.

say in the choosing of a national president. In a time when the states were more autonomous and the federal government didn’t have as much power as it does today, the framers wanted to offset the chance that a single populous state or region would choose a “favorite son” candidate who would almost exclusively represent the contender’s home state and at the expense of other, smaller parts of the country.

Who actually votes?

During the general election, Americans go to their polling place During the general election, to cast their vote for president.

According to the constitution of Americans go to their polling place But the tally of those votes—the the United States of America, to cast their vote for president. popular vote—does not determine the candidate must be a natural- Whether these conventions are a But the tally of those votes—the the winner. Instead, presidential born citizen of the United States, vital part of the American political popular vote—does not determine elections use the Electoral College.

35 years of age or older and a structure, though, is open to debate. the winner. Instead, presidential To win the election, a candidate resident of the United States for 14 elections use the Electoral College. must receive a majority of electoral years. Any person who fulfills these As a result of this, both parties To win the election, a candidate votes. In the event no candidate requirements can be postulated as a effectively know who their must receive a majority of electoral receives the majority, the House candidate to the presidency. nominations are going to be by the votes. In the event no candidate of Representatives chooses the time the national conventions are receives the majority, the House president and the Senate chooses Once the candidate is registered on held. Such information can be easily of Representatives chooses the the vice president. the Federal Election Commission gained from the stated political president and the Senate chooses References: (FEC), he or she will have to follow support registered at both local and the vice president. all the valid steps according to the state level in the primaries.

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The electoral collage Presidential Election Process. Retrieved from:https://www.usa.gov/election The general election Primary and caucuses Americans vote for people called 2.

Gahana M. and Rebala P. This is the one involving all or most ‘electors’ in their state who are (2016, November 9). How America The primaries and caucuses are the of a country, which typically involves supporting the candidate they want voted in every election. Retrieved from:http://time.com/4561347/ two types of voting party members do competition between at least two to become president - this process presidential-election-results-interactive/ in order to select the best candidate parties. is called the Electoral College The Henderson B. and Lawler D. to represent their party. more people who live in a state, the 3.

(2017, February 27). How does the US All candidates for the presidency more electors there are for that state. election work? Retrieved from:https:// www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/howThis is how the process is followed. have the task of organizing their As in any country, there are many primary campaigns in each state The nation’s founders established does-the-us-election-work-andwhich-swing-states-will-determ/ people who want to be president, and then, if they are nominated, the Electoral College to ensure the each with their own ideas about how designing their campaign for general entire country had a more equal

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CULTURE

A FAR-REACHING WORLD A definition of culture could be: “the not specialized conjunction of knowledge acquired through time, thanks to the developing of intellectual faculties, through reading, studying and working”. Culture´s concept is commonly mistaken as folkloric manifestations, but actually the real meaning of this word goes beyond, it is more than a manifestation of spirituality or art. Culture is a creation, a manifestation that demonstrates all the things that define us as human beings.

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from Villa Nueva, in which the officers taught the attendants the basics about first aids. In return they received the necessary supplies to continue saving lives in their noble profession.

In that order, it could be said that culture is a manifestation of what is usually called the essence of being. Therefore, it is necessary to understand that people from a certain country could exhibit a good or a bad culture at first, but eventually both sides will emerge. That depends exclusively on us; that is precisely when the effort, dedication and the teaching of values nurture the development of an adequate culture, that will result in a healthy and appropriate life style.

The manifestation of love and respect for nature is called “forest culture”.

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala brings out this value on a regular basis, but this year, the students from Facultad de Humanidades in the departmental division of Ipala participated in an event in which they contributed to the improvement of the natural environment. Sixteen students from this faculty joined the national campaign “Sembrando Huella” promoted by the Instituto Nacional de Bosques, where they planted trees on the mountain called “El Cerrito Colorado” in Ipala, a town located at the East of Guatemala near El Salvador. There, they were able to plant 200 tree sprouts of different species.

The citizen´s responsibilities are cultural matters too. It is necessary to fulfill our responsibilities as a way of respecting the human rights and contributing to democracy. Considering that the right to life is everyone´s responsibility, the students from the first cycle of Sección de Idiomas at the USAC headquarters shared a morning of cultural exchange with the paramedics and firefighters

Teaching is useful and necessary, but being a role model is fundamental to inspire children against apathy, so typical of this generation. The humanistic work is as awesome as its eternal fight, always looking for a pathway to nurture a culture of common benefit.

Once again: What is culture? In a few words “what we do with our values that will become the heritage to our children”. It is the moment to establish a parameter about what Guatemalan culture could be and to create a good one, based on the education, development, peace and welfare to every one of us and the future generations.

Culture is the deep exercise of identity.

Julio Cortázar

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NUTRIEXPO

CELEBRATING OUR CULTURE TEACHING FROM THE HEART

Article by Evelyn Rodas / Interviewers: Verónica Álvarez, María Brenes, Ma. Paula Morales and Evelyn Rodas

Article and photo by Gerber Mayén

On September 22nd, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala presented Nutriexpo, as part of Facultad de Humanidades´ celebration activities. The event, wich was held on the surroundings of S4 building facilities, was a very interesting display of textures, colors, flavors and aromas that represented every corner of our country. The exhibition included representative outfits from each regions, traditional dances like the famous “Soy Chapín”, and samples of Guatemalan crops like bananas, beans and corn, arranged in artistic ways that portraited the market place stands.

All along the activity, the attendants were able to enjoy popular “marimba” songs, that included the traditional “Soy de Zacapa” and “El Ferrocarril de los Altos”, as they shared anecdotes, food and memories. The scenario was so heart-warming that it would have brought up tears from Guatemalan people living abroad, who certainly miss their homeland and their families.

In each stand, enthusiastic students dressed in traditional outfits welcomed the visitors with a brief explanation of their region´s weather, characteristics and food, as they offered a taste of the delicious representative dish.

The stands were decorated with handicrafts and hand-woven pieces of fabric, so beautifully arranged that they made the perfect background for pictures that visitors would later share through their social media accounts. In addition to that decoration, the students from the School of Art displayed their masterpieces of stained glass, created with diverse techniques and materials.

In summary, Nutriexpo was the perfect opportunity for both presenters and visitors to awaken the love for such a beautiful country, and to be reminded of the great cultural richness that can be found in simple things within the borders of our land.

On August 31st. Of 2018, we interviewed M.A. Licda. Luisa Fernanda Ramos, who has been in charge of the organization of the Teaching Training Sessions event for the last five years.

In the interview, she confirmed that Seccion de Idiomas works hard to make the TTS available to all teachers for free, unlike other events held by different organizations, considering that the University´s mission is to give everyone access to knowledge.

She also explained that PEM in English career is already implemented in the Central campus and in Huehuetenango, where it´s still working as a pilot program since there is not much population attending. Regarding the TTS activity, it is currently organized only in central campus ,but the alliance with MICOOPE, AJEDE, Universidad del Valle, and the United States Embassy, might make it possible to take the TTS to farther places.

She also mentioned that the activity is vital to the reinforcement of all teacher’s skills, which is why some workshops or conferences have been carried out in Spanish.

M.A. Licda. Luisa Fernanda Ramos also expressed that the logistics and organization of the event have been improving every year, due to the continous

feedback they receive from coordinators and attendants through the evaluation formats, in which teachers also have the chance to suggest the workshop topics they would find useful to have.

An authentic humanist experience

she was invited by her coordinator. The event was announced to all teachers in the country, who were already looking forward to it. By that time, she used to travel from her home in Puerto Tomas de Castilla at 5:15 to Puerto Barrios. At 6:15 she boarded a boat to cross the sea, heading for Livingston. It was a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the landscape and to practice cardiorespiratory exercises. Students were excited about sharing with nature, dolphins, herons and other creatures, and got ready to take some pictures. Mirsa collected wonderful memories about the experience.

They traveled for almost four hours to get to the university campus.

A very interesting experience, is the one shared by Mirsa Nineth Vasquez Mejía, who had worked for years as a teacher at Livingston, but was later transferred to Puerto Barrios. When she was in Livingston, she used to teach different courses, including basic English to a group of students from Licenciatura en Administración Educativa.

Then, she requested to be transferred to Puerto Barrios, and started working at this branch in the second semester of this year. Before that, she had worked with four groups, teaching a course to each one.

She found out about the TTS because

Those who lived far away walked through the mountain most of the journey and others went by boat.

She congratulated and motivated them to achieve their goals, since each one of them was born a champion.

She reminded them that the simple fact of being admitted to the University and graduating, represents a huge impact on the cultural and social evolution of Guatemala. This woman never gave up despite her adversities.

Even when she was either facing nature or suffering physical illnesses, she kept on working for what she believed and doing what she loved.

M.A. Licda. Luisa Fernanda Ramos, added that there are many other programs that Facultad de Humanidades conducts, for instance, the training program with the Instituto de Actualizacion Docente, which is not only for English teachers.

This program provides training sessions at the different departments in which Facultad de Humanidades works.

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Article by Evelyn Rodas / Interviewers: Manolo Cusanero, Jaqueline Oxlaj, Alexi Chigüichón and Evelyn Rodas

Sección de Idiomas from Facultad de Humanidades launched its 50th anniversary celebration activities in both Central and Huehuetenango facilities. Since Sección de Idiomas was founded in 1968, it has been contributing to the training of students in Profesorado en Enseñanza Media en Idioma Inglés.

In the Central campus, the celebration activities were held at the S4 building. On October 6th, the celebration took place in Huehuetenango, at Instituto Inmac, where coordinators, teachers and students had the chance to share an unforgettable experience. For the cultural activities there was the participation of: Felipe Elias (Tenor singer), Phillip Colindres (Musician), Luis Saucedo (singer), Antoño Saucedo (singer), Mariam Dayan Muñoz (singer), Jackson Tello (singer).

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The guest speaker was Hiroki Sakuma, who is a baseball coach and volunteer of the international agency of Japan JICA. During the activity, the coordinators and the participants in the cultural activities were awarded the corresponding diplomas. The event´s closing activities included a futsal tournament for both men and women categories, where the winners received beautiful trophies.

PhD Francisco Puac, stated that he was very motivated to see the enthusiasm that the students demonstrated in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary, and explained how challenging it was to innovate the teaching of future English professors. He added “since people think that the PEM in English career is just about learining the language, it is necessary to socialize this type of activities that make evident that it is really about learning to teach”.

Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Sección de Idiomas in Huehuetenango, Doctor Puac and Licda. Tezaguic with Hiroki Sakuma the guest speaker.

(Photo provided by Doctor Puac)

TTS photo from inside Aula Magna (obtained from Humanidades webpage)

M.A. Licda. Luisa Fernanda Ramos, Coordinator of the TTS (photo obtained from TV USAC)

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There is no doubt that one of the best ways for Facultad de Humanidades to commemorate its 73rd anniversary was through a variety of wonderful activities.

For instance, on Friday the 21st a relaxation workshop was held by the graduate Huber Wylder Pérez Garrido, former student of Sección de Idiomas, from Profesorado de Enseñanza Media de Idioma Inglés. He conducted two sports routines including administrative staff, service staff, teaching staff and students, which took place at the Centro cultural of the S4 building, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The students from the Facultad de Humanidades participated and enjoyed the activity with pleasure.

In an interview with M.A. Pérez, he expressed that, in addition to being an independent trainer, he is a teacher Facultad de Humanidades, where he teaches courses in Sección de Idiomas, of Profesorado de Enseñanza Media de Idioma Inglés, as well as in Sección de Pedagogía . He is also the founder of the “Fraternidad Activate” created 10 years ago, in which he currently holds the position of General Director.

Fraternidad Activate seeks to educate children and young people who want to be community leaders through different activities in which they can develop their multiple intelligences and thus achieve their dreams.

“It is not a matter of competing but of sharing dreams and goals” M.A. Huber Pérez.

Intrailusiterapia technique used by the Fraternity, where integral areas are worked on: health, education, sports, culture, social, productivity, and development. This technique helps people to fight for their dreams, to leave their fears aside and to face reality through establishing goals, with tools that allow to achieve them.

This fraternity helps activate and develop the multiple intelligences of people so they do not consider poverty as disease or a barrier that prevents them from achieving their dreams; on the other hand, that means that they must take advantage of all the resources that are available to achieve great wonders. As a student at Universidad de San Carlos, the graduate applies the University´s motto “Id y enseñad a todos, Id y compartid a otros” to his own life.

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HEART AND SOUL ON THE COURT Article by Flor Aguilar / Photos by Fernando Pérez

As part of the 73rd anniversary activities of Facultad de Humanidades, students from the morning shift of the Departamentos de Letras, Pedagogía, Educación Virtual and Programa de Formación Inicial Docente de la Escuela de Educación participated on a sporty morning, which was held on September 19th, at Polideportivo of the university. There, all the students, teachers and teams enjoyed the matches and the excitement of the competition.

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team, from Profesorado de Enseñanza Media en Pedagogía y Técnico en Administración Educativa who got the second place in the tournament.

The matches played by men´s teams were also exciting, like the last one, played by “Galaxy” versus “CiberTic”, where the “Galaxy” team from Profesorado de Enseñanza Media en Pedagogía y Técnico en Administración Educativa got the first place. However, It started at 8:00 a.m and all the teams were ready to do their the “CiberTic” team from Profesorado de Enseñanza Media en best. There were 7 women´s teams, and 6 man´s teams, from the Pedagogía Y Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación gave following careers: Profesorado Educación Primaria Intercultural, us a huge lesson on keeping up a fight despite of the difficulties.

Profesorado de Enseñanza Media en Pedagogía y Técnico en Administración Educativa, Profesorado de Enseñanza Media In summary, this activity was full of emotions. All the teams had fun en Lengua y Literatura, Profesorado de Enseñanza Media en during the matches and enjoyed the experience, which was by far, the most important outcome of the activity. Congratulations to all Pedagogía Y Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación. the teams.

All the matches played by women were a mix of emotions for the audience. The winners were “Deportivo FID” from Profesorado de Educación Primaria Intercultural, who made an incredible job, and never gave up on their energy. Another winner was the “Agrónomas”

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SUNDAY CHARITY RUN On your marks, get set, and go!

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Article and photos by Delmy Ramírez, Suly Vásquez, Evelin Gómez, Rudy Velásquez and Ancelma Monroy Ortíz

Excited male runners waiting at the start line. aims to help homeless dogs from El Volcán de Fuego’ emergency.

Laughters and lots of fun were lived this Sunday, September, 23rd, during the fun family walk and charity run that the Facultad de Humanidades organized in commemoration and closure of its LXXIII Anniversary, and all for a good cause: fundraising to help man´s best friend. The purpose of the activity was to collect dog food by asking all the participants to donate it as a registration exchange. Half of the 205 pounds of the collected dog food was donated to “Hogar Patitas Felices”,a shelter managed by Ms. Veronica Ruano who rescues dogs from the streets of Colonia 1ro. De Julio Z. 7. The other half was donated to “Bomberos Voluntarios de San Cristobal” canine unit, which

“Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s” school band, from Colonia El Rodeo, zona 7.

As an initiative from Sección de Idiomas, the idea emerged four years ago as an extension project, and with the support of the sport commission it later became a mandatory activity in the anniversary celebration. This year the activity was developed by students of the IV cycle of the PEM en Idioma Inglés, accompanied by students of the VI cycle, who set up food stations in order to raise funds for their Seminar Project. Students were supported and supervised by Lic. Carlos J. Alecio H. and the sports commission coordinator M. A. Licda.

Luisa Fernanda Ramos. The activity begun at 12:30 pm. with special guest’s presentation from “Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s” school band, from Colonia El Rodeo, zona 7. formed by forty-eight elementary children who amused us with drum beats, lyres and cheerleader’s rhythm. Later on, all the participants were invited to carry out the pre-race warm-up, where Miss Diana Flores, IV cycle student, led a “Zumba” routine, where runners, walkers, and their dogs moved their body to the rhythm of cheerful music.

Enthusiastic people from different ages dancing Zumba.

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SUNDAY CHARITY RUN...

On your marks, get set, and go!

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More than 250 people showed support at this event which was divided into two groups. The first one was the 3K “Caminata Familiar del Humanista”, a walk, open to the general public, beginners, kids and the elderly, including best costume, best pet, and whole family categories. The second group was the 9K run for athletes, “Humanista Educador” where students, professionals and other faculties were called to participate. The awards were for top three winners: 3K Overall, 9K male and female Master, and top three places in different categories.

Sunday, September 23, 2018 There was first aid assistance and water stations along the route for runners, walkers and their dogs. Additionally, there was support of BANTRAB – El Banco de los Trabajadores, and from the 78 Compañía de Bomberos Voluntarios de Kaminal Juyú, whom were supported with a cash donation.

Harry Potter and his owner.

Special recognition in Best pet category

“The terrain was almost flat, it has a little decline. Power and speed depends on it, so, according to preparation, we could made a healthy competition.”

“I came because I love running.

Besides being fun, these activities are good for conserving youth, and I still feel young”

Mrs. María López said.

1st place in Female Run Category

Mr. Alfredo Osorio said.

1st place in Best Costume category

Award Winners list: Male and Female Overall: Edgar Chiroy, Darlin Gonzalez Male and Female Master: Mr. Rosario Gil, Mrs. María López Best Family: Familia Cotzajay Best Costume: Mr. Alfredo Osorio Best Pet: Evelyn Roca and her puppy, Pepe.

“It is beautiful to know that there are still people who love animals, which it is not an easy task, but God takes care of them, as you and I do” Mrs. Verónica Ruano said.

Coordinator of “Hogar Patitas Felices”

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FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, September 22, 2018

Article and photos by Jorge Jiménez

The expected 73rd anniversary of the Facultad de Humanidades arrived, where several sports and recreational activities were formed to enjoy and celebrate this special day for us students.

One of the activities that stood out among all, was the football championship, held at Campos del Roosevelt, organized by Mr. Wilfredo García where several teams were prepared to face one another on the field and take that great trophy

they wanted.

The championship began at 7:30 in the morning with the first match on the court, where the administrative staff met the guest team that was invited by the student Kevin Ruano.

They enjoyed the experience so much and became so involved in the game, that at the penalty stage, where their destinies were sorted out, the screams of anger and excitement resounded all over the place.

There, they also enjoyed a healthy and violence-free time for skating. Time went by fast, and the championship came to an end, where the students from the morning and night shifts were the winners. The last competition was solved in the twenty minutes that were left from the day, with a lot of exhausted, yet motivated competitors who finally got the dreamed prize at 10:30 in the morning. Then, all the teams headed for the university´s facilities, where the awarding ceremony would be held successfully, thanks to the people who invested their time After that match, the second to organize the anniversary of game started, where the our beloved faculty. champions of Retalhuleu played against the team of students from the night and day shifts.

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reflects the need to continue improving the organization of the events, and to reduce the possibility of errors. She talked about her experience and expressed “It was very beautiful because during this experience we had the chance to find new friends” Even though some times events don´t come out as expected and diverse opinions emerge, it is important to keep in mind that we can still appreciate the joy of the good moments, specially if the heart has a chance to rejoice and to forget about the daily routine.

Hopefully, all these sports experiences will continue to provide joy and good times in the future, and the coordination of the event will work on the oppotunities for improvement, keeping in mind that even if the activity is on the amateur level, it still requires close attention to details.

The sports activities are carried out with the purpose of making the benefits of physical activity reach the whole community.

Nowadays there is only a few people who practice any kind of sport, due to their busy chedule or to the fact that they don´t enjoy sports. Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala specifically Facultad de Humanidades has promoted the sports day for several years. Each event is an opportunity to participate and to practice sports. This year the Facultad´s anniversary

was celebrated on Monday, September 17, arising the interest of those who attended the event, where administrative staff and students had the chance to interact.

“Basketball encounters” were performed on the field of S13 and CALUSAC from 8:00 am to 10.00 am on Saturday 22 of September.

Sheyla Galvez won the first place with the basketball team headquarters, to which she said: “It was great, however there´s more work to do on the coordinating part” which

Sincere congratulations and regards to those in charge of coordinating the event, and to those who invested time in training, guiding and teaching the basics of sports techniques. Big thanks to the participants who left their time on the courts, because their participation made the event possible.

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A MORNING OF GAMES AND LEARNING On September 22, the day was ready for a great activity at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.

There was an atmosphere of celebration and fellowship among the students of the Facultad de Humanidades during the day´s activities.

One of the events, conducted by Escuela de Educación Física, consisted of diverse activities that were carried out in the central campus of our university with the participation of the following departments:

Huehuetenango, Sololá, Quiché, To t o n i c a p á n , Quetzaltenango, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, and Jalapa. The strong feeling of warmth was counteracted by the feeling of joy and sports competition that was taking place, fellow teachers were ready from early in the morning to attend this great event, as many came from different departments of the interior of the republic to represent their departmental headquarters.

But there was a project behind this: to share

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new ideas with other teachers, about physical activities that they can teach to their students, focusing on both winning and on learning, which is what makes teachers unique. This activity is carried out every two years.

The peers from Escuela de Educación Física in the fourth semester, presented a circuit of recreational games in order to socialize different types of activities, besides the customary basketball and football games.

The circuit included

several stages, where participants threw a dice and followed the instructions displayed on the sides. The winning team was the first one to finish all the phases of the circuit. In this activity

the participants were the activity with a not only exercising tournament, where the whole body but all the contestants also demonstrating got a free Jacks that great things kit. The experience can be done even in brought up childhood and reduced amounts of memories feelings that reflected space. on the participant´s The students of faces, as they shared the central campus with their friends a focused on more bit of Guatemalan traditional activities, culture. The activity like the one in which was done with the they played the objective of keeping games famous “Capirucho”. traditional They explained the alive. toy´s history and how it became a classic game on the streets of Guatemala for decades. They also explained the “Jacks” game and its instructions, closing