Blog 4: Post-Graduate Studies

Hi everyone,

Hope all is well. Today we are going to talk about postgraduate studies :)


Well, in my case, I already have done a postgraduate studies. I studied Latin American Literature and finished in from 2010 to 2014 at Eckerd College in the State of Florida.

In 2015, I took a postgraduate course called CELTA - (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) so I could become an English Teacher. I studied in the British-Chilean Institute of Culture in Santa Lucía. I studied part-time: I worked in the University of Diego Portales during the day and studied at night.

I'm happy that I did the course and I learned a lot in such a short period since the course was an intensive course that lasted from March to June.

Sometimes I consider taking a Master's course, something in Caribbean Literature since I really love that type of literature. I'm sure many of you realized since I use a lot of Caribbean Literature in our classes.

But then I think about it and I don't think is necessary to take the course because I can always study literature in my free time. In any case, I think I learn more in "the practice" when I use literature in my English classes so students learn how to read well in English.

My favorite writers from the Caribbean are Merle Collins, Christian Campbell, Jamaica Kincaid, Junot Díaz and Edwidge Danticat. Díaz and Danticat I particularly like  because I can relate to them since they were both born in Latin American, but lived all their life in the United States just like me. I think that they are good writers and are committed to the people's struggle. I also like that they are both very anti-imperialist. We have used some of these writers such as Jamaica Kincaid, Christian Campbell, and Edwidge Danticat in class!

I hope you enjoyed reading :)







-Have you ever considered studying in a Master’s Program?
-What would you like to study once you finish your current career? 
-What subjects would you like to study?
-Would you like to study outside of Chile? Why/Why Not?
- How you would like to study? (online, face to face classes, etc)
- Mention any other relevant ideas



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- Comment your teacher's post and 3 classmates' posts!

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  1. Francisca27 de abril de 2022 a las 13:42

    hi benjamin! i think is very interest that you realized a post graduated course of literature, i also like literature a lot and it was like a second option to me when i had to choose a career, and caribbean lierature sounds nice. i like that you incorporate this interest that you have in our classes

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  2. Vicente PeñayLillo27 de abril de 2022 a las 14:12

    One of my option to do after my career is to study literature in another country, so maybe I going to study Latin American Literature in Europe or USA like you. At the moment I really like some writers we seen in the class like Edwidge Danticat.

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  3. Nicanor Espinoza Ramírez27 de abril de 2022 a las 14:16

    Hi teacher! I wonder how is it to learn latin american literature in other countries out of this zone :O they talk about us? É. Was so hard to study and work at the same time? Thanks to share! Regards language master!

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  4. Aiden Mardones27 de abril de 2022 a las 14:45

    Hello again! In my opinion, if you want to study Caribbean Literature, even if you could do that in your free time, just do it! Follow your passion, 'cause this could show you even more knowledge than you could learn for yourself, and for me, life is about know more! See ya

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  5. Ayleen Segura28 de abril de 2022 a las 19:19

    Hi teacher! It sounds so interesting your studies about Latin American Literature, and related with that, I really love the texts that you bring to the classes, they're so interesting! I really loved them so thank you. Also, I hope that you could study more about Caribbean Literature, it's noticeable that you really like that:)

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  6. Jimena Rosales28 de abril de 2022 a las 20:32

    Hi teacher! I think is very interesting that your postgraduate studies of literature and you can tell how much you love Caribbean Literature, I hope you can study more about that :)

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  7. maria jesus vicencio28 de abril de 2022 a las 20:32

    Hi!, i find very interesting that you wanted to study Caribbean Literature, also it's so cool that you try to involve the things that you like in your job!, it is such a good way to combine your personal interests and your professional life.

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  8. Iván González29 de abril de 2022 a las 6:23

    Hi teacher, I love the way you mix up our classes with Caribbean literature! :D I think we need have more awareness of that kind of literature

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  9. Valentina Sotelo29 de abril de 2022 a las 7:02

    Hi teacher! I think it's so interesting that you want to study Caribbean litterature, and it's so cool that you want to mix both of your passions:)

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  10. Belén Romero29 de abril de 2022 a las 11:48

    Hi teacher!!! wow, it must have been tiring to work and study at the same time, on the other hand how great that you made it

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  11. Victoria Fuentes29 de abril de 2022 a las 13:53

    I think its amazing that you like caribbean literature! I enjoy reading it, makes the class so much interesting

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  12. valentina astorga30 de abril de 2022 a las 15:09

    I think is incredible that you could study something you are pasionated about, also you should follow your gut and go for the Caribbean literature.

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  13. Cristina E2 de mayo de 2022 a las 20:00

    Hi teacher :) your interest in Caribbean literature is very contagious. The quote that you put here it's like a reality shock, I'm glad that our English class guides us to be aware of the world we are part of. I wish that you could go as far as you want!!

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