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Isla Guapa
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| I know that "unprofessional" is certainly a word in English, but in Spanish it is "no profesional" or "poco profesional". Of course, the idiots at this so-called university in Spain shouldn't be criticizing your Spanish. It's just a case of projecting all the mistakes they've made onto you, nature girl. |
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mozzar
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Location: France
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Are the unis part of the public sector? If so, they're probably just bitter because they've had to take a 5% pay cut. Serves them all right, the bunch of useless b*stards. |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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Poco? Didn't they ride across the desert on a horse with no name?
NCTBA |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, guess unprofessional isn't a Spanish word  Still. I took English courses, thesis in English, etc. IDdn't like the stabs they're taking at me. I just hope that they legalise, apostillise, notarise this new one like they did with the bad one. |
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natsume
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't believe they critised my Spanish skils. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| I can't believe they critised my Spanish skils. |
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Ok, I admit I make typos on forums, whoops, but the email I sent them didn't have spelling mistakes, if there were grammar mistakes, possibly, not a native Spanish speaker. The point is that this was an English degree, English thesis, English was needed to get in, yet no one will speak to me in English. |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
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| I can't believe they critised my Spanish skils. |
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Ok, I admit I make typos on forums, whoops, but the email I sent them didn't have spelling mistakes, if there were grammar mistakes, possibly, not a native Spanish speaker. The point is that this was an English degree, English thesis, English was needed to get in, yet no one will speak to me in English. |
Could that be because their English skills are low or non-existent? |
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Justin Trullinger
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:56 am Post subject: |
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In the vernacular of most of Spain, the word for "unprofessional" is "gilipollas."
Sometimes spelled "jilipollas," there seems to be some disagreement about the spelling.
Hope that helps,
Justin
PS- This is a JOKE. Please, NOBODY use this word in professional correspondence. (Though it is VERY apt for Naturegirl's situation.) |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| Could that be because their English skills are low or non-existent? |
Yes, that's the point. They're quick to make fun of my Spanish, but won't speak to me in English or email me for that matter. It's like the pot calling the kettle black. A real low blow if you ask me. No Spanish skills are required to get into the programme. The people running it should learn English. I'm not saying that they need to learn it perfectly. My Spanish isn't perfect, I do make grammar mistakes from time to time, but I can communicate in the language and speak it at home.
And since this is an English degree, there are faculty members who teach in English, therefore it would make sense if the admin learnt English as well since they're trying to attract foreigners to study through their programme. They have branches in Latin America, Spain and the US, but even in the US, they don't speak English. 
gilipollas. That's great. I haven't heard that in years. Very Spanish. |
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Isla Guapa
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| gilipollas. That's great. I haven't heard that in years. Very Spanish. |
Yes, indeedy, though not very castizo! In Mexico City there's a chain of chicken restaurants called Gilli Pollos. I've never tried their food, but I always get a chuckle when I walk by one because it reminds me of a friend in Spain who is very fond of that word. |
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Stephen Jones
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The University of Jaen was apparently founded as a split off of the University of Granada back in 1993.
The University of Granada comes 401-500 in the list of world universities, behind the four universities in Barcelona or Madrid, but ahead of half-a-dozen other Spanish Universities.
The University of Jaen doesn't figure anywhere on the lists. It has some kind of agreement with a couple of universities in Peru, Cajamarca and the University of Piura, which is organized by some organization called Funiber, which has a page on its Masters in TEFL with a couple of dozen spelling mistakes on the first page. |
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