This document contains information about Leonardo Guaygua Mejía's portfolio on the history and language of English culture. It includes sections on the mission and vision of the Universidad Técnica de Ambato's Faculty of Humanities and Education and Career of Languages. It also contains Leonardo's curriculum vitae, an overview of the course, and his statement of personal learning goals which is to learn about the history of the United States and how the English language was implanted in the country. The portfolio contains elements where Leonardo defines vocabulary terms, creates an Old English poem using 5 words, and reflects on what he learned.

1. UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA
EDUCACIÓN
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
MODALIDAD PRESENCIAL
PORTFOLIO
“The History and Language of English Culture”
Séptimo Semestre
Estudiante: Leonardo Guaygua Mejía
Profesor: Lcda. Mg. Angélica Velasteguí
AMBATO - ECUADOR
Octubre-Marzo 2014

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACIÓN..................................3
MISIÓN ..................................................................................................................................3
VISIÓN...................................................................................................................................3
CURRICULUM VITAE.........................................................................................................4
STATEMENT OF PERSONAL LEARNING GOALS. ........................................................6

3. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA
EDUCACIÓN
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
MISIÓN
Formar profesionales líderes competentes, con visión humanista y
pensamiento crítico a través de la Docencia, la Investigación y la
Vinculación, que apliquen, promuevan y difundan el conocimiento
respondiendo a las necesidades del país.
VISIÓN
La Carrera de Idiomas de la Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la
Educación de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato por sus niveles de
excelencia se constituirá como un centro de formación superior con
liderazgo y proyección nacional e internacional

4. CURRICULUM VITAE
UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACIÓN
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
Personal Data
NAMES: Leonardo David Guaygua Mejía
Home place:Mulalillo-Salcedo-Cotopaxi
Phone number: 032276105 CELLPHONE: 0984414458
Date of birth: July 28, 1993
Place of birth: Latacunga-Cotopaxi
Id: 131593560-9
E-MAIL: guaygualeonardo1@hotmail.com
TRAINING AND STUDIES
INSTRUCTION INSTITUTION CITY YEAR TITLE
PRIMARY Luis A. Martínez Salcedo-
Mulalillo
1998-
2003
SECONDARY “José Peralta” Latacunga 2003-
2010
Bachiller en Ciencias
Sociales
UNIVERSITY Techinal University of
Ambato
Ambato Studying
UNDERGRADUATE

5. COURSE OVERVIEW
THE HISTORY AND LANGUAGE OF ENGLISH CULTURE
COMPETENCE TO BE DEVELOPED IN THIS MODULE.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Identify the impact of American culture and the English language in a global
setting.
2. Recognize cultural variety and linguistic differences in the United States.
3. Examine the complex interaction between demographics and language in American
and Ecuadorian contexts.
4. Interpret the cultural and linguistic impact of the Hispanic population on the United
States and American English through analysis of literary works.
5. Explain the symbiotic relationship between American popular culture and American
English slang.
LEVEL TO BE ACHIEVED.
- Students at this level will be at the B2/C1 level of the Common European
Framework for languages.

6. STATEMENT OF PERSONAL LEARNING GOALS.
EXPECTATIONS I HAVE IN THIS SEMESTER
There are many expectations I want to achieve in this semester. First of
all, I want to know the history of the United States because I don’t know
anything about this country. We are all studying the language but, why not to
study its history?
The history of the United States is really extended because as everybody
knows, this country is really big and it is one of the biggest countries around
the world. Furthermore, its history is big and that’s why I want to get plenty of
knowledge about it. To reach this objective I will have to go to class every
time I have to.
In addition, another expectation is to know how English language has
been implanted inside the country. It means which the main characteristics
were. These and more aspects I would like to keep in mind at the moment of
getting the information about its history.
In conclusion, history isn't just a class, history can teach me about many
things. Studying history will assists me to learn important events that have
happened in this country. It also opens my eyes to other cultures of the world
as well.

7. ELEMENT 1
UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO
FACUKTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACIÓN
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
THE HISTORY OF LANGUAGE
1. Hypothesis (noun).- A possible explanation for a particular situation or condition,
but which has not yet been proved to be correct.
Example.- This is the first study that contradicts Darwin's invasive species hypothesis
using animals.
2. Institution (noun).- A large important organization such as a university, church or
bank.
Example.- Some institutions have been created in Ecuador to develop Education.

8. 3. Heritage (noun).- Something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an
inherited lot or portion.
Example.- A good example of heritage is Quito. This city is well-known around the world
too.
4. Bilingualism (noun).- Ability to speak two languages equally well.
Example.- In Salasaca exists bilingualism because people there speak two languages.
5. Descent (noun).- To talk about a person’s family
background, for example their nationality.
Example.- All the contributors were of African descent.

9. 6. Crucible (noun).- A pot in which metals or other substances can be melted or
heated up to very high temperatures.
Example.- You have to get some crucibles to destroy these irons.
7. Incidentally (adv.).- Introduce a point which is not directly relevant to what you
are saying.
Example.- I didn’t ask you to come. Incidentally, why have you come?
8. Reunification (noun).- The process of unifying or uniting; union.
Example.- The reunification of East and West of Russia was many years ago.

10. 9. May 5 (phrase).- The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, commemorates
the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in
1862.
Example.- I will go on May 5 to Mexico to celebrate its independence.
10. Cultural pluralism (phrase).- A condition in which minority groups participate fully
in the dominant society, yet maintain their cultural differences.
Example.- Otavalo is a meaningful city of Cultural Pluralism.
REFLECTION 1
In this element, I could familiarize with the vocabulary that was not known for
me. It was good because before studying the first book that our teacher provided
us, we knew a clear idea and a pre-meaning about what the book was about.
Furthermore, at the moment of doing this element, which consisted in searching
vocabulary, I learnedspecific vocabulary. In this way, I could get pre-information
what English culture is about. I enjoyed at doing this because I learnt new
vocabulary which is useful for us, as future English teachers.

11. ELEMENT 2
UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACIÓN
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
Name: Leonardo Guaygua Mejía
Level: 7th “A”
Topic: Create a poem using 5 words old English.
LOSE A LOVE
You want to brecan up this love,
That has been an amazing story,
I don’t þurfan to force this bomb,
That will destroy your territory.
You will gan far away,
Which the angels will miss you,
I will beon the one anyway,
Without forgetting you, okay?
I don’t know where you go,
My poor heart is sad,
I will love you, you know
with my whole life as you want.
We can just for tonight,
Get together fore last time,
Maybe, I will lose you forever,
And you can simply go wherever.

12. LOSE A LOVE
You want to break up this love,
That has been an amazing story,
I don’t want to force the bomb,
That will exploit your territory.
You will go far away,
Which the angels will miss you,
I will be the one anyway,
Without forgetting you, okay?
I don’t know where you go,
My poor heart is sad,
I will love you, you know
with my whole life as the past.
We can just for tonight,
Get together for last time,
Maybe, I will lose you forever,
And you can simply go wherever.
REFLECTION 2
This element was important for us because I got a lot of information about the
secondbook the teacher gave us. In this work, I had to use my creativity creating
a poem. It was very difficult because I had to do it with rhythm, metaphors and
recite inside the classroom. At doing that, I also had to search about old English.
When I was searching it, I could see that there were many words that are
different with the modern English. So, this work was a little difficult but useful
because I acquired plenty of knowledge about history.