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4.2) Did you use the glossary at the end of it or a dictionary?

I did not use the glossary, but at times I´ve used Merriam Webster translator on
line to check on my English writing.

2.4 Fourth Text: Part-Time professors Demand Full-Time Work.

1) Information processing

1.1) Read the title of the article "Part-Time professors Demand Full-Time
Work", then, elaborate a list of questions that you think the text could

answer.

How are the part-time professors paid?
How many hours a day must a part-time professor work in order to earn a living?

Are the low wages of part-time teachers a national issue?

Was it solved the problem of low wages of part- time teachers already?

1.2) What can you find out from the images, captions and fonts of the text?
There was a demonstration outside a board of trustees meeting, with placards

demanding professors need to be paid fair. Part time teachers are not well
paid, as in México.

1.3) What strategies you would use to find out the following:
Scanning

1.3.1) What does TIAA mean?

It stands for Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (or TIAA Institute)
and is an organization that studies financial issues for educators.

1.3.2) What does this amount refer to $388 000?