Here is an unlikely collection of texts and impressions which have filtered through me. I have sifted these from a range of experiences, questions and observations to keep only the ferry best.
Things get much more interesting in the subjective classroom. There are moments of teacher-centeredness, but the approach is also collaborative and open to student contributions. How can this work ?
I was drawn to orality even as a kid loving accents, imitations wordplay and narrative. As an adult and a full-time teacher I have continued exploring these same themes. Here are some sights and sounds picked up along the way.
Music has been a key to my personal growth since I was a teenager. In the mix presented here you’ll find rock, pop, soul, chanson française and tango – both live and on record.
Things get much more interesting in the subjective classroom. There are moments of teacher-centeredness, but the approach is also collaborative and open to student contributions. How can this work ?
I was drawn to orality even as a kid loving accents, imitations wordplay and narrative. As an adult and a full-time teacher I have continued exploring these same themes. Here are some sights and sounds picked up along the way.
Music has been a key to my personal growth since I was a teenager. In the mix presented here you’ll find rock, pop, soul, chanson française and tango – both live and on record.
Dipi Kvitko, tango guitar concert in Toulouse
The guitar has special status in Argentina, and the standard…
Communicating in a foreign language means constantly inventing
Speaking is a creative process, but language learners sometimes need…
Gotan Project featuring Osvaldo Pugliese and … Kruder & Dorfmeister
Osvaldo Pugliese is a tango legend who led the same…
John Trudell – a voice to be reckoned with
Today is a good day to read about John Trudell…
Fractured Soul, a novel by Akira Mizubayashi
The story starts in 1938 when China and Japan are…
Songsmith Timmy Thomas pleads for peace
Here’s a question which never grows old. It came back…
Convincing a quiet class to communicate
How do you convince a class of 17-18 year-olds to…
Zappa remixed by Gotan Project
Chunga’s Revenge may not be the most well-known track from…
David Bowie – Old song, new documentary
Today is David Bowie’s birthday, which we still remember although,…
Astor Piazzolla, Anibal Troilo and … Xavier Cugat in a Gotan Project remix
Anibal Troilo, Astor Piazzolla and Xavier Cugat make an unlikely…
Meet & greet with Gotan Project
“La Revancha del Tango”, the Gotan Project debut album, was…
Accepting the sweet song of a foreign language
This new Learner Tale begins with the imagined voice of…