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.
Communicating 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…
Lend me your eyes so my ears can see
Audio description or AD is the oral narrative system used…