Listening - Blog Posts
Does Neo remember how he got there? In the video, He mentioned something that really struck me "Trickster has gone too far so I decided to come out of my quarters" so does that mean he's always been there??
OH I HAVE SOO MANY QUESTIONSSS!!! QAQ
He doesn't remember how he got here... (also ask away) hes always been there just... eh in hiding.
One of my favorites. High fidelity
@anime-and-sometimes-other-stuff for more animation/cinema content.
My earbuds were in, but I wasn’t playing music. I needed to hear the world but I didn’t want the world to know I was listening.
The Impossible Knife of Memory, by Laurie Halse Anderson
I previously made a post about Russian Podcasts and German Podcasts. Here is one for French since I started the language. Many you can find on iTunes, on Android using Pocket Casts, or on their own websites/RSS feed. There are several more podcasts in French, but these should be enough for now.
Language Learning
Coffee Break French
FrenchPod101
French Your Way
Je French
Learn French with Alexa
Mot du Jour
One Minute French
Real Deal French
Spotify- Learn French
Survival French Phrases
Listening For Beginners-Intermediates
Cultivate Your French: Intermediate-Advanced.
Daily French Pod: Beginner-Advanced. Transcripts can be bought.
Easy French Poetry: Beginner-Int. Includes transcripts.
Français Authentique: Intermediate-Advanced. Includes transcripts.
French Podcasts: A2-B1. Includes transcripts.
Journal en français facile: Intermediate. Includes transcripts.
Learn French by Podcast: Beginner to Advanced. Includes transcripts and grammar lessons.
Native French Speech Podcast: Int.-Advanced. Transcripts can be bought.
News in Slow French: Beginner to Intermediate. Includes transcripts.
One Thing in a French Day: A2-B2. Includes transcripts.
The French Podcast: Beginner to Intermediate. Transcripts can be bought.
French Only
AnthroStory: Anthropology.
AppLoad: Gadgets and technology.
Bienvenue à Valnuit: French version of Welcome to Nightvale
La Conversation scientifique: Science.
Grosses Têtes: News & culture.
L’histoire du soir: Medieval literature.
LSD, La série documentaire: Culture & news.
Les Nouveaux chemins de la connaissance: Philosophy.
Les Pressés de l’Expression: Language and linguistics.
Parler Cuisine: Food and cooking.
Podcasts d'Europe: Culture, economics, politics.
Podcast Science: Science.
Poésie et ainsi de suite: Poetry
Positron: Music, film, TV.
Le RDV Jeux: Gaming.
Les Regardeurs: Art.
Rendez-Vous Avec X: History
Le rendez-vous Tech: Technology.
Le Salon noir: History.
Franceculture: Several podcasts can be found here and sorted by theme.
Franceinter: Website that hosts several more podcasts.
Francemusique: Website that has more podcasts.
Ok so I found the Moana soundtrack in French on Spotify!! My favorite song is definitely Le Bleu Lumière, which is the French version of How Far I’ll Go. I’m in love with the soundtrack to begin with and the French version is absolutely wonderful as well. The link is here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Jn4zy5USPYCC3KyTNUujX Let me know if you listen to it and if you love it as much as I do!
Dragon Stew Teaching
When I was younger I really thought the story of Dragon Stew was quite clever, and the solution to the problem was so simple that it was genius!
If you don't know the story (and I may get a fact or two wrong as it has been years), the basic idea is that a King declared that he wanted to eat Dragon Stew and he tasked his people with catching a dragon. The dragon was caught and was getting prepped to be cooked in the stew. When it came down to the crucial moment, the dragon was desperate for his life and he talked the king into allowing him to cook a meal for him. He asked the king what he liked and he listened carefully and he used the information he had learned to make an absolutely delicious meal. The dragon managed to secure the job as the king's personal chef and he did so by listening every day and making exactly what the king wanted. Win/win. The dragon lived and the king got his 'dragon stew', though in the end that meant it was a stew made by a dragon. Apologies if I have mixed up some details of the story (let me know in the comments!).
Subconsciously, this has bled through into my philosophy as a teacher. There are, of course, non-negotiable staples that need to be in the classes I teach but beyond that, we need to know how we are going to please our students. How are we going to make our lesson time productive and useful for them? The answer is in their words, in their mannerisms in their consistent mistakes. Pay attention, take note and adapt your curriculum to those needs. Put aside your ego or the sense of entitlement your years of teaching affords you. We should always be developing and growing as teachers, this is how we keep our job and our lessons fresh.
On top of that, you can avoid being eaten. :-)