Archive for 'Music'
Living in a Box Posted by Tim Hildreth on Apr 19, 2016
Ok, I’ve never actually lived in a box, but I have spent my fair share of time in one. You see, the French term for a night club or disco is “boîte de nuit” … and “boîte” is the French word for “box”! And even though I was only 16 when I first went to…
Stacey Kent’s: “Les Eaux de Mars” (French cover of Antônio Carlos Jobim’s “The Waters of March”) Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Mar 21, 2016
As the month of March draws to a close, I am reminded of the beautiful Brazilian song “Águas de Março” (in English: “The Waters of March”), written and recorded by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1973. The song is about Brazil’s rainiest month and each, disparate image in the song revolves around the central metaphor of the end of…
Part 2: Line by Line Lesson: “Le droit à l’erreur” by Amel Bent Posted by Josh Dougherty on Mar 17, 2016
La semaine dernière (last week), I posted microlessons from the first 12 lines of Amel Bent’s Le droit à l’erreur (The Right to be Mistaken). The previous lessons focused on indefinite expressions, multiple word meanings, the 5 senses, negations, le passé composé vs. l’imparfait, the past infinitive, intensifiers, the uses of the word tout, coordinating…
The Prisons of Nantes – French Celtic Music Posted by John Bauer on Mar 16, 2016
Drapeau de Nantes (Flag of Nantes) by Ec.Domnowall, CC BY 3.0. La fête de la Saint-Patrick est à l’approche (St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner) and that means a lot of green, music, and Guinness. The holiday brings up thoughts of Ireland and its culture with des bars et des restaurants (bars and restaurants)…
Line by Line Lesson: “Le droit à l’erreur” by Amel Bent Posted by Josh Dougherty on Mar 10, 2016
Don’t you love it when a song you hadn’t heard in a long time comes on and you can sing along like a pro? This recently happened to me with a song I listened to when I started learning French. I didn’t know the lyrics well – it was always a song I had on…
Learning Through Music – “Rien qu’une fois” by Keen’V Posted by Josh Dougherty on Mar 3, 2016
Elizabeth, John, and I have all written about the benefits of music as a language learning resource. They’re a great source of current vocabulary, expressions, and even pronunciation. The fact that they’re catchy only makes it easier for you to remember words you may otherwise not learn in class or even in most conversations. Regardless…
Voici Jean Guromarc’h – Real French Series Posted by John Bauer on Mar 2, 2016
Living in a language can sometimes be hard to understand. It’s difficult to imagine des personnes réelles qui vivent une vraie vie, travaillent, font les courses, etc (real people living real lives, working, grocery shopping, etc), when you’re staring at des tableaux de conjugaison (conjugation tables) for hours on end. I recently thought about making…