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You will find here tips for books, films, podcast and some of our contributors ideas
I have been an English teacher my entire career. I started teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in 2003. I transitioned to the traditional private school system in 2007. In it I taught all levels, elementary-, middle- and high-school.
In 2020 my master thesis “Teaching English in Primary School – A Comparison of Different Approaches” was accepted at the Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. You can read my thesis on the section Ernesto Method.
La Lengua de las Mariposas- In a small Galician village, an eight-year-old boy, Moncho, joins the school “Rosalía de Castro” after a long illness. There, he will establish a strong bond with his teacher, Don Gregorio, a caring and lovable figure. However, the 1936 military coup will alter life in the town and the relationship between our two protagonists.
If you want to know more about Javier, please visit his Facebook page.
After reading “La Lengua de las Mariposas” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs.
Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film starring Morgan Freeman. It tells the story of Joe Louis Clark, a troubled and unorthodox high school principal, whose school is at risk of being taken over by the state unless students improve their basic skills test scores. To make things worse, Clark’s school is a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. It isn’t long before Joe’s unconventional methods come into conflict with city officials, teachers, and parents, who threaten to undo all his efforts.
If you want to know more about Javier, please visit his Facebook page.
After reading “Lean on me” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs.
Episode #32: “Dino Buzzati Trio” – Here is the LINK to the podcast
This week we read “The Collapse of The Baliverna”, “Catastrophe”, and “The Epidemic”, all by Dino Buzzati. So begins the our eternal shamble towards better audio, primarily Steve’s inability to record local audio. This crusade includes myriad stops, not the least of which being this week’s Damon Money Appreciation Special: A retrospective on our favorite, satellite correspondent. Also in this episode:
-Lord Of The Rings; at length
-“I’m doing the Lavazza”
-Boots on The Ground Reporter, Damon Money
-RIP Mr. Peanut
-The Great Barrier of Grief
-Wealth Strata v. Self Respect and Decorum and Social Apocalypse
AND MORE.
“Podcast” is a portmanteau, a combination of “iPod” and “broadcast”. The term “podcasting” was first suggested by The Guardian columnist and BBC journalist Ben Hammersley, who invented it in early February 2004 while writing an article for The Guardian newspaper. The term was first used in the audioblogging community in September 2004, when Danny Gregoire introduced it in a message to the iPodder-dev mailing list, from where it was adopted by Adam Curry.[10] Despite the etymology, the content can be accessed using any computer or similar device that can play media files. Use of the term “podcast” predated Apple’s addition of formal support for podcasting to the iPod, or its iTunes software.
Other names for podcasting include “net cast”, intended as a vendor-neutral term without the loose reference to the Apple iPod. This name is used by shows from the TWiT.tv network. Some sources have also suggested the backronym “portable on demand” or “POD”, for similar reasons.
After reading “Episode #32: “Dino Buzzati Trio” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.
Season Two continues- We’re in fine form as we join our sponsors for the 31st- and by proxy spookiest- episode of all: our Passover 2020 Spooktacular! Now two-for-two on misogynistic/male angst literature! Very cool, and not at all a poor choice for our grand homecoming. Also in this week’s episode:
-Zoom Industries, and Our Third Eye
-“Steve’s here, pretend you aren’t enlightened!”
-Passover 2020 Spooktacular
-R L Stine’s “Cats In The Window” (Thanks, Scholastic and Pizza Hut)
-Confronting Misanthropy/Antisocialism in Society
AND MORE.
“Podcast” is a portmanteau, a combination of “iPod” and “broadcast”. The term “podcasting” was first suggested by The Guardian columnist and BBC journalist Ben Hammersley, who invented it in early February 2004 while writing an article for The Guardian newspaper. The term was first used in the audioblogging community in September 2004, when Danny Gregoire introduced it in a message to the iPodder-dev mailing list, from where it was adopted by Adam Curry.[10] Despite the etymology, the content can be accessed using any computer or similar device that can play media files. Use of the term “podcast” predated Apple’s addition of formal support for podcasting to the iPod, or its iTunes software.
Other names for podcasting include “net cast”, intended as a vendor-neutral term without the loose reference to the Apple iPod. This name is used by shows from the TWiT.tv network. Some sources have also suggested the backronym “portable on demand” or “POD”, for similar reasons.
After reading “Season Two continues” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.