![]() THEN, Student B tells Student A all about siestas in Spain and then they both fill out another Venn Diagram, comparing and contrasting siestas to a tradition we have in the US. Although they brainstorm together, both fill out their own Venn Diagram sheet. Working together, they fill out a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Piñatas with something similar in the US. Student A tells Student B all about what he learned about piñatas, and they both work together to think of how that’s similar to a tradition or custom we have in the US. Let’s say that Student A listened to “Piñatas en México” and partners up with Student B who listened to “Siestas en España”. Then the pair will brainstorm together one custom/tradition that is important in our culture that is similar to the custom/tradition that they learned about. Students will explain the cultural significance of their custom or tradition and comment on the Products, Practices and Perspectives they noticed in the episode. You’re welcome, enjoy! (The list of podcast episode links is below, don’t you worry!).Īfterwards, or the next class, if you really want to stretch this baby out, students will partner up with someone who listened to a different podcast and share what they learned: Then you have approximately 22-25 minutes to put your feet up and catch your breath while they listen to their chosen podcast. Students will choose one podcast that interests them, and while they’re listening, they’ll fill in a notetaker with the following information: Also, Tinycards has a deck for each episode as it comes out.If you teach upper level Spanish and you just need a minute to catch your breath (or grade or lesson plan or sip your tea while someone else provides them input- hey, there’s no judgment here, I feel the same way!) as we charge towards the end of the school year, I’ve got you covered! (and the best part is you can do this lesson multiple times! My Spanish 4 and Heritage and AP Little Darlings are doing this this week…AND again when I take a personal day in a few weeks!)ĭuolingo Podcasts are amazing and I’ve rounded up a list of 11 that highlight an important custom or tradition in the Spanish speaking world. All the same, Duolingo mentioned that other languages would be added if the podcast was well received, like Duolingo Stories.Īt the bottom of the transcripts there is a vocabulary list. This is due to the fact that at the time of their release (and today), the Spanish for English, and French for English courses on Duolingo were easily the largest courses for English speakers on the site. French įrom 18 June 2019 to 30 July 2019, Duolingo released 6 French Podcast episodes.Ĭurrently this feature is only available in Spanish and French. That’s partly because of something that happened just before his departure, something that changed his life forever: the kidnapping of his aunt. In 1996, Luis von Ahn left Guatemala to study in the United States and never moved back. She never quite understood that period in his life, until she took her own trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. But while Carolina felt distant from her dad, he in turn was close with an American couple who hosted him when he was an exchange student to the U.S. He was withdrawn and not very affectionate a military man who loved reading American books. Growing up in Ecuador, Carolina Loza-León didn’t feel particularly close to her father. One day, he decided it was time to make the trip his own. So when he first read Jack Kerouac’s novel, “On the Road”, he dreamed of crossing the United States from coast to coast as the main characters in the book had. But six months later, she returned home having only accomplished one thing: to get scammed by a woman whose name would forever be etched in her memory - Helen Brown.įabián Mauricio Martínez discovered his love for travel through his other passion - literature. ![]() But the real surprise wouldn’t come until she returned home to Chile.Īctress Trinidad Piriz traveled to Berlin to study theater, hoping to fall in love and improve her quality of life. ![]() She wasn’t prepared for the culture shock she’d face there. María Elizabeth Soto had never traveled to Asia before her office sent her on a three-week business trip to China. ![]() Decades later, Herrscher returns to the islands to confront his memories and ends up making an unlikely friend. Roberto Herrscher was one of the many Argentinians who fought against Great Britain in the Falklands War in the 1980s. Belén was ready for an adventure… But the one that awaited her in Buenos Aires would turn out very differently than what she had imagined." "When Belén Fernández Llanos turned 28, she decided to move from Chile to Argentina with her boyfriend of ten years to start a new life together. In this first episode, we head to Veracruz, México to hear how Rodrigo Soberanes managed to meet his childhood hero. As of 6 January 2020, there are 44 Spanish Podcasts. ![]()
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