Sorry, but in my opinion that silliness is a distraction and counterproductive. I’m very thankful I learned foreign languages from competent and serious teachers and professors.
It's fun, and the students will remember the lesson, but I don't think it's very effective in helping them learn conjugation. How many people here who don't know Spanish watched that video and can remember any of it 5 minutes later?
Make a playlist of songs in your target language on Spotify, learn the lyrics, and listen away in your car or wherever, and your listening comprehension will go way up.
I had made a list of French cafe music for my car, and after a couple of weeks, I had to get rid of the Pink Martini ones because of the strong American accent, I couldn't stand it anymore. At first I hardly noticed it. But maybe French people think it's cute the same we we think torch singers like Edith Piaf, with strong French accents, are cute.
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Welp. I just learned Spanish. Simple.
He should have his certificate revoked and be arrested for impersonating Po.
That’s awesome!
And Swingin' the Alphabet:
https://youtu.be/bgmdnxtz3Bo
I recall a cartoon dog who sang (to the tune of La Cucaracha):
Soy un pero, soy un pero,
No me gusta trabajar.
[repeat]
Abd a gravelly-voiced cat replied:
Soy un gato, soy un gato,
No me gusta trabajar.
[re[eat]
Speciesism?
At any rate, "No me gusta tragajar" is a very useful phrase to know.
TrabaJar.
Too many dirty screens and lenses.
Sorry, but in my opinion that silliness is a distraction and counterproductive. I’m very thankful I learned foreign languages from competent and serious teachers and professors.
It's fun, and the students will remember the lesson, but I don't think it's very effective in helping them learn conjugation. How many people here who don't know Spanish watched that video and can remember any of it 5 minutes later?
Make a playlist of songs in your target language on Spotify, learn the lyrics, and listen away in your car or wherever, and your listening comprehension will go way up.
Many of my BarBri classes (prep classes for the bar exam) had instructors who put the lesson into song. It can be a great mnemonic device.
I had made a list of French cafe music for my car, and after a couple of weeks, I had to get rid of the Pink Martini ones because of the strong American accent, I couldn't stand it anymore. At first I hardly noticed it. But maybe French people think it's cute the same we we think torch singers like Edith Piaf, with strong French accents, are cute.
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