November 16, 2022

The singing Spanish teacher.

@tubbyteacher #school is so good on #halloween #costume #song #spanish #amazing #teacher ♬ Present tense Spanish song - David Wickenden

11 comments:

Jake said...

Welp. I just learned Spanish. Simple.

john said...

He should have his certificate revoked and be arrested for impersonating Po.

Breezy said...

That’s awesome!

Rory said...

And Swingin' the Alphabet:

https://youtu.be/bgmdnxtz3Bo

Narr said...

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.


Narr said...

TrabaJar.

Too many dirty screens and lenses.

Rocketeer said...

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.

tim maguire said...

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?

tim in vermont said...

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.

tommyesq said...

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.

tim in vermont said...

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.