- A Beginner’s Resource Guide to Less Commonly Taught Languages
In my various attempts at trying to acquire less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced is knowing where and how to find the resources to begin. If you’re looking to learn an LCTL but don’t… Continue reading A Beginner’s Resource Guide to Less Commonly Taught Languages - Doing the Distance DELTA: My Yearlong Journey to Power-Up my Teaching PracticeI haven’t had much time to write here recently, and part of that is due to the Distance DELTA. Just this past month, I’ve gone to the moon and back with teacher development. I video-recorded three of my lessons for… Continue reading Doing the Distance DELTA: My Yearlong Journey to Power-Up my Teaching Practice
- Fieldnote #2: When a Pokémon Master knows 17th-Century French LiteratureI’ve recently been playing through the French version of Pokemon Omega Ruby for Nintendo 3DS— partly for the nostalgia/escapism, but also as a means to improving my French reading. For those who aren’t familiar, there’s a place called Maison de… Continue reading Fieldnote #2: When a Pokémon Master knows 17th-Century French Literature
- To Buenos AiresTe echo de menos, Amor de Verano— Even if I struggle to speak of three days We spent in love strolling across Summer afternoons in Italy and France In t-shirts and gym shorts, still I Whisper your name beneath blankets … Continue reading To Buenos Aires
- Fieldnote #1: On the French verb ”arriver” + the creative lifeIn French, the verb arriver can describe both a physical arrival as well as a figurative one. For a long time, I’ve wanted to experience both of these feelings in my travel and creative life. “Je suis arrivé à écrire… Continue reading Fieldnote #1: On the French verb ”arriver” + the creative life
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