07 Talking about family, Part II

It's often the case that we make suggestions to each other - to go to the cinema, to go out for something to eat, to go for a drink. That's the focus of our discussion in this lesson. 

A common topic of conversation is the weather. That will be our focus in this lesson. We'll begin with a conversation between Frau Meier and Herr Mueller who are neighbours but who, nonetheless, address each other formally. 

Dans cette leçon, Michael – qui vient d'emménager – rencontre pour la première fois sa voisine. Leur brève conversation est riche en expressions courantes, très importantes. Vous en aurez souvent besoin. Écoutons une première fois leur dialogue. Ensuite, nous étudierons les princ ...  Show more

Dans cette première leçon, très courte, Maria et Sam se rencontrent à l'aéroport, dans la zone de retrait des bagages. Ils engagent une brève conversation. Écoutons deux fois ce court dialogue. Ensuite, nous discuterons des principaux éléments du vocabulaire. Enfin, nous écoutero ...  Show more

Day one of the CIES symposium just ended. Before we start day two, I thought it important to revisit a remark Tom Popkewitz made on this podcast a few months ago. Tom argued that educational metrics, and the comparison that comes with them, have always been about inscribing in ch ...  Show more

In this episode I interviewed Matthew Ward. Matthew is a good friend of mine and a colleague at CSUN. He has been teaching public speaking and argumentation for two years. This episode captures our great 30 minute chat based upon our mutual experiences teaching speech at the coll ...  Show more