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. 

In this lesson, Martin and Stefanie are discussing what to eat this evening. The possibilities are endless. Let's consider some of those possibilities in this lesson. 

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

Cette fois-ci, notre leçon porte sur un dialogue consacré au travail. Écoutons Paula et Thomas qui viennent d'engager la conversation sur ce sujet. 

In our previous lessons, we've confined ourselves mainly to the Present tense. But how do we talk about what we'll be doing next week, or for our summer vacation? We'll find out in this lesson. 

In this second part of our conversation about the Montessori approach to teaching mathematics, Megan breaks down the major goals for the Primary level (AKA Children's House, ages 3-6), and the formula for how we as guides aim to achieve them. We will not discuss every single less ... Show More

One of our listeners was taking up a position as a teacher in a pre-school in France and asked if we would put together some expressions and vocabulary that might be used in a dialogue between the teacher and a parent. Let’s consider one such conversation. 

In this episode, Melania is throwing it back and answering all your questions about her high school and college experience. Tune in to listen to her talk all about, struggling with school, online classes, high school boyfriends, and so much more. 

We know that young children learn through concrete experiences, but what about as they move into the second plane of development? In this week's episode, Nicole and Amy deep dive into the importance of the imagination, reading a quote directly from Maria Montessori. We discuss ho ... Show More