Category Archives: Listening

Turrialba

Posted on March 17, 2015 by bryankandel

Here’s an authentic listening activity for Spanish teachers based on a recent event in Costa Rica.  I used it in place of a song at the beginning of each class for a week.  It is the script for the following … Continue reading →

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Zaption

Posted on December 19, 2014 by bryankandel

Zaption is a site that allows you to add content to existing videos from Youtube or other sources.  I’ve tried it a couple times in class so far and been very pleased with the results.  I love the ease of … Continue reading →

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Amara.org for video subtitles

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bryankandel

We listen to music nearly everyday in class, usually one new song per week.  At some point during the week, I like to show a video for the song.  And on some days, we watch videos of songs from past … Continue reading →

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Another authentic listening example

Posted on April 14, 2014 by bryankandel

I stumbled across this beautiful clip recently and had to transcribe it to be used as an authentic listening activity in the future.  In the clip, Jorge Luis Borges discusses art and the restless task of artists and writers.  I … Continue reading →

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Authentic Listening Ideas

Posted on April 7, 2014 by bryankandel

I start most classes with music.  We listen to songs, complete cloze activities and complete many activities with the lyrics.  We spend about 5 minutes on it at the beginning of class before moving onto the activities for the day. … Continue reading →

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