Language and Culture with Dr. J

Lia’s Fun Month

From having to act like a star, to interpreting poetry, observing work colleagues, and trying to speak like an American, Lia had four weeks of fun assignments this past month.

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Athletic Events around the Track with Juliette Blanquart and Louis Rienaud

In this episode, Juliette Blanquart explains the different disciplines associated with track and field events. Juliette first speaks in English and then from minute 20:04 in French. Finally, from minute 36:14, Louis Rienaud reads the German translation of Juliette’s article.

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An Indian Exchange Student in Germany

This episode features the Indian exchange student, Swarali Talele, who tell us about how and why she decided to study in Germany and about how her academic life has been influenced by her cultural background.

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Warum hat Lia Angst vor Englisch und wie wird sie weiter lernen - Lia nach 3 Monaten

Lia berichtet vom vergangenen Monat als Teilnehmerin unserer English Challenge und wir machen eine interessante Entdeckung, die mir bei der Planung zukünftiger Unterrichtsstunden helfen wird.

Lia Makes a Discovery and Continues Learning (3-month update)

Last month, Lia had to sing, come up with rhymes and synonyms, complete some basic writing assignments, and make several recordings of her voice. Here is my language lesson and Lia’s update after 3 months of studying with me.                     cultureum.com             @cultureumdrj

Kymia Kermani and the Art of Communicating as an Ensemble

This episode welcomes the clarinetist Kymia Kermani, who is also the founder and artistic director of the Ensemble Sinn-Phonietta and a member of the Duo Kermani Gentili. Kymia takes us backstage and gives us a peak into the life of an ensemble – How do they communicate – with each other, with the music, with the audience? – What are the practical considerations that we no longer see when we attend one of their performances? And what messages do they wish to leave the audience with?
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From Racquetball to Hockey - French Journalism Student, Juliette, Explains the Language and Culture of Racquet Sports

From tennis, table tennis, badminton, racquetball, and squash, all the way to ice hockey and field hockey, this episode informs you about the rules of the game and the origins of the various disciplines. Up to minute 21:30 in English, then up to minute 37:56 in French, and finally from 37:58 in German. You can also download the articles from the cultureum.com website. Thank you, Juliette Blanquart and Louis Rienaud for all your hard work!

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Czech Student Daniel’s Dialogue with his Future Self

Daniel Fehrens reflects on being nearly ¼ of a century old: what he has learned up until now, what he has learned to focus on, coping mechanism he has developed, and most importantly how he is setting out to approach the next phase of his life. Daniel shares his thoughts first in English, and then from minute 12:30 in Czech.
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Lia’s Language Lesson – Progress After 2 Months

This is Lia’s language lesson after two months of working with me on a challenge to improve her English. In this lesson, we focus on improving Lia’s grasp of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation while attempting to correct mistakes she made in the past month.

Lias Sprachunterricht – Fortschritte nach 2 Monaten

Lia erzählt, wie sie mit dem Programm zurechtkommt, welche Fortschritte sie macht, welche großen Hürden ihr noch im Weg stehen und was ihr am meisten hilft und Spaß macht.