Diversity

We touched on this topic a little bit in yesterday´s class and next week I´d like to explore it more in depth.

A popular topic in the USA is diversity. Why is it important? Should it matter?  

Here´s an article that explains that a little bit:

http://www.teenink.com/opinion/environment/article/465407/The-Importance-and-Benefits-of-Diversity/

This article writes about the benefits of diversity:

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/why-is-diversity-important.html

This article talks about my city and how it has become the most diverse city in the U.S.  It does get a little political, but that isn´t the focus of the article.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-houston-diversity-2017-htmlstory.html

I hope you find this topic intersting and I´ll see you on Tuesday.

Proverbes français

Je vous envoies dès maintenant le sujet de la semaine prochaine. Préparez quelques expressions, proverbes français que vous connaissez. Quant à moi je vous apporterai deux autres types de langages français!

L'éducation

Pour la conversation de jeudi, je voudrais parler de l'éducation, de la jeunesse espagnoles mais aussi françaises. Et sur les 10 dernières minutes je vous proposerai une courte activité sur le langage!

Villages

Villages are one of the most interesting things to me about Spain. I´d like to see if we could have a chat about villages.  Do you have a village?  When do you go?  What do you like about it?  How has it changed?  What does the future hold for it?

Are you interested in being the owner of a village?  You can buy entire villages in Spain.

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/08/23/433228503/in-spain-entire-villages-are-up-for-sale-and-theyre-going-cheap

Don´t have enough money?  Don´t worry- here´s one for free:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/mar/10/for-sale-spanish-village-free-right-owner

La laïcité

Pour la conversation de jeudi, j’ai pensé parler des différents thèmes de la laïcité en France (burka, éducation), etc puisqu'il s'agit d'un point important du programme de notre nouveau président.

Code switching

Have you ever heard of code switching?  It seems to be a new term from something that people have done for a long time.  In the United States people are studying the phenomenon a lot now.

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/13/177126294/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch

If that didn´t explain it enough, here´s a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Na4UvRIhu4&t=229s

Do you code switch?  I´m looking forward to discussing this topic with you on Tuesday.  

Sábado 22 de abril. Ruta Natural

Pets

This week I´m hoping to have a conversation about pets.

Are you an animal lover?  Do you have any pets now or from the past that you love?  Do you hate having pets and prefer not having to take care of one?

Please come on Tuesday ready to share your experience and feelings about pets.

Here´s an article about some amazing pets:

http://people.com/pets/16-amazing-animal-stories-that-prove-2016-wasnt-all-bad/

Here´s an article about the health benefits of having a pet:

  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/how-having-a-pet-can-make-us-healthier-a6792126.html

Souvenirs

Pour la conversation de jeudi, j’ai pensé parler de vos souvenirs quels qu'ils soient: souvenirs d'enfance, de voyage, moments historiques que vous avez vécu! 

Ça peut vous paraître étrange mais c'est un moyen pour moi de faire pratiquer les temps du passé et la concordance entre ceux-ci 😉 pensez-y!