Introduction
- Introduction
- Les Cactus
- J'ai Deux Amours
- Je Veux De La Musique
- Amour T'es Là?
- Fatimata
- Pauvre Jésus Christ
- Travailler C'est Trop Dur
- Couleur Café
- Sans Toi
- Alors On Danse
What you'll learn
- Students will have a bigger vocabulary, know about ten different francophone artists, improve their pronunciation & their grasp on grammar...
Description
I studied French for 12 years at school.
I lived in Ivory Coast, France, AND Belgium.
Yet when I graduated from school I still felt like my French was terrible. I was nowhere near fluent.
As soon as I got my hands on some music in French that I liked, that all changed!
I am sure music will be just as helpful, motivating and inspiring for you.
Give it a shot!
Go through 10 songs, learning the most important vocabulary. Build your knowledge, skills, fluency and enjoy!
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HAPPY 2024!
I hope you are well, happy and healthy. I decided to open up this old course again, for free, for folks to try out. For our new and improved ebooks and courses, please visit our brand new website and sign up for our newsletter . This year we celebrate the 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LANGUAGES THROUGH MUSIC!
We are planning new workshops and online events, in-person weekenders, supper clubs and much more. We hope you enjoy this free course from our archives, and join one of our monthly online LTM lounges. There's also lots to check out on our Spotify and YouTube channels. If you have any questions, songs or language requests to share, please reach out via the website or on the Languages through Music gmail address. Looking forward to connecting real soon!
Have a great day, take care,
Desta
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” (Mandela)
The University of Sheffield
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About the instructors
- 3.88 Calificación
- 4031 Estudiantes
- 3 Cursos
Desta Haile
Languages through Music
In a nutshell:
Bangkok-born British Eritrean. Lived in Thailand, Barbados, The Ivory Coast, Jordan, Belgium, Brazil, Turkey, The Philippines.
CV in a nutshell:
LANGUAGE TEACHING Many many many schools in Brussels, Rio de Janeiro, Manila, London...! Language Studies International, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Palmares Institute of Human Rights...
MUSIC Professional Vocalist- gigs/recordings, solo, a likkle bass, many international venues & festivals, worked with Joe Bataan, Zap Mama, Baloji, Finley Quaye, Michael Bublé, Hadise, Selah Sue, Filho do Zua. Opened for Sara Tavares @ Jazz Café London.
THEATRE International School Theatre Association festivals worldwide, International School of London, SPID Theatre Company, Theatre of the Oppressed Rio de Janeiro, Performing Arts Teacher @ International School of London
INTERCULTURAL TRAINING Brookfield Global Relocation Services, Kwintessential, ViaLingua...
Currently: Capacity Building Manager for Africa Region (World Association for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
Studies: Open University, New School for Social Research NYC, Goldsmiths... (Social Sciences with Media Studies, Writing Across Media, Black British Writing, Travel Writing)
I've studied at some point: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Amharic... to vary degrees of success!
Student feedback
4.1
Course Rating
Reviews
Charles M Dang
19-06-2023
The sound is too too low... can you increase the sound volume please... We cannot hear what the teacher is saying at all especially since we are beginners and we must hear the sound loudly and clearly... Please increase the volume! :)
Yacine Samet
19-06-2023
Une belle femme qui vous aide à apprendre à travers les chansons... J'ai tout simplement adoré !
Jen A.
19-06-2023
What an excellent course and a fun way to learn French ! This class is laid back, but it will show you something deep about language learning. You are probably (at some level), learning language for cultural connection and enjoyment, right? So, why not just jump in and enjoy things like music? The vocabulary is so easy when it's meaningful. I loved this class.
Evelyn Rosa do Nascimento
19-06-2023
criativo e aprendizado descontraido. Acho que poderia ser mais longo o video, a explicação ser mais devagar . Além disso seria bacana colocar o link do video da musica ou mesmo trechos da musica tocando mesmo pelo(a) artista antes de iniciar a explicação sobre a mesma.
Martin I. Demiddel
19-06-2023
Although I grew up with French (Belgium), maintaining is pretty hard if you never use it, so music is a great idea to keep track of it. Don't expect to learn basic French in this course and get the grammar right if you never heard it etc. But still a fun way to get back at it and to clear the path of the songs for further discovery. Of course French songs don't stop here, with this formula, you can enjoy yourself in learning more about the artist, song and of course the language. Great work Desta, thanks!!