There’s a website where you can learn ASL (American Sign Language) on your own, free and it’s a 31 Day program! The woman on there, her name is Rochelle Barlow, she runs the site and she actually is a homeschool teacher and teaches ASL. I am passing this on to some of you guys cause most of y’all on here is open-minded and curious and it is something important to learn.
I truly believe this site is helpful for some people who can not afford to going to ASL classes, or someone like me that just enjoys learning something new. This site will help with that. Once you sign up you will put in your email address and Rochelle sends you emails on tips on how to sign, gives you practice sheets, and gives you your weekly videos. And its all online. No need to paying for anything. (Unless if you want to she has something very different to this program)
IMO and yes, this site is really amazing and is important because you never know if someone who is deaf or HOH needs help, if you end up losing your hearing ability this is something you will at least have on the back of your head, and it is just like any other language and should be taught.
Here is a translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Sicilian by Cademia Siciliana. The translation is unofficial, so there are currently no real editions of the Harry Potter saga in Sicilian.
Cademia Siciliana is a non-profit organisation whose members are academics, linguists and researchers who aim to promote and regulate the Sicilian language and its use.
There’s a website where you can learn ASL (American Sign Language) on your own, free and it’s a 31 Day program! The woman on there, her name is Rochelle Barlow, she runs the site and she actually is a homeschool teacher and teaches ASL. I am passing this on to some of you guys cause most of y’all on here is open-minded and curious and it is something important to learn.
I truly believe this site is helpful for some people who can not afford to going to ASL classes, or someone like me that just enjoys learning something new. This site will help with that. Once you sign up you will put in your email address and Rochelle sends you emails on tips on how to sign, gives you practice sheets, and gives you your weekly videos. And its all online. No need to paying for anything. (Unless if you want to she has something very different to this program)
IMO and yes, this site is really amazing and is important because you never know if someone who is deaf or HOH needs help, if you end up losing your hearing ability this is something you will at least have on the back of your head, and it is just like any other language and should be taught.
Listening comprehension is difficult in any language but with Norwegian it can be a real challenge when you add the seemingly endless number of dialects in. I’ve managed to make it my best skill, but only after I became obsessed with improving it. The main way I did was by using podcasts! They’re a great free resource that have helped me greatly over my two and a half years of learning this lovely language.
I thought I’d throw together a list of my favorites to share for anyone looking for something to listen to. The advice I give to anyone who is trying to improve their listening comprehension is to listen to something you enjoy and listen to the same episode more than once before continuing. Slow it down if you need to! It will be frustrating but it’s the only way to improve (I’ve found at least). I got into the groove of listening to something every day and now I rarely have problems understanding what my teachers and friends say to me - even if they speak in dialect.
Comedy/Humor
Dustene http://podcast.badeog.no/dustene My absolute favorite. Comprised of Fanny Vaager, Hasse Hope and Magnus Devold. (I swear this isn’t my favorite just because a few of my questions have been answered on the show…)
Klar Tale http://www.klartale.no/klartale-podcast Basically a podcast version of the website. This is the only one I can really recommend to beginners that I’ve listened to.
This is in no way a masterlist - just some of the ones I’ve heard and enjoyed. Hope it can be helpful to someone!
I knew I’d forget something! Must add Kort Applaus (http://podcast.badeog.no/kortapplaus) to the list! A very funny sketch comedy podcast hosted by Kristin & Caroline :D
Norsklærer Karense https://karense.podomatic.com/ Aimed at teaching immigrants learning Norwegian, made by the same lady who’s made hundreds of youtube videos dedicated to teaching Norwegian. Covers topics related to Norwegian culture as well as explaining more advanced vocab in context.
These are the courses that i found. I know that there are more but they aren’t on the internet so i can’t find them. If i ever find more, i’ll add them here.
As a side note, some languages might have the same files twice and some might lack audio.
Have you seen our new Anglo Saxons home learning pack yet? ✏️
Travel back in time to Anglo Saxon England with a short video from our Learning team, try your hand at a quiz and have a go at two jigsaw puzzles. You can also learn how to make your own Anglo Saxon brooch in our short craft activity video.
These coins are from the Crondall Hoard, which was buried before AD 650 and includes the earliest-known Anglo Saxon coins. The hoard was found in Hampshire in 1828 and came into our collections in 1944.
So much preparation in all realms right now. Perhaps you’re in the midst of wrestling a tree or the wave of a burning idea.
My head has been buried in notebooks, research and preparation. A winter long residency at Butler University’s Jordan College of the Arts is drawing near.
Q & A.
With that in mind, I’m asking for your participation in a bit of research here. It’s YOU and TIME sitting across a table, you have one chance, one question:
* If you had one question for TIME, what would it be? *
