Fluent in one language or good in many?

Fluent in one language or good in many?

Teaching French

In this blog, I cover two YouTube channels teaching French, both with French as the teaching language. Needless to explain that these channels are not meant for absolute beginners. 

Monthy Python's "Life of Brian": Teaching Latin

"Romanes eunt Domus", a famous scene from the film "The Life of Brian: Have fun with Latin

Podcast Italiano

As the name says, Podcast Italiano initially started off as an audio distribution. Youtube videos came soon after. The author Davide exclusively speaks Italian on his channel. But English subtitles help listeners with a poor command of Italian.

Spain revealed: practical considerations of settling in Spain

The Youtube channel introduced here is Spain revealed 

(Subtitled : Experience Spain like a local)

An overview of videos covered on the channel:

Note: I have split this topic. Videos involving Spanish gastronomy and wine or beer related topics can be found in a topical post.

Practical considerations of settling in Spain are covered here, while this links to the original main post about Spain and Spanish regions.  In that main section, James Blick  (New Zealand born) and his spouse Yolanda Martín (Spanish) travel to several of the less known cities in Spain. Sometimes they focus on the less crowded areas in tourist magnets like Barcelona or Madrid.

Spain revealed: Spanish gastronomy and wine story

The Youtube channel introduced here is Spain revealed 

(Subtitled : Experience Spain like a local)

An overview of topical videos covered on the channel. James Blick  (New Zealand born) and his spouse Yolanda Martín (Spanish) are discovering the 'tapa culture' in some cities and extend this to a gastronomical tour or they visit some Spanish wine regions else James goes in depth on Spanish wine traditions. A panel beer tasting adds yet another aspect.

Note: The general post (January 2024) is found here.

Odyssee: Ancient History Documentaries

Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost.

About ancient languages, their culture ... and about geology, showing the traces of eons ago.

The youtube channel I am introducing here is polýMATHY, run by Luke Ranieri. 

"Polymathy is the study of many things. On my videos I want to share with you what I find interesting about science, technology, languages, geopolitics, and history."

How children learn a language

Lingosteve focuses on how children learning a language.

How Americans appreciate Europe after living here.

One channel in particular on this topic is Type Ashton. Also read "the Schwarzwald family". They have been enjoying their life in the south of Germany for years now.