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Coffee Break Spanish

Coffee Break Languages

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Learn Spanish in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself understood with native Spanish speakers. Season 1 lessons are for absolute beginners, and the courses increase in difficulty as the seasons progress. 386357 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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From The Jump

Syllable, M1sta Wyte

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From The Jump podcast discusses all things hip hop: new emerging artists & trends, song analysis, pop culture & the intersection of old school vs new school hip hop. We keep it current, focusing on bridging the gap between hip hop as a genre and as a culture.
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The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and published in February, 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. The author says in the preface " I have endeavored as far as possible to avoid hard and technical expressions, and I cannot but think that the mere fact of the brevity of the words mus ...
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BIC TALKS

Bangalore International Centre

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Bangalore International Centre (BIC) is a non profit, public institution which serves as an inclusive platform for informed conversations, arts and culture. BIC TALKS aims to be a regular bi-weekly podcast that will foster discussions, dialogue, ideas, cultural enterprise and more.
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DAC-Dyslexia and Coffee

Nicole Boyington, Maggie Gunther, Dyslexia Achievement Center

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A conversation with Parents and Practitioners The purpose of this show is to provide support and encouragement to families as they navigate a dyslexia diagnosis. We can offer concrete and actionable advice to families. As professionals we understand the science of reading, but we are also both moms who are navigating the system ourselves. No two people with dyslexia are the same and no two families' journeys are going to be the same.
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The Chapbook

Noah Stetzer and Ross White

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Noah Stetzer and Ross White, editors at Bull City Press, reveal the secrets of chapbooks—writing, editing, and publishing them—and take you behind the scenes at some chapbook presses. Contact the podcast with questions & comments using chapbook [at] bullcitypress.com; look for Bull City Press online at www.bullcitypress.com. Twitter: @bullcitypress; Noah Stetzer @dcnoah; Ross White @rosswhite
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The Primary (Paradise) Teaching Podcast shares engaging, hands on, easy to implement teaching ideas for your Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classroom. Our host, Martha Moore, is an experienced, IB certified, K-5 intervention teacher and 1st and 2nd grade classroom teacher. Learn how to provide students with relevant, engaging learning experiences with activities, strategies, and lessons that are easy for you, the teacher, to implement as well. With an emphasis on writing skills, ...
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The Extreme Improv Skills Show is a series of mini podcast episodes where Extreme Improv's David Pustansky and other guest speakers discuss various improv skills and techniques. On this show you will learn new improv games, formats, and acting and comedy styles to use in your own performing experience. Follow us! Extreme Improv www.extremeimprov.co.uk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/extremeimprov Facebook.com/extremeimprov Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/extremeimprov Tik Tok: @extremeim ...
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In March 2020, when the world went into lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, poets and friends Marilyn Hacker and Karthika Nair—living mere miles from each other, but separated by circumstance, and spurred by this strange time—began a correspondence in verse. ‘Renga’, an ancient Japanese form of collaborative poetry, is comprised of a…
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In this episode we discuss the FAQs parents ask us about the assessment. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliat…
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Join us for an engaging conversation as Amitav Ghosh discusses Wild Fictions, a collection of his writings from the past twenty-five years, with Julia Wheeler. This expansive work explores the themes that have defined Ghosh’s literary journey: literature and language, climate change and the environment, human lives, travel, and discoveries. Through…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Listen and repeat. Please do NOT read and repeat. The spelling won't help. Use your ears and your brain. 1. I saw a balloon in a cartoon. 2. It was cool in the swimming pool. 3. The table top was very smooth. 4. The kook lived in an igloo. 5. There was a lagoon …
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In Chapter 5 of Scenes, our series for intermediate Spanish learners, we return to Isabel’s café, where a variety of interesting customers bring their stories to life. This time, we meet a group of lively ladies enjoying their time together. One of them has some exciting news to share—¿te imaginas qué puede ser? As always, Mark and Pablo will guide…
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In this episode we discuss how to read a dyslexia assessment. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliate Links: Ca…
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Join Mark and Pablo for the next chapter of Scenes, our course for intermediate Spanish learners! In this chapter, a nervous man steps into Isabel’s café, dressed smartly in a suit and carrying a briefcase. ¿Adónde irá? Mark and Pablo will guide you through the vocabulary and grammar featured in the story. For example, you’ll learn how to use the v…
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Being immune to the charms of poetry is a crime that is its own punishment, the Sanskritic tradition tells us. Join us as we discover the allure of Sanskrit and Prakrit love poetry and the travails of translating doe-eyes and elephant-thighs into English with Anusha Rao and Suhas Mahesh, co-translators of the verse anthology, How to Love in Sanskri…
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In this episode we discuss how do we test for dyslexia? Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliate Links: Castos h…
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Join Mark and Pablo for another chapter in the captivating Scenes series! In Chapter 3, we meet Elena, a new substitute teacher settling into the neighbourhood and searching for a flat. This chapter introduces practical verbs like alquilar and cubrir una baja, while giving us a closer look at the customers of Isabel’s café. Don’t miss this opportun…
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In this episode we discuss morphology. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliate Links: Castos https://castos.com…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! The present perfect and present perfect continuous generally allow us to talk about things which start in the past and continue into the present. 1. I’ve lived in Turkey for three years. I’ve been living in Turkey for three years. 2. She has studied English sinc…
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Did Rajaraja Chola, who built the world-renowned Brihadisvara temple in Tanjore, and Suryavarman II of Kambuja Desa (Cambodia), who built the world’s largest temple complex, Angkor Wat, erect these enduring marvels with a magic wand? Surely not. How did they nurture prosperity? What were the economic models that enabled them to leave the world awes…
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This talk will reflect on broad trends in the study of caste including debates and discussions drawing on poststructuralist, Marxist, and anthropological approaches which have tended to approach caste as a distinctive form of hierarchy and social distinction. This framing will help to illuminate the challenge of new approaches and intellectual form…
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To find a rare bird is the ultimate dream of ornithologists and birdwatchers. But doing it requires a combination of skills including an understanding of habitats, animal behaviour and people skills as well as plain old good luck. But the ornithologists, naturalists and birdwatchers, who tracked down the most difficult to find birds of the Indian s…
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Every joke, facial expression, song and stick of furniture we inherit from those we lived with and loved tells its own story. Of continuity, of pasts and the present. Writers A.T. Boyle and Shinie Antony, who put together the collection exObjects, The Art of Holding On, Letting Go (Om Books), delve into the micro histories and macro memories of thi…
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Sanjay is the musician’s musician—a revered vocalist with a devoted following in the Carnatic music community. Known for his profound theoretical understanding and intellectual engagement with the art form, he is a connoisseur of music. In this conversation with Anita and his co-author, novelist, journalist, and screenwriter Krupa Ge, Sanjay delves…
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The annual U.R. Ananthamurthy Memorial Lecture, 2024, hosted by Bahuvachana, Rujuvathu, and BIC, features Prof. Harish Trivedi delivering a talk titled How (Not) to Write the History of Indian Literature. The talk will explore the challenges that complicate any effort to write a history of Indian literature. It will self-reflexively examine several…
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What does it mean when vulnerable groups end up in Court for their right to love? This session with the author of Urban Elite v. Union of India Rohin Bhatt will discuss a wide range of issues surrounding the queer community in India. Amongst others, the author will seek to answer the following questions: How should social impact and public interest…
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This lecture by Madhavan K. Palat, Secretary of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund and editor of the forthcoming comprehensive online edition of the Nehru Archives, explores the complex and often paradoxical dimensions of Nehru’s engagement with democracy. Nehru presented himself as a liberal and a socialist. Yet, while he did not explicitly identi…
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Conflict at home, with neighbours, between communities. Conflicts about what the law means or should be. Large collisions of power within and between institutions or nations. In this session on mediation, Hiram Chodosh will present both a global and local perspective to mediation in India. He will discuss the virtues, capabilities, and skills that …
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In Gandhi’s Integrity: Thinking Radically with Gandhi on Religion, Caste, Capital, Liberalism, Science, and Culture (forthcoming Columbia University Press), Akeel Bilgrami presents an account of the many aspects of Gandhi’s thought in a framework that integrates his resistance against imperialism with his critique of capitalist modernity, raising f…
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In Chapter 2 of Scenes, our series for intermediate Spanish learners, we return to Isabel's café, where we meet the charming group of older gentlemen she affectionately calls sus Chicos de oro. This time, there’s a new, younger addition to the mix. ¿Quieres saber más? Join Mark and Pablo in this exciting new chapter! As the story continues, Mark an…
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In this episode we explain what is the difference about phonological awareness vs phonics. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. maggie@dacbeyond…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Verb tense review: the present continuous (also called the present progressive. The present continuous is mostly used for actions which are happening right now. Sometimes we also use it for future actions. Compare these two sentences: A) We’re going to the zoo. …
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Join Mark and Pablo at the start of an engaging new story! In Chapter 1 of Scenes, our latest course for intermediate learners, we’re introduced to Isabel, her café, and its colourful array of customers. Each chapter unveils a scene from this charming café, giving us the chance to learn more about the people who walk through its doors. In this firs…
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In this episode we explain how to pick an apporpriate book based on your child's age. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. maggie@dacbeyondwords…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Verb tense review: the simple past. The simple past is used for actions that took place in the past and are finished. For example: “Yesterday I went to the gym after work.” “Last week I met a woman who is a yoga instructor.” Here are some sentences to practice w…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! In writing, regular English verbs add “ed” to the infinitive to show past tense. So hope becomes hoped, grab becomes grabbed, and wait becomes waited. Now close your eyes and listen to the ending sound of these three verbs. Hoped, hoped, hoped. Grabbed, grabbed,…
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We’re about to launch four brand-new intermediate Spanish language course - Scenes from the Coffee Break Café. Imagine yourself in a charming café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive new course, you’ll follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your langua…
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In this episode we explain what is a syllable and the differant syllable types. We discuss why knowing these syllable types are important. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questi…
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In this episode we talk abour vocabulary and why it is important in literacy. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Aff…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! I wrote this poem this morning to use for reading and pronunciation practice in my class on Tandem. I didn't write it deliberately to be good for teaching English, but it turned out that it was. Hope you like it. I’VE LOST MY MIND I’ve lost my mind. I asked my w…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! More simple present: the verb “to be” 1- I am from Costa Rica. He is from Cuba. 2- This is my brother. His name is Jack. 3- This is my adopted cat. Her name is Nefertiti. 4- How old are you? I’m twenty-seven. 5- Are you hungry? No, not yet. Well, actually I am a…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Another quickie podcast. Over the next week or two or three, I will record short podcasts going through the most commonly used English verb tenses. In this one the examples are from the simple present. This tense is used to describe habits and states of being: I…
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In this episode we explain what is 3 cueing. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliate Links: Castos https://cast…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! (This podcast is for Irma who reminded me about this construction.) Note: this podcast has fewer repetitions than usual. That DOES NOT mean you shouldn't play it and practice is many times. It just means my time is limited. In English we can take two questions: …
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In this episode we talk about the importance of spelling or encoding. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliate L…
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In this episode we welcome Joe de Lorimier and Paul Heinemann, the co-founders of Decodable Reads. We discuss what decodable books are and how we use them as interventionists. Check out their website at decodablereads.com Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionist…
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In this episode we discuss what the components that are in a structured literacy lesson. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. maggie@dacbeyondwo…
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The media is a cornerstone of Indian democracy, often called the “fourth pillar” for its role in supporting constitutional values. Yet today, trust in the media is eroding amid technological upheaval, shifting revenue models, political polarization, and the powerful rise of social media and artificial intelligence. As these forces reshape how infor…
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In this episode we discuss what is multisensory instruction. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliate Links: Cas…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! 1- I have never seen or met an abominable snowman, also known as a Yeti. 2- I.R.S. is the abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service. 3- My uncle is an aeronautical engineer. 4- I put the books in alphabetical order. 5- My son doesn’t like to bathe, and as a …
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In this episode we discuss the importance of screening assessments. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Affiliate Lin…
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In this episode we discuss all different ways to read with your child at home. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Af…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Suggestion: Read the sentences first and then put them away. Do NOT try to read the words while you listen and repeat. Reading will NOT help your pronunciation. Train your ears. Repeat: train your ears. 1- The fires in Los Angeles are out of control. 2- She came…
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In this episode we discuss all different ways to read with your child at home. Welcome to the DAC Dyslexia and Coffee podcast! We are so happy you could join us. We are both moms and dyslexia interventionists who want to talk about our students and children. Please email Maggie with questions or ideas for podcast ideas. [email protected] Af…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! It's okay to read the sentences if you need to, but please do NOT try to read them while you're repeating with the podcast. English spelling is a distraction. It's NOT a useful guide to pronunciation.* Close your eyes (unless you're driving!) and use your ears. …
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The text of Kuvempu’s epic Kannada novel, Malegalalli Madumagalu (1967), and the recent translation, Bride in the Hills by Vanamala Viswanatha (Penguin Random House, 2024), will be discussed by an eminent panel of scholars, writers and the translator. Set in 1893 in the Malnad region of the Western Ghats with its majestic Sahyadri ranges, dense for…
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