Foreign Languages Resources

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Faculty Faves • French Resources

Language Labs

Students of French, German and Spanish can gain additional language practice in the language labs located in Duke 309. Thanks in part to the generous donation of an alumnus, students use Auralog's Tell Me More software, a sophisticated language learning program that includes speech recognition.

 

Faculty Faves:

(Not your favorite faculty member…that wouldn’t be very Quakerly!) This is the place to learn the favorite films, tunes, places, web sites and maybe even foods of the Foreign Languages faculty! Check it out.

 

Dave Limburg

Movies, top 10:

  • Die Welle (Dennis Gansel, 2008)
  • Das Leben der Anderen (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
  • Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (Hans Weingartner, 2004)
  • Emil und die Detektive (Franziska Buch, 2001)
  • Im Juli (Fatih Akin, 2000)
  • Keiner liebt mich (Dorris Dörrie, 1994)
  • Der Himmel über Berlin (Wim Wenders, 1987)
  • Die Blechtrommel (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979)
  • Mädchen in Uniform (Leontine Sagan, 1931)
  • Metropolis (Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou, 1927)

Bands:

  • Ich + ich
  • Paula
  • Wir sind Helden
  • Sportfreunde Stiller
  • Reinhard Mey
  • Hannes Wader

TV Websites:

 

Maria Bobroff

Films:

  • Jeux interdits (dir. Clément, 1952)
  • Le Père Noël est une ordure (dir. Poiré, 1982)
  • Coup de foudre (dir. Kurys, 1983)
  • La Haine (dir. Kassovitz, 1995)
  • Ridicule (dir. Leconte, 1996)
  • Le Goût des autres (dir. Jaoui, 2000)
  • Joyeux Noël (Carion, 2005)

Music:

  • Bénabar
  • Paris Combo
  • Mr. Roux
  • Olivia Ruiz
  • Starmania

 

Kathryn Bowers

Movies:

  • Un día sin mexicanos
  • Diarios de motocicleta
  • Voces inocentes
  • Pan’s Labyrinth

Music:

  • Tribute to the Cuarteto Patria (Eliades Ochoa)
  • República Dominicana (Putumayo)
  • Joan Baez

Websites:

Books:  

  • Libertad bajo palabra (Octavio Paz)
  • Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
  • Los ríos profundos (José María Arguedas)
  • Romancero gitano (Federico García Lorca)

 

Hiroko Hirakawa

Movies:

  • Princess Mononoke (1997, dir. Hayao Miyazaki)
  • Ugetsu (1954, dir. Kenji Mizoguchi)

Music:

  • Music of the 1980s!!!

    • Sakamoto Ryuichi and YMO
    • Southern All Stars (e.g. "Tusnami," "Miss Brand-New-Day")
  • Nada sousou" by Rimi Natsukawa!!
  • "Sen no kaze ni natte (A thousand winds)" by Masafumi Akikawa (Hayley Westenra's cover of this song is equally good. )

Website:

 

Alfonso Mancheno

Movies:

  • Pan's labyrinth
  • Butterfly

Music:

  • Joaquin Sabina
  • Radio Futura
  • Son Cubano (Buena Vista Social Club)
  • Flamenco (Camaron de la Isla)

 

Janet Starmer

Websites

 

Sylvia Trelles

Favorite novelist:  Carmen Martín Gaite

Favorite poet:  It’s a draw between Pablo Neruda and Federico García Lorca.

Favorite part of Spain:  Asturias because of the lush green mountains and beautiful beach coves.

Next travel:  Machu Picchu, of course!

 

French Resources

Available at Hege Library

Videos and Films

  • Battles that Changed the World: The Franco-Prussian War. VHS English, 1997.
  • Chocolat. VHS English-language film, 2000.
  • Un Coeur en hiver. VHS English subtitles, 1992.
  • Delicatessen. VHS English subtitles, 1991.
  • The Double Life of Véronique. VHS English subtitles, 1991.
  • The Dreamlife of Angels. VHS English subtitles, 2000.
  • The Last Metro. VHS English subtitles, 1981.
  • Life is a Long Quiet River. VHS English subtitles, 1987.
  • Love without Pity. VHS English subtitles, 1990.
  • Ridicule. VHS English subtitles, 1996.
  • Three Men and a Cradle. VHS English subtitles, 1985.
  • When the Cat's Away. VHS English subtitles, 1996.

Books (Recent Acquisitions)

  • Goscinny and Uderzo. Astérix aux jeux olympiques. Paris: Hachette, 1999. French comics! The never-ending adventures of Astérix le Gaulois and his faithful sidekick Obélix. The Flintstones never had it this good.
  • Goscinny and Uderzo. Le Tour de Gaule d'Astérix. Paris: Hachette, 1999. The simple yet magically strong Obélix helps Gaul fight the Romans.
  • Pineau, Giséle. Un Papillon dans la cité. Saint Maur: Éditions Sépia, 1992. A short novel that highlights differences between life in Guadeloupe and life in the outskirts of Paris, narrated from the point of view of a ten-year old girl. A graceful depiction of how friends, family and places influence us.
  • Sempé and Goscinny. Le Petit Nicolas. Paris: Gallimard, 1973. The drily comic misadventures of a French grade-school boy, written in a straightforward style suitable for young and old alike.
  • Turcotte, Élise. Caravane. Montréal: Leméac, 1994. Thought-provoking short stories that explore a twenty-something Canadian woman's love life and relationships.

Periodicals

  • Le Monde. All the news that's fit to print, from the standard for French newspapers.
  • Le Nouvel Observateur. Essays and articles in a magazine format.
  • Paris Match. Photos, news-briefs and interviews in a glossy tabloid format.

Music CD's

  • Alpha Blondy, The Best of Alpha Blondy. Reggae.
  • Autour de Lucie, Faux mouvement. Dreamy, melodic pop.
  • Francis Cabrel, Samedi soir sur la terre. Mellow pop.
  • Serge Gainsbourg, Comic Strip: 1966-1969. Inimitable French 60s pop.
  • Jeanne Moreau, Jeanne Moreau. Stylish oldies.
  • Orchestra Baobab, Pirates Choice. Afro-Cuban rhythms.
  • Passi, Les Tentations. Smooth rap.
  • Princess Erika, Tant qu'il y aura. Reggae/R&B/African.
  • Renaud, Ma compil. Tuneful dylanesque story-songs.
  • Téléphone, Best of. Rock.
  • Tiken Jah Fakoly, Cours d'histoire. Reggae.
  • Various artists, Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Classic oldies.

Other French Links

Cinéma

Cuisine et gastronomie

Culture

Dictionnaires et grammaire

Histoire, géographie, gouvernement

Littérature

Intérêt général

Poésie - anthologies virtuelles

Les Médias

Moteurs de recherche et portails

Musique: la chanson française et francophone

Sites sur la Chanson

Chanteurs/Chanteuses

Sports

 

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