A simple tool for in-depth critical analysis.
Dell Hymes' S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G model offers students seven simple tools for the analysis of any discourse, document or cultural phenomenon. Where does it come from? What is it for? What are the codes and norms involved?
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Hollywood in the seventies and eighties: the Spielberg era
In order to understand Hollywood's late twentieth century history, two students set out to look at Hollywood's second Golden Age: the 1970s and 1980s, otherwise put, the age of Spielberg and the blockbuster.
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‘You’ve got to find what you love’.
Louis Champavier and Lou Dubreuil present their homage to the late Steve Jobs We are Louis and Lou, we are at the Lycée Ampère...
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When the Brits rock the world
by Rachel Darmon and Maria Masterova of the Lycée Ampère, Lyon. We are pupils in a French state high school. We are...
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[VIDEO] England? UK? Great Britain? Commonwealth? What’s what?
The United Kingdom, England, Great Britain? Are these three the same place? Different places? Do British people secretly laugh those who use the terms wrongly? Who knows the answers to these questions? I do and I’m going to tell you right now.
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Much Ado About Nothing
Two students from Lyon introduce Shakespeare's play and Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation.
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Gap Years
Gap years (une année sabbatique ou une parenthèse utile): a waste of time or the time of your life ?
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We know when you’re lying
Soledad from the Lycée Ampère in Lyon, France, tells us about the new emotion detector that can see when you're lying
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Bob Dylan
Disover the famous film clip that accompanies Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and learn about the social and political context of the song.
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Martin Luther King
Re-discover Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech" in French and English. Learn about the social and political context and the allusions and references he uses.
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Blame it on the girls
Meet Mika: a perfectly bi-lingual popstar with an interesting story to tell about his song "Blame it on the girls".
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Meet The Kooks
Meet British band "The Kooks" and discover their lyrics in French and English.
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VIDEO: Johnny Depp/Hunter S. Thompson Film
The Rum Diary is the second novel by Hunter S. Thompson. Written in the late 50s, but refused at the time by many publishers, it was not published until 1998. Today, it is a major film starring Johnny Depp.
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