2015/02/18
K & L: Kids and Literature (and kangaroos)
Before you read and/or watch anything else I'll need you to think about some questions and note down your answers.
Imagine that an English speaking friend who has never been in Poland before asked you the following questions:
- If there is one book by a Polish writer I SHOULD read, which one is it?
- If there is one poem by a Polish poet I SHOULD read, which one is it?
- If there is one Polish film I SHOULD watch, which one is it?
- Tell me the title of ONE kids' show and/or fairytale/cartoon you watched when you were a child.
- Do you remember any characters from kids' stories that traumatised you in your childhood?
Have fun ;)
And now moving to this week's topics.
1. Kangaroos
Everything you ever need to know about roos and wallabies.
source: Australia FB
2. Kids' TV programmes and books
Some clips from the shows we will be talking about in the class:
Koala Brothers
A fantastic look at the Outback and the life there. Stunning voice acting with a variety of broad accents.
Dot and the Kangaroo
The Wiggles
The Wiggles is the most popular show for kids in Australia, and normally it looks like that:
(It's a TV programme, but here you have a clip of Wiggles in concert).
However sometimes the Wiggles are much more demonic than that... ;)
This is another song which has traumatised generations of young Australians. Brace yourselves...
Yeah. What have they been smoking, eh? ;)
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Imagine that an English speaking friend who has never been in Poland before asked you the following questions:
- If there is one book by a Polish writer I SHOULD read, which one is it?
- If there is one poem by a Polish poet I SHOULD read, which one is it?
- If there is one Polish film I SHOULD watch, which one is it?
- Tell me the title of ONE kids' show and/or fairytale/cartoon you watched when you were a child.
- Do you remember any characters from kids' stories that traumatised you in your childhood?
Have fun ;)
And now moving to this week's topics.
1. Kangaroos
Everything you ever need to know about roos and wallabies.
source: Australia FB
2. Kids' TV programmes and books
Some clips from the shows we will be talking about in the class:
Koala Brothers
A fantastic look at the Outback and the life there. Stunning voice acting with a variety of broad accents.
Dot and the Kangaroo
This is the whole movie if anyone feels like watching.
The film is one of iconic elements of Australian culture. It's the second ever animated Australian film, and a fantastic mixture of world views represented by the white and the Aboriginal members of Australian society.
Visit Australian Screen website to read more.
The Wiggles
The Wiggles is the most popular show for kids in Australia, and normally it looks like that:
(It's a TV programme, but here you have a clip of Wiggles in concert).
However sometimes the Wiggles are much more demonic than that... ;)
This is another song which has traumatised generations of young Australians. Brace yourselves...
Yeah. What have they been smoking, eh? ;)
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2015/02/16
K: Kids' problems
This week we'll be talking about all things related to kids and kid literature.
A little something to get you started:
PEPPA PIG EPISODE BANNED IN AUSTRALIA
A little something to get you started:
PEPPA PIG EPISODE BANNED IN AUSTRALIA
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