http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:08:14 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:08:14 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78247 A module in French on the portrait- its place in literature, painting and photography. Pistes pedagogiques included. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78262 A self-contained module on a poem by Alain Bosquet. In working with this poem, the student also discovers famous works of Ronsard, Hugo, Lamartine, Verlaine, Rimbaud and Vigny. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81245 World news in Portuguese from the BBC. Listen to news broadcasts in Portuguese. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81140 The US produced monthly Canapé series provides thirty minutes of interviews and portraits of the French cultural scene in the United States, from visiting artists and directors to music, film and art festivals. The show is in French with English subtitles with selected segments in English. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84409 A film on the history of immigration in France from 1820 to the present day. Users can start and stop movie at will and choose the different dossiers individually and out of sequence. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82065 A web archive of voices and images from the landless workers movement in Brazil. In Portuguese and English http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78246 An exploration of the draft stage of writing in French, with examples from Zola, Flaubert and Proust, among others. An audiovisual presentation and scans of original manuscripts give insight into the writing process of the masters. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=252541 In April 2006, the nonprofit organization What Kids Can Do, Inc., with the support of the Asia Society, spent two weeks with students at Beijing No. 12 High School creating a series of photo essays about life—and school—in New China. Younger students added a postscript: an audio Chinese-English dictionary in their own voices. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=410824 Chinese Internet radio broadcasting in Arabic. From Cairo, Egypt. CRI broadcasts 290 hours of programs each day to all over the world in 43 languages. CRI's programs include news,current affairs, and features on politics, economy, culture, science and technology. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82687 From EDSITEMENT, a lesson plan on an Arabic poetry form, the ghazal.