Tá Falado is a series of podcasts in the Brasilpod series designed to show the differences in pronunciation between Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. It is produced at the University of Texas at Austin.
Type of Material:
Podcasts
Recommended Uses:
For use by independent learners of Portuguese or learners in Portuguese for Spanish Speaker courses.
Technical Requirements:
Computer or another media player.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Students will learn to differentiate between sounds in Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish. Students will also learn cultural differences through the audio dialogs.
Target Student Population:
Brazilian Portuguese classes; Portuguese for Spanish-speaker classes,independent learners who wish to learn about Portuguese pronunciation.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic Brazilian Portuguese
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The podcasts are easy to listen to with an engaging musical introduction and thoughtful commentary throughout by UT Professor Orlando Kelm. Example dialogs are performed by native speakers of Portuguese from different regions of Brazil and a native Spanish speaker. There are additional visual supports in .pdf files on the site as well as a blog where students may discuss what they learn and pose questions. The site is impeccably designed. The pronunciation exercises are complemented by cultural interludes which breaks up the intensity of a continuous lesson on phonetics.
Concerns:
none
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Professors of Portuguese know that pronunciation is a major hurdle for all students. This site makes it easy for Spanish speakers to contrast the sounds of the two languages. The podcast format allows students to take their lessons with them wherever they go and practice anytime and anyplace. It is also an engaging informal way to learn; less rigid in structure than a traditional language learning cassette tape. The author uses humor and personal experiences when discussing culture. This is far more effective than simply reading about sounds on a page of a textbook.
Concerns:
none
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The site design is beautiful and the navigation is clear. There is a handy site map that outlines the lessons and links to how to access the podcasts. There are also many excellent external links to Brazilian Portuguese web sites at other universities.
Concerns:
none
Other Issues and Comments:
no
Creative Commons:
Search by ISBN?
It looks like you have entered an ISBN number. Would you like to search using what you have
entered as an ISBN number?
Searching for Members?
You entered an email address. Would you like to search for members? Click Yes to continue. If no, materials will be displayed first. You can refine your search with the options on the left of the results page.
Searching for Members?
You entered an email address. Would you like to search for members? Click Yes to continue. If no, materials will be displayed first. You can refine your search with the options on the left of the results page.
