1.) Sihirli Annem: my favorite family TV series -fights racism and class-based prejudice in Turkey, (as well as Yabanci Damat which promotes Greek-Turkish friendship…),
2.) Corazon Salvaje 1993 for Mexican Spanish, and
3.) El Ministerio del Tiempo for Castilian Spanish, as a formerly dominant world language, now building awareness of racism, and fighting hatred on both continents.
4.) Astérix for French, because it is the other dominant world language, and shows European ways of thinking (to some extent, from a Gaulois point of view…).
and 5.) The Bible, because Hebrew is quite simple, and even when we do not know the origin of many phrases we use every day, this book set the framework for the way modern Westerners think today, even if it was, ironically, based on Bablyonian sources to a large extent. (later addition: Here is a bit of help for Soprano leyners(chanters) .. Read, Write, Dream, Teach ! ShiraDest, 8 March, 12016 HE)
You and your blog are inspired!
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Thank you! I’m just trying to do my part to contribute to a kinder world. Hoping it helps, ShiraDest.
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but this GrrlScientist’s articles (https://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2014/jul/30/influenza-pandemic-1918-viruses-biology-medicine-history), and El Ministerio del Tiempo (23:04 in episode/capitulo 13) are more inspired.
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Just to make this post more timely: Five more reasons to learn a language: 1.) COVID-19 hastalık, sigara içmek daha kötü yapar 2.) fumar empeora la enfermedad de COVID-19 3.) fumar hace peor el virus de Corona 4.) le tabagisme aggrave le virus COVID-19 & 5.) עישון מחמיר את נגיף ה- COVID-19 https://shiradest.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/5-reasons-to-learn-a-language/
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This is still one of my favorite posts, even if it is not very practical.
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