[lojban-beginners] Re: podcast (was Newbie Intro)

["Matthew Stack" <mstack@alumni.princeton.edu>]

Wow. I was just thinking about that - Pimsleur Lojban. I've used Pimsleur to
some success in French, but found that the overall method for inducing
speech memory was tremendously useful.

I would be a huge fan of supporting an effort to get a basic working
vocabulary established through a program like this.

Imagine: people would download mp3's that would take them through
conversations in lojban, starting with introductory lessons and progressing
to more advanced sentence construction techniques.

This might be a fast, efficient way to tap the iPod fanbase, and to pull in
hundreds of new active speakers.
 

 

Matthew Stack

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[mailto:lojban-beginners-bounce@chain.digitalkingdom.org] On Behalf Of jm
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:44 PM
To: lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org
Subject: [lojban-beginners] podcast (was Newbie Intro)

Being a bit behind the times. I'm just starting to get into podcasts 
and I was looking around for a lojban one. Didn't find one so you'd be 
the first. The esperento-ists have at least one and we can let them win 
:^).

As to the format I'd suggest,

theme music with lojban lyrics.
Beginners guide. Ever heard the Pimsluer foreign language courses? 
Something like that may be suitable. Although a single lesson tends to 
run about half an hour in length.
articles or short readings in lojban preferable with some of the 
vocabulary from the beginners section.
news and up comming events in lojban.
closing.

The idea is to move from intro/beginner to the more advance stuff to 
drag the listener deeper into an understanding of the language. As 
such, words introduced in earlier section should be echoed in later 
sections. I've place news last in the line up as reading newspapers  is 
usually considered an advance topic in most language courses I've seen 
due to the large number of shortenings, uncommon words, and 
colloquialisms the media tend to use.

Jeff.


On 16/09/2005, at 8:30 AM, Zachary wrote:

> Wow, this is officially more than awesome. A lojban podcast!
> As for your questions:
> I think the podcast should have multiple sections. One strictly in 
> lojban, one in English about lojban, and maybe a "Tips for Beginners" 
> section.
> The opening theme music? Heck, let's find a musically inclined 
> lojbanist to write a short theme. Or if nothing else, a musician and a 
> lojbanist seperately. I'd say I'd like to try my hand at it, but 
> although I could do the music, my lojban is still awful.
> Readings from translations into lojban and original lojban 
> compositions both would be awesome.
> What would make me subscribe? The chance to hear lojban spoken! I 
> don't think there's another lojbanist within a couple hundred miles of 
> where I live, and none of my friends will touch another natural 
> language, let alone something as 'impractical' as a conlang.
>
> -ZAkyris
>
>
> On Sep 15, 2005, at 3:46 PM, Matt Arnold wrote:
>
>> The first episode of the jbocradi podcast will not be tonight. I've 
>> put things in motion but I intend to prepare the transcript well. 
>> I'll now start accepting e-mails at matt.mattarn@gmail.com, to be 
>> read on the show. Who else is interested in listening to such a 
>> podcast? Are there skills you would like to bring to the production 
>> of it? Please express your opinions about what kind of content you 
>> want it to have.
>>  Should it be strictly spoken in Lojban?
>>  Or mostly English?
>>  Or repeating every statement in both languages? Or something in 
>> between?
>>  Any suggestions for the opening theme music?
>>  Would you like beginner lessons?
>>  Would you like world news headlines in Lojban?
>>  Would you like to hear the adventures of a xenoarcheologist 
>> exploring the advanced language inscribed on the walls of a 
>> subaquatic deathtrap built by an extinct alien civilization, which 
>> turns out to be Lojban?
>>  Would you like readings from Alice in Wonderland, The Prophet, or 
>> other texts?
>>  What would get you to subscribe?
>>  -epkat
>>
>> On 9/15/05, Christopher Zervic <zervic@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  So we can look forward to your first podcast tonight?
>>>
>>>  I've even cooked up a logo for you:
>>>
>>> http://images5.theimagehosting.com/lojbocradi.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/15/05, Christopher Zervic < zervic@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 9/15/05, Matt Arnold < matt.mattarn@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>  I'm extremely excited!
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Christopher Zervic, Esq.