The comic book came to life at Languages Alive!

I brought French and Belgian comic book literature to life at the Languages Alive School Holiday Program on July 12!

Languages Alive is a program of engaging and interactive language and cultural experiences for Reception to year-6 students.

I had an absolute hoot with the children using comic books and drama as the communication medium incorporating the Stanislavski Technique bringing the French comic book to life.

During my classes at Languages Alive, students entered the exciting world of la bande dessinée franco-belge (French and Belgian comic book literature) and acted out and created a collective comic book adventure in the French language. 

Appreciative thanks to the School of Languages for including my lessons in the program.

The Daleks invaded the Palace Nova Eastend Cinema on July 10!

The second booking this week to MC and host the exclusive double feature of remastered classic Dr Who films, Dr Who and The Daleks, and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. was as much fun as Thursday night's opening of Thor, Love and Thunder!

My pre-screening presentation offered a brief insight into Dr Who, the franchise, and comparisons with other classic pop culture television shows of the period.

Appreciative thanks to Palace Nova Cinema for the booking, and special thanks to Adam Lonsdale and the Dalek Builders Group including many wonderful pieces of memorabilia for the exhibit!

Guest MC at the Adelaide opening night event of Thor, Love and Thunder!

I had ball as MC hosting the opening night event of Thor, Love and Thunder at the Palace Eastend Cinema tonight!

During the pre-screening presentation, I included a history of the character since its inception 60 years ago and insight into the Asgardian language spoken by Thor.

Appreciative thanks to the Palace Eastend Cinema for the booking, and to Greenlight Comics for their groovy prize packs given to two lucky winners during the presentation!

I look forward to the next stage of my speaking tour!

Up, Up, and away!

Thanks to everyone I spoke with at my expo site at the Adelaide Showgrounds on June 4!

The Mega Toy Fair attracted thousands of visitors on day one of the weekend-long pop culture event.

Special thanks to mi amiga, Noelia Carvajal from the School of Languages for visiting the expo during the cross-promotion of the fast-approaching July 'Languages Alive!' school holiday program. I look forward to presenting la bande dessinée franco-belge at the event next month!

Time to Inspire!

Appreciative thanks to Professor Ghil'ad Zuckermann of the University of Adelaide for including me as a lecturer on the topic, Revivalistics, semester one 2022.

The course explores Revivalistics, a new trans-disciplinary field of enquiry surrounding language reclamation, revitalization and reinvigoration. It studies comparatively and systematically the universal constraints and global mechanisms on the one hand, and local peculiarities and idiosyncrasies on the other hand, apparent in revival attempts across various sociological backgrounds, all over the world.

Today's lecture presented the findings of a field trip aimed at immersing a group of children learning Barngarla (an Indigenous language) as part of a trilingual linguistic program I coordinate at an Educational centre in Adelaide's Northern Suburbs. 

In an Australian first, the children travelled to Port Lincoln in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia to undertake a cross-cultural exchange with the Barngarla People.