Professor Jason - Learn Spanish and Portuguese

12/19/2024

New video alert! Part 2 in my very basic guide to Spanish pronunciation series published to YouTube. This one focuses on consonant letters and the sounds they represent.

This is the second video lesson in a three-part series on basic Spanish pronunciation. This is intended to be a resource for singers, other performers, publi...

10/11/2024

https://youtu.be/9cZeqTjmT5w

New video, part 1 in a 3-part series on Spanish pronunciation!

This is the first video lesson in a three-part series on basic Spanish pronunciation. This is intended to be a resource for singers, other performers, public...

02/08/2024

And here is the link to the second video lesson. Agree or disagree with the need to use alternatives to binary language in Spanish, it's good to be informed. Check out both lessons in the series!

In part 2 of my series on alternatives to language forms and uses in Spanish that some folks consider less than inclusive, I talk about gender in Spanish, do...

02/08/2024

Is this a topic you've been wondering about? In this video, I DON'T take a position on culture war topics, but I DO present some introductory concepts relevant to current conversations about why some people are proposing and starting to uses alternatives to gendered language in Spanish they consider to be sexist or exclusive of nonbinary individuals.

In this video, I present some introductory concepts relevant to current conversations about why some people are proposing and starting to uses alternatives t...

03/16/2023

Olá, amigos! New video alert! I finally got around to recording the FINAL lesson in my 30-part series, Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese. It only took me 10 years to finish! Hope you learn something useful!

In this video I provide an introduction to Brazilian culture, including a discussion of cultural values held by most Brazilians and cultural aspects to expec...

01/05/2023

If you like watching Netflix and YouTube videos in Spanish and Portuguese and would like interactive captions (pronunciation, dictionary, translation, and more), check out this amazing Chrome add-on:

Language Reactor: your language learning toolbox. Discover, understand, and learn from native materials, including Netflix and YouTube. (Formerly called 'Language Learning with Netflix'.)

01/04/2023

Listening comprehension is an often-overlooked skill, but with so much video content out there these days, there are tons of resources. These VideoEle clips are organized by level (A1-B2). Check them out!

VideoEle ofrece vídeos para aprender español como lengua extranjera creados por Agustín Iruela. Contienen subtítulos y se presentan clasificados en cuatro ni...

12/29/2022

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. ¡Feliz año nuevo a todos! While you wait for 2023, check out these great short texts by Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano:

05/21/2022

So... it's been a while! In this next-to-last lesson in my Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese series, I present 32 very common informal and slang expressions in Brazilian Portuguese. For each, I provide an explanation or definition, along with English equivalent expressions and examples in Portuguese.

In this next-to-last lesson in my Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese series, I present 32 very common informal and slang expressions in Brazilian Portuguese. Fo...

03/19/2022

Haven't posted for a while, but I wanted to let you know that I have made all of the slide decks for my Portuguese video lessons available here in case you'd like to use them to study:

09/14/2020

Do you like flash fiction? ¿Te gustan los microcuentos (minirelatos)? Pueden ser una forma fácil y entretenida de aprender un poco sobe la literatura, en este caso en lengua española... ¡Dále un vistazo a esta colección!

Hay dramas más aterradores que otros. El de Juan, por ejemplo, que por culpa de su pésima memoria cada tanto optaba por guardar silencio y después se veía en la obligación de hablar y hablar y hablar hasta agotarse porque el silencio no podía recordar dónde lo había metido.

06/04/2020

Just posted lesson 28 in my Jump Start Brazilian Portuguese series! In this video I introduce several simple expressions for navigating basic travel situations, with a focus on greetings/courtesy phrases, asking about locations or directions, and overcoming the language barrier.

In this video I introduce several basic questions and expressions for navigating basic travel situations, with a focus on greetings/courtesy phrases, asking ...