Stromae's Papaoutai: Cultural Insights & Language Learning
Discover the story behind Stromae's Papaoutai song, delve into French language and culture, explore African heritage in music, participate in fun exercises, and create your own family-inspired song. Engage in a unique learning experience through music and language.
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Stromae Papaoutai or learning French via a song project
OBJECTIVES Communication: understanding a French song and giving your point of view Language: understanding the adjectives ending with able. Culture: discovering a French song Being able to sing it and to recompose it via fill in the blank exercise, and e-game. Making your own song using family members
Qui est Stromae ? Stomae signifie maestro en verlan. Stromae est un chanteur belge. Sa m re est de Belgique et son p re est du Rwanda, en Afrique. Son p re est assassin lors du g nocide de 1994. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromae Verlan means slang
Papaoutai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G41 Tg4Xq5AM Song with translation in English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm Dd-KgnXGg Official clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiKj0Z_ Xnjc
Discussion Why do you like or do you not like the song? What kind of novelty did Stromae bring in the song with his African heritage? What is the theme of the song?
PAROLES DE LA CHANSON Teacher will provide the song lyrics in French with the translation in English Student will learn to sing the song now that he/she understands the meaning.
EXERCICES 1. Fill in the blanks and understanding the scope of the song (exercice 1). Teacher will provide text. 2. Working on cognates with the text on the biography of the singer. Biographie http://www.tv5monde.com/cms/chaine- francophone/Musique/p-14237- Stromae.htm?artiste=1071
Exercices http://carmenvera.eoidehellin.es/hotpot/stromae_p apaoutaib.htm Instructions: Click on the above link Listen to the song, and then click on the letter A, B, or C to recompose the song papaoutai section, by section. 1. 2.
INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION Now that you know papaoutai , make a similar song with a member of your family and sing it to you parents for extra credit Ex: make a song with maman ou t es .
