Art of Adaptation [Monday, Period Six]

[doubleohblonde]

Bond had informed his class that they were meeting inside today.

"Good afternoon," he began once the class had assembled. "Knowing a language other than your own can be an invaluable tool in adapting to a tricky situation, know one fluently enough and you can come off as a citizen of a country that language is spoken in. Alternatively you can downplay your knowledge and gain information because people think you can't understand them, and that's just the beginning."

"However too little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Especially when it comes to things like idiom and informal language. To prove my point we will be watching a Space Battles 3: Backstroke of the West, I would like you to all pay close attention to the subtitles and how they correspond to the actual spoken dialogue."


[ooc: wait for ocd up]

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Comments

Sign In - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

Like you 'do not want'.

Re: Sign In - AoA [02]

[therewaslife]

Nobody Owens

Re: Sign In - AoA [02]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Griffin O'Conner

Re: Sign In - AoA [02]

[inneedofcoffee.livejournal.com]

Maladicta

Re: Sign In - AoA [02]

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen Haras-Uquara

Re: Sign In - AoA [02]

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

Kyle Reese

Listen to the Lecture - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

Short and sweet, and not in any of the language other than English that Bond speaks.

Re: Listen to the Lecture - AoA [02]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Short and sweet was always ideal for Griff. And for once, here was a class he knew something about, having passed for a native of Oaxaca for several years himself.

Watch the Film - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

Wonder who wrote the better dialogue, the screenwriter, or the subtitler.

Re: Watch the Film - AoA [02]

[therewaslife]

After exploring a volcano in his first class, Bod was pleased with being able to wind down and watch a movie to end the day.

Re: Watch the Film - AoA [02]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Clearly the subtitler knew what was what in this film. Mostly that it was all crap, but Griff was fine with relaxing and balling up bits of paper to consider throwing at others.

Talk to Bond - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

He is for the big.

Talk to the TAs - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

Who are become more and more strong and big.

Re: Talk to the TAs - AoA [02]

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose was indeed more strong and big but she was also a little conflicted as she watched the movie with only about a third of her attention.

Re: Talk to the TAs - AoA [02]

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

Kyle's reading had improved, but he was still too slow to keep up with most of what was going on. Thankfully there were explosions to keep him occupied.

OOC - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

Also, the Presbyterian church like you not.

It's probably the hair.

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Mr. Bond, why are you photobombing (http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/images/39/2010/07/500x_loltaylor-swift-daniel-craig.jpg) Taylor Swift?

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

The pornstache made him do it. It's evil.

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

But is it an alien?

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

It may well be.

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

STOP POSTING WITH SCARY ICONS. YOU OWE ME PRETTY NOW.

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[doubleohblonde]

Have some wet pretty.

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

I will

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[wrongkindofsith]

From more than one account even.

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

accept these

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[not_tylerdurden]

Even Calvin has a wet nekkid icon.

Re: OOC - AoA [02]

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

offerings.