Blog – Page 7 – Linguistica

¿Sabías que nuestra estrella de Navidad favorita es Afro-Latina?

Alexandra (Year 12) discusses Mariah Carey’s Afro-Latino heritage. Here is a song to listen to whilst reading: ’Azucar Negra’ by

Sascha’ s (Year 13) guide to French back-slang. D’où vient le verlan ? L’argot, un type de langue qui consiste

Cecily (Year 12) explores the history and traditions of Saint Nicholas. In many Eastern European countries Saint Nicholas Day or

Lucille (Year 12) considers how the French language was brought to the African continent through colonialism. With 321 million speakers,

Florence (Year 12) explores the evolution of the French language. The ancient name for the country of France was Gaul,

Tamsin-Mae (Year 8) explores this unusual festival La fête de la dinde est à Licques le 10 – 11 décembre.

Leila (Year 9) has written a poem to express how she feels about winter in Italy. l’inverno sta per arrivare 

Amiya and Chloe (Year 9) have written a poem about Christmas in Italy. Il presepe che si mette l’otto dicembre

Elodie, Year 9, explores how Epiphany is celebrated in France and offers a recipe for the traditional galette des rois.

Lily (Year 8) has written a poem about the German tradition of Saint Nicolas and/or ‘Krampus’ visiting children on 6th