There are a variety of foreign language and English as a second language
resources available on Idaho Public Television. These programs are valuable
language and culture resources, and we invite you to take advantage of
these and other quality programming resources that Idaho Public Television
has to offer.
The foreign language instruction programs we air include:
Connect
With English Learn English as a second language through
the story of Rebecca, an aspiring singer on a journey across America.
Connect With English touches on life’s important issues: leaving
home, parenting, education, work, love, success, and loss.
-- Airs
Tues/Fri at 5:30/4:30 am MT/PT on Idaho-1
Destinos:
An Introduction to Spanish Learn Spanish with this mysterious
and entertaining Spanish soap opera, which takes you to Mexico, Spain,
Puerto Rico, and Argentina.
-- Airs Mon/Thurs at 5:30/4:30 am MT/PT
on Idaho-1
-- Airs Tues/Thurs
at 12:00 midnight & 12:00 noon (MT) and Mon/Wed at 11:00 pm &
Tues/Thurs 11:00 am (PT) on Idaho-3
Fokus
Deutsch Follow the story of Professor Bob Di Donato and
Marion, his assistant, as they create a German course using a “German
studies” approach. They weave together minidramas set in Germany,
interviews with native speakers, and documentary footage on history
and culture, all of which help increase fluency in and comprehension
of the language.
-- Not currently airing
French
in ActionThis series uses active participation to increase your
fluency in French and help you experience French culture. The antics
of an American student and a young Frenchwoman in Paris and the French
countryside are guided by Dr. Capretz's on-camera instruction
-- Airs Wed at 5:30/4:30 am MT/PT on
Idaho-1
-- Airs
Mon/Wed at 1:00/12:00 am & 1:00/12:00 pm MT/PT on Idaho-3
