I found different podcast lessons for Italian, Spanish, and Ukrainian. I like the format a lot because I can just sit and sew and repeat the words. Very relaxing!
He thinks you're crowing. Fighting him too much will potentially make him think he can cockfight you and become boss rooster. With my boys, I preferred to treat them like they were just not worth my attention, so I'd push them away and make them get out of my space, then go about my business...
I haven't tried no-crow collars before, but if it's only temporary then maybe it's worth a shot. Blacking out the windows will definitely help though, it's not 100%, but it should limit it a little bit. You could also just hold him a ton if that stops him, I'm sure he wouldn't object to extra...