Speaking of Language

S17E14 - Valerie Fridland - Why We Talk Funny

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Sociolinguist, author, and professor Valerie Fridland returns to our podcast to discuss accents, dialects, and her new book, Why We Talk Funny.

https://www.valeriefridland.com/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/language-in-the-wild

Featured music: “Did I Stutter?” by Pocket Bandits
https://pocketbandits.com

#Schietwetter

S17E13 - Serene Wang - Chunking and Real-Time Language Use

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Serene Wang joins us to discuss the power of “chunking” in language learning for more effective communication and understanding.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Serene-Wang-2

#EmergentBilingual

S17E12 - Lincoln Snyder - Pennsylvania Dutch and Innovation in Language Revitalization

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Lincoln Snyder joins us to discuss the Pennsylvania Dutch language, its history, and the ongoing efforts to revitalize it.

https://lincolnsnyder.com/

#serendipity

S17E11 - Thaiza Barros - Researching Language Acquisition in Young Learners

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Thaiza Barros enlightens us about language acquisition and Portuguese, and shares some findings from her research into how young children acquire specific speech sounds.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-u2wcXUAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR

#poesia

#pirilampo

S17E10 - LeAnne Spino - Advancing Second Language Proficiency and Intercultural Competence

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. LeAnne Spino discusses the differences between language proficiency and intercultural competence, and offers strategies for demonstrating and communicating the value of language programs.

https://web.uri.edu/languages/meet/leanne-spino-seijas/

https://web.uri.edu/global/globalize-your-degree/signature-international-programs/

#café

S17E9 - Megan Yap & Simon Ilincev - Lingofable

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Megan Yap and Simon Ilincev, two Cornell students studying linguistics and computer science, introduce us to Lingofable, their new app offering language learning through stories.

https://lingofable.com/

team@lingofable.com

#超凡入圣

#odskočitsi

S17E8 - ALANA

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Leslie Monter-Casio, Catherine Mao, and Molly Jones, Cornell students from the executive board of ALANA, share the many ways their student organization supports intercultural programming on campus.

https://www.instagram.com/alanaintercultural

https://cornell.campusgroups.com/alana

Instagram: @alanaintercultural

#échaleganas

#cānyù

#whimsy

S17E7 - Nandipa Sipengane - Building Community in the Language Classroom

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0300

Nandipa Sipengane, isiZulu language instructor from Yale University's Council on African Studies, discusses strategies for pedagogy and community building in less commonly taught languages, both in person and over distance.

https://macmillan.yale.edu/africa/person/nandipa-sipengane

https://sharedcourseinitiative.org/

nandipa.sipengane@yale.edu

#ubuntu

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17lRD9TUGB96Yd4V2eawOjYEkZUReKz3rIeHMKUR_wYk/edit?usp=sharing

S17E6 - Naomi Larson - Online Collaborations, Virtual Reality, and Connections between Japan and Brazil

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0400

Our dear colleague and friend Naomi Larson is in the studio with us today! Naomi is a senior lecturer in Japanese here at Cornell, and we will talk about the many wonderful opportunities she creates for language learners here, and everywhere, to engage with each other and with language and culture.

https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/naomi-nakada-larson

#山眠る

#山笑う

S17E5 - Rosie Nguyen - Creativity, Commerce, and Culture

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Rosie Nguyen, accomplished author and PhD student at Cornell, shares the value in her translinguistic experience writing award-winning fiction in Vietnamese as well as researching communication, media, and digital culture in English here at Cornell.

https://www.facebook.com/rosienguyenvn/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13852796.Rosie_Nguy_n

https://rosienguyen.net/

#thương

S17E4 - Sergiy Sydorenko - Multilingualism and Diplomacy

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we explore how multilingualism and cultural sensibility shape who we are, how we relate to others, and how we move through our professional lives.

#воля

S17E3 - The 3 Cs of Conversation

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0400

Cornell students Colette Bu, Cameron Howland, and Cody Paul share their experiences as language tutors and conversation hour leaders. We will hear all about these important resources and why everyone should join in on the fun, and discuss the many other ways that these students' language skills enrich their lives.

https://lrc.cornell.edu/conversation-hours

https://lrc.cornell.edu/language-tutoring

#大丈夫

#piano

#esperanza

S17E2 - Jamie Edmonds - Critical Languages Institute

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Jamie Edmonds is the director of the Critical Languages Institute at Arizona State University. He shares his thoughts on the importance and future of language education.

https://cli.asu.edu/

Instagram: @criticallanguagesinstitute

Facebook: @asucli

#isihurip
#santaisaja

S17E1 - Arina Danilina - Language, Culture, Polarization, and Connection

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0400

Cornell student Arina Danilina joins us to discuss her academic and linguistic journeys. As a dedicated facilitator of Russian conversation hours and a participant in the College Scholar Program, Arina's research investigates how the architecture and design of refugee housing impacts mental health. She is also interested in the interaction between spaces and people, and finding connection over polarization.

Dom Kultury on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/domkultury_cornell

#Семья

#Дом

S16E13 - Dominique Branson - Why Language Matters for Justice

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Dominique Branson, a past Soros Justice Fellow with the Open Society Foundations, and a Cornell alum, joins us to discuss linguistic justice and what it means for racial disparities in the US legal system.

https://dominiquebranson.com/

#shalom

Thanksgiving 2025 Mini-Episode

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Our annual expression of gratitude from the Language Resource Center family.

Featuring:

Ashley Griffith (LRC Engagement & Outreach Coordinator)

Ahmed Shamim (LRC Academic Programs Coordinator)

Ruby Shaw (LRC student intern)

Jack Brown (guest, season 16, episode 4)

Dan Kaufman (guest, season 16, episode 12)

Mijeong Mimi Kim (guest, season 16, episode 8)

Jadon Geathers (guest, season 16, episode 11)

Polly Lauer (guest, season 16, episode 10)

S16E12 - Dan Kaufman - Current Challenges in Urban Language Revitalization

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Daniel Kaufman returns to Speaking of Language to discuss language revitalization, language ideology, the deceptiveness of AI, and more.

Watch Dan's talk at the LRC: https://youtu.be/ew2VfzbRtz4

https://www.elalliance.org/

https://languagemap.nyc/

https://cs.uky.edu/~raphael/linguistics/phonology/currentMi.cgi

#redouble
#bawi

S16E11 - Jadon Geathers - ChitterChatter

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0400

We chat with Cornell PhD student Jadon Geathers about the development of his AI speaking partner platform for language learners, ChitterChatter.

#仁

https://jadongeathers.github.io/

The Future of Learning Lab: https://learning.cis.cornell.edu/

chitterchatter.app/

Instagram: @jadonarmon

Cornell Chronicle article: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/07/ai-tool-helps-students-build-confidence-speaking-foreign-languages

Welcome to a new episode of Speaking of Language. I’m Angelika Kraemer, the Director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University and I’m Sam Lupowitz, the LRC’s Media Manager. We have Jadon Geathers in the studio with us today. Jadon is a PhD student in Information Science here, working on creating educational technologies that streamline learning and teaching processes while fostering inclusive, engaging, and equitable learning environments. We will hear all about an exciting AI speaking partner that he is currently developing called ChitterChatter.

S16E10 - Polly Lauer - Indigenous Language on the Air

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Polly Lauer, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Romance Studies here at Cornell, shares how radio and other mass media have contributed to the revitalization of Indigenous language and community in Guatemala.

polly.lauer@cornell.edu

https://romancestudies.cornell.edu/polly-lauer

#maltyoxinik

S16E9 - Daisy Rockwell - Adventures in Translationland

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0300

We are joined by the versatile and accomplished Daisy Rockwell, a Vermont-based painter and award-winning translator of Hindi and Urdu literature. In 2022, she was awarded the Booker Prize for Translation, and she recently gave a talk as part of Cornell’s 15th annual Tagore lecture series in Modern Indian Literature called Mixed Metaphors: Adventures in Translationland. She speaks with Sam about linguistic diversity, creativity, and the joy of mixed metaphor.

https://www.daisyrockwell.com/

Five original Daisy Rockwell poems published by the Paris Review: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/07/10/five-mixed-metaphors-for-translation/

Watch Daisy's recent lecture at Cornell: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/15th+Annual+Tagore+Lecture--Mixed+Metaphors%3A+Adventures+in+Translationland%2C+by+Daisy+Rockwell/1_armr1wko

Instagram: @shreedaisy

#dhwani

#ध्वनि

S16E8 - Mijeong Mimi Kim - Implementing Undergraduate TAs in the Language Curriculum

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Mijeong Mimi Kim follows up on her recent talk at Cornell, sharing the benefits of integrating undergraduate teaching assistants into the language curriculum.

mmkim@wustl.edu

Watch Mimi's talk at Cornell: https://youtu.be/fE9df4GciCU

#curiosity

S16E7 - Himari Mizusawa & Saho Yamamoto - Kansai University Exchange

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Cornell's Japanese language program has a partnership with Kansai University. We meet two of their students, and discuss the importance of international experiences and exchange.

#practicemakesperfect

#千里の道も一歩から

S16E6 - Seema Golestaneh & Alia Amer - SWANA and Women of MENA

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0300

The Southwest Asia and North Africa Program (SWANA) is Cornell’s new hub for research, learning, and engagement with the cultures and people of the vast geographical region stretching from Morocco in the west to Iran in the east.

Women of MENA is a Cornell student organization: a digital publication at the intersection of culture and gender studies. Their platform offers a space for open dialogue, designed to unpack the gender dynamics of the region and share women’s stories. Their mission is rooted in inclusivity for people who identify as women, genderqueer, and/or nonbinary.

https://swana.einaudi.cornell.edu/

https://cornellwomenofmena.com/

Instagram: @cornellwomenofmena

#دلنشین

#نور

S16E5 - Fernando Rubio - The Rise of OER in Language Teaching and Learning

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Fernando Rubio, director of the Yale Center for Language Study, talks all about Open Educational Resources for language teaching and learning.

Dr. Rubio’s talk at Cornell: https://youtu.be/U6Imb0FxB0o?si=IFtIxMxaBZUzvveP

#txirimiri
#calabobos
#orbayu

S16E4 - Jack Brown - Critical Language Scholarship

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Jack Brown, PhD student in Cornell's Department of Romance Studies, is the Alumni Ambassador for the Critical Language Scholarship Program. Jack discusses the CLS and reasserts the importance of language study in creating a safer, more connected world.

https://einaudi.cornell.edu/learn/academics/critical-language-scholarship-program

https://clscholarship.org/

https://events.cornell.edu/event/information-session-critical-language-scholarship (Info session on 9/30)

#tagarela

S16E3 - Ellen Jovin & Brandt Johnson - Rebel with a Clause

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:01:00 -0300

Grammar guru Ellen Jovin and filmmaker Brandt Johnson join us to discuss Rebel with a Clause, a new film following a traveling grammar advice stand across all 50 US states.

https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/

Tickets to screenings: https://www.cinemapolis.org/movie/rebel-with-a-clause/

#joiedevivre

#Eichhörnchen

#écureuil

S16E2 - Hannah Scott Deuchar - Translational Justice

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Sam speaks with Hannah Scott Deuchar, a scholar of modern Middle Eastern literature, media, and translation; critical and legal theory; and histories of culture and technology in the Global South. This past spring semester, she gave a talk as part of Cornell's "Language and Power in the Middle East and Beyond" series titled "Translational Justice: The Arabic Novel and the British Archive." She expands on this talk and discusses the impact of translation on politics and power.

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/comparative-literature-and-culture/people/academic/profiles/scott-deuchar.html

وَسْوَسَة#

S16E1 - Jaida Anekwe - Fashion and Diaspora

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Jaida Anekwe, President Emeritus of Cornell’s Pan-African Students Association, discusses the organization and their much-celebrated annual fashion show, AFRIK.

Cornell Chronicle article on AFRIK: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/fashion-show-celebrate-unite-cultures-african-diaspora

https://www.instagram.com/cornell_pasa

@cornell_pasa

#mnike

Season 16 Teaser

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:00:00 -0300

We're back with our Sweet Sixteen season! Join Sam, Angelika, and another dozen-odd guests to talk about the impact of language and culture, from fashion to food, translation to grammar.

S15E14 - Sara Lee - Neurodivergent Language Learners: Needs, Opportunities, and Teaching Strategies

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Sara Lee closes out our season discussing strategies for supporting neurodiverse language learners and how these design principles create better learning outcomes for the entire classroom.

Watch Sara's workshop: https://youtu.be/hhB0Bg_3-bw

Neurodiversity reading list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CD7TP7FCcSmEt7Jms3hu7Jwi6xBkhRVC/view?usp=sharing

Sara.A.Lee@asu.edu

#Scheidebecher

S15E13 - Katie Fiorella - Cornell Migrations Program

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Katie Fiorella is the director of the Cornell Migrations Program. We discuss the policies and outcomes related to the movement of living things across borders, and learn about how this initiative has developed since we first discussed it in 2020.

https://einaudi.cornell.edu/programs/migrations-program

Subscribe to the Migrations mailing list: https://cornell.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=da35890acf22b2437aeb5bb67&id=c45499fc3f

#oyaore

S15E12 - Andrew Campana & Ashley Griffith - Poetry at the Edge of Media

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0300

We celebrate the LRC's annual Sweet Poetry event with two returning guests: poet and Japanese literature and media scholar Andrew Campana, and the LRC's Engagement and Outreach Coordinator, Ashley Griffith.

https://lrc.cornell.edu/sweet-poetry

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/expanding-verse/paper

“Speaking of Speaking of Language” by Angelika Kraemer

Performed by Angelika Kraemer and Sam Lupowitz

Underscore: “Nordisk Guld” by Simon Bjarning

https://simonbjarning.com

#図々しい

#sala

S15E11 - Monti Wilkins - Cornell Language House

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0300

We will learn all about Cornell's Language House and how it benefits campus life from residence hall director Monti Wilkins.

https://cornell.campusgroups.com/tonimorrison/home/

https://scl.cornell.edu/residential-life/housing/campus-housing/upper-level-undergraduates/program-houses/language-house

https://lrc.cornell.edu/news/language-house-opens-students-learning-asl

#bonsoir

S15E10 - Daniel Kaufman - Language Documentation and Revitalization

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Daniel Kaufman is the co-founder and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to documenting Indigenous, minority, and endangered languages, supporting linguistic diversity in New York City and beyond. We speak with him about language documentation, community collaboration, and more.

https://www.elalliance.org/

https://languagemap.nyc

Language City book: https://groveatlantic.com/book/language-city/

Facebook/Instagram: @elalliance

#wagübürigu

S15E9 - Olga Verlato - Language and Power in the Middle East and Beyond

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0300

We speak with Olga Verlato, a Klarman Fellow in Near Eastern Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences here at Cornell. She talks about the role played by language in history, politics, and education in modern Egypt and the surrounding region.

https://neareasternstudies.cornell.edu/olga-verlato

Additional audio courtesy “Sounds of Cairo.”

https://www.youtube.com/@soundsofcairo4715

#روبابيكيا

S15E8 - Gláucia Silva - Linguistic Perception and Production in Heritage Language

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:16:00 -0300

Gláucia Silva follows up on her recent talk, “Linguistic Perception and Production in Heritage Language.”

Instagram: @glauciaumd

#peteca

S15E7 - Blaine & Von Ray - The Fastest Way to Fluency

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0300

Blaine and Von Ray discuss TPRS, “Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling,” and the results they’ve had via this method.

https://www.tprsbooks.com/

#esobvio

#cariño

S15E6 - Adriana Lima - Latino Living Center

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Adriana Lima is the residence hall director at Cornell's Latino Living Center, a residential program house on campus. She shares the history and current events of the LLC, and discusses its benefits to campus life.

https://cornell.campusgroups.com/llc

#cafecito

S15E5 - Kris Aric Knisely - Gender-Just Language Education

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Kris Knisely is Associate Professor of French and Intercultural Competence at the University of Arizona. He follows up on his recent talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series, Doing It (Gender) Justice: Reimagining Language Education Through Trans Knowledges.

https://www.krisknisely.com/

https://www.krisknisely.com/ialle

@krisknisely.bsky.social

Watch a video of Kris's talk at the LRC here: https://youtu.be/TbC6Awun4fM?si=R6NcBLBQ2G_hxc5d

#pamplemousse

Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14CJDJp0tD_zQzzl8nYoxiQBLkvundXVHNDb4sQvYllU/edit?usp=sharing

S15E4 - Sarah Fiorello - Cornell Botanic Gardens

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Sarah Fiorello, Interpretation Coordinator for the Cornell Botanic Gardens, shares the linguistic and cultural importance of flowers and plants.

https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/

#joiedevivre

Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2f3QlwnRXqcRtnPq7IseG1cy9HcaZudRoJls6cazIo/edit?usp=sharing

S15E3 - Loïs Talagrand - Tips and Tricks for More Efficient Language Learning

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Loïs Talagrand is a software developer, language learner, and avid YouTuber who explores best ways for learning languages on his channel. He recounts his journey from an English student with poor conversation skills to an accomplished polyglot and shares some advice for other adult language learners.

https://www.youtube.com/@loistalagrand

https://loistalagrand.com

#mana

Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NQ0ZjEdnBpXsTlLLsO72hq0IkrtmBqXyBeILnSSR0zM/edit?usp=sharing

S15E2 - Language Expansion Program and Translator Interpreter Program

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0400

We are joined by student leaders from Cornell’s Language Expansion Program and Translator Interpreter Program, both of which are now officially part of the Language Resource Center. Drew Soshensky (co-president, LEP), Matthew Norman-Ariztía (co-president, TIP), and Grace Ling (co-president, TIP) discuss the services and benefits of their organizations and how you can get involved.

https://cornell.campusgroups.com/lep

https://cornell.campusgroups.com/tip

#小寶貝

#ronronear

#murciélago

#desafortunadamente

Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cpzFpp-K2Ij2X5VqiacONs61hvzuFSyYBSuEYlMqpNY/edit?usp=sharing

S15E1 - Kate Sonka - Teach Access

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0400

We kick off season 15 with Kate Sonka, Executive Director of Teach Access, a non-profit working to bridge the accessibility skills gap between education and industry.

https://teachaccess.org/

#albóndigas

S14E13 - Şebnem Özkan - Cornell Global Hubs

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0400

We catch up with Şebnem Özkan to learn what's new in Cornell's collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative with partners around the world, Global Hubs.

#barış

global.cornell.edu/hubs

globalhubs@cornell.edu

Read a transcription of this episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14CJDJp0tD_zQzzl8nYoxiQBLkvundXVHNDb4sQvYllU/edit?usp=sharing

Thanksgiving 2024 Mini-Episode

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Sam talks gratitude with LRC team members Ashley Griffith and Ahmed Shamim.

We'll be back next week with our final episode of the season!

S14E12 - Tom Garza - Gen Z Learner Identities and Differentiated Language Instruction

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Tom Garza joins us to expand on his recent talk about optimizing teaching for Gen Z learners and differentiated language instruction. We will extend our conversations about the current generation of students and what we as educators can do to teach inclusively and equitably.

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/tlc/

#dostoprimechatelnosti

#достопримечательности

S14E11 - Matt Brooks-Green - Language Learning for Mortals

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0400

YouTuber Matt Brooks-Green joins us to talk about his channel “Language Learning for Mortals.” He’ll share his perspective on picking up new languages outside of the classroom.

https://www.youtube.com/@matt_brooks-green

#tiquismiquis

#deshumidificador

S14E10 - World Languages Day

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0400

We reflect on another successful World Languages Day at Cornell with our Engagement and Outreach Coordinator Ashley Griffith and student volunteer, keynote speaker, and Language Expansion Program co-president Daria Badger.

#eichhörnchen

#źdźbło

Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GwyjIyxGqjsHTBj_a3lEYacH2tLp5JStnJppIVb4v9Q/edit?usp=sharing

S14E9 - Ilka Kostka - Generative AI in Language Teacher Education

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Ilka Kostka follows up on her talk about the opportunities and challenges of Generative AI in the language classroom.

Watch Ilka’s talk at the LRC: https://youtu.be/HzST20cCmE8?si=Vidd6azr2NgEPpLF

Ilka’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilka-k-7892b75a

#ačiū

Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cquICo0rb_Ykc6frJzuFbUSm5W8s_zWJjIH5snzZlD4/edit?usp=sharing

S14E8 - Kasia Bartoszynska - Translation, Antiracism, and Estranging the Novel

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Kasia Bartoszynska is an Associate Professor at Ithaca College in Literatures in English and in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is a reader, writer, educator, translator, and lover of good food, and we discuss translation, antiracism, and her recent book, Estranging the Novel.

https://kasiareads.com/

#şey

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RUQQRtsIJMkneg0h4QQG6y6-T1Hop1gkhK3-gHgINxg/edit?usp=sharing

S14E7 - Pelin Kumbet Cagman & Banu Ozer Griffin - Wonders of Turkey

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Pelin Kumbet Cagman, a visiting scholar from Kocaeli University in Turkey, and Banu Ozer Griffin, the head of Cornell’s Turkish program, discuss Turkish culture, posthumanism, and Turkish caricatures.

#kolaygelsin

#kartoffeln

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6ArOiF3_QPRT3dgjnws5hKolJqFKAbFvGH0JOlvh50/edit?usp=sharing

S14E6 - Colonial Crossings: Art, Identity, and Belief in the Spanish Americas

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0300

We speak with Cornell art historians Andrew C. Weislogel and Juliana Fagua Arias about Colonial Crossings, an exhibition on the art of Colonial Latin America at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell. This exhibition, running until December of this year, examines work predominantly created by Indigenous, Black, Asian, and mixed-race artists during the period of Spanish colonial rule. These artists hail from Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

#cochinilla

#想

https://museum.cornell.edu/exhibition/colonial-crossings-art-identity-and-belief-in-the-spanish-americas/

https://museum.cornell.edu/event/symposium-keynote-lecture-reimagining-the-americas/

https://museum.cornell.edu/event/symposium-reimagining-the-americas-new-perspectives-on-spanish-colonial-art/

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_JEvrBr9-wJ7GLuC8qwnH08H8HiKuLE5bAqxQfhCHl4/edit?usp=sharing

S14E5 - ABC: AI, Bots, & ChatGPT

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:44:27 -0300

We are joined by Grit Matthias Phelps, Amy Cheatle, and Emily Hong to discuss a German language project wherein upper-level students programmed chat bots to interact with introductory language learners.

#zweisamkeit

#literaturwissenschaft

#______

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KaQACk8kTLdzsxNjc0zQZis6mCEILrT42JQSpZtXjI/edit?usp=sharing

S14E4 - Oya Topçuoğlu Judd - Collaborative Curriculum Design, Student-Centered Multimodal Approaches, and Authentic Media

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Oya Topçuoğlu Judd of the Middle East and North African Languages Program at Northwestern University expands on her recent talk about incorporating collaborative course design and contemporary media into the language classroom.

https://mena-languages.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/topcuoglu-oya.html

https://www.routledge.com/Sharing-Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages-in-Higher-Education-Collaboration/Heidrich-Uebel-Kraemer-Giupponi/p/book/9781032394176

#arkadaş

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qG-kiUu8AvmH1GSVg76ORyQhVzpAuVI13zDRFT3CPJ8/edit?usp=sharing

S14E3 - Ashley Griffith - New LRC Engagement and Outreach Coordinator

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 01:00:00 -0300

We are delighted to introduce our new Language Resource Center team member and colleague, Ashley Griffith, the new LRC engagement and outreach coordinator.

#quietscheentchen

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qaKepCEgqOfsiwJpnA0VPehH8yrInSsbj99hC9xWpJg/edit?usp=sharing

S14E2 - Julian Currents - Universal Design for Learning and Expanding Accessibility in the Classroom

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Julian Currents joins us to discuss universal design for learning and how our growing understanding of neurodivergence and chronic illness can help create a classroom space that is more beneficial to all.

Kneecap (2024 film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27367464/

#boycott

#céarta

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/115cB7fsDgGr0uC0pMhj8rqbmwRf-IXfT0eNl1dPwdVM/edit?usp=sharing

S14E1 - Once More unto the Breach

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Sam and Angelika kick off our 14th season with some updates on language learning at Cornell. Stay tuned for another fascinating semester of exciting guests and fresh topics in language and culture education!

#zuckerwatte

#saucisson

Read a transcription of this episode here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HlZ-C9rALCImdL9fKrkkUgBY6mdbKw0OFYQ_ShY3IhM/edit?usp=sharing

S13E13 - Triskaidekaphobia

Wed, 08 May 2024 01:13:00 -0300

For the thirteenth episode of our thirteenth season, a bonus pod about the number 13 and its significance around the world.

We'll be back in the fall!

Here are the sources for some of the tidbits in this episode:

https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2022/10/conversation_thirteen.php

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/13-across-globe-exploration-superstitions-beliefs-gabriela-kouahla

https://tinyrituals.co/blogs/tiny-rituals/angel-number-13-meaning

https://en.as.com/nfl/taylor-swifts-favorite-number-13-and-its-significance-in-super-bowl-lviii-n/

#triskaidekaphobia

S13E12 - Sweet Poetry

Wed, 01 May 2024 01:00:00 -0300

We recap the LRC’s annual, multilingual Sweet Poetry event with organizer Hilary Yarger and participating reader Vishnu Pusarapu.

Vishnu reads:
“My Own Love (In Brackets)” - Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (Irish)

Additional poetry excerpts in this episode:

“Nirvana Shatkam” - Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit)
Read by Suresh Kamath Bola

“If I Could Caress in My Mouth the Whole World” - Fernando Pessoa (Portuguese)
Read by Isabela Carvalho

“A Thought Came to My Lips” - Javed Akhtar (Hindi)
Read by Janhvie Joshi

#間

#craic

S13E11 - Dan Nickolai - iSpraak: A Platform for Second Language Pronunciation Instruction, Assessment, and Research

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Dan Nickolai, current IALLT president and director of the Language Resource Center at St. Louis University, introduces iSpraak, a web-based tool for practice and assessment of second language pronunciation.

#yaourter

https://ispraak.net/

https://bilingualbilliken.com/

https://iallt.org/

S13E10 - Caroline Levine - The Space between Two Languages: Translation, Activism, and World Literature

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Caroline Levine, the David and Kathleen Ryan Professor of Humanities at Cornell, joins us to discuss the challenges and revelations of translating poetry, and how languages and the humanities can work as forces for social change.

https://english.cornell.edu/caroline-levine

Access the ebook or request a physical copy of the of the Norton Anthology: https://seagull.wwnorton.com/worldlit5

To request an exam or desk copy of the Norton Anthology, contact Megan at: mzwilling@wwnorton.com

#liflode

S13E9 - Carolyn Fornoff - Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Carolyn Fornoff, from Cornell’s Department of Romance Studies, joins us to discuss her research into the intersection of art, artists, and climate change in Latin America, as investigated in her new book, Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change.

https://carolynfornoff.wordpress.com/

#madrugar

S13E8 - Jeff Bale - Language Policy, (Anti-)Racism, and Change

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Jeff Bale, of the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, discusses the ties between language policy, culture, and race, and how educators and communities can effect change.

https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/15409-jeff-bale

https://larch.omeka.net/

Watch Dr. Bale's talk at the LRC here: https://youtu.be/AzkxJGfdTg8

#Fußhupe

S13E7 - Tricia Bertram Gallant - Academic Integrity in the Face of Artificial Intelligence

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant joins us from UC San Diego to discuss the impact of generative AI tools on academic integrity in the language classroom and beyond.

https://integrity.ucsd.edu/

#adios

S13E6 - Juliana Torres - Queer Perspectives from Latin American Women Writers

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0300

Poet and educator Juliana Torres joins us to discuss "transformative potentiality," as well as her dissertation exploring forms of monstrosity from a queer perspective in a selection of 20th-century Latin American women writers.

Instagram handle: @julitorrres

https://www.instagram.com/julitorrres/

#sobremesa

S13E5 - Julie Evershed - Copyright Basics: Understanding Copyright in the Context of Language Teaching

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400

University of Michigan Language Resource Center Director Julie Evershed goes on a deep dive with us on copyright in the context of language teaching. She recently gave a talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series on this topic, which you can watch on our website.

Resources for copyright and language classes: https://myumi.ch/96NWx

Video of Julie’s talk: https://youtu.be/s2amGtVnA-I

#komorebi

S13E4 - Luke Urbain - Language, Art, Safety, and Cornell’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Luke Urbain, the new Program Manager of Cornell's Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about language learning, Cuban politics, art, and the concept of “safety.”

https://lacs.einaudi.cornell.edu/

#colero

S13E3 - Malte Jung - Social and Linguistic Implications of AI

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Malte Jung shares some insights into how artificial intelligence affects the way human beings interact not only with technology, but with one another.

https://mjung.infosci.cornell.edu/

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/04/study-uncovers-social-cost-using-ai-conversations

https://interplay.infosci.cornell.edu/

#Kunschd

#etepetete

Valentine's Day 2024 Mini-Episode

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0400

It's Valentine's Day, so we talked to some folks around the LRC about people, places, and things that they love! Amazingly, they answered in a variety of languages…

Can you recognize them all?

We'll be back next week with a new guest, Dr. Malte Jung!

S13E2 - Open Doors English - Building Language Skills and Community

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0400

We learn about Open Doors English, a nonprofit organization offering classes for adult English language learners. Instructor Joshua Orkin and students Hui-Tzu "Wendy" Kuo and José Tzul describe how the program empowers adult English language learners in Ithaca, Tompkins, and surrounding counties to live fuller lives.

https://sites.google.com/view/open-doors-english/

#shwari

#加油

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ZMcsDBaVX_waq8Qb_YW7QPoMJcBUxeaZN2678GeNp4/edit?usp=sharing

S13E1 - Ahmed Shamim - New LRC Team Member

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0400

We kick off our thirteenth season by introducing Dr. Ahmed Shamim, the Academic Programs Coordinator and our newest colleague at the Cornell University Language Resource Center.

#অভিমান

You can access the edited volume Sharing Less Commonly Taught Languages in Higher Education: Collaboration and Innovation (Heidrich Uebel, Kraemer, & Giupponi, Routledge, 2024) for free at https://www.routledge.com/Sharing-Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages-in-Higher-Education-Collaboration/Heidrich-Uebel-Kraemer-Giupponi/p/book/9781032394176.

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KNfYeGhVflsS3D46jJLw0Xcksv3w8YK8vIIz2ltDJAU/edit?usp=sharing

S12E13 - Fatema Sumar - Building a Thriving World for All

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0400

We are joined by Fatema Sumar, former Obama administration official and current Executive Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. Fatema discusses her past as a Cornell student, the challenges in combating global poverty, and the transformative power of language.

https://cid.harvard.edu

#abas

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rWlDMBp3lqW99vV_M4MZ3T6QFDQ7_p3tbeZYiEvDMb0/edit?usp=sharing

Thanksgiving 2023 Mini-Episode

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0400

For this year's Thanksgiving special, we are joined by friends and colleagues reading poetry celebrating gratitude.

Sara Goto (Freshman, Cornell): Thank You by Shuntaro Tanikawa

David Ortega (Language Technology Specialist, Yale): Oda a las gracias by Pablo Neruda

Jeremy Urbaniak (Freshman, Cornell): Dziękuje Ci (author unknown)

Krystyna Golovakova (Ukranian instructor, Cornell): Вечірнє сонце, дякую за день! by Lina Kostenko

#gratitude

Read transcriptions and translations of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1byaowmz__tc93HKfRlWSqwpKtMLoMewO8Qxtxbvp3_4/edit?usp=sharing

S12E12 - Don Vosburg - Gaming as a Learning Tool

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Don Vosburg, Academic Technologist of Learning Innovation (and former Language Center Director) at Carleton College in Minnesota, joins us to discuss all things gamification and language learning through gaming.

https://www.carleton.edu/directory/dvosburg/

#Feierabend

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ST0Ci37nY0IUmKoisKMisHmin6nijVfJV4nvKOCwPE8/edit?usp=sharing

S12E11 - Anthony Ng’ang’a - The Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0400

We meet with Anthony Ng’ang’a, a representative from the East Africa-based Safal Group. Anthony discusses he Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize, an award to recognize writing and translations in African languages and help proliferate them around the globe.

https://www.safalgroup.com/cornell-kiswahili-prize/

https://kiswahiliprize.cornell.edu/

#GutiriWaIregiUtuire

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12U1Pl22MoiLoU4kJ9YDskCbZZe1PlHmPD4kN90yuPH4/edit?usp=sharing

S12E10 - Anna Marchetti & Sebastian Young - World Languages Day

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0300

We revisit Cornell’s World Languages Day, which took place earlier this month. Participant Anna Marchetti is a senior in high school in Victor, NY (just under two hours northwest of Ithaca), and student volunteer Sebastian Young is a sophomore here at Cornell and one of our LRC student assistants.

https://lrc.cornell.edu/world-languages-day

#animero

#yaourter

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c04o2wvWW8iumUZRdNOxjFA-jOpvC_pcT1gnjQPYgF0/edit?usp=sharing

S12E9 - Catherine Baumann - Reverse Design and its Role in Curricular and Programmatic Articulation

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Catherine Baumann follows up on her talk from our monthly LRC Speaker Series. Cathy dives into reverse design and how to better center language curricula and lessons around the goals and needs of students.

https://languages.uchicago.edu/2021/03/04/cathy-baumanns-interview-on-reverse-design/

#skärgård

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gW5Ixdh7m8Ylhd1UFx_n4cSr-lRK0pxy0IiKmueR_xU/edit?usp=sharing

S12E8 - Simon Zuberek - Corpora and Data in the Language Classroom

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Simon Zuberek returns to Speaking of Language. Simon is a senior educational technologist, linguist, and language educator, and we will talk today about corpora, data, and their applications and validity in the language classroom.

https://www.zuberek.net/

#ubuntu

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18SuIN2HnClTltRU4uFQTTzJNo1ZArQxGrDG81-5fUeI/edit?usp=sharing

S12E7 - Discovery Across Disciplines: Cornell’s College Scholar Program

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0300

McKenna Norton and Jack Donnellan are undergraduates in the Class of 2025 cohort of Cornell's Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program. They describe their projects that focus on responses to alienation across cultures and on the role of language in the application of the rule of law around the world.

https://as.cornell.edu/education/college-scholar-program

https://as.cornell.edu/mckenna-norton

https://as.cornell.edu/jack-donnellan

#刀子嘴豆腐心

#يلا

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cuFKJ0aIqEDSR_hCXR3INBXmtrVExyXIgE-qbut9a8c/edit?usp=sharing

S12E6 - Mari Noda - Fail Better: Learning to Participate in Another Culture

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Mari Noda talks about the “game” of language learning, and how each of us can endeavor to “fail better” in our interactions with other cultures.

https://nihongonow.byu.edu/

Watch the video of Mari's talk: https://youtu.be/2l5ufdeKoD8

#やっぱり

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NrGae2RGdY9qYtnOPyfYQTgO9Z9fJ4CdVou2Wd44KNg/edit?usp=sharing

S12E5 - The Next Monsoon & Gatty Lecture Rewind - Cornell’s Asian Language and Culture Podcasts

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0300

We meet some of the teams behind two other Cornell-based language and culture podcasts. Daniel Bass and Shavin Seneviratne are the co-hosts of The Next Monsoon, a series by Cornell's South Asia Program examining artistic and cultural responses to climate change in South Asia. Francine Barchett and Emily Falica are involved with Gatty Lecture Rewind, a podcast by the Southeast Asia Program centered on conversations and interviews with visiting scholars working in and around that region.

Gatty Lecture Rewind: https://gattyrewind.libsyn.com/

The Next Monsoon: https://nextmonsoon.podbean.com/

Listen to a brief trailer for The Next Monsoon: https://nextmonsoon.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-the-next-monsoon-1679507165/

Next Monsoon conference: https://events.cornell.edu/event/the_next_monsoon .

Daniel's Monsoon Radio show: https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/monsoon-radio/

#chảnh

#ஊர்

# נחת

#hati-hati

#치맥

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MWctcsxMNijxDWh6we0C8QH4KLx3HDJRGqWgOA_MOdE/edit?usp=sharing

S12E4 - Daniel R. Walter - Psycholinguistic Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0300

We are joined by Daniel Walter, Assistant Professor of German and Linguistics at Emory University. Dr. Walter recently published the book titled Psycholinguistic Approaches to Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Linking Theory, Findings, and Practice, and we will dive into his work on our podcast today.

#Fernweh

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uePmJ-duZVotu0UzlyEYyDEmSqMc1nCJQj5i2OVmOtI/edit?usp=sharing

S12E3 - Hilary Yarger - New LRC Engagement and Outreach Coordinator

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Meet Hilary Yarger, the newest member of the team here at the Cornell University Language Resource Center. We discuss what drew Hilary to the LRC and what she hopes to accomplish as our Engagement and Outreach Coordinator. We'll also hear some of her original music, and perhaps even a classic 90s jam.

Included in this episode: excerpt from "Hazy Devotion," Hilary's MA thesis project.

https://hilaryyarger.com

#間

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ya5gK5QxbBXdXU_thdPdrEI-VFhtxItpyuoIDWKgN8w/edit?usp=sharing

S12E2 - Américo Mendoza-Mori - Language Revitalization, Cultural Reclamation, and Global Indigeneity

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0300

What can be learned from Indigenous languages and cultures? Dr. Américo Mendoza-Mori recently visited from Harvard University to give a talk as a part of our LRC Speaker Series. He explores the impact of making space for marginalized people and traditions.

https://scholar.harvard.edu/americo

Follow @ameriqo on social media.

#yapa

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eAoVYaG2ur5vMf1pGOlRRBg8c4NTb3jOxysl3CVbh6Q/edit?usp=sharing

S12E1 - Revenge of What You Did Last Summer

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Sam and Angelika revisit what they did last summer. But mostly, they look ahead to trends and current events in language learning, and some of the topics in store for the coming season of the podcast.

Information on cuts being made at West Virginia University:

https://www.actfl.org/news/actfl-statement-on-wvu-plan-to-eliminate-world-language-programs

Change.org petition to protest cuts to world languages at West Virginia University:

https://www.change.org/p/preserve-students-rights-to-study-world-languages-at-wvu

The Sophie Washburn French Instructorship:

https://as.cornell.edu/about/sophie-washburn-french-instructorship

#abbiocco
#verschlimmbessern

Read a transcript of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fDeAUKy1R1-VKXXPZSF-GbHJBC5biM6EiVhY4K4mkrQ/edit?usp=sharing

S11E13 - Kate Paesani & Mandy Menke - Literacies in Language Education

Wed, 03 May 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Kate Paesani and Mandy Menke discuss their new book, Literacies in Language Education, and the benefits of a literacies-based approach to language instruction.

Companion website: https://carla.umn.edu/literacies/book.html

Instagram & Twitter: @umn_languages

Twitter: @CARLA_UMN

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/UMNLanguages

https://www.facebook.com/carla.umn

#rascacielos

#escalofríos

#juernes

#débile

#grace

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jm13pTHFNtBJrMxwR3WQHr2KSgJnpl1OFnOPuObds6Y/edit?usp=sharing

S11E12 - Koen Van Gorp - Exploring Task-Based Language Teaching

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Koen Van Gorp joins us to talk about task-based language teaching.

https://vangorpk.msu.domains/

#schokolare

#supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1QUOtiTB34QokJ2HwtApY_5JqrtjF4HxjpDvI0Xf60/edit?usp=sharing

S11E11 - Valerie Fridland - When “Bad” Language Makes us Better Communicators

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno, discusses her new book Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English. Dr. Fridland demonstrates the deep cultural and historical significance of speech patterns that are initially resisted before becoming widely accepted.

https://valeriefridland.com

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/language-in-the-wild

#pumpernickel

#moist

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MNOKZHZhfURnToBj7o7LSjHwXaVyuXkaDGUFN-91pV8/edit?usp=sharing

S11E10 - Florencia Henshaw - Guiding SLA Principles and Assessment

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Florencia Henshaw returns to discuss her book, Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom. She recently gave a talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series on SLA principles and assessment. Her talk was part of our spring learning community that is sponsored by the Central New York Humanities Corridor from an award by the Mellon Foundation. The learning community brings together colleagues from Cornell, Colgate, Skidmore, and Syracuse to exchange best practices in language teaching.

Linktree for Florencia: https://linktr.ee/florenciahenshaw

Florencia's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Unpackinglanguagepedagogy

#gnocchi

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DRpJyznWMGOMY5FnW4bNi_uvs-LoUcvkJJGbCVwc490/edit?usp=sharing

S11E9 - Richard Kiely - Transformative Learning, Community Engagement, and Dissonance

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Richard Kiely is a senior fellow in Cornell's Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, and, among many other things, stewards the design and implementation of the Engaged College Initiative. He discusses transformative learning theory, international community-engaged learning, and dissonance.

Einhorn Center: https://einhorn.cornell.edu/

#häftigt

#lagom

#fika

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jDa2qCbN4xGltbXkf76lUDs9t2jKIbFnjb3pAMtPft8/edit?usp=sharing

S11E8 - Margaret Ransdell-Green & Eric Barker - Constructing Language and Culture

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Margaret Ransdell-Green is a linguist who has been creating constructed languages, or ConLangs, since the late 1990s. Eric Barker, her husband, is a musician and composer. The two have collaborated on writing music and lyrics in the languages and styles of these fictional peoples.

Margaret's ConLangs: http://www.aeniith.com/

Music video: https://youtu.be/dTp67Xqr2WU

Language Creation Society (LCS): https://conlang.org/

Ana Lemma

The songs heard in this episode were "Zhumzhu" and "Phatakap."

#積ん読
#mingqun
#akleng

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWKrNg9c4Nl_xOV9jH5Bixs5xPnWPXtoHq1IZpfOWqg/edit?usp=sharing

S11E7 - Xiaoyan Li - AI and Turn-Taking in Online Discussions

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0300

Xiaoyan Li enlightens us on her role in developing an AI agent that helps enforce equal participation for native speakers and second language learners in online discussions.

#tschüss

Improving Non-Native Speakers' Participation with an Automatic Agent in Multilingual Groups - https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3567562

https://infosci.cornell.edu/

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1adKq1yDCNWM6PZCKMzdxR6u6cGQaukLQhXtmB-Vt5PQ/edit?usp=sharing

S11E6 - Cory Duclos - Data, Ethics, and AI

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Cory Duclos, Director of the Keck Center for Language Study at Colgate University and a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, joins Sam and Angelika this week. One of his current research projects is concerned with ethics of data gathering online.

https://fltmag.com/interview-project-9-artificial-intelligence/

#moleque

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pEuGwXn5T7dS5SnlzbqXcbb0o6Vp28DZHeTsJR62XRg/edit?usp=sharing

S11E5 - Joe Dale - Educational Technology in Language Learning

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Joe Dale is an independent languages consultant from the UK who works with a range of organizations such as Network for Languages, ALL, The British Council, the BBC, Skype, Microsoft, and The Guardian, who described him as an "MFL guru." Joe is no stranger to podcasting as co-host of his own, the #mfltwitterati, and we're excited to hear about his broad experience with language teaching and technology around the world.

@JoeDale on Twitter

https://mfltwitteratipodcast.com/

https://ppli.ie/resource/mfl-teachers-talk-podcast/

#pamplemousse

#grenouille

#JeCrèveLaDalle

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VtO8FVdtectMV8GJdgUooOITL3Hhk3tX3LTgyeCwsQs/edit?usp=sharing

S11E4 - Larisa Kasumagić- Kafedžić - Peace Pedagogy and Language Education

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Larisa Kasumagić- Kafedžić, a Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellow at Cornell from the University of Sarajevo, explores how language instructors can embrace a pedagogy of peace, justice, and conflict resolution.

https://peacehub.ba/

#居眠り

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/152KmTZB7aRUW45TMWOmA8eu0_WCTKXxLjIvu3MAZY7k/edit?usp=sharing

S11E3 - Claire Frances & Giovanni Zimotti - ChatGPT, AI, and Second Language Writing

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Claire Frances and Giovanni Zimotti of the University of Iowa discuss their research into ChatGPT, one of the recent artificial intelligence programs garnering attention in and out of academia. The pair recently published an article in FLTMAG about Chat GPT's potential impact on writing in language education.

https://fltmag.com/chatgpt-second-language-writing/
www.giovannizimotti.com
https://clcl.uiowa.edu/

#J’aiD’autresChatsÀFouetter

#y’all

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13eXare1Bg6hFEWpoobQjdWkPD3K1ce1n2ZG55o-7obg/edit?usp=sharing

S11E2 - Alan van den Arend - Active Learning in Language Teaching

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Alan van den Arend discusses how we can rethink approaches to translation and pedagogy to better connect with students.

Correction: ALI was founded by Alex and Laura Hanson (not Harrison)

https://classics.cornell.edu/alan-van-den-arend

https://www.perusall.com

#boterham

Read a transcription of this episode here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZUrJnTjedNSwbnRovZ2Em3s7pMWv4UnyxRjVQ9t85tg/edit?usp=sharing

S11E1 - Katie Blake - Amazon’s Alexa AI

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Katie Blake tells us how her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Cornell led to her work on Amazon’s Alexa AI, and takes us under the hood of the popular digital assistant.

https://katherineblake.github.io

#눈치

Read a transcription of this episode here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zdro1YqIRPty1Q-LCrSSiByKJvJBBS82TSMgeXYrfaY/edit?usp=sharing

S10E13 - Cori Crane - Creating Pathways of Perspective-Shifting through Structured Critical Reflection

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Cori Crane closes out our season by diving deeper into her recent talk at the LRC on utilizing reflection for language and culture learning.

http://www.coricrane.com/

#freudenfreude

S10E12 - Sam Tilsen - Emergence of Dialects

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Sam and Angelika meet with Dr. Sam Tilsen, an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Cornell. He and his collaborator, Dr. James Sethna, were recently awarded one of the College of Arts and Sciences’ New Frontiers Grants for their research on dialects.

https://conf.ling.cornell.edu/

#clique
#fiddlesticks

Thanksgiving 2022 Mini-Episode

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0400

As another Thanksgiving break approaches, Language Resource Center staff and their colleagues reflect on who they are grateful for.

In order of appearance:

Sam Lupowitz, LRC Media Manager

Angelika Kraemer, LRC Director

Kelly Zeng Ho, LRC Student Assistant

Emma Britton, LRC Learning Initiatives Coordinator

Xue Shao, LRC Student Assistant

Julia Felice, Engagement Specialist, Intergroup Dialogue Project at Cornell University

Sebastian Young, LRC Student Assistant

Angela Chen, LRC Student Assistant

#stillstillgrateful

S10E11 - Claudia Holguín Mendoza - Antiracist Critical Literacy: Methodologies of the Oppressed for Language Education

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Claudia Holguín Mendoza gave a keynote as part of this year’s Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning Workshop on Language Pedagogy. Her talk discussed Antiracist Critical Literacy and Methodologies of the Oppressed for Language Education. She follows up on opportunities to reimagine language teaching with critical literacy and student support at the forefront.

https://csll.ucr.edu/

https://pedagogiascriticas.ucr.edu/

#HogodolagadaCogodomogodoeguedestagadas

S10E10 - Julia de Aragón - Latino Heritage Association of Tompkins County

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Julia de Aragón is a board member of the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County (where Cornell University sits). She sits down with Sam and Angelika to describe the programs and resources this volunteer organization offers our local community.

Facebook: Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County LCA Listserv: LCA-Ithaca@googlegroups.com Website: lca-of-tc.org

#batata

S10E9 - Peidong Sun - Fashion and Politics in Twentieth-Century China

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Peidong Sun of Cornell's history department discusses her course titled Fashion and Politics in Twentieth-Century China. She also shares details of her time studying in China and France, as well as her numerous upcoming book projects.

#béton

S10E8 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0300

We are joined by Alexander Adrogué, Isabela Perez, and Frida Herrera, students from Cornell's Spanish for Heritage Speakers courses, as well as course coordinator and instructor Mary K Redmond. We'll hear about the students' experience and what they gained in terms of language and cultural skills and awareness.

#choripan
#espantapájaro
#caca
#macanudo

S10E7 - Language Teaching, Queer Constellations, and Puppets

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Isabel Choinowski and Dennis Wegner, Ph.D. candidates in German Studies at Cornell, discuss avant-garde puppetry, gender-inclusive pronouns, Sprachcafé, and more.

https://german.cornell.edu/isabel-choinowski

https://german.cornell.edu/dennis-wegner

#Kakerlake

#ZackZack

S10E6 - Bruno M. Shirley - Buddhist Sovereignty and Accessible Digital Tools for Humanities Students

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Bruno Shirley, a graduate student in the Department of Asian Studies here at Cornell, discusses his research into Buddhist intellectual histories of political thought and his accompanying study of Sinhala, Tamil, and other less commonly taught languages.

#अम्बा

#අඹ

S10E5 - FLIP - Foreign Language Introduction Program

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0300

We meet with Thamora Fishel, Chencong Zhu, Irfan Asgani, and Maks Tkachuk, members of the team from FLIP, Cornell’s Foreign Language Introduction Program. They share the background of the organization and their plans for community outreach.

https://einaudi.cornell.edu/

#စားပြီးပြီလား
#Їжа
#SudahMakanBelum?
#你吃了吗？

S10E4 - Stacey M. Johnson - Problem-Based Models for Language and Culture Instruction

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Stacey Johnson follows up on her talk (part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series) about problem-based models for language and culture instruction and describes the transformative power of the language classroom.

https://problembasedculture.wordpress.com/blog/

#bra

S10E3 - Amalia Skilton - Language Development and Social Interaction

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Amalia Skilton, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Linguistics at Cornell University, discusses her research in the Ticuna language in Peru and what it can tell us about the nature of human communication.

#[wa̰tɨmɨ̃]

S10E2 - Luana Reis - Black Feminist Poetics and Language Teaching

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Luana Reis unpacks her recent talk for the monthly LRC Speaker Series, Black Feminist Poetics and Language Teaching. Luana discusses bringing poetry and social justice into the language classroom, and even shares some original poetry with us.

@luanamoreirareis

lreis@pitt.edu

@ADDverse+poesia

https://www.instagram.com/addversepoesia

Download "Brazilian Women Poets in Translation," including Luana's work:

https://editoravenas.minhalojanouol.com.br/raizes---brazilian-women-poets-in-translation/p https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jOsquKC9iPruDO7ZtZUiCNuz1LEWzNmH/view

#piquenique

S10E1 - I Forgot What You Did Last Summer

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Sam and Angelika return from another summer break, ready to tackle burning questions about language classes and the students who take them – and even love them!

#schmetterling

S9E13 - Shyam Sharma - Transcending Monolingual Worldviews

Wed, 11 May 2022 01:00:00 -0300

In our final episode of the semester, we speak with Dr. Shyam Sharma, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at the State University of New York in Stony Brook. He gave a talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series on Transcending Monolingual Worldviews. We dive deeper into how to magnify the impact of knowledge in academia and society, as he shares ideas for rejecting a hegemony of English (or any state-imposed language) and embracing human connection through a multilingual experience.

https://shyamsharma.net/

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/mic/resources/language-justice-in-higher-ed.php#Description

#stillarriving

S9E12 - Cornell’s International Teaching Assistant Program

Wed, 04 May 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Derina Samuel, Jody Gabler, Jayasri Srinivasan, Mila Veshcherevich, and Alice Wu from Cornell’s International Teaching Assistant Program tell us about the support services they offer to our international graduate student community.

ITAP on the web: https://teaching.cornell.edu/graduate-students/ITAP

#alcachofa

#преподавательница

#tiftuf

#sisu

#chongololo

S9E11 - Emma Britton - New LRC Learning Initiatives Coordinator

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0300

We meet Emma Britton, the new Learning Initiatives Coordinator at the Cornell University Language Resource Center, and discuss the hegemony of English as well as her experience learning Azerbaijani.

#BuQarpızSancılandıranlardanımış

S9E10 - Corrine Occhino - What Everyone Should Know about ASL and American Deaf Culture

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Dr. Corrine Occhino joins us to follow up on her talk, “What Everyone Should Know about American Sign Language and American Deaf Culture.” We discuss language deprivation in Deaf children, the phenomenon of Deaf Gain, and how hearing folks can help make a more inclusive world for their Deaf community members.

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lh5TY8lUUEVrh4G8HLvCD2RA04cY1u4Dhfe37fuLrOI/edit?usp=sharing

And see two of Corrine's favorite signs in ASL here: https://youtu.be/gQgK3HeyXo8

ASL for Free: https://www.gallaudet.edu/asl-connect/asl-for-free/
Also on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aslconnect/

SignSchool: https://www.signschool.com/

ASL at Home: https://www.aslathome.org/

The ASL App: https://www.instagram.com/theaslapp/

#ASL

#CHAMP

#DEAFBING

S9E9 - Student Perspectives on Distance Language Learning

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Aliou Gambrel (a senior) and Kevin Kwong (a graduate student) have spent the last few years learning languages in multiple modalities: in person with other students, connecting individually over Zoom, and through the hybrid video-linked classrooms of Cornell, Yale, and Columbia’s Shared Course Initiative. Here’s what they had to say about their varied experiences as language students.

#elmagyaráz

#bopp

S9E8 - Morten H. Christiansen - The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Morten Christiansen explains how language is like charades while discussing his new book, The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World. He also reassures us that we shouldn’t fear artificial intelligence taking over the world, or the field of poetry.

The Language Game:

https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/morten-h-christiansen/the-language-game/9781541674981/

Cognitive Science of Language Lab:

https://csl-lab.psych.cornell.edu/

Twitter:

@mh_christiansen

#kamalåså

S9E7 - Krista Saleet - Cornell’s David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Krista Saleet gives us the rundown on the new David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement at Cornell and the programming and resources they offer.

https://scl.cornell.edu/get-involved/public-service-center

#ibashoom

S9E6 - Yarden Kedar - Bilingual Community-Based Language Pedagogy

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0300

Yarden Kedar, Israel Institute Visiting Faculty in the Department of Psychology at Cornell, follows up on his talk on bilingual community-based language pedagogy, and discusses an Arab-Jewish Language Café in Jerusalem.

https://www.facebook.com/goodneighborsabutor/

Watch Yarden's talk here:

https://youtu.be/enPf1z-mEsg

#embaixada

S9E5 - Cornell’s Global Hubs

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0400

We’re going global! We will talk about Cornell’s new collaborative Global Hubs with our colleagues Wendy Wolford, Rachel Beatty Riedl, Sebnem Ozkan, and Cindy Tarter.

Partnerships exist with institutions in Australia, China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Zambia.

https://global.cornell.edu/global-hubs

#chiunque

#Naamanala

#Tukupamoja

#Çemişgezeklileştirebildiklerimizdensiniz

S9E4 - Alejandra Diemecke - The Music of La Llorona

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Alejandra Diemecke tells us how her Mexican-American background and her musical family influenced the songs she performs on violin and vocals as La Llorona.

#pumpernickel

https://lalloronamusic.bandcamp.com/

https://theiliumworks.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/_lallorona_music

La Llorona on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7wPJ4oWaD1oS4GKD5CvtbXt?si=1HvsqY4ERjKYmRC_nONGwQ

This podcast includes excerpts of the songs “La Llorona” and “Wildwood” from the La Llorona EP Hedges.

S9E3 - Christina Rocha - Inquiry-Based Language Learning

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Christina Rocha joins us from the American Community Schools in Athens, Greece to follow up on her recent talk about inquiry-based language learning.

#pamplemousse

#papouli

Watch Chistina's talk here: https://youtu.be/YfHkirMN6Ko

Right Question Institute: https://rightquestion.org/

Curious Classes: https://curiousclasses.com

S9E2 - Michelle Crow - Broadening Support for Multilingual Students

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Dr. Michelle Crow, the director of Cornell's English Language Support Office, returns to Speaking of Language to tell us what’s new at ELSO.

#nuthead

S9E1 - Connecting Social Justice, Language, and Art

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Emilia Illana Mahiques and Macarena Tejada López discuss how they synthesized language, migration, and human rights in their teaching, and the culminating project that highlighted the knowledge and creativity of their students.

#bruschetta

#melocotón

Read about the student art exhibition:
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/01/course-art-exhibition-teaches-expression-about-social-justice

S8E13 - Brenda Schertz - ASL at Cornell Revisited

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0400

It’s time to wrap up 2021 by revisiting our December 2019 conversation with Cornell’s American Sign Language instructor, Brenda Schertz, with a revised interpretation! Visit our YouTube channel to watch and listen to the episode.

https://youtu.be/TkrV5dke5fs

S8E12 - Digital Storytelling in Global Education

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0400

We are joined by Lori Leonard, Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong, and Shorna Allred, members of the Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation’s Digital Storytelling Community of Practice. We learn about the podcasts, video stories, and other media projects they are utilizing in the classroom and the field.

#加油

#boleh

#dounia

#perema

Center for Teaching Innovation - Digital Storytelling Community of Practice

Global Garbage - Trash Talk

Global Citizenship and Sustainability Digital Stories

Thanksgiving 2021 Mini-Episode

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0400

This year, we'll hear a few words (and some music) from the Language Resource Center's late Technology Director, Dan Gaibel, who recorded himself discussing some of the perspective he gained from his battle with cancer. We hope it brings some light in a difficult time.

#stillgrateful

S8E11 - Mariame Sy - Critical Thinking in World Language Teaching

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Mariame Sy, Lecturer in African Languages and the Director of the African Language Program at Columbia University, discusses the history of African language teaching in the United States and identifies opportunities for innovation in the language classroom.

#muñëlënté

S8E10 - Munther Younes - Integrating Written and Spoken Arabic

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Munther Younes, a trailblazer in the field of Arabic language instruction, discusses his 31-year career at Cornell and the innovative educational materials he has in the works.

#friend

S8E9 - Tom Pepinsky - Cornell‘s Southeast Asia Program

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Tom Pepinsky, the new director of Cornell’s Southeast Asia Program, talks about his relationship to Indonesian language and culture, growing up in a rust belt town in the United States, and the ways in which the language you speak may or may not affect your view of the world.

#penandatanganan

S8E8 - Soledad Chango & Ken Roberts - Quechua at Cornell

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Soledad Chango and Ken Roberts discuss the return of Quechua and Kichwa to Cornell and the impact of offering classes in Indigenous languages.

#tupananchiskama

#autogolpe

S8E7 - Ian Andrew MacDonald - Theatre and Language Learning

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Ian Andrew MacDonald discusses his background in bilingual theater and how that informs his approach to language teaching and student support.

#libellule

S8E6 - Karen Lichtman - Acquisition vs. Learning in 2021

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0300

We are joined by Karen Lichtman, Associate Professor in Spanish Linguistics and Educator Licensure at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Lichtman follows up on her talk, “Acquisition vs Learning in 2021,” comparing and contrasting the implicit and the explicit in language instruction.

#onomatopoeia

S8E5 - Brandon Lanners & Gustavo Flores-Macías - International Student Inclusion

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Cornell's Brandon Lanners, Executive Director of the Office of Global Learning, and Gustavo Flores-Macías, Associate Vice Provost for International Affairs, discuss how to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for international students.

#pachanga

#apapuchi

https://global.cornell.edu/resources/teaching-international-students

S8E4 - Jamie Rankin - Research-Based Strategies for Teaching and Learning L2 Vocabulary

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Jamie Rankin is the Director of the Princeton Center for Language Study and co-director of the language program in the German Department at Princeton University. He follows up on his recent talk at Cornell, entitled "How Can I Learn All These Words?" Research-based strategies for teaching and learning L2 Vocabulary.

#Eichhörnchen

https://www.dddgerman.org/

S8E3 - Jaelyn Millon - Cornell’s Language House

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Jaelyn Millon is the new director of the Language House at Cornell. She fills us in on the big changes and goings-on at our favorite residential program.

#AprovecharElMomento

S8E2 - Elvia Andía - Designing (Indigenous) Language Classes to Promote Spoken Proficiency

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Elvia Andía, Quechua Lecturer at The Ohio State University, follows up on her talk about teaching Indigenous language classes and her own experience teaching Quechua.

#ayllu

S8E1 - I‘ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Our hosts Sam and Angelika return to campus and reflect on what's past and what's to come.

#Kabelsalat

S7E14 - Florencia Henshaw - Aspirations for Post-Pandemic Language Teaching

Wed, 19 May 2021 01:00:00 -0300

We are joined by Florencia Henshaw, language educator, teacher trainer, program director, author, tech enthusiast, and social media trailblazer. She brings her energy for and expertise in online learning to our show. We discuss what we’ve learned about learning through the pandemic, and what wisdom we can take with us into post-pandemic language teaching.

#circumlocution

S7E13 - Eduardo Viana da Silva - Developing an Open and Inclusionary Language Textbook

Wed, 12 May 2021 01:00:00 -0300

We are joined by Eduardo Viana da Silva from the University of Washington, who will give a talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series this week on developing an open and inclusionary language textbook for Portuguese. He offers strategies for teachers interested in creating and sharing open materials.

#janela

https://uw.pressbooks.pub/batepapo/

S7E12 - Fatema Sumar - Language Access and Equity

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:00:00 -0300

We share highlights from a webinar hosted by Cornell’s Translator Interpreter Program featuring our own Angelika Kraemer, as well as TIP's founder, Fatema Sumar. A 2001 Cornell graduate, Fatema is now the President Biden-appointed Vice President of the Department of Compact Operations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Fatema who now works in the Biden administration.

The webinar was moderated by current TIP student leaders Tiffany Lam and Pearl Ngai, and was recorded by Matt Gorney.

S7E11 - Cornell China Center

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0300

We speak with Ying Hua and Nina Chaopricha about the Cornell China Center and the events and opportunities afforded to students onsite in Beijing and on Cornell's campus.

#加油

#Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänskajüte

#颖

https://chinacenter.cornell.edu/

S7E10 - Bill VanPatten - Barriers to Innovation in Language Teaching

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Bill VanPatten, the Diva of Second Language Acquisition, returns to Speaking of Language to chat about revolution and his recent talk for our monthly LRC Speaker Series, "Barriers to Innovation in Language Teaching.

#monpetitchou

Watch Dr. VanPatten's talk here.

S7E9 - Nancy Martinsen - Mentoring and Supporting International Students

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Nancy Martinsen of Cornell’s Asian and Asian American Center describes the joys and challenges of being an international student in the United States, and what we can do to support these students.

#matapang

A3C website

Including International Students in Online Teaching

@cornella3c

@isu.cornell

S7E8 - Rebecca Roberts - Planet Word

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0300

We learn about the Planet Word Museum in Washington, D.C. and its innovative exhibits on the wonders of the English language, with its Curator of Programming, Rebecca Roberts.

#serendipity

https://planetwordmuseum.org/for-educators/

S7E7 - Giulia Andreoni - Theater, Music, and Language Learning

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Giulia Andreoni, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University with a major concentration in Italian literature, suggests ways to incorporate music and drama into language teaching and learning.

#sun

S7E6 - Social Justice and the University Language Learner

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0300

Cassandra Glynn, Pamela Wesely, and Beth Wassell, authors of Words and Actions: Teaching Languages through the Lens of Social Justice, discuss how we can rethink and transform our teaching to better serve our students and our world.

#rembobiner

#tiquismiquis

#gemütlich

#schickimicki

S7E5 - N‘Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba - Africana Studies and African Languages at Cornell

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0300

N‘Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba shares the lessons of three decades in Africana Studies at Cornell University.

#ubuntu

Global Comparative Education: Journal of WCCES – https://www.theworldcouncil.net/gce-editorial-team.html

World Voices Nexus: the WCCES Chronicle – https://www.worldcces.org/

Find information on conversation hours for Cornell's African languages (Igbo, KiSwahili, and Yoruba) at https://lrc.cornell.edu/conversation-hours

S7E4 - Le Anne Spino & Karen de Bruin - Employability and Language Proficiency

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Le Anne Spino and Karen de Bruin discuss the Proficiency Initiative at the University of Rhode Island and its impact on students and the curriculum.

#cambur

#lekker

Referenced sources:

https://www.aacu.org/liberaleducation/2019/summer-fall/reynolds

https://blog.languagetesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Increasing-Graduates-Employability-Spino-and-de-Bruin-TLE-Summer-2020.pdf

Language Majors on offer at URI:

Chinese

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Global Languages & Area Studies (tracks in Japanese, Arabic, and Classics)

Minors:

Portuguese

ASL

Hebrew

Russian

S7E3 - Language Tutoring at Cornell

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Jennifer Bokaer-Smith, Bianca Lewis, and Ariana Croese from Cornell’s Learning Strategies Center discuss their growing language tutoring program and its value to the Cornell community.

#avanza

#mi alma

#mi schiallo

S7E2 - Dustin Crowther - Addressing Speech Comprehensibility in the L2 Classroom

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Dustin Crowther discusses the ins and outs of intelligibility when speaking a second language, and how it relates to fluency.

#genki

#元気

#sumimasen

#すみません

S7E1 - Kelly Moore - Target Practice: Using the TL from the Get-Go

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:00:00 -0400

Kelly Moore, PhD candidate in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell, describes her process of integrating the target language more deeply into her beginner-level language courses, both in person and online.

#negocio

S6E14 - Rachel Beatty Riedl - Cornell's New Migrations Initiative

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Rachel Beatty Riedl, the new director of Cornell's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, illuminates the Center's new Migrations Initiative, as well as her investigations as a scholar and podcast host into life and politics on the African continent.

Listen to Rachel's podcast, Ufahamu Africa, at https://ufahamuafrica.com.

#jamm

S6E13 - Sergio Pedro - Pronunciation, Literature, and Music

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Sergio Pedro joins us from Ithaca College to discuss some of his favorite language-related topics from pronunciation to Miguel Cervantes, as well as his "other life" as a musician in the Ithaca area.

#barroco

S6E12 - Heather Rowley - Spanish for Migrant Aid

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Heather Rowley joins us to discuss how studying Spanish, and her early inclination to teach, led her down a path toward migrant aid, social work, and immigration issues.

#duende

Thanksgiving 2020 Mini-Episode

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0400

In honor of Thanksgiving, we asked language students at Cornell to thank their teachers for their hard work, particularly through the transition to remote learning in 2020. We share what a few of them had to say (in their target languages, of course).

In order of appearance:

Nandi Ndoro for Nandipa Sipengane, Zulu

Alejna Gjakmani for Banu Ozer Griffin, Turkish

Maxwell Wang for Zhihong Chen, Chinese
Jerry Guo for Su George, Chinese
Christine Sit for Yuanyuan Duan, Chinese

Corinna You for Damien Tissot, French

Ria Castaneda for Aleksandar Bošković, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian

Jack Liufu
Christopher Chandra
Aidan Ackerman
for Dan Gallagher, Latin

S6E11 - Gregory Green - Study Lao: Developing a Language App

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Gregory Green, curator of the John M. Echols Collection on Southeast Asia at the Cornell University Library, talks about his Android app, Study Lao, and the inspiration behind its creation.

#ເງືອກ

S6E10 - Christopher Hromalik - Inclusive by Design: Universal Design for Learning and the World Language Classroom

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:11:00 -0400

Christopher Hromalik follows up his talk, “Inclusive by Design: Universal Design for Learning and the World Language Classroom,” with a conversation about Universal Design for Learning and what it means for the language classroom.

To watch Chris's talk and see his presentation slides, please visit our Speaker Series archive at https://lrc.cornell.edu/speaker-series.

View a written transcript of this episode here.

#family

S6E9 - Julio Rodriguez - AMPLIFY: Professional Learning Experiences for World Language Education

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Julio Rodríguez joins us to discuss AMPLIFY, a resource aggregator of professional learning experiences for world language education.

#Gemütlichkeit

#itdepends

https://thelanguageflagship.tech/pl/

S6E8 - David Forman - Yiddish at Cornell

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0300

David Forman talks all things Yiddish at Cornell, and shares some history of the language in New York and the United States in general.

Join David for Yiddish Conversation Hour on Fridays from 12-1pm.

אַן אַלרײַטניק#

קענען זיך אין די שוואַתצע פּינטעלעך

זײַן אַ קענער אין די שוואַרצע פּינטעלעך

S6E7 - Steve Henhawk - Cayuga at Cornell

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Steve Henhawk shares his mission to maintain and proliferate the language and culture of the Cayuga, or Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ, the indigenous people who first inhabited the land on which Cornell University now sits.

#ohwęjí:yo:

S6E6 - Kate Paesani - Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Teacher Professional Development

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Kate Paesani joins us to follow up her talk, “Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Teacher Professional Development: From Research to Practice.” We’ll learn how educators can integrate multiliteracies into their curriculum.

https://fllite.org/

https://newlearningonline.com/

https://carla.umn.edu/literacies/index.html

#libellule

#kindness

S6E5 - Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Melina Ivanchikova and Matt Ouellett, Center for Teaching Innovation

Giulia Friso, Senior Research Associate, Plant Biology

In our 100th episode, we dive into “Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom,” a Massive Open Online Course developed by Cornell’s Center for Teaching Innovation. Two of its creators, Melina Ivanchikova and Matt Ouellett, as well as contributing faculty member Giulia Friso, discuss the importance of incorporating diversity concepts into the teaching of any subject matter. They also provide suggestions for how you can develop these skills in your own teaching, learning, and life.

Learn more about the course (and sign up) here.

#bigotes

#tesoro

#gemütlich

S6E4 - Daniel Gallagher - In Vino Veritas: Bringing Latin to Life

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Daniel Gallagher, from Cornell’s Classics department, reflects on his decade of experience living and working as a Latin secretary in the Vatican, and shares the many benefits of learning to speak and converse in a language some may consider “dead.”

#sapientia

S6E3 - Cornell’s Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Professor Beth Lyon, Director of Cornell’s Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic, and Victor Flores, J.D. Candidate and Spanish instructor in our Languages Across the Curriculum Initiative, offer a look into Cornell’s Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic, and the different educational methods they utilize to create access to the American justice system for speakers of Spanish and Indigenous languages.

#Vos

#Ojalá

S6E2 - Julio Torres - The Effects of Instruction on Heritage Language Learners

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Julio Torres joins us from the University of California, Irvine to enlighten us on how language instruction affects heritage speakers.

Watch Julio's talk, presented at the Cornell LRC over Zoom, here.

#couscous

S6E1 - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0300

We kick off our first episode of season 6 with lessons learned over the summer. Sam and Angelika discuss building the LRC's Online Learning Community, and Cornell instructors Thierry Torea and Su George talk about their experiences in building community and engaging students online.

#saucisson

S5E16 - Voices from the Field: Students’ Perspectives on Learning Languages Remotely

Wed, 13 May 2020 01:00:00 -0300

In the final episode of our Spring 2020 season, we speak with three Cornell language students about their transition into remote learning over the course of this semester: Jabari Gambrel (Wolof), JT Miller (Korean), and Skyeler McQueen (German).

#hersugol

#그냥 패스

#우리

#zanahorias

S5E15 - Voices from the Field: Instructors’ Perspectives on Teaching Languages Remotely

Wed, 06 May 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Claire Ménard, Naomi Larson, and Munther Younes, lecturers of French, Japanese, and Arabic at Cornell University, share their experiences with the transition to remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

#samak

#sharib

#wunderbar

#がんばろう

S5E14 - Simon Zuberek - Extended Reality (XR) in the Language Classroom

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Simon Zuberek, the Educational Technologist from the Language Resource Center at Columbia University, investigates the application of virtual, augmented, and extended reality for learning and teaching language and culture.

#verschilmmbessern

S5E13 - Lauren Rosen - Looking Back and Ahead: Successes and Challenges in Moving Language Instruction Online

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Director of the University of Wisconsin System Collaborative Language Program, Lauren Rosen, discusses the lessons, consequences, and potential in moving language instruction into a virtual space.

#Gaztelugatxe

S5E12 - Shannon Spasova - The Online Language Teacher’s Toolbox

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Shannon Spasova, Technology Specialist in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement at Michigan State University and Assistant Professor of Russian, speaks with us about useful tools for teaching and learning language online.

#очевидно

S5E11 - David Ortega - Engaging Learners in the Virtual Environment

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0300

David Ortega, Language Technology Specialist in the Center for Language Study at Yale University, discusses strategies for engaging learners remotely.

#わびさび

#侘寂

S5E10 - Andrew Ross - The Role of the Language Center in Times of Remote Instruction

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:15:35 -0300

As we continue our special focus on language teaching and learning strategies in a virtual space, we welcome Andrew Ross to our podcast. Dr. Ross is the director of the Language Center at Harvard University. He joins us to discuss the role of the language center supporting teachers and students in these times.

S5E9 - Assessment in the Online Language Classroom

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0300

In this episode, we are joined once again by our colleague Chris Kaiser, Program Manager for the Shared Course Initiative, a collaborative agreement among Columbia, Cornell, and Yale Universities to share instruction in the less commonly taught languages. Chris shares several philosophies and strategies for assessing students in a time of social distance.

S5E8 - Adeolu Ademoyo (rebroadcast) – Storytelling Across Sites

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:56:51 -0300

What it is, Speaking of Language listeners! As we're sure you can imagine, our usual schedule here at the Language Resource Center has been disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. But fear not — we still plan to deliver weekly podcasts to you, both to maintain a sense of normalcy in an unusual time, and to keep you up to date on teaching and learning strategies for language in a virtual space, as we all do our best to flatten the curve through quarantine and social distance.

For this week, though, please enjoy a re-run of one of our early episodes with one of the masters of language teaching in a synchronous virtual space: Adeolu Ademoyo.

Adeolu Ademoyo is a senior lecturer in Yoruba language and culture at Cornell. His research interests include: African Philosophy: Ethics, Epistemology and Aesthetics, the locus of African Languages in delineating met-ethical concepts in African moral discourse, gender issues, and family and social structures.

S5E7 - Story/Lines - The Manga Universe

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0300

Story/Lines: Visual Narratives in Japanese Pop Culture is a new exhibit at the Cornell library about the history of manga and its relevance in Japanese culture. We speak with exhibit curators Dan McKee, Karl Rozyn, and Aparna Ghosh about how the comic-book universe can be integrated into learning and teaching.

S5E6 - Ali Moeller - Pathways to Language and Intercultural Proficiency

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Ali Moeller, Edith S. Greer Professor of Language Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, joins us on campus as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series to give a talk titled “Pathways to Language and Intercultural Proficiency.” She discusses how language learners can take on the role of cultural anthropologist for greater success and deeper engagement in the classroom and beyond.

S5E5 - Language Advocacy Day

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Angelika interviews some fellow attendees of Language Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.

Trey Calvin, Managing Director of JNCL-NCLIS
Rebecca Blouwolff, ACTFL Teacher of the Year 2020, French, Wellesley Middle School in Wellesley, MA
Jenny Delfini, Spanish, Lenape Elementary in New Paltz, NY
Keith Cothrun, Executive Director of AATG
Meredith White, Spanish, Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, GA

We learn what LAD is all about, why it is so important to advocate for languages on the Hill, and how these colleagues share what they learned back in their schools and districts. To learn more about Language Advocacy Day, legislative priorities, and what you can do to advocate for languages, visit languagepolicy.org.

S5E4 - Charlie Accurso - Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Cornell senior Charlie Accurso describes his experiences as a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellow, and the many opportunities he has been afforded as a speaker of many languages.

FLAS Fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and help graduate and undergraduate students acquire high levels of competence in languages that are deemed critical to the national needs of the United States, and also to gain a fuller understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which those languages are commonly used. At Cornell, FLAS fellowships are offered through the South Asia Program and the Southeast Asia Program.

The following languages are offered:

Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Punjabi, Sinhala, Tamil, Modern Tibetan, Urdu (SAP)
Burmese, Khmer, Indonesian/Malay, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai, Vietnamese (SEAP)

Application deadline is Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 4:30 pm. For more information, visit bit.ly/CornellFLAS

S5E3 - John Graves - New LRC Team Member

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Sam and Angelika welcome John Graves, the newest team member at the Cornell University Language Resource Center. John talks about growing up in a bilingual household, considers how to apply his educational philosophies as the new instructional designer and project manager at the LRC, and shares some heart-pounding stories from his past teaching experiences.

S5E2 - Camille Andrews - Makerspaces

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0400

The Makerspace in Cornell Univesity's Mann Library, the "mannUfactory," is a place of experiential learning, where students, faculty, and staff can exercise their creativity and develop new crafts and skills. Emerging Literacies Librarian Camille Andrews gives us the scoop.

To learn more about the mannUfactory, visit https://makerspace.library.cornell.edu/

S5E1 - Translator-Interpreter Program

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0400

We dive into Cornell’s Translator-Interpreter Program, a student-run organization that offers its services to the surrounding community. Student executive board members Dana Slayton, Pearl Ngai, and Ruby Li join us to discuss what TIP has to offer.

To learn more about TIP, visit https://cornell.campusgroups.com/tip/home/

S4E13 - Brenda Schertz - American Sign Language at Cornell

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Since ASL is a visual form of communication, we present this episode as a video, rather than the usual audio-only format. You can view the video here: https://youtu.be/cIcmaj7kkpk

A transcription of this conversation, adapted from the real-time translation occurring in the studio, is available at https://tinyurl.com/brendaschertz.

A second version of the conversation, with a new translation, is forthcoming.

For the final episode of the fourth season of the Speaking of Language podcast, Sam and Angelika speak with Brenda Schertz, the senior lecturer in American Sign Language and coordinator of the ASL Program here at Cornell. Brenda holds a BFA from the Art Institute of Boston, and a Masters in Sign Language Education from Gallaudet University. Brenda and interpreter Mareike Larsen discuss interpreter training, art, film, and all things American Sign Language.

Thanksgiving 2019 Mini-Episode

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:44:19 -0400

In honor of Thanksgiving, Sam and Angelika ask students, faculty, and staff around the LRC what they're thankful for.

We'll be back next week with our special final episode of the semester!

S4E12 - Amanda Brown - Immersive versus Non-Immersive Language Teaching

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Amanda Brown lets us in on the sometimes surprising results of her research into immersive and non-immersive language teaching. Dr. Brown is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Syracuse University. She was on campus as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series, and gave a talk titled “Immersive versus Non-Immersive Language Teaching: Experimental Studies in English, French, and Arabic Classrooms.”

S4E11 - Uttiyo Raychaudhuri (rebroadcast) - Global Learning at Cornell

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0400

We're taking a breather this week and are re-broadcasting one of our favorite older episodes, our December 2018 season finale featuring Cornell's Uttiyo Raychaudhuri. Since this conversation took place, Dr. Raychaudhuri has moved from his position as the first Executive Director for the Office of Global Learning at Cornell to serve as a strategy consultant to the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs. Whether you’re listening for the first time, or revisiting the conversation, we hope you enjoy and appreciate Dr. Raychaudhuri's vision for international engagement and global citizenship.

S4E10 - Cornell World Languages Day

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Sam and Angelika are joined by Cornell's Abby Cohn and Katie Blake to recap the premier Cornell World Languages Day. The pilot event brought high school students from the community to Cornell's campus to celebrate world languages and cultures. The four discuss the impact it had on participating students and Cornell participants.

Learn more about Cornell World Languages Day at http://wld.lrc.cornell.edu/

S4E9 - Alternatives in Language Education: Cornell's Prison Education Program

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, two Cornell colleagues join us to discuss their experiences teaching language to incarcerated students. Makda Weatherspoon is a Senior Lecturer of Arabic, and Tess Wheelwright is the Academic Director of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).

Learn more about CPEP at https://cpep.cornell.edu/

S4E8 - Leah Sweet - Museums and Language Teaching

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Leah Sweet, the Lynch Curatorial Coordinator for Academic Programs at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art on Cornell’s campus, discusses how museums can be integrated into language teaching. She also touches on the current Johnson exhibition of contemporary art about the movement of people across the globe.

Learn more about the Johnson Museum, including current, past, and upcoming exhibits, at https://museum.cornell.edu/

S4E7 - Margaret Malone - Language Assessment Literacy

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Margaret Malone is the Director of the Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center at Georgetown University, a Research Professor at Georgetown, and she is also the Director of ACTFL’s Center for Assessment, Research and Development. She was on campus as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series and gave a talk titled “What do students and instructors need to understand about language assessment and what do language assessment developers and researchers need to know about students and instructors?” We continue to discuss strategies for overcoming the potential disconnect between test users and test developers in language assessment in this episode.

A video of Meg's talk is available at lrc.cornell.edu/speaker-series and on the LRC's YouTube channel.

S4E6 - Allyssa Ford - 🎶 In the Navy 🎶

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Allyssa Ford, a student at Cornell’s S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, discusses her experience as a linguist for the United States Navy, and her time in their intensive language school as well as working with civilian language analysts in the NSA.

S4E5 - Nisa Burns - Heritage Learning, Multilingualism, and Global Change

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Cornell undergraduate Nisa Burns shares her experiences learning multiple Southeast Asian languages and how study abroad has influenced her future aspirations for language revitalization.

S4E4 - Candace Black - State-Level Developments in World Language Education

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 02:00:00 -0300

How does a state government affect language education on a national or global level? Candace Black joins us from the New York State Education Department’s Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages to share her experience. More information about her office and the revisions to the New York State Standards for World Languages can be found at http://nysed.gov/world-languages /. Candace can be reached at candace.black@nysed.gov or 518-473-7505. Learn more about New York's language teachers' association NYSAFLT at https://nysaflt.org.

S4E3 - Edvan Brito - Language Variation, Race, and Migration

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Edvan Brito joins us to discuss what the Brazilian settlements called favelas can teach us about how language, race, and geography intersect.

Dr. Brito is Assistant Professor and Director of the Portuguese Program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He was on Cornell's campus as part of the monthly LRC Speaker Series, and gave a talk titled “Using Social and Cultural Issues to Promote Language Learning and Cultural Awareness: Language Variation, Race, and Migration.”

Watch Dr. Brito's talk here.

S4E2 - Joseph Rhyne & Ryan Hearn - Do You Speak Torfan?

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:00:00 -0300

This week, we take a trip to the movies as we investigate how two Cornell PhD students created an alien language for the blockbuster film Captain Marvel. LRC Media Manager Sam Lupowitz speaks with Joseph Rhyne and Ryan Hearn, two PhD candidates in Linguistics at Cornell. Joseph and Ryan created the “ConLang,” or “Constructed Language,” of the planet Torfa for this entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which stars Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson.

S4E1 - I Know What You Did Last Summer

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Speaking of Language returns for a new academic year! Cornell LRC Director Angelika Kraemer fills us in on lessons learned during summer travels to conferences, both domestic and international. Media Development Manager Sam Lupowitz remembers by the end that he went on his honeymoon.

Call for chapter submissions to the 2021 Language Center Handbook.

S3E13 - The Importance of Language Learning: An Undergraduate Perspective

Wed, 01 May 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Cornell undergraduates Hezekiah Thompson and Justin Kang talk about what they have gained from their language learning experiences, and their advice for incoming freshmen, or any prospective language student.

With this episode, our third season of Speaking of Language comes to an end. We will be back in September with new topics and guests. In the meantime, you can listen to our archived shows on our website at lrc.cornell.edu, on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. We wish all our listeners a wonderful summer.

S3E12 - Charlene Polio - Language Difficulty

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Charlene Polio discusses facts and myths about the challenges of language learning, and suggests strategies for framing the learning process, whether your students are motivated or anxious.

Dr. Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics & Germanic, Slavic, Asian & African Languages at Michigan State University, where she teaches in the Master’s Degree Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and also in the Second Language Studies Program. She gave a talk last week as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series titled “Are Some Languages Really More ‘Difficult’ to Learn?” and we will extend our conversation about language difficulty on our podcast.

S3E11 - Amanda Seewald - Early Language Learning, Music, and Advocacy

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Amanda Seewald of Learning Kaleidoscope grew up in a monolingual household. By the time she was in college, she was advocating for language education in Washington, D.C. Later on, she founded Maracas, a homegrown language immersion program that uses music and rhythm to teach Spanish to young learners. This week, we hear her story, and learn about what you can do to help build a global, multilingual future.

S3E10 - Sarah Mercer - Teacher Wellbeing

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Sarah Mercer discusses the importance of teacher wellbeing for effective language teaching and offers concrete steps for preventing burnout.

Sarah discusses the “Greater Good in Action” website in her interview; that can be viewed here: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/

Donations in memory of Dan Gaibel can be made to Hospicare of Ithaca, https://www.hospicare.org/. Dan also established a GoFundMe to support his young son: https://www.gofundme.com/khm42-dan

S3E9 - Sara Lee - Language Learning and Dyslexia

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Sara Lee talks about language learning and dyslexia and offers helpful suggestions for supporting dyslexic learners in and outside the classroom.

Learn more about the Orton-Gillingham Approach Sara mentions and check out this recent article about Dyslexia, Bilingualism, and Learning a Second Language.

S3E8 - Daniel Bass - Music Across Cultures

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0300

We speak with Daniel Bass, of Cornell’s South Asia Program, and host of WRFI’s Monsoon Radio, about music, cultures, and languages.

For more information on Daniel's show, visit the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/MonsoonRadioWRFI/

https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/show/monsoon-radio-w-daniel-bass-wrfi-community-radio

S3E7 - Theresa Schenker - Telecollaboration and Intercultural Learning

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0300

Theresa Schenker discusses the benefits of telecollaborative photo exchanges for language learning and intercultural competence.

S3E6 - K-12 Outreach and Language and Culture Learning

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Brenna Fitzgerald, Arbias Llolluni, and Thamora Fishel talk about the Afterschool Language and Culture Program that is offered through Cornell’s Area Studies Centers in the Einaudi Center and the Public Service Center. The program provides opportunities for Cornell undergraduate and graduate students to share their knowledge of a language and culture with curious students from local schools.

If you are interested in getting involved as a foreign language teacher volunteer or school partner, please contact the Program Manager at outreach@einaudi.cornell.edu.

https://seap.einaudi.cornell.edu/afterschool-language-and-culture-program

S3E5 - Andrew Campana - Gaming, Poetry, and New Media

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Andrew Campana joins us to share his research into audio games, cinepoems, and other boundary-breaking forms of media emanating from Japan. Dr. Campana and the LRC’s Sam Lupowitz discuss the ways in which media and literature can be reimagined to communicate ideas in new ways, to previously overlooked communities.

More information on Dr. Campana and his work can be found at the links below:

https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/poets-artists-game-makers-and-new-media

https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/andrew-campana

Andrew’s articles referenced in the episode can be found at the following link:

https://killscreen.com/articles/real-sound-audiogames-blindness-shadow-history-gaming/

S3E4 - Mona Eikel-Pohen - Language Learning and Disabilities

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Mona Eikel-Pohen joins our podcast to talk about language learning and disabilities and some strategies and considerations for creating inclusive classrooms.

Her article titled “Assessing Disability-Inclusive Language Teaching Methods with Multimodality and Universal Design Principles” will appear in the spring issue (52.1) of the AATG journal Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German.

A brief description of the seven principles of Universal Design Mona mentions on the episode can be found at deploy.lrc.cornell.edu/sol/7principles.pdf.

A full text transcription of this episode can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mBaFsh1ereF0wy1kwQ3spDii6tjzBdR4BShydgVipmw/edit?usp=sharing.

S3E3 - Shared Course Initiative

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0400

The Shared Course Initiative uses high-definition videoconferencing to connect language classrooms at Cornell, Columbia, and Yale. By sharing instruction across three sites, the SCI increases the number of languages available at each university. Listen to the language center directors of these three universities (Columbia’s Stephane Charitos, Yale’s Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl, and your host, Angelika Kraemer) discuss the SCI and what it takes to make this cross-institutional collaboration work.

S3E2 - Michelle Cox - English Language Support Office

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0400

We are joined by Michelle Cox, Director of Cornell’s English Language Support Office. She talks about the programs they offer to support, empower, and engage international graduate and professional students on campus and in the community.

S3E1 - Jolene Rickard - Year of Indigenous Languages

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:10:00 -0400

In our first episode of season 3, we speak with Dr. Jolene Rickard, Director of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program, about the United Nations 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages. In addition to offering some of her own personal history, Dr. Rickard talks about the benefits of honoring and learning about the language and culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the world.

Access the Speak Cayuga app here.

S2E14 - Uttiyo Raychaudhuri - Global Learning at Cornell

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 01:00:00 -0400

In our final episode of the season, Uttiyo Raychaudhuri, executive director of Cornell’s Office of Global Learning, discusses the importance of promoting global citizenship and international engagement. Listen to this important and moving episode!

We will be back in the new year with new topics and guests. In the meantime, you can listen to our archived shows on our website or on iTunes. We wish all our listeners a wonderful holiday season.

S2E13 - Christian Hilchey - Open Media in Language Education

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:19:00 -0400

Today, we welcome Christian Hilchey to our studio. Dr. Hilchey is a lecturer in the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas, Austin and was a part of our LRC Speaker Series this semester. He gave a talk last week titled “Open Media and the Next Frontier in Open Education,” and we extend our conversations about open education and open-source software solutions on our podcast.

The resources Christian mentioned in today’s conversation (and then some) are listed on this handout: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j0fSo3BYDLYtYbe-m5fEGxxPh5xA9-JjGcTGg2ua038/edit

S2E12 - Erick Palma & Pippen Wu - Language Expansion Program

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 01:00:00 -0400

Members of Cornell’s student organization Language Expansion Program discuss the importance of language learning on campus in a comfortable, encouraging environment. Their weekly event Language Corner takes place at the Language Resource Center in Stimson Hall G27.

S2E11 - Stéphane Charitos - National Trends in Language Study in the U.S.

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 01:00:00 -0400

Stéphane Charitos, Language Resource Center director at Columbia University, discusses current national trends in language study and suggests four practical recommendations that can help uphold visibility and the importance of world language education in the U.S.

The reports Stéphane references can be found here:

American Academy of Arts & Sciences report: Commission on Language Learning. The American Academy of Arts & Sciences. (2016). The state of languages in the U.S.: A statistical portrait. Retrieved from https://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/researchpapersmonographs/State-of-Languages-in-US.pdf
National K-12 foreign language enrollment survey: American Councils for International Education (2017). The national K-12 foreign language enrollment survey report. Retrieved from https://www.americancouncils.org/sites/default/files/FLE-report-June17.pdf
MLA enrollment report: Looney, D., & Lusin, N. (2018). Enrollments in languages other than English in United States institutions of higher education, Summer 2016 and fall 2016: Preliminary report. Retrieved fromhttps://www.mla.org/content/download/83540/2197676/2016%E2%80%90Enrollments%E2%80%90Short%E2%80%90Report.pdf

S2E10 - Patsy Lightbown - Form- and Meaning-Focused Instruction

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:00:00 -0300

Patsy Lightbown, Distinguished Professor Emerita in Applied Linguistics at Concordia University, joins our podcast to discuss form-focused instruction and the balance between form-focused and meaning-focused learning activities.

S2E9 - Jeremy Thompson - Plant Pathology and Languages

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Jeremy Thompson, Research Associate and Lecturer in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, shares his experience with Jumpstart and Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum courses.

S2E8 - Dan Gaibel - The Role of Technology in Language Learning

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Dan Gaibel and Angelika Kraemer talk about the role of technology in language learning. They discuss benefits and challenges of utilizing technology for language learning and share some of their personal favorites.

S2E7 - Maureen Morris & Melina Draper - The Cornell Portal

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Maureen Morris from the Library and Melina Draper from the Center for Teaching Innovation speak about the Cornell Portal. They explain the history of the Portal and ways it can be used for intercultural encounters that can enhance language and culture learning. The gold-painted shipping container is located just outside of Olin Library on the Arts Quad and is on campus through November 2018.

S2E6 - Celeste Kinginger - Language Learning in Intercultural Encounters Abroad

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Celeste Kinginger, Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, joins our podcast to discuss what helps and hinders advancing language proficiency while studying abroad, including social-interactive and pragmatic aspects of language acquisition. Celeste also provides advice for students and instructors to make the most of their time abroad.

S2E5 - Derron Borders - Language House at Cornell University

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Angelika Kraemer speaks with Derron Borders, the Residence Hall Director of Cornell’s Language House. They explore the history of the Language House and some of the current events and activities that allow residents and guests to immerse themselves in their language learning experience.

S2E4 - Stephanie Divo - Cornell’s Chinese Language Program

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, we are joined by Stephanie Divo, Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies and Language Program Director of Mandarin Chinese. Stephanie talks about her program’s two-pronged approach to teaching beginning Chinese, fact and act.

S2E3 - Lisa Sansoucy - Languages Across the Curriculum

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Angelika Kraemer speaks with Lisa Sansoucy, coordinator of language learning initiatives at the LRC, about LAC – the Languages Across the Curriculum initiative. Lisa outlines the history and structure of the program and they discuss the importance of interdisciplinary learning and teaching in today’s global society.

S2E2 - Bill VanPatten - Talkin’ L2 with BVP

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, LRC director Angelika Kraemer is joined by Bill VanPatten, host of the popular SLA radio show Tea with BVP. They discuss two perennial issues in language teaching: the roles of input and output and the role of explicit teaching. Bill also offers some advice for new and seasoned language teachers. Listen live to Bill’s new call-in radio show, TalkinL2 with BVP, at http://www.talkinl2withbvp.com/. The show airs on Wednesdays at 6 pm ET.

S2E1 - Angelika Kraemer - Communicative Language Teaching

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 02:00:00 -0300

Today, we introduce Angelika Kraemer, the new director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University. In the first episode of our second season, Angelika speaks with Sam Lupowitz, the LRC’s media manager, about communicative language teaching: using your immediate surroundings to contextualize your expression and interpretation of language.

Dr. Angelika Kraemer is the Director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University. She also currently serves as Co-Editor of the journal Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German published by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and as Co-Coordinator of the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) Survey Committee. Angelika’s research interests include technology-enhanced language learning, program development, early language learning, community engagement and service learning, and assessment. When she is not in Stimson, you’ll find her running around Beebe Lake, watching Netflix, drinking tea, or traveling.

As Media Development Manager at the Cornell LRC, Sam Lupowitz is the lord and master of all things audio and video. Though he normally controls Speaking of Language from the shadows, on some days he simply cannot restrain his need for the spotlight. Outside of the Language Resource Center, he is an active part of the Ithaca, New York music scene as a keyboard player, bassist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is currently writing this in the third person.

S1E13 - Dick Feldman - Language, Technology, and the Future

Wed, 09 May 2018 02:00:00 -0300

Dick Feldman is director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University, and has been so for nineteen years. Dick is retiring in a couple of months, so in this episode of Speaking of Language, we discuss some bigger-picture ideas, such as the importance of having a unit dedicated to technology support in language learning. We talk about teachers’ attitudes towards technology, and what the future might look like for language teaching at Cornell.

S1E12 - Meejeong Song - The Korean Language Program at Cornell

Wed, 02 May 2018 02:00:00 -0300

In this episode, we sit down with Meejeong Song, senior lecturer and coordinator for the Korean language program at Cornell University. We talk about the wide set of teaching schools that she utilizes for her classes, from facilitating teacher/student interaction via web-based audio, to coordinating travel abroad programs in which students are learning Korean while immersed in the rich culture of South Korea.

Ms. Song received her M.A. in Korean Studies (Teaching Korean as a Second Language) in 1998 and her B.A. in Korean Language and Literature (Major) and English Language and Literature (Minor) in 1995 from Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea. Her M.A. Thesis Title: A Study on Using Small-Group Work to Teach Korean as a Foreign Language to Beginners.

Ms. Song has experience teaching all levels of Korean at Cornell. Her research interests include Second Language Acquisition, web-based teaching material development, interactive student group project development, and technology-aided teaching methodology, etc. She is an active member of AATK (American Association of Teachers of Korean), ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and MLA (Modern Language Association). She has been conducting various summer projects supported by a grant from the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning, and creating the course project websites with students.

Ms. Song is actively attending various workshops and talks related to language teaching. She loves teaching Korean and also learning other languages. She speaks Japanese at the intermediate level and is hoping to learn Chinese in the near future.

On October 13, 2014 Ms. Song was featured on Daily Edventures by Microsoft, which highlights global heroes in education. Please follow the link to see the interview with Ms. Song.

https://www.facebook.com/KoreanLanguageProgramAtCornellUniversity/

S1E11 - María Luisa Parra - Art, Language, and Culture

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 02:00:00 -0300

What is the connection between art and language classes? Dick Feldman from the Cornell Language Resource Center talks to María Luisa Parra, Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard University. They discuss how visual art can function as a link to culture that can build a deeper connection to, and fluency in, language.

“Considered as “windows” into other cultures’ perspectives and world views, visual arts allow for the use of languages to describe, retell, analyze and think critically about cultures. Students benefit from these pedagogical exercises as they build their translingual and transcultural competencies, along with a deeper understanding of the ‘Other’.”

For further information, view Dr. Parra’s paper, “Expanding Language and Cultural Competence In Advanced Heritage- and Foreign-Language Learners through Community Engagement and Work with the Arts” from the Heritage Language Journal, or watch her talk “Designing Magic Portals,” delivered at the Cornell Language Resource Center following the recording of this episode.

S1E10 - Alice Wu - Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0300

Where do you call home? In this episode, we speak to Alice Wu, an intercultural consultant at Cornell University. Alice is the creator of a series of films about Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids: people who have spent their developmental years living in multiple countries, building relationships to many cultures “while not having full ownership in any” (David Pollock). Alice discusses the challenges and benefits of growing up this way, and what people of transcultural backgrounds have to offer our increasingly interconnected world.

Alice’s films are available at https://sales.lrc.cornell.edu/collections/intercultural-materials

“Global Nomads in the Age of Technology is a fascinating series of interviews with today’s university students who come from a wide range of internationally mobile childhood experiences. It not only showcases the increasing cultural complexity of those called Global Nomads/Third Culture Kids, but also helps us answer the question: “Has technology changed the GN/TCK experience?” It is intriguing to hear fresh insights into how they perceive and use the wealth of their individual stories.
I highly recommend this for all who want to know more about how it is for today’s youth who are growing up among many different cultures.”
– Ruth E Van Reken, co-author, Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, 3rd edition

S1E9 - Michael Fontaine - Reviving a Dead Language

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 01:00:00 -0300

We all know there are two types of human languages: “dead” ones and “living” ones. But what would happen if a dead language came back to life, if contemporary people started speaking it, and teaching it? In today’s episode we interview Professor Michael Fontaine, professor of Classics and Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education at Cornell. He himself is a Latin speaker and teacher. How does that work?

This episode also references the work of Christophe Rico, of the Polis Institute in Jerusalem.

S1E8 - Adeolu Ademoyo - Storytelling Across Sites

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:00:00 -0300

Last week, Dick Feldman and Chris Kaiser talked about the benefits of a distance-learning program that can unite learners of a less-commonly taught language across locations. Today, Dick speaks with Adeolu Ademoyo, who is approaching fifteen years of teaching Yoruba at Cornell University, as well as to students at Columbia and Brown via videoconference. An experienced and adventurous instructor in the distance-learning environment, Adeolu discusses his creative methods for unifying his multi-site classes, as well as his philosophy on using storytelling and narrative to teach language.

S1E7 - Christopher Kaiser - Distance Learning for Less Commonly Taught Languages

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Cornell LRC director Dick Feldman speaks with Christopher Kaiser of Columbia University. Chris is the Program Manager of the Shared Course Initiative, which connects less commonly taught language classrooms at Columbia, Cornell, and Yale using high-definition videoconferencing. The two discuss the challenges and advantages of offering these classes, and reflect on lessons learned over more than half a decade of building a collaborative distance-learning program for less-commonly taught languages.

The Shared Course Initiative (SCI) was established through the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The SCI is a collaborative framework that uses innovative technology to share academic resources across institutional boundaries, enabling strategic partners to enrich existing curricula while respecting local institutional cultures.

Chris Kaiser’s areas of interest include second language pedagogy, distance learning, presence in the distance environment, inter-institutional collaboration, and language-learning advocacy.

For more information on Chris and the SCI, visit sharedcourseinitiative.org.

S1E6 - Error Correction in Second Language Acquisition

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 01:00:00 -0300

In a perfect world, we would be corrected all the time, and our output would be completely accurate. Unfortunately, our ability to process correction and produce language at the same time is limited. Certainly, our ego and other factors may get in the way. On this episode of Speaking of Language, Dick Feldman, director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University, tackles the complex issue of error correction in second language acquisition.

This episode references the work of Natsuko Shintani, particularly her talk Examining the effects of corrective feedback: How, when and on which errors?

Natsuko Shintani obtained her PhD from the University of Auckland in 2011. She has worked as a language teacher in Japan and New Zealand, including in her own private language school for children. Her research interests include task-based language instruction, the role of interaction in second language acquisition and written corrective feedback. She has also worked on several meta-analysis studies of form-focused instruction. She has published widely in leading journals and is currently working on a single-authored book, The Role of Input-Based Tasks in Foreign Language Instruction for Young Learners, published by John Benjamins.

Twitter: @natsukonz

S1E5 - What is Intercultural Competence?

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 05:09:00 -0400

Dick Feldman explores the concept of intercultural competence. What is it, and what does it have to do with language learning? Why is it important to require students to study a language?

S1E4 - Susan Gass - Learning through Conversation

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:47:00 -0400

In today’s episode, LRC director Dick Feldman speaks with Susan Gass, Distinguished Professor from Michigan State University department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages. The two discuss pair work and how students acquire and build language skills when conversing with each other, regardless of any mistakes their partners make.

Susan Gass is a senior researcher in the field of second-language acquisition who has published extensively on language pedagogy-related topics. Among other areas, she has been especially central to the development of the importance of interaction in language learning.

S1E3 - Are There Good and Bad Language Learners?

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:43:00 -0400

On this episode, we take a step back and ask the question: are there good and band language students? Do some people have a knack for languages that gives them some sort of advantage? We chat once again with the director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University, Dick Feldman.

S1E2 - English in the World

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:58:00 -0400

Today we talk about a familiar language, English, and its place in the world. Dick Feldman, director of the Language Resource Center, discusses how non-native English speakers deal with some of the complexities of the language.

S1E1 - Audiolingual Method and Reel-to-Reel Tape

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:46:00 -0400

One recent project at the Language Resource Center has been to archive a substantial number of vintage, language-related tapes, many of which were recorded at Cornell. Dick Feldman, director of the Language Resource Center, talks about the process of dealing with this rare material.