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/
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...
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
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...
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
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
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...
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
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...
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!
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_YW7QPoMJcBUxeaZN2678Ge...
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...
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...
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: ...
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...
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...
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=sharin...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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 Lec...
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...
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/1ya5gK5...
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...
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-worl...
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/1jm13pT...
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
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/docume...
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 ...
