Speaking of Language

Nov 19 2024 193 ep. 24 mins 1.5k
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Speaking of Language is a podcast recorded at the Language Resource Center at Cornell University. Each week, we explore a topic related to language pedagogy and second language acquisition.

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

Nov 19 2024 35 mins  
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

Nov 12 2024 25 mins  
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

Nov 05 2024 23 mins  
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

Oct 29 2024 27 mins  
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_zWJjIH

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

Oct 22 2024 36 mins  
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.goo

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

Oct 15 2024 25 mins  
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

Oct 08 2024 33 mins  
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 col

S14E5 - ABC: AI, Bots, & ChatGPT

Oct 02 2024 30 mins  
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=shari

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

Sep 24 2024 38 mins  
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

S14E3 - Ashley Griffith - New LRC Engagement and Outreach Coordinator

Sep 17 2024 11 mins  
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