Speaking Of Language

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

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!

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  

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

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  

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  

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

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

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/ 

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 #______

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 

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

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  

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

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#:~:text=The%20number%2013%20may%20be,guest%20at%20the%20Last%20Supper. 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

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

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