Langwich Podcast

To debut a new season of this podcast that is a mouthful, we examine the efforts of teaching an Aboriginal language in high school. Jandai is traditionally spoken on Quandamooka land and our guest, Kahli Dawkings, a Bundjalung woman, took on the task to teach it to her studnts at Cleaveland District State High School. Listen as she shares her practical experience in establishing a language program...

We propose a discussion that goes beyond Chomsky, grammar, and words: we want to know about the “real world”: an exploration of diverse career routes for students of languages and linguistics. If you are also curious about how to translate passion into action, listen to our conversation. We were joined by Daisy Finlay, a speech pathologist, and Terry Royce, a forensic linguist, who shared with us...

In this episode, we invite you to crack the pragmatic code and unravel the science of humour. Dr Reza Arab has been exploring humour in his research for X years so if that is something that tickles your fancy, come along for the ride! From punchlines to performances, we wanted to go beyond jokes to understand what humour really is and how it interplays with linguistics. We discuss the science behi...

All aboard!  Mind the wind and the outrigger! This is the spirit of this cheerful conversation with David Faunt, honorary linguist. David moved to Papua New Guinea in his early 20s. Since then, he ahs been compiling date on the language of his adoptive community: Bipi. He tell us about his first impressions of the land, the things he did to learn the language, and his thoughts about the local cust...

This month we're talking with Ida Diget, a PhD candidate, about the problems in communicating public health messages. Did this ever occur to you? Well, a poster has both images and text, right? Have you ever wondered what message someone interprets when they can't read the text? Often the images and words are interpreted differently when read independently. Therefore putting immigrants a...

In this thrilling episode, we delve into the rollercoaster of foreign exchanges. Lissara, Raia, and Isabella are in the world of exchange, where everyday items take on extraordinary journeys.  Join us as we embark on a ride of laughs, joys, tears, and unexpected encounters. We will be talking about the many challenges and the delights of having an experience studying abroad, the good days and the...

Sign Languages are so interesting and so dynamically diverse! They display features that are comparable to the ones of spoken languages. They even have something similar to a sound system! If you want to know more about how this somewhat weird connection functions, don’t miss out on this episode, a deep dive into sign languages and its features with PhD candidate Lisa Petersen. Lisa's main pr...

In this episode we talk to Dr. Leigh Kirwan, focusing on strategies and language teaching methods. We went through his experiences in Japan, and also spoke about the programs at Griffith he organises taking students to Japan. Want to know what sentence got Dr. Kirwan a job as a university lecturer? Or maybe how to better learn a language? How do Japanese people react when they hear a non-Japanese...

Have you ever struggled to learn a language? Ever wondered why languages seemed to come so easily to others?  Join us as we talk to Luis Miguel Rojas, a linguist and polyglot, as he shares his experiences and advice with us. We tackle; where to start with grammar, phonology and how to stay motivated. A very insightful episode with great words of wisdom imparted.  For access to this episode's...

Come with us as we discuss her research on the Jagera language with PhD student Hana Hamilton. Through empowering communities, it is possible to enrich methods of revitalising endangered languages. We learn about community-based research, maintaining good practices, and becoming aware of cultural and historical barriers and trauma. We acknowledge the Yagara and Turrbal people, who are the rightful...

We are back with interviewing a professional linguist, and our guest this time is Dr Lauren Sadow, who has been working in the field of semantics to do what seems impossible: to decode languages! Whoever has tried learning a language before knows that we need to go much further than learning grammar and vocabulary if we want to be functional and competent in our target languages. Wouldn't it...

Are you a native speaker of English learning a second language? Hard thing to do, right?! Deep down, after spending long hours studying the conjugation of “to be” in Spanish, do you think that non-English speakers are so lucky to be able to speak more than one language? Well, English as a second language is also very challenging! In this first episode of the second season of Langwich, we spoke wit...

Learning a language is never an easy task, but have you ever imagined how it would be to learn a language being blind? In this episode of Langwich, we talked with Tiana Offord, a student of Languages and Linguistics here at Griffith who is legally blind. What are her strategies? What necessary adaptations guarantee her success? Where does she want to go from here? Got curious?! So don't miss...

Raising bilingual children can be difficult in a monolingual society. However, the long-term benefits far outweigh these struggles. Susana Eisenchlas discusses her own experience raising a child in Australia, her current research and how community efforts are driving home language maintenance.  Hosts | Isabella Schulz & Lissara Bergamaschi. Supervisor | Kelly Shoecraft Lecturer of Applied Ling...

In this episode we interview two 3rd-year language students, Laura and Jaedon, about their language journeys. We discussed learning strategies, things that worked, and things that didn't... How they got "hooked" into the world of languages and where they see their skills taking them next! Hosts | Isabella Schulz & Lissara Bergamaschi. Supervisor | Kelly Shoecraft Lecturer of App...

Curious to know ways in which you can improve your language learning using the elements of the language you already know? Kelly Shoecraft - lecturer of applied linguistics at Griffith -in which we talk about Translanguaging, and how beneficial it is to the language learning process. Available on all main podcast platform providers.  Hosts | Isabella Schulz & Lissara Bergamaschi. Supervisor | K...

Interview with Dr Samantha Rarrick  Music by Doppel  In today's episode we find out about Sam's research on Sinasina Sign Language of Papua New Guinea, Hawai'i Sign Language and Kere a spoken Chimbu language. We learn a little bit about language endangerment and language documentation.  Hosts | Isabella Schulz & Lissara Bergamaschi. Supervisor | Kelly Shoecraft Lecturer of Appli...

Meet your hosts Lissara and Bella, find out about our language learning experiences and what we have in store for season 1! Music by Doppel Hosts | Isabella Schulz & Lissara Bergamaschi. Supervisor | Kelly Shoecraft Lecturer of Applied Linguistics.  Editor | Raia Pinhati. Music | Doppel. Proudly supported by Griffith University, Australia.