Speaking of Language

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  

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. Thes...

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  

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-Collab...

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  

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-IXfT0eN...

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  

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/blo...

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 (Portugues...

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 re...

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 transc...

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...

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/doc...

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, дя...

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?...

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 episod...