Speaking of Language
Episodes
S3E8 - Daniel Bass - Music Across Cultures
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Daniel Bass, of Cornell’s South Asia Program, and host of WRFI’s Monsoon Radio, about music, cultures, and languages. For more infor...
S3E7 - Theresa Schenker - Telecollaboration and Intercultural Learning
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Theresa Schenker discusses the benefits of telecollaborative photo exchanges for language learning and intercultural competence.
S3E6 - K-12 Outreach and Language and Culture Learning
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brenna Fitzgerald, Arbias Llolluni, and Thamora Fishel talk about the Afterschool Language and Culture Program that is offered through Cornell’s Are...
S3E5 - Andrew Campana - Gaming, Poetry, and New Media
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Campana joins us to share his research into audio games, cinepoems, and other boundary-breaking forms of media emanating from Japan. Dr. Campan...
S3E4 - Mona Eikel-Pohen - Language Learning and Disabilities
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mona Eikel-Pohen joins our podcast to talk about language learning and disabilities and some strategies and considerations for creating inclusive cla...
S3E3 - Shared Course Initiative
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Shared Course Initiative uses high-definition videoconferencing to connect language classrooms at Cornell, Columbia, and Yale. By sharing instru...
S3E2 - Michelle Cox - English Language Support Office
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Michelle Cox, Director of Cornell’s English Language Support Office. She talks about the programs they offer to support, empower, a...
S3E1 - Jolene Rickard - Year of Indigenous Languages
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode of season 3, we speak with Dr. Jolene Rickard, Director of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program, about the United...
S2E14 - Uttiyo Raychaudhuri - Global Learning at Cornell
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of the season, Uttiyo Raychaudhuri, executive director of Cornell’s Office of Global Learning, discusses the importance of pro...
S2E13 - Christian Hilchey - Open Media in Language Education
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we welcome Christian Hilchey to our studio. Dr. Hilchey is a lecturer in the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Tex...
S2E12 - Erick Palma & Pippen Wu - Language Expansion Program
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Members of Cornell’s student organization Language Expansion Program discuss the importance of language learning on campus in a comfortable, encoura...
S2E11 - Stéphane Charitos - National Trends in Language Study in the U.S.
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stéphane Charitos, Language Resource Center director at Columbia University, discusses current national trends in language study and suggests four pr...
S2E10 - Patsy Lightbown - Form- and Meaning-Focused Instruction
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Patsy Lightbown, Distinguished Professor Emerita in Applied Linguistics at Concordia University, joins our podcast to discuss form-focused instruction...
S2E9 - Jeremy Thompson - Plant Pathology and Languages
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeremy Thompson, Research Associate and Lecturer in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, shares his experience with Jumpstart a...
S2E8 - Dan Gaibel - The Role of Technology in Language Learning
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dan Gaibel and Angelika Kraemer talk about the role of technology in language learning. They discuss benefits and challenges of utili...
S2E7 - Maureen Morris & Melina Draper - The Cornell Portal
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Maureen Morris from the Library and Melina Draper from the Center for Teaching Innovation speak about the Cornell Portal. They expla...
S2E6 - Celeste Kinginger - Language Learning in Intercultural Encounters Abroad
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Celeste Kinginger, Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, joins our podcast to discuss what helps an...
S2E5 - Derron Borders - Language House at Cornell University
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Angelika Kraemer speaks with Derron Borders, the Residence Hall Director of Cornell’s Language House. They explore the history of ...
S2E4 - Stephanie Divo - Cornell’s Chinese Language Program
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Stephanie Divo, Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies and Language Program Director of Mandarin Chinese. Stephanie talks ...
S2E3 - Lisa Sansoucy - Languages Across the Curriculum
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Angelika Kraemer speaks with Lisa Sansoucy, coordinator of language learning initiatives at the LRC, about LAC – the Languages Acro...
S2E2 - Bill VanPatten - Talkin’ L2 with BVP
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, LRC director Angelika Kraemer is joined by Bill VanPatten, host of the popular SLA radio show Tea with BVP. They discuss two perennia...
S2E1 - Angelika Kraemer - Communicative Language Teaching
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we introduce Angelika Kraemer, the new director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University. In the first episode of our second seaso...
S1E13 - Dick Feldman - Language, Technology, and the Future
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dick Feldman is director of the Language Resource Center at Cornell University, and has been so for nineteen years. Dick is retiring in a couple of mo...
S1E12 - Meejeong Song - The Korean Language Program at Cornell
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Meejeong Song, senior lecturer and coordinator for the Korean language program at Cornell University. We talk about...
S1E11 - María Luisa Parra - Art, Language, and Culture
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is the connection between art and language classes? Dick Feldman from the Cornell Language Resource Center talks to María Luisa Parra, Senior P...
S1E10 - Alice Wu - Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Where do you call home? In this episode, we speak to Alice Wu, an intercultural consultant at Cornell University. Alice is the creator of a series of ...
S1E9 - Michael Fontaine - Reviving a Dead Language
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We all know there are two types of human languages: “dead” ones and “living” ones. But what would happen if a dead language came back to lif...
S1E8 - Adeolu Ademoyo - Storytelling Across Sites
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Dick Feldman and Chris Kaiser talked about the benefits of a distance-learning program that can unite learners of a less-commonly taught ...
S1E7 - Christopher Kaiser - Distance Learning for Less Commonly Taught Languages
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Cornell LRC director Dick Feldman speaks with Christopher Kaiser of Columbia University. Chris is the Program Manager of the Shared ...
S1E6 - Error Correction in Second Language Acquisition
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a perfect world, we would be corrected all the time, and our output would be completely accurate. Unfortunately, our ability to process correction ...
S1E5 - What is Intercultural Competence?
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dick Feldman explores the concept of intercultural competence. What is it, and what does it have to do with language learning? Why is it important to ...
S1E4 - Susan Gass - Learning through Conversation
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, LRC director Dick Feldman speaks with Susan Gass, Distinguished Professor from Michigan State University department of Linguist...
S1E3 - Are There Good and Bad Language Learners?
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we take a step back and ask the question: are there good and band language students? Do some people have a knack for languages that g...
S1E2 - English in the World
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk about a familiar language, English, and its place in the world. Dick Feldman, director of the Language Resource Center, discusses how no...
S1E1 - Audiolingual Method and Reel-to-Reel Tape
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One recent project at the Language Resource Center has been to archive a substantial number of vintage, language-related tapes, many of which were rec...