Speaking of Language Language Resource Center, Cornell University
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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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S13E13 - Triskaidekaphobia
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/
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S13E12 - Sweet Poetry
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
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S13E11 - Dan Nickolai - iSpraak: A Platform for Second Language Pronunciation Instruction, Assessment, and Research
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/
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S13E10 - Caroline Levine - The Space between Two Languages: Translation, Activism, and World Literature
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
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S13E9 - Carolyn Fornoff - Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change
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/
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S13E8 - Jeff Bale - Language Policy, (Anti-)Racism, and Change
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