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Broken language has agency. Here is a cross-cultural platform to exchange thoughts, discuss new ideas, and accumulate memories.

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  1. 15.11.2024

    Student Activist: to Ask Politicians Sensitive Questions | Cross-cultural Conversation | 1115, 2024

    Me and a Palestinian student discussed her courageous attempt to ask sensitive questions to a politician. What mental preparations did she need before asking these questions in the public? What risks and consequences did she need to balance before and after asking questions? What does it mean to be a student activist to speak out to injustice? We hope this dialog can bring you courage. We can make small changes in this hopeless world.

    26 мин.

  2. 05.10.2024

    Homeschooling in the US | Cross-cultural Conversation | 1005, 2024

    Alternatives to curricula practiced in public and private schools? Yes, some families choose to homeschool their children. Brice and I (Yuan) discussed about homeschooling in the US.

    54 мин.

  3. 09.09.2024

    Second Language Learning in USA and China 02 | Cross-cultural Conversation | 0908, 2024

    In this episode, Brice and I (Yuan) continued with the discussion comparing the second language learning in the US and China. We covered labor investment in vocabulary acquisition and grammar learning in the US.

    22 мин.

  4. 09.09.2024

    Second Language Learning in USA and China 01 | Cross-cultural Conversation | 0907, 2024

    In this episode, Brice and I (Yuan) discussed the differences in second language learning in the US and China. In particular, we discussed how learners deal with vocabulary spelling, dictation, and text recitation practices.

    19 мин.

  5. 29.08.2024

    What's Scary | Cross-cultural Conversation | 0828, 2024

    This episode was recorded after Brice and I (Yuan) watched an Irish movie Oddity. We discussed what is scary in the mind and in life.

    43 мин.

  6. 20.08.2024

    Mental Health or Illness | Cross-cultural Conversation | 0819, 2024

    In this episode, Brice and I (Yuan) discussed how two cultures take on the notion of mental health or mental illness in general. Gradually, I think we also took this recording as a chance for our own therapy.

    30 мин.

  7. 13.08.2024

    Language Assessment and Accents | Cross-cultural Conversation | 0813, 2024

    Brice and I (Yuan) talk about how English is related to social status in China and how language assessment functions as a gatekeeper. We also chat freely on accents and other possible topics for future episodes.

    15 мин.

  8. 12.08.2024

    English Education in China vs US | Cross-cultural Conversation | 0812, 2024

    Brice and I (Yuan) compare the pedagogy of English education in China and for refugees in the US. We discuss the differences in class design, how multilingualism can affect language learning, and how language education itself can be political with specific cultural emphases.

    26 мин.

  9. 11.08.2024

    Refugees are Human Beings | Cross-cultural Conversation | 0811, 2024

    As a Chinese student studying in the US, I (Yuan) ask Brice some questions addressing Chinese people's general curiosity and stereotypes about refugees in the US.

    17 мин.
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