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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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Mar 17, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
31 min
Gláucia Silva follows up on her recent talk, “Linguistic Perception and Production in Heritage Language.”
Instagram: @glauciaumd
#peteca

Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
33 min
Blaine and Von Ray discuss TPRS, “Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling,” and the results they’ve had via this method.
#esobvio
#cariño

Mar 5, 2025
Mar 5, 2025
25 min
Adriana Lima is the residence hall director at Cornell's Latino Living Center, a residential program house on campus. She shares the history and current events of the LLC, and discusses its benefits to campus life.
https://cornell.campusgroups.com/llc
#cafecito

Feb 26, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
45 min
Kris Knisely is Associate Professor of French and Intercultural Competence at the University of Arizona. He follows up on his recent talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series, Doing It (Gender) Justice: Reimagining Language Education Through Trans Knowledges.
https://www.krisknisely.com/ialle
@krisknisely.bsky.social
Watch a video of Kris's talk at the LRC here: https://youtu.be/TbC6Awun4fM?si=R6NcBLBQ2G_hxc5d
#pamplemousse
Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14CJDJp0tD_zQzzl8nYoxiQBLkvundXVHNDb4sQvYllU/edit?usp=sharing

Feb 19, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
23 min
Sarah Fiorello, Interpretation Coordinator for the Cornell Botanic Gardens, shares the linguistic and cultural importance of flowers and plants.
https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/
#joiedevivre
Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2f3QlwnRXqcRtnPq7IseG1cy9HcaZudRoJls6cazIo/edit?usp=sharing

Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025
24 min
Loïs Talagrand is a software developer, language learner, and avid YouTuber who explores best ways for learning languages on his channel. He recounts his journey from an English student with poor conversation skills to an accomplished polyglot and shares some advice for other adult language learners.
https://www.youtube.com/@loistalagrand
#mana
Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NQ0ZjEdnBpXsTlLLsO72hq0IkrtmBqXyBeILnSSR0zM/edit?usp=sharing

Feb 5, 2025
Feb 5, 2025
36 min
We are joined by student leaders from Cornell’s Language Expansion Program and Translator Interpreter Program, both of which are now officially part of the Language Resource Center. Drew Soshensky (co-president, LEP), Matthew Norman-Ariztía (co-president, TIP), and Grace Ling (co-president, TIP) discuss the services and benefits of their organizations and how you can get involved.
https://cornell.campusgroups.com/lep
https://cornell.campusgroups.com/tip
#小寶貝
#ronronear
#murciélago
#desafortunadamente
Read a transcription of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cpzFpp-K2Ij2X5VqiacONs61hvzuFSyYBSuEYlMqpNY/edit?usp=sharing

Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
34 min
We kick off season 15 with Kate Sonka, Executive Director of Teach Access, a non-profit working to bridge the accessibility skills gap between education and industry.
#albóndigas

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 4, 2024
26 min
We catch up with Şebnem Özkan to learn what's new in Cornell's collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative with partners around the world, Global Hubs.
#barış
Read a transcription of this episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14CJDJp0tD_zQzzl8nYoxiQBLkvundXVHNDb4sQvYllU/edit?usp=sharing

Nov 27, 2024
Nov 27, 2024
8 min
Sam talks gratitude with LRC team members Ashley Griffith and Ahmed Shamim.
We'll be back next week with our final episode of the season!
