Speaking of Language

S11E5 - Joe Dale - Educational Technology in Language Learning

Joe Dale is an independent languages consultant from the UK who works with a range of organizations such as Network for Languages, ALL, The British Council, the BBC, Skype, Microsoft, and The Guardian, who described him as an "MFL guru." Joe is no stranger to podcasting as co-host of his own, the #mfltwitterati, and we're excited to hear about his broad experience with language teaching and technology around the world.

@JoeDale on Twitter

https://mfltwitteratipodcast.com/ 

https://ppli.ie/resource/mfl-teachers-talk-podcast/

#pamplemousse

#grenouille

#JeCrèveLaDalle

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VtO8FVdtectMV8GJdgUooOITL3Hhk3tX3LTgyeCwsQs/edit?usp=sharing

 

S11E4 - Larisa Kasumagić- Kafedžić - Peace Pedagogy and Language Education

Larisa Kasumagić- Kafedžić, a Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellow at Cornell from the University of Sarajevo, explores how language instructors can embrace a pedagogy of peace, justice, and conflict resolution.

https://peacehub.ba/

#居眠り

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/152KmTZB7aRUW45TMWOmA8eu0_WCTKXxLjIvu3MAZY7k/edit?usp=sharing

 

S11E3 - Claire Frances & Giovanni Zimotti - ChatGPT, AI, and Second Language Writing

Claire Frances and Giovanni Zimotti of the University of Iowa discuss their research into ChatGPT, one of the recent artificial intelligence programs garnering attention in and out of academia. The pair recently published an article in FLTMAG about Chat GPT's potential impact on writing in language education.

https://fltmag.com/chatgpt-second-language-writing/
www.giovannizimotti.com
https://clcl.uiowa.edu/

#J’aiD’autresChatsÀFouetter

#y’all

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13eXare1Bg6hFEWpoobQjdWkPD3K1ce1n2ZG55o-7obg/edit?usp=sharing

S11E2 - Alan van den Arend - Active Learning in Language Teaching

Alan van den Arend discusses how we can rethink approaches to translation and pedagogy to better connect with students.

Correction: ALI was founded by Alex and Laura Hanson (not Harrison) 

https://classics.cornell.edu/alan-van-den-arend 

https://www.perusall.com 

#boterham

Read a transcription of this episode here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZUrJnTjedNSwbnRovZ2Em3s7pMWv4UnyxRjVQ9t85tg/edit?usp=sharing

S11E1 - Katie Blake - Amazon’s Alexa AI

Katie Blake tells us how her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Cornell led to her work on Amazon’s Alexa AI, and takes us under the hood of the popular digital assistant.

https://katherineblake.github.io 

#눈치

Read a transcription of this episode here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zdro1YqIRPty1Q-LCrSSiByKJvJBBS82TSMgeXYrfaY/edit?usp=sharing

S10E13 - Cori Crane - Creating Pathways of Perspective-Shifting through Structured Critical Reflection

Dr. Cori Crane closes out our season by diving deeper into her recent talk at the LRC on utilizing reflection for language and culture learning. 

http://www.coricrane.com/

#freudenfreude

S10E12 - Sam Tilsen - Emergence of Dialects

Sam and Angelika meet with Dr. Sam Tilsen, an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Cornell. He and his collaborator, Dr. James Sethna, were recently awarded one of the College of Arts and Sciences’ New Frontiers Grants for their research on dialects.

https://conf.ling.cornell.edu/

#clique
#fiddlesticks

Thanksgiving 2022 Mini-Episode

As another Thanksgiving break approaches, Language Resource Center staff and their colleagues reflect on who they are grateful for.

In order of appearance:

Sam Lupowitz, LRC Media Manager

Angelika Kraemer, LRC Director

Kelly Zeng Ho, LRC Student Assistant

Emma Britton, LRC Learning Initiatives Coordinator

Xue Shao, LRC Student Assistant

Julia Felice, Engagement Specialist, Intergroup Dialogue Project at Cornell University

Sebastian Young, LRC Student Assistant

Angela Chen, LRC Student Assistant

#stillstillgrateful

S10E11 - Claudia Holguín Mendoza - Antiracist Critical Literacy: Methodologies of the Oppressed for Language Education

Dr. Claudia Holguín Mendoza gave a keynote as part of this year’s Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning Workshop on Language Pedagogy. Her talk discussed Antiracist Critical Literacy and Methodologies of the Oppressed for Language Education. She follows up on opportunities to reimagine language teaching with critical literacy and student support at the forefront. 

https://csll.ucr.edu/

https://pedagogiascriticas.ucr.edu/

#HogodolagadaCogodomogodoeguedestagadas

S10E10 - Julia de Aragón - Latino Heritage Association of Tompkins County

Julia de Aragón is a board member of the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County (where Cornell University sits). She sits down with Sam and Angelika to describe the programs and resources this volunteer organization offers our local community.

Facebook: Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County

LCA Listserv: LCA-Ithaca@googlegroups.com

Website: lca-of-tc.org

 

#batata