Speaking of Language

S13E3 - Malte Jung - Social and Linguistic Implications of AI

Dr. Malte Jung shares some insights into how artificial intelligence affects the way human beings interact not only with technology, but with one another.

https://mjung.infosci.cornell.edu/

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/04/study-uncovers-social-cost-using-ai-conversations 

https://interplay.infosci.cornell.edu/ 

#Kunschd

#ete­pe­te­te

Valentine's Day 2024 Mini-Episode

It's Valentine's Day, so we talked to some folks around the LRC about people, places, and things that they love! Amazingly, they answered in a variety of languages…

Can you recognize them all?

We'll be back next week with a new guest, Dr. Malte Jung!

S13E2 - Open Doors English - Building Language Skills and Community

We learn about Open Doors English, a nonprofit organization offering classes for adult English language learners. Instructor Joshua Orkin and students Hui-Tzu "Wendy" Kuo and José Tzul describe how the program empowers adult English language learners in Ithaca, Tompkins, and surrounding counties to live fuller lives. 

https://sites.google.com/view/open-doors-english/ 

#shwari 

#加油

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ZMcsDBaVX_waq8Qb_YW7QPoMJcBUxeaZN2678GeNp4/edit?usp=sharing

S13E1 - Ahmed Shamim - New LRC Team Member

We kick off our thirteenth season by introducing Dr. Ahmed Shamim, the Academic Programs Coordinator and our newest colleague at the Cornell University Language Resource Center.

#অভিমান

You can access the edited volume Sharing Less Commonly Taught Languages in Higher Education: Collaboration and Innovation (Heidrich Uebel, Kraemer, & Giupponi, Routledge, 2024) for free at https://www.routledge.com/Sharing-Less-Commonly-Taught-Languages-in-Higher-Education-Collaboration/Heidrich-Uebel-Kraemer-Giupponi/p/book/9781032394176.

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KNfYeGhVflsS3D46jJLw0Xcksv3w8YK8vIIz2ltDJAU/edit?usp=sharing

S12E13 - Fatema Sumar - Building a Thriving World for All

We are joined by Fatema Sumar, former Obama administration official and current Executive Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. Fatema discusses her past as a Cornell student, the challenges in combating global poverty, and the transformative power of language.

https://cid.harvard.edu

#abas

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rWlDMBp3lqW99vV_M4MZ3T6QFDQ7_p3tbeZYiEvDMb0/edit?usp=sharing

Thanksgiving 2023 Mini-Episode

For this year's Thanksgiving special, we are joined by friends and colleagues reading poetry celebrating gratitude.

Sara Goto (Freshman, Cornell): Thank You by Shuntaro Tanikawa

David Ortega (Language Technology Specialist, Yale): Oda a las gracias by Pablo Neruda

Jeremy Urbaniak (Freshman, Cornell): Dziękuje Ci (author unknown)

Krystyna Golovakova (Ukranian instructor, Cornell): Вечірнє сонце, дякую за день! by Lina Kostenko

#gratitude

Read transcriptions and translations of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1byaowmz__tc93HKfRlWSqwpKtMLoMewO8Qxtxbvp3_4/edit?usp=sharing

 

S12E12 - Don Vosburg - Gaming as a Learning Tool

Don Vosburg, Academic Technologist of Learning Innovation (and former Language Center Director) at Carleton College in Minnesota, joins us to discuss all things gamification and language learning through gaming. 

https://www.carleton.edu/directory/dvosburg/ 

#Feierabend

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ST0Ci37nY0IUmKoisKMisHmin6nijVfJV4nvKOCwPE8/edit?usp=sharing

S12E11 - Anthony Ng’ang’a - The Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature

We meet with Anthony Ng’ang’a, a representative from the East Africa-based Safal Group. Anthony discusses he Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize, an award to recognize writing and translations in African languages and help proliferate them around the globe.

https://www.safalgroup.com/cornell-kiswahili-prize/ 

https://kiswahiliprize.cornell.edu/ 

#GutiriWaIregiUtuire

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12U1Pl22MoiLoU4kJ9YDskCbZZe1PlHmPD4kN90yuPH4/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

S12E10 - Anna Marchetti & Sebastian Young - World Languages Day

We revisit Cornell’s World Languages Day, which took place earlier this month. Participant Anna Marchetti is a senior in high school in Victor, NY (just under two hours northwest of Ithaca), and student volunteer Sebastian Young is a sophomore here at Cornell and one of our LRC student assistants.

https://lrc.cornell.edu/world-languages-day

#animero

#yaourter

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c04o2wvWW8iumUZRdNOxjFA-jOpvC_pcT1gnjQPYgF0/edit?usp=sharing

S12E9 - Catherine Baumann - Reverse Design and its Role in Curricular and Programmatic Articulation

Dr. Catherine Baumann follows up on her talk from our monthly LRC Speaker Series. Cathy dives into reverse design and how to better center language curricula and lessons around the goals and needs of students.

https://languages.uchicago.edu/2021/03/04/cathy-baumanns-interview-on-reverse-design/

#skärgård

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gW5Ixdh7m8Ylhd1UFx_n4cSr-lRK0pxy0IiKmueR_xU/edit?usp=sharing