Speaking of Language

Poet and educator Juliana Torres joins us to discuss "transformative potentiality," as well as her dissertation exploring forms of monstrosity from a queer perspective in a selection of 20th-century Latin American women writers.

Instagram handle: @julitorrres

https://www.instagram.com/julitorrres/

#sobremesa

University of Michigan Language Resource Center Director Julie Evershed goes on a deep dive with us on copyright in the context of language teaching. She recently gave a talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series on this topic, which you can watch on our website.

Resources for copyright and language classes: https://myumi.ch/96NWx 

Video of Julie’s talk: https://youtu.be/s2amGtVnA-I

#komorebi

Dr. Luke Urbain, the new Program Manager of Cornell's Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about language learning, Cuban politics, art, and the concept of “safety.”

https://lacs.einaudi.cornell.edu/ 

#colero

 

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

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!

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

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

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

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

 

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