Dr. LeAnne Spino discusses the differences between language proficiency and intercultural competence, and offers strategies for demonstrating and communicating the value of language programs. 

https://web.uri.edu/languages/meet/leanne-spino-seijas/ 

https://web.uri.edu/global/globalize-your-degree/signature-international-programs/ 

#café

Megan Yap and Simon Ilincev, two Cornell students studying linguistics and computer science, introduce us to Lingofable, their new app offering language learning through stories.

https://lingofable.com/ 

[email protected]

#超凡入圣

#odskočitsi

Leslie Monter-Casio, Catherine Mao, and Molly Jones, Cornell students from the executive board of ALANA, share the many ways their student organization supports intercultural programming on campus.

https://www.instagram.com/alanaintercultural 

https://cornell.campusgroups.com/alana

Instagram: @alanaintercultural

#échaleganas

#cānyù

#whimsy

Nandipa Sipengane, isiZulu language instructor from Yale University's Council on African Studies, discusses strategies for pedagogy and community building in less commonly taught languages, both in person and over distance.

https://macmillan.yale.edu/africa/person/nandipa-sipengane 

https://sharedcourseinitiative.org/ 

[email protected] 

#ubuntu  

Read a transcription of this episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17lRD9TUGB96Yd4V2eawOjYEkZUReKz3rIeHMKUR_wYk/edit?usp=sharing

Our dear colleague and friend Naomi Larson is in the studio with us today! Naomi is a senior lecturer in Japanese here at Cornell, and we will talk about the many wonderful opportunities she creates for language learners here, and everywhere, to engage with each other and with language and culture.

https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/naomi-nakada-larson 

#山眠る

#山笑う

In this episode, Rosie Nguyen, accomplished author and PhD student at Cornell, shares the value in her translinguistic experience writing award-winning fiction in Vietnamese as well as researching communication, media, and digital culture in English here at Cornell.

https://www.facebook.com/rosienguyenvn/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13852796.Rosie_Nguy_n 

https://rosienguyen.net/

#thương

In this episode, we explore how multilingualism and cultural sensibility shape who we are, how we relate to others, and how we move through our professional lives.

#воля

Cornell students Colette Bu, Cameron Howland, and Cody Paul share their experiences as language tutors and conversation hour leaders. We will hear all about these important resources and why everyone should join in on the fun, and discuss the many other ways that these students' language skills enrich their lives. 

https://lrc.cornell.edu/conversation-hours

https://lrc.cornell.edu/language-tutoring

#大丈夫

#piano

#esperanza

Dr. Jamie Edmonds is the director of the Critical Languages Institute at Arizona State University. He shares his thoughts on the importance and future of language education.

https://cli.asu.edu/ 

Instagram: @criticallanguagesinstitute

Facebook: @asucli

#isihurip 
#santaisaja

Cornell student Arina Danilina joins us to discuss her academic and linguistic journeys. As a dedicated facilitator of Russian conversation hours and a participant in the College Scholar Program, Arina's research investigates how the architecture and design of refugee housing impacts mental health. She is also interested in the interaction between spaces and people, and finding connection over polarization.

Dom Kultury on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/domkultury_cornell

#Семья

#Дом

Dr. Dominique Branson, a past Soros Justice Fellow with the Open Society Foundations, and a Cornell alum, joins us to discuss linguistic justice and what it means for racial disparities in the US legal system.

https://dominiquebranson.com/ 

#shalom