Sociolinguist, author, and professor Valerie Fridland returns to our podcast to discuss accents, dialects, and her new book, Why We Talk Funny.

https://www.valeriefridland.com/ 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/language-in-the-wild 

Featured music: “Did I Stutter?” by Pocket Bandits
https://pocketbandits.com

#Schietwetter

Dr. Serene Wang joins us to discuss the power of “chunking” in language learning for more effective communication and understanding.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Serene-Wang-2 

#EmergentBilingual

Lincoln Snyder joins us to discuss the Pennsylvania Dutch language, its history, and the ongoing efforts to revitalize it.

https://lincolnsnyder.com/

#serendipity

Thaiza Barros enlightens us about language acquisition and Portuguese, and shares some findings from her research into how young children acquire specific speech sounds.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-u2wcXUAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR 

#poesia

#pirilampo

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