Speaking of Language is a podcast recorded at the Language Resource Center at Cornell University. Each week, we explore a topic relating to language pedagogy and second language acquisition.
For the thirteenth episode of our thirteenth season, a bonus pod about the number 13 and its significance around the world.
We'll be back in the fall!
Here are the sources for some of the tidbits in this episode:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/13-across-globe-exploration-superstitions-beliefs-gabriela-kouahla
https://tinyrituals.co/blogs/tiny-rituals/angel-number-13-meaning
https://en.as.com/nfl/taylor-swifts-favorite-number-13-and-its-significance-in-super-bowl-lviii-n/
#triskaidekaphobia
We recap the LRC’s annual, multilingual Sweet Poetry event with organizer Hilary Yarger and participating reader Vishnu Pusarapu.Â
Vishnu reads:
“My Own Love (In Brackets)” - Nuala Nà Dhomhnaill (Irish)
Additional poetry excerpts in this episode:
“Nirvana Shatkam” - Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit)
Read by Suresh Kamath Bola
“If I Could Caress in My Mouth the Whole World” - Fernando Pessoa (Portuguese)
Read by Isabela Carvalho
“A Thought Came to My Lips” - Javed Akhtar (Hindi)
Read by Janhvie Joshi
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#craic
Dr. Dan Nickolai, current IALLT president and director of the Language Resource Center at St. Louis University, introduces iSpraak, a web-based tool for practice and assessment of second language pronunciation.
#yaourterÂ
Dr. Caroline Levine, the David and Kathleen Ryan Professor of Humanities at Cornell, joins us to discuss the challenges and revelations of translating poetry, and how languages and the humanities can work as forces for social change.
https://english.cornell.edu/caroline-levine
Access the ebook or request a physical copy of the of the Norton Anthology: https://seagull.wwnorton.com/worldlit5Â
To request an exam or desk copy of the Norton Anthology, contact Megan at: [email protected]
#liflode
Dr. Carolyn Fornoff, from Cornell’s Department of Romance Studies, joins us to discuss her research into the intersection of art, artists, and climate change in Latin America, as investigated in her new book, Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change.
https://carolynfornoff.wordpress.com/Â
#madrugar
Dr. Jeff Bale, of the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, discusses the ties between language policy, culture, and race, and how educators and communities can effect change.
https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/15409-jeff-baleÂ
Watch Dr. Bale's talk at the LRC here: https://youtu.be/AzkxJGfdTg8
#FuĂźhupe
Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant joins us from UC San Diego to discuss the impact of generative AI tools on academic integrity in the language classroom and beyond.Â
#adios
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/96NWxÂ
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/Â
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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-conversationsÂ
https://interplay.infosci.cornell.edu/Â
#Kunschd
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