

Speaking of Language
Language Resource Center, Cornell University
Speaking of Language is a podcast recorded at the Language Resource Center at Cornell University. Each week, we explore a topic related to language pedagogy and second language acquisition.
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Oct 22, 2025 • 29min
S16E8 - Mijeong Mimi Kim - Implementing Undergraduate TAs in the Language Curriculum
Dr. Mijeong Mimi Kim follows up on her recent talk at Cornell, sharing the benefits of integrating undergraduate teaching assistants into the language curriculum.
mmkim@wustl.edu
Watch Mimi's talk at Cornell: https://youtu.be/fE9df4GciCU
#curiosity

Oct 15, 2025 • 12min
S16E7 - Himari Mizusawa & Saho Yamamoto - Kansai University Exchange
Cornell's Japanese language program has a partnership with Kansai University. We meet two of their students, and discuss the importance of international experiences and exchange.
#practicemakesperfect
#千里の道も一歩から

Oct 8, 2025 • 26min
S16E6 - Seema Golestaneh & Alia Amer - SWANA and Women of MENA
The Southwest Asia and North Africa Program (SWANA) is Cornell’s new hub for research, learning, and engagement with the cultures and people of the vast geographical region stretching from Morocco in the west to Iran in the east.
Women of MENA is a Cornell student organization: a digital publication at the intersection of culture and gender studies. Their platform offers a space for open dialogue, designed to unpack the gender dynamics of the region and share women’s stories. Their mission is rooted in inclusivity for people who identify as women, genderqueer, and/or nonbinary.
https://swana.einaudi.cornell.edu/
https://cornellwomenofmena.com/
Instagram: @cornellwomenofmena
#دلنشین
#نور

Oct 1, 2025 • 20min
S16E5 - Fernando Rubio - The Rise of OER in Language Teaching and Learning
Fernando Rubio, director of the Yale Center for Language Study, talks all about Open Educational Resources for language teaching and learning.
Dr. Rubio’s talk at Cornell: https://youtu.be/U6Imb0FxB0o?si=IFtIxMxaBZUzvveP
#txirimiri
#calabobos
#orbayu

Sep 24, 2025 • 19min
S16E4 - Jack Brown - Critical Language Scholarship
Jack Brown, PhD student in Cornell's Department of Romance Studies, is the Alumni Ambassador for the Critical Language Scholarship Program. Jack discusses the CLS and reasserts the importance of language study in creating a safer, more connected world.
https://einaudi.cornell.edu/learn/academics/critical-language-scholarship-program
https://clscholarship.org/
https://events.cornell.edu/event/information-session-critical-language-scholarship (Info session on 9/30)
#tagarela

Sep 17, 2025 • 33min
S16E3 - Ellen Jovin & Brandt Johnson - Rebel with a Clause
Grammar guru Ellen Jovin and filmmaker Brandt Johnson join us to discuss Rebel with a Clause, a new film following a traveling grammar advice stand across all 50 US states.
https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/
Tickets to screenings: https://www.cinemapolis.org/movie/rebel-with-a-clause/
#joiedevivre
#Eichhörnchen
#écureuil

Sep 10, 2025 • 38min
S16E2 - Hannah Scott Deuchar - Translational Justice
Sam speaks with Hannah Scott Deuchar, a scholar of modern Middle Eastern literature, media, and translation; critical and legal theory; and histories of culture and technology in the Global South. This past spring semester, she gave a talk as part of Cornell's "Language and Power in the Middle East and Beyond" series titled "Translational Justice: The Arabic Novel and the British Archive." She expands on this talk and discusses the impact of translation on politics and power.
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/comparative-literature-and-culture/people/academic/profiles/scott-deuchar.html
وَسْوَسَة#

Sep 3, 2025 • 18min
S16E1 - Jaida Anekwe - Fashion and Diaspora
Jaida Anekwe, President Emeritus of Cornell’s Pan-African Students Association, discusses the organization and their much-celebrated annual fashion show, AFRIK.
Cornell Chronicle article on AFRIK: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/fashion-show-celebrate-unite-cultures-african-diaspora
https://www.instagram.com/cornell_pasa
@cornell_pasa
#mnike

Aug 27, 2025 • 2min
Season 16 Teaser
We're back with our Sweet Sixteen season! Join Sam, Angelika, and another dozen-odd guests to talk about the impact of language and culture, from fashion to food, translation to grammar.

Apr 30, 2025 • 39min
S15E14 - Sara Lee - Neurodivergent Language Learners: Needs, Opportunities, and Teaching Strategies
Sara Lee closes out our season discussing strategies for supporting neurodiverse language learners and how these design principles create better learning outcomes for the entire classroom.
Watch Sara's workshop: https://youtu.be/hhB0Bg_3-bw
Neurodiversity reading list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CD7TP7FCcSmEt7Jms3hu7Jwi6xBkhRVC/view?usp=sharing
Sara.A.Lee@asu.edu
#Scheidebecher


