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Irish Tech News Audio Articles
€0.5m in funding for Trinity to develop AI platform for teachers

Irish Tech News Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 5:18


A team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin has received €500,000 in funding to develop an AI-enabled platform to help teachers create assessments and provide formative feedback to learners. The project is called Diotima and is supported by The Learnovate Centre, a global research and innovation centre in learning technology in Trinity College Dublin. Diotima began its partnership with Learnovate in February this year and is expected to spin out as a company in 2026. The €500,000 funding was granted under Enterprise Ireland's Commercialisation Fund, which supports third-level researchers to translate their research into innovative and commercially viable products, services and companies. Diotima supports teaching practice by using responsible AI to provide learners with feedback, leading to more and better assessments and improved learning outcomes for students, and a more manageable workload for teachers. The project was co-founded by Siobhan Ryan, a former secondary school teacher, biochemist and environmental scientist, and Jonathan Dempsey, an EdTech professional with both start-up and corporate experience. Associate Professor Ann Devitt, Head of the Trinity School of Education, and Carl Vogel, Professor of Computational Linguistics and Director of the Trinity Centre for Computing and Language Studies, are serving as co-principal investigators on the project. Diotima received the funding in February. Since then, the project leaders have established an education advisory group formed of representatives from post-primary and professional education organisations. The Enterprise Ireland funding has facilitated the hiring of two post-doctoral researchers. They are now leading AI research ahead of the launch of an initial version of the platform in September 2025. Diotima aims to conduct two major trials of the platform as they also seek investment. Co-founder Siobhan Ryan is Diotima's Learning Lead. After a 12-year career in the brewing industry with Diageo, Siobhan re-trained as a secondary school teacher before leaving the profession to develop the business case for a formative assessment and feedback platform. Her experience in the classroom made her realise that she could have a greater impact by leveraging AI to create a platform to support teachers in a safe, transparent, and empowering way. Her fellow co-founder Jonathan Dempsey is Commercial Lead at Diotima. He had been CEO of the Enterprise Ireland-backed EdTech firm Digitary, which is now part of multinational Instructure Inc. He held the role of Director of UK and Ireland for US education system provider Ellucian and Head of Education and Education Platforms for Europe with Indian multinational TCS. Jonathan has a wealth of experience at bringing education technologies to market. Learnovate Centre Director Nessa McEniff says: "We are delighted to have collaborated with the Diotima team to secure €500,000 investment from Enterprise Ireland's Commercialisation Fund. Diotima promises to develop into a revolutionary platform for learners in secondary schools and professional education organisations, delivering formative feedback and better outcomes overall. We look forward to supporting them further as they continue to develop the platform in the months ahead." Enterprise Ireland Head of Research, Innovation and Infrastructure Marina Donohoe says: "Enterprise Ireland is delighted to support Diotima under the Commercialisation Fund. We look forward to seeing them continue in their mission to transform teaching practice through AI enabled assessment and feedback. We believe that the combination of excellence in AI and in education from Trinity College, expertise in education technology from the Learnovate Centre and focus on compliance with the EU AI Act and other regulations will see the Diotima team make a global impact". Diotima Learning Lead and co-founder Siobhan Ryan says: "We're delighted to have received such a significant award from the Enterprise Ireland C...

The New Thinkery
Eric Adler on Language Studies & "Decolonizing the Curriculum"

The New Thinkery

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 68:35


With the stock market tanking, Alex has fled the country to verify family artifacts are still in a vault in case we go back to bartering. Meanwhile, David and Greg have replaced him this week with The New Thinkery's most prolific guest, Eric Adler, professor of classics and chair of the department at the University of Maryland at College Park.  The trio discuss Adler's latest article, The Hypocrisy of English-Only ‘Decolonization', diving more into the future of language studies and the humanities in higher ed as colleges and universities race to eliminate what are often key, but misunderstood, pieces of higher ed curriculua. 

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com
Language Studies Tell Us About Ourselves

Creation Moments on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 2:00


Human language is uniquely complex, with children instinctively grasping advanced linguistic principles without formal instruction. This exceptional ability sets humans apart from animals and aligns with the biblical view that humans are unique beings, purposefully and intelligently designed. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

ProveText
1370. 5 Tips for Language Study (Studying the Biblical Languages)

ProveText

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 4:24


Tune in as Doug from Studying the Biblical Languages gives 5 tips for language study. This is stuff you don't want to miss! ***GlossaHouse resources are available at our website! - https://glossahouse.com/ ✏️ ***Sign up for classes with GlossaHouse U - https://glossahouse.com/pages/classes

SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION
Redefining Ethics in Judiciary Interpreting with Janis Palma [EP 80]

SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 82:29


In this episode, veteran judiciary interpreter Janis Palma and our host Maria Ceballos-Wallis, delve into the evolving ethics of judiciary interpreting. They explore the foundational impact of the Court Interpreters Act of 1978, the influence of early conference interpreting standards, and the challenges interpreters face in maintaining ethical practices while ensuring fair due process. They also touch on how technology and collaboration are reshaping the field and the necessity of bridging linguistic and cultural gaps to enhance communication for limited English proficient individuals.About this week's guest:Janis Palma has been a federally-certified judiciary interpreter since 1981. She is also certified by NAJIT (the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators) as an English-Spanish interpreter and translator, and by the State of Texas as a Master Licensed Court Interpreter.She holds a Ph.D. in Language Studies, a Master's in Legal Studies, and a Master's in Puerto Rican and Caribbean History and Literature. She is now enrolled in the Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design Ph.D. program at Clemson University.She has been teaching judiciary interpreting through professional associations, private organizations, higher education institutions, and government agencies since 1986. As an independent researcher her interest is focused right now on the intersections between judiciary interpreting theory and practice, law and legal language, but is also starting to explore the rhetoric of justice for language minorities in the U.S.Her most recent published work includes “Literary metaphors in legal English and their conveyance to Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals in the context of U.S. courts.” (Oct. 2024) International Journal for the Semiotics of Law.; “When interpreting does not remove the language barrier: interpreter ethics at odds with due process rights in U.S. courts.” Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy, U. of Texas at Austin Law School, Vol. 29, Spring 2023. (pp. 25-45).; The Legal Duty of Care: What is it and how does it impact the role of the judiciary interpreter? (Available at The ATA Chronicle. Vol 52)

TTELT: Teaching Tips for English Language Teachers
S4 31.0 Bringing AI into the Classroom

TTELT: Teaching Tips for English Language Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 13:26


Join us to hear Marine Malad, a Local Dean at the Faculty of Language Studies at the Arab Open University in Kuwait, as she explains how incorporating AI into the classroom can benefit teachers and students. She gives examples of barriers to AI integration and how teachers and students can best use AI to make learning easier. Listen to hear more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttelt/support

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 80: Celebrating Your Wins!

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 17:55


In this Season 4 finale of Love, Joy, and Languages podcast, I share and celebrate language learning wins from listeners across the globe. Real life stories from real life language learners, inspiring us to see every bit of progress along our language journeys. In this episode, you'll hear stories from four language learners who recognize a variety of wins in their language lives. The achievements they've shared with me for this episode are inspiring for language learners of all types, ages, and levels. The languages they're celebrating include Spanish, Esperanto, Chinese, Catalan, and Occitan, plus my own wins regarding German and Italian. Some of these language lovers are still at the beginning of learning their languages, and others are futher along, but one common theme is that they see the value in celebrating the multitude of accomplishments along the way. This episode is made for you, my listeners. Every win we have matters. No achievement is too small. Every success is significant, and every win is worth celebrating. Join me in today's season finale episode by cheering on those who shared their stories with me and for everyone else out there working on your new language. Take a moment to reflect on your own wins, and celebrate them! Feel the pride. Give yourself a round of applause. Brag about it on social media. You're doing great, and you can be proud of yourself and your achievements. Instagram or X accounts for those who shared success stories in this episode: IG: @lafamillelyons, @vanessapatriciaoh X: @martinrue, @TimothyELDougl1, @kubacki__ Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang More language learning podcasts for you to check out: The Language Confidence Project (https://anchor.fm/emily-richardson1), by Emily Richardson Speaking Tongues Podcast (https://speakingtonguespodcast.com/), by Elle Charisse How to Learn a Language (https://howtolearnalanguage.fireside.fm/), by Lindsay Williams The Future is Bilingual (https://thefutureisbilingual.wordpress.com/), by Heather Talking to Grandma (https://languagepreservation.mykajabi.com/podcasts/talking-to-grandma), by Veronica Benavides Insecurities About Languages (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexandria-robinson2), by Alexandria Robinson Shhh, I'm Learning! (https://open.spotify.com/show/6v0GrjOA5UfLRd5vilj5lF) by Martha Summerlin The Fluent Show (https://www.fluent.show/), by Kerstin Cable Actual Fluency (https://actualfluency.com/actual-fluency-language-learning-podcast/), by Kris Broholm My favorite Italian podcasts: Il paradiso é qui (https://open.spotify.com/show/0uj2dwVPkz1QMqLgalRv48), by Gianluca Gotto Simple Italian Podcast (https://simonepols.com/simple-italian-podcast/), by Simone Pols Stivale Italiano (https://www.stivaleitaliano.com/copy-of-home-1), by Alessandro and Carolina Vaporetto Italiano Podcast (https://anchor.fm/vaporetto-italiano/episodes), by Francesco Cositore The Teacher Stefano Show (https://www.teacherstefano.com/podcast), by Stefano Psicologia per eroi (https://open.spotify.com/show/5iJsp9pgAEW8UPkDfQQeg4), by Dott. Luca Proietti Curiosità della Storia (https://www.radio-italiane.it/podcasts/curiosita-della-storia), by Storica National Geographic Italiano in Podcast (https://www.ispeakitaliano.it/italiano-in-podcast-5/), by Paolo of I Speak Italiano My favorite German podcasts: Natural.Fluent.German (https://open.spotify.com/show/66RoY4vSCSiSmyNV84NfHe) & Deutsches Geplapper (https://naturalfluentgerman.com/my-blog/podcast-transkripte/), by Flemming Boldbecher Deutsch Podcast (https://deutsch-podcast.com/podcast-hoeren/), by Virpi Hach & Sandra Durán Muñoz Feminismus mit Vorsatz (https://www.feminismusmitvorsatz.de/), by Laura Vorsatz Eine Stunde History (https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/podcasts/download/eine-stunde-history), by Deutschlandfunk Nova Other language learning podcasts I've been on: Shhh, I'm Learning! (https://open.spotify.com/episode/079VZM8YYpPzHuUemtGaV6) with Martha Summerlin How to Learn A Language (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pNaW4b6aRl1R1oSpyp2TQ?si=93fa2099ca514ccc&nd=1) with Lindsay Williams Actual Fluency Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IYoo07RctdUz2EV4CfKWQ?si=a26ea3fec92640b7&nd=1) with Kris Broholm The Italian Escape Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gSJaCTJVjwqRlnirZFw08?si=dd4029bb75d84908&nd=1) with Angelique Lusuan & Gabriele Minucci The Future is Bilingual (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZmWsHawlLrtPuoFzuNeOA) with Heather About Esperanto: Actual Fluency archive episodes about Esperanto can be found here (https://actualfluency.com/tag/esperanto-3/). Esperanto website: Esperanto.net (https://esperanto.net/en/esperanto-the-international-language/)

ShakesPod
Shakespeare and China

ShakesPod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 32:15


This episode of Shakespod dives into the history of theatre in China and when and how Shakespeare made his arrival there. Special Guest: James Lucas performing Marc Antony from Julius Caesar. Sources: SHAKESPEARE IN CHINA Ho Hsiang-Lin The ComparatistVol. 13 (MAY 1989), pp. 11-21 (11 pages)Published By: University of North Carolina Press Shakespeare Reception in China by Yanna Sun Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 2, No. 9, pp. 1931-1938, September 2012 © 2012 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. Why China's Love Affair With Shakespeare Endures Enid Tsui, Post Magazine https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/1996061/why-chinas-love-affair-shakespeare-endures Shakespeare in China L.E. https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2017/03/12/shakespeare-in-china/ Royalty-Free Renaissance music provided by:Pixabay --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/svshakes/support

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 79: A Joyful Chat with a Special Guest Co-Host

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 61:00


I invited a very special language learning and language loving friend to co-host this episode with me and chat all about the joys of language learning. This is a very familiar voice in the language learning community, and it's such a pleasure to have Kerstin Cable of Fluent Language and The Fluent Show on Love, Joy, and Languages! We had an absolute blast talking about loving languages and finding joy in learning them. This chat is extra special for me because I don't think this show would exist without Kerstin and her Podcasting 101 course (https://www.kerstincable.com/podcasting101). Big thanks to Kerstin for putting so much goodness out into the world! In today's episode, Kersin and I talk about celebrating our language achievements, the value of self-work and appreciating your own personal journey, language exams and the excitement of the process, lots of German language, the link between language and culture, Kerstin teaches me a bit Welsh (you'll see why this language can easily become an obsession!), and Kerstin shares some of her favorite language things and people. Learning a language is a long road, and there are so many challenges along the way, but something that keeps us in the language learning world is all the joy we find in the process and the community. I hope you enjoy listening in to my chat with Kerstin, and I hope it reminds you of all the exciting things you find in your own language life. The Fluent Show episodes mentioned in this episode: Words of the Year 2023 (https://www.fluent.show/243) The Farewell Episode: The Joy of Finishing Good Things (https://www.fluent.show/240) I'm Not Dead Yet, So I'd Like to Keep Learning: Interview with German Learner Randy (https://www.fluent.show/8) Reviews of the Year with Shannon Kennedy: 2021 (https://www.fluent.show/234), 2020 (https://www.fluent.show/203), 2019 (https://www.fluent.show/166), 2018 (https://www.fluent.show/118) Marc Okrand on Creating the Klingon Language (https://www.fluent.show/172) Interview with Language Creator David Peterson (Game of Thrones, Dune, The 100, Doctor Strange) (https://www.fluent.show/158) Good bye Chemistry, hello Linguistics! with Sarah F. Philips (https://www.fluent.show/209) Other content mentioned in this episode: German Uncovered (Beginner) (https://learn.storylearning.com/german-uncovered-level-11674240494503) by Olly Richards Lindsay Williams of Lindsay Does Languages (https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/) Episode 59: A Joyful Chat with a Special Guest Co-Host, Love, Joy, and Languages with Lindsay Williams (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-59) Shannon Kennedy at Eurolinguiste (https://eurolinguiste.com/) Emily Richardson of The Langauge Confidence Project and Tea with Emily (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/) Yabla Language Immersion (https://www.yabla.com/?a=1568&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwoJa2BhBPEiwA0l0ImDGlNae3Gj4g5NA4ZKbfPPdyHedENu_e2DlpUXLmNFuqM-BhhiYfwBoCVZ4QAvD_BwE) Language Habit System (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lhs), by Kerstin Cable AI Language Club (https://www.ailanguageclub.com/), with Kerstin Cable & Josh Goldsmith Kerstin can be found at: For language learning: Fluent Language Blog, Podcast & Language Tuition (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/) For business: Kerstin Cable (https://www.kerstincable.com/) Kerstin's Podcast: The Fluent Show (https://www.fluent.show/) Instagram: @kerstin_fluent X (Twitter): @fluentlanguage Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found at http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 78: Affirmations for Language Learners

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 11:06


Affirmations, or statements that affirm positive beliefs to you about you, are an excellent way to build yourself up. I use affirmations in many areas of my life, both general and specific, inlcuding language learning. They help remind me of my truth and keep me aligned with my morals and identity. Affirmations aren't about lying to ourselves or trying to fake it 'til we make it. They're about affirming true statements that we believe, at our core, so that we don't forget who we are, and that help us act in accordance with our true selves. Today's episode is full of meditative affirmations geared toward language learners. Have you ever considered what you believe about yourself as a language learner? Especially when things are stressful, and we feel like we're failing, we start to believe things that aren't true. We start to believe that we can't learn a language, that we're failures, that we're lazy, and so much more. These negative thoughts, while they feel true in the moment, aren't our real truths. Affirmations help keep us grounded in who we really are and in what we're really capable of. They pull us out of the negative spiral more quickly and remind us that negative moments don't define us. I hope you enjoy today's episode and are able to find many affirmations that you know are true to you. Take what you know to be true, what you really believe, and let that be a foundation of truth that you can tell yourself always, especially when you start feeling out of alignment with who you know yourself to be. Write out more affirmations that you know are true, and don't forget to be kind to yourself. If you want to read more about affirmations, here are a few sites to get you started: Using Affirmations (https://www.mindtools.com/air49f4/using-affirmations), from Mind Tools Positive Affirmations: Too Good to Be True? (https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/do-affirmations-work) by Crystal Raypole Affirmations: The Why, What, How, and What If? (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/smart-relationships/201403/affirmations-the-why-what-how-and-what-if) by Kathryn Lively, PhD Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found at http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 77: Extensive Reading for Effective Language Learning

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 26:56


In today's episode I talk about extensive reading for effective language learning. Like I said in last week's episode, extensive input can be an excellent part of any language journey, but it can also go wrong. I feel very lucky that I didn't give up when it went very wrong for me. During my year-long project to boost my Italian to B2, extensive reading was one of my main (and favorite!) methods. Today I share a bit of my language journey and the early struggles I had trying to read in Italian, and then I share exactly what I did to make this method work for me in improving my language throughout the intermediate levels. I talk about all the reading sources I used, and also the ways in which I saw my Italian language improve. Language learning can be a very long journey, and it can feel like we're never going to get where we want to be. So it's very exciting and motivating to be able to look back and see exactly how my language has improved and what worked to get me there. I hope to inspire you all, as well, not just to read more (though that's always something I hope to inspire), but also to keep going. Find what brings you joy in languages, stick with what's working for you, and take note of all the ways your language journey is improving. I guarantee it really is improving. Other content mentioned in this episode: E76: Good Advice Gone Wrong: Input, Input, Input: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/ E67: Let's Talk About Flashcards: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-67 Profondo Come il Mare, Leggero Come il Cielo (https://www.ibs.it/profondo-come-mare-leggero-come-libro-gianluca-gotto/e/9788804745440), by Gianluca Gotto List of International websites for National Geographic here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic) Simple Italian Podcast (https://simonepols.com/simple-italian-podcast/), by Simone Pols Vaporetto Italiano Podcast (https://anchor.fm/vaporetto-italiano/episodes), by Francesco Cositore Stivale Italiano (https://www.stivaleitaliano.com/copy-of-home-1), by Alessandro and Carolina iTalki (https://www.italki.com/en/i/ref/6eFGAf?hl=en&utm_medium=user_referral&utm_source=copylink_share), where I find language teachers and tutors (this is my Refer a Friend link) Italian CILS B2 Exam Prep Book I used: Traguardo CILS B2 (https://www.cdl-edizioni.com/tienda/esamecils/traguardo-esame-cils-b2/) Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found at http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 76: Good Advice Gone Wrong: Input, Input, Input

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 26:14


In this fourth episode of "Good Advice Gone Wrong," a segment in which I highlight some really good language learning advice that can also go wrong, I talk about input, input, input. Do all the reading and all the listening all the time! Language folk give this advice all the time, and I can't deny that it's got some amazing benefits, but it isn't a guaranteed path to success. Today I share three ways in which tons of input is great for languages bubut also three ways in which it could go wrong and has gone wrong for me. I finish up with three things you can do to make this method go right for you, if it's something you want to do. There are countless methods for learning a language, and I believe that all of them are good, but they aren't all good for everyone. Instead of just giving language learning advice, this recurring segment focuses on reasons specific pieces of good advice may not work for everyone. So if this method isn't for you, that's okay. I love sharing this segment in order to spark creative ideas for how we can mold advice and shape it into something that does work for us, if desired, and I hope to inspire you to discover your own creative, personalized language learning journey. If you like this episode, you can check out the other Good Advice Gone Wrong episodes: - Season 1 here: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-9 - Season 2 here: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-28 - Season 3 here: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-49 Other content mentioned in this episode: E64: What I Love About Language Dabbling (curiosity): http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-64 E67: Let's Talk About Flashcards: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-67 Profondo Come il Mare, Leggero Come il Cielo (https://www.ibs.it/profondo-come-mare-leggero-come-libro-gianluca-gotto/e/9788804745440), by Gianluca Gotto Read more about getting lots of input for your language learning: Intensive Listening vs. Extensive Listening in English (https://www.leonardoenglish.com/blog/intensive-vs-extensive-listening#toc-4), by Emile Dodds on Leonardo English blog What to Know About Input-based Langauge Learning (https://www.fluentu.com/blog/learn/input-based-language-learning/), by Rachelawan on FluentU How I self-taught German to C1 using immersion - despite being busy and disorganized (https://www.monoglotanxiety.com/blog/how-i-learned-german-to-c1-using-immersion-despite-being-busy-and-disorganized/), by Elise Cutts (The title says "immersion," but read up! She talks about comprehensible input.) Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found at http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 75: When Reality Doesn't Meet Expectations

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 21:07


It's inevitable in our language learning that the reality of where we are on our journeys or what we're able to do doesn't match up with what we expected to happen. I know for me, this usually leads to be feeling frustrated, getting mad at myself, wishing I'd made different choices, and many the guilt and shame are overwhelming. What can we do to bounce back from this? What can we do when reality doesn't meet expectations in our language lives in order to move forward in a positive and helpful way? Today I share one of my very personal realities that hasn't met what I expected. I work through the feelings I've felt about it, the negative thoughts, and then the process of working toward a way ahead instead of remaining in my anger and frustration. Something interesting I realized as I was talking this out is that the journey I go through when reality doesn't meet expectations mirrors the five stages of grief, ending in acceptance and being at a place where I can logically decide what to do next. If you struggle with langauge journey expectations, especially with how to handle things when your language reality doesn't match up, give this episode a listen. Hopefully it sparks some inspiration for all language learners to process your own feelings and find a place from which you can continue the language learning that you love. Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found at http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 74: Authenticity as a Language Content Creator w/Emily Harris

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 50:32


Today's episode is not to be missed! I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Emily Harris, the language loving woman behind Language Travel Adoptee, a YouTube channel aimed at helping others gain confidence in their language learning through self awareness and personal growth. Emily shares a lot of her own personal experiences learning languages as a high achieving perfectionist, a transracial adoptee learning the language of her birth country, and all the very intricate intersections of her life. Today we focus a lot on authenticity in language learning, but particularly from the aspect of content creation in a world like YouTube where content is often tailored toward clicks and likes and less about the authentic reality of oneself. It was so good to finally get to sit down with Emily and talk about some of the harder things many of us face in our language lives. She and I share many similarities in the history of our personalities and mindset, as well as similarities in our growth stories through navigating language learning in a holistic way. Don't miss the links below, where you can find and connect with Emily. Connect with Emily: Emily's Newsletter: Language Travel Adoptee (https://language-travel-adoptee.ck.page/5b31fef91b) Emily's YouTube: Language Travel Adoptee (https://www.youtube.com/@languagetraveladoptee) Emily's Podcast: Language Wellness and Identity Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/2eVbzHTByRNVbxlkPPoICO) Instagram: @languagetraveladoptee X (Twitter): @LangTravAdoptee Other content mentioned in this episode: How to Learn a Language (https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/podcasts/), Lindsay Williams of Lindsay Does Languages The Language Confidence Project (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcasts), by Emily Richardson Shhh, I'm Learning! (https://open.spotify.com/show/6v0GrjOA5UfLRd5vilj5lF), by Martha Summerlin Burt Goldman and Quantum Jumping (https://www.mindvalley.com/quantum) More interviews with Emily: Self-Compassion & Identity in Language Learning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzcDijthsJ8), How to Learn a Language, by Lindsay Williams Use Spiritual Practices to Quantum Leap to Fluency (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93U0dcrY_M), Laid-Back Languages Episode 143. Speaking Mandarin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J9f8KfsT1Y&list=PL4LpnS_O2PEuRtPkJg9mOi4UlIvuTNFYE&index=5&t=1s), Speaking Tongues Podcast, by Elle Charisse AFP 189 - Emily Harris: Language Learning, Culture, and PErfectionism as a Transracial Adoptee (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NEh8DXZdGwXtjfT61Na9K), The Actual Fluency Podcast by Kris Broholm Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found at http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

BYU Speeches
Look for the Light | Ellen S. Knell | July 2024

BYU Speeches

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 29:07


While we may not have instant pillar-of-light experiences, many rays of light fill our lives, and as we gather them, our testimonies grow. Ellen S. Knell, associate director of curriculum and instruction at the Center for Language Studies, delivered this devotional address on July 2, 2024. You can access the talk here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 73: Meet Your Energy Where It's At

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 5:02


Today's episode is just a little reminder to meet your language learning energy where it is, not where you want it to be. It's too easy to push ourselves too hard or to be hard on ourselves when we aren't pushing, especially when we start to compare the intensity of or time spent with our languages to what it was a few days or months ago. What's important is to give yourself grace and realize that any tiny thing can change our energy. We move forward in a healthier way, and we maintain a better relationship with our languages and our entire language journey when we accept our energy as it is, meet it there, and do only what we really can. Go easy on yourselves, language learners. If you're feeling low on energy, don't push yourself beyond what you can do. And definitely don't make yourself feel bad for it. Know that just as your energy went down, it will go back up. You're doing amazing! Related Episodes From The Language Confidence Project: S4E20: Take that break (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s4e20) S4E23: Teach the person you arrived as this morning (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s4e23) S4E43: Start with the times you're in (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s4e43) S5E45: Showing up vs taking a break (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e45) S6E20: How will you tell your brain it's time to rest? (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s6e20) S6E35: You can be dedicated to something and still need a break (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s6e35) Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found at http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 72: All About Language Projects

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 18:22


In today's episode I'm talking more about what I think of language projects, the benefits of framing language activities and goals as projects, and what types of projects you could jump into in order to boost your skills, confidence, and motivation in your languages. Anything can be turned into or framed as a project, and for some it may just seem like semantics calling some of these things projects. I can't explain it, but for some reason, framing regular ol' language exercises, activities, and goals as "projects" actually makes a difference in how I approach the thing and the likelihood of me finishing it while gaining the language along the way. I hope you get something out of today's episode, and I would love to hear from you! Please reach out to me or leave a response below if you're listening on Spotify, and let me know what language projects you've taken on, what ones you want to do, or just what you think about this way of framing language tasks. I look forward to learning from you! Links from this episode: Related episodes of Love, Joy, and Languages: Episode 22: Am I Even Making Progress? (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-22); (on Spotify here (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qRTY6TKjongoIl8ldRqIN?si=qIdKIK2fQ1-IjPt5TnYBbg)) Episode 70: A Polyglot's Journey of Discovery, Struggle, and Finding His Way (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-70); (on Spotify here (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LVQyHUJyv9iopMa3HnT7A)) Episode 67: Let's Talk About Flashcards (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-67); (on Spotify here (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CibOLaUHzWbBYmmSq78v2)) Episode 5: Facing Language Tasks We Tend To Avoid (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-5); (on Spotify here (https://open.spotify.com/episode/220mGXrwh6K0wxkKQgDqnc?si=yxrzUwtJQdKLnjyh5CrYMQ)) Lingua.com (https://lingua.com)* for learning languages through reading short texts. Speakly App (https://speakly.me)* *Not affiliated Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here, at www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 71: B2 Exam Complete! Here Are A Few Personal Reflections

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 17:40


After a break to finish preparing for and actually taking my Italian CILS B2 exam, I'm back with a few reflections on this project I took on to take my Italian to the next level. As I studied and prepared for this exam, I noticed a lot of differences between how I was approaching it versus how I used to study and prepare for tests. It was a much less stressful experience, and no matter what my results are, I know I've got a lot to be proud of! Links from this episode: Ultralearning (https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/ultralearning/) by Scott H. Young Sara Hasbun's website, Miss Linguistic (https://misslinguistic.com/) Episode 10: Solidifying My Language Level (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-10), Love, Joy, and Languages Podcast Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 70: A Polyglot's Journey of Discovery, Struggle, and Finding His Way - Interview with Polyglot Kuba

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 66:43


In today's episode I'm chatting with my dear friend, Kuba, a polyglot and passionate language learner who has a fascinating history with languages. As a native Polish speaker, Kuba learned Spanish and English in school, Hungarian at University and through immersion, and Catalan through immersion before diving into a world of self-study. After becoming a polyglot in this way then dabbling in many languages for several years, Kuba started learning Turkish and realized that it wasn't as easy as his previous languages. He knew he could learn it because he'd learned so many languages before, but he struggled in a very unexpected way. Join Kuba and me today we we explore language curiosity, frustrations, and expectations. We dive into beliefs and doubts, avoiding and changing focus languages, goals versus projects, immersion and the weight of learning a language. Kuba brings so much experience and depth to conversations about languages, and what he brings is so much more than simple, cursory tips and tricks of what's worked for him. His openness about his struggles, especially while already being a polyglot and already having multiple fluent languages, is insightful, inspiring, and something from which I think each one of us can learn. Connect with Kuba here: X (Twitter): @langatu_ Instagram: @kubacki__ Other content mentioned in this episode: Kenny from Something Polyglot (https://somethingpolyglot.com/) Turkish Short Stories (https://us.teachyourself.com/products/short-stories-in-turkish-for-beginners) by Olly Richards Ultralearning (https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/ultralearning/) by Scott Young Episode 14: Navigating Language Learning Abroad - Interview with Sarah Knight (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-14); Love, Joy, and Languages Episode 49: Good Advice Gone Wrong: Move to a Country of Your TL (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-49); Love, Joy, and Languages Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 69: Functional But Not Fluent

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 20:40


Probably all of us have, at one point or another, had a goal of being fluent in our target language(s). When we think of being fluent, we often think of easily speaking the language, not having to think about what we're going to say, and just being able to spontaneously use the words and grammar we've acquired. There's this weird place I've found myself in with German where I can use the language in all the spontaneous situations I find myself in living in a German-speaking country, and yet I'm not fluent. I am very functional in the language, and I do use it with ease in most situations. But I'm far from fluent. This is a place on my language journey that's both exciting and frustrating. I'm excited to feel comfortable living in the country using the language. I'm frustrated because I can't fully express myself and be me in the language. I can function, but I don't feel like myself. I can't really showcase my personality, exhibit my intelligence, or converse about deep and meaningful things. Being functional but not fluent comes with a lot of complex thoughts and feelings, so in today's episode I start getting some of those thoughts out and guide a conversation that you can use as a starting point for your own unraveling of thoughts. Being functional in a language is a huge milestone. Be proud of that, and don't lose sight of it when you focus on getting to fluency. Links from this episode: Episode 25: What Is Fluency, Anyway? (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-25) Episode 68: Planning, Confidence, and Reflection w/Bront'e Singleton of The Polyglot Fox (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-68) The Language Confident Project (https://www.languageconfidenceproject.com/), by Emily Richardson Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 68: Planning, Confidence, and Reflection w/Bront'e Singleton of The Polyglot Fox

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 50:00


Today's episode is one you won't want to miss! I recently sat down with Bront'e Singleton, the incredible woman behind The Polyglot Fox, to chat about her experiences learning languages and coaching others, guiding them to finding the right language path for themselves. Bront'e has a long list of languages she speaks and learns, and she is so inspiring. Bront'e shares some of the struggles she faced over the years trying to learn multiple and very diverse languages often at the same time, and she's built her coaching program, The Polyglot Fox, out of the lessons she learned along the way. The best part, I think, is that she demonstrates amazing openness and flexibility in how she guides language learners to reaching their goals at every single level. She understands that each one of us is different, and how we succeed will look different and fluctuate as we go along. Bront'e shares so much wisdom with us in this chat, especially when it comes to language study planning, building confidence, and allowing time for reflection to discover where we are and be honest with ourselves in order to choose the best next step. Speaking with Bront'e was an absolute delight, and I have no doubt you all will get something out of this conversation, as well! Connect with Bront'e here: The Polyglot Fox website (https://thepolyglotfox.com/) The Polyglot Fox blog (https://thepolyglotfox.com/category/blog/) The Polyglot Fox YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thepolyglotfox) The Polyglot Fox on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thepolyglotfox/) Instagram: @thepolyglotfox TikTok: @thepolyglotfox Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 65: When Progress Isn't Helpful

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 26:05


As language learners, we always want progress, right? We all want to move forward, learning new words and taking in the grammar. Yet, many times in my language journey, I've found myself making some progress just to look back and realize that the progress I made was actually the opposite of helpful. Instead, it was holding me back from reaching my goals faster and in a more enjoyable way. And it really comes down to hanging on to tools, methods, or resources that just aren't right for you and your goals. I'm talking here about ignoring red flags. We all want to make progress in our languages, but if we're making progress in a resource just for the sake of finishing the resource or just because someone else said it's good or because we're afraid of change, then that progress isn't the type of language advancement that we want. I've forced myself, several times, to keep using a resource just because I was seeing some results. I was learning new words. I was remembering a few things. I did learn some of the language. But, I hated opening the program. I dreaded coming back to it. But I was afraid that ditching it would be worse because I was making some progress. Looking back, it's easy to see that I would have been better off leaving the thing behind and seeking out language tools that were more effective for my needs and that would lead to greater progress. Looking back, it's easy to see that those negative feelings of dread and loathing were huge red flags screaming at me to change things up. But instead, I let my fear of failure get in the way, and I stuck it out far longer than was helpful...because there was some progress. It doesn't help anyone to stick with something that just isn't working. If there are red flags, do not stay. Move on to a new method, a new resource, a new tool. Sometimes "progress" is actually an illusion. Sometimes progress is slower than it needs to be. Sometimes we keep progressing, but we're simultaneously forging a negative bond with our languages because of the negative feelings we have for a resource. So today I share some of my experiences making unhelpful progress and provide some questions you can ask yourself if you find yourself in the same situation with your language. Related Episodes: Episode 16: Forging A Joyful Bond With Your Languages (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-16) Episode 29: Sunk Costs in Language Learning (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-29) Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

The 966
Ambassador Michael Ratney Joins The 966 to talk U.S.-Saudi Diplomacy

The 966

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 29:48


U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney joins The 966 to talk diplomacy and U.S.-Saudi relations. In recent years, he was the Acting Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of State's training center, the Foreign Service Institute, where he had also been Dean of the State Department's School of Language Studies.  He was Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in 2021, and earlier served on the faculty of the National Defense University.Ambassador Ratney was the U.S. Special Envoy for Syria from 2015 to 2018, and also served as acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Levant and Israel and Palestinian Affairs.  He was the U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem from 2012 to 2015, where he was responsible for U.S. relations with Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem.  He has been Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Media, overseeing a network of State Department media hubs throughout the world, and was Spokesman for the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 64: What I Love About Language Dabbling

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 11:31


Are you a language dabbler? Do you enjoy playing around with new languages in a fun and non-committal way? Language dabbling isn't for everyone, but I really enjoy it, and I find several benefits to dabbling that actually help me keep my main languages going. Of course there are often connections between languages that help to strengthen our understanding of them, but I've also found that language dabbling helps me prevent and work through burnout, and it keeps me curious. It helps reignite the fire and preserve the joy I need to move forward in my main languages. If you're a language dabbler or if you're curious about playing around with new languages in a way that doesn't take away from your main focus languages, give today's episode a listen, and see if you can find language dabbling benefits for yourself. Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 63: Trust (but Verify) Your Language Knowledge

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 11:14


Do you find that you doubt yourself way more than you believe in yourself when it comes to your language knowledge and skills? I certainly do, and it isn't always warranted. No matter your level, I think we can all find a balance in our language lives where we can trust what we know and also take time to verify when we come across something in the language that doesn't seem right. The thing is, all language resources have mistakes and/or language variance. Textbooks have printing errors, tutors and teachers also make mistakes, and then there are just differences in how languages are spoken within various regions or spans of time. When we come across these things, if we immediately doubt ourselves and doubt our abilities, then it just makes our learning journey more difficult and much less joyful. I think we can find a sweet spot where we trust the "pros" but also trust ourselves. Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

EdCuration: Where We Reshape Learning
Discover how tech integration is changing the landscape for World Language Studies

EdCuration: Where We Reshape Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 41:06 Transcription Available


This episode of the EdCuration Podcast is brought to you by Sanako Connect at Multimedia Solutions Inc.   Guest Stephanie Knight from the Center for Applied Second Language Studies, explores the paradigm shift in world language learning catalyzed by technology integration, the significance of starting foreign language study early, and how global economy shines a spotlight on the shifting educational landscape. We also discuss the ingenious iAgents 21st Century Global Competence Curriculum, a CASELS initiative aimed at solving 'resource scarcity' with creative approaches. This curriculum makes language learning an interconnected endeavor by introducing 18 different languages to elementary learners intersecting with fundamental subjects like math and English. The episode also uncovers crucial insights into the rising demand for bilingual skills in the job market due to increasing globalization, cognitive boosters derived from learning a foreign language, the role of AI technologies in facilitating multilingual transactions, and the transformative potential of the Intercultural Pragmatic and Interactional Competence Framework.  We scrutinize the effectiveness of language learning strategies in the modern digital age and the use of mixed reality for enhancing language learning experiences. Further, we discuss opportunities provided by the Center for Applied Second Language Studies to diverse learners, teachers, and leaders, and how to select high-quality language instruction programs that aligns with defined learning objectives. This episode gifts you with practical strategies and tools to amplify your language-learning experience in the digital era.   Resources: Sanako Language Lab from Multimedia Solutions is an agile, easy to use full-featured live online language lab. Teach any language in classrooms and remotely at the same time. No additional workload. Web-based. Runs on all browsers using PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones & Chromebooks. Teach synchronously or asynchronously. Connects speaking pronunciation and listening activities develop students' fluency and confidence in any language. Developed following highest standards in accessibility guidelines to be accessible also for students including with disabilities such as deaf and visual impairments   Explore the resources of University of Oregon's Center for Applied Second Language Study   Learn more about Stephanie Knight here, or reach out at knights@uoregon.edu   Check out the Radio Ambulante podcast, with Spanish study and educational resources!   Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations - fun and free, 1-hour digital Professional Learning for teachers from all content areas and grades levels EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 62: What's Your Excuse?

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 17:23


Have you ever noticed that the word "excuse" has grown a very negative connotation? It's far too easy to internalize the idea that we should be in our languages all the time, every spare moment of every day, and if we aren't, then whatever the reason, it's "just an excuse." While perhaps once intended to motivate, this phrase and similar others more often lead to guilt and shame, leaving us farther from our goals instead of closer to them. In today's episode I talk about the word "excuse," its negative undertone, and do by best to remind you that your excuses are valid. They are, in fact, excusable. There are an infinite number of reasons we have for not studying our languages or immersing in our languages every single day, even if we do find 15 minutes of space. No matter your level, no matter how long your pause, and no matter your reason, phrases like, "There are no excuses," only seek to blame and shame. But really, blame and shame have no space in language learning, and honestly in life. They don't motivate. They don't inspire. And they certainly don't validate the reality of our everyday lives. So listen in if you're tired of feeling the heavy burden of "excuses," and see how you can change your inner dialogue to give yourself some grace and get back into spending time with your languages in a more joyful and accepting way. Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 61: Welcome Back to Season 4!

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 22:30


Welcome back! Season 4 is finally here, and I'm just starting off with a quick chat about what you're going to find in these episodes and also what I've been doing with my language learning for the last four or so months. I've been doing a ton of intensive language time with both Italian and German, I've been dabbling in a couple languages, and I've been trying to find a good balance between pushing forward and resting. Today's episode is light and, well, about me, but don't worry. Season 4 will be packed with a lot of versatile content that hopefully helps you feel confident in your own language learning life. Links from this episode: Simone Pols website (https://simonepols.com/) and podcast, Simple Italian Podcast (https://simonepols.com/simple-italian-podcast/) 6 Week Challenge (https://6wc.learnlangs.com) Lingua.com (www.lingua.com) website for learning languages through reading (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portugal & Brazilian Portugese) Leggero come il cielo, profondo come il mare (https://www.ibs.it/profondo-come-mare-leggero-come-libro-gianluca-gotto/e/9788804745440) by Gianluca Gotto German travel blog, We Travel the World (https://wetraveltheworld.de/) Sprachen lernen Blog (https://www.sprachenlernen.blog/), by Carl Duisberg Centren Sprachenlust Blog (https://sprachenlust.de/blog/), by Lena Müller Natural.Fluent.German (https://open.spotify.com/show/66RoY4vSCSiSmyNV84NfHe) & Deutsches Geplapper (https://naturalfluentgerman.com/my-blog/podcast-transkripte/) podcasts, by Flemming Boldbecher Verena König Podcast für Kreative Transformation (https://www.verenakoenig.de/blog-und-podcast/alle-folgen/) Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Episode 21: The True Meaning of 'Open Source' (feat. Sarah West and Andreas Liesenfeld), November 20 2023

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 64:08 Transcription Available


Researchers Sarah West and Andreas Liesenfeld join Alex and Emily to examine what software companies really mean when they say their work is 'open source,' and call for greater transparency.This episode was recorded on November 20, 2023.Dr. Sarah West is the managing director of the AI Now Institute. Her award-winning research and writing blends social science, policy, and historical methods to address the intersection of technology, labor, antitrust, and platform accountability. And she's the author of the forthcoming book, "Tracing Code."Dr. Andreas Liesenfeld is assistant professor in both the Centre for Language Studies and department of language and communication at Radboud University in the Netherlands. He's a co-author on research from this summer critically examining the true “open source” nature of models like LLaMA and ChatGPT – concluding.References:Yann LeCun testifies on 'open source' work at MetaMeta launches LLaMA 2Stanford Human-Centered AI's new transparency indexCoverage in The AtlanticEleuther critiqueMargaret Mitchell critiqueOpening up ChatGPT (Andreas Liesenfeld's work)WebinarFresh AI Hell:Sam Altman out at OpenAIThe Verge: Meta disbands their Responsible AI teamArs Technica: Lawsuit claims AI with 90 percent error rate forces elderly out of rehab, nursing homesCall-out of Stability and others' use of “fair use” in AI-generated artA fawning profile of OpenAI's Ilya SutskeverYou can check out future livestreams at https://twitch.tv/DAIR_Institute. Follow us!Emily Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyMBender Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@EmilyMBender Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social Alex Twitter: https://twitter.com/@alexhanna Mastodon: https://dair-community.social/@alex Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexhanna.bsky.social Music by Toby Menon.Artwork by Naomi Pleasure-Park. Production by Christie Taylor.

The Language Lie
Lying Through One's Teeth

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 22:45


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss lying, zombies, and pussycats. Support the show

The Language Lie
Batten Down the Hatches

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 16:17


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss hurricanes, the universality of the pandemic, and Taylor Swift. Support the show

The Language Lie
Push the Envelope

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 17:52


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss mathematics, Mad Men, and how Casey and Ingrid are actually AI bots. Support the show

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 60: Celebrating Your Wins!

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 20:24


In this Season 3 finale of Love, Joy, and Languages podcast, I share and celebrate language learning wins from listeners across the globe. Real life stories from real life language learners, inspiring us to see every bit of progress along our language journeys. In this episode, you'll hear stories from four language learners who recognize a variety of wins in their language lives. The achievements they've shared with me for this episode are inspiring for language learners of all types, ages, and levels. The languages they're celebrating include German, Turkish, Spanish, and French plus my own wins in Italian and German. Some of these language lovers are still at the beginning of learning their languages, and others are futher along, but one common theme is that they see the value in celebrating the multitude of accomplishments along the way. This episode is made for you, my listeners. Every win we have matters. No achievement is too small. Every success is significant, and every win is worth celebrating. Join me in today's season finale episode by cheering on those who shared their stories with me and for everyone else out there working on your new language. Take a moment to reflect on your own wins, and celebrate them! Feel the pride. Give yourself a round of applause. Brag about it on social media. You're doing great, and you can be proud of yourself and your achievements. Links from this episode: The Talking Ticket blog (https://thetalkingticket.blog/) by listener Lucy, also found @talkingticket on X Langatu (https://langatu.wordpress.com/), listener Kuba's blog Speak in Spades (https://www.speakinspades.com/), listener Tiara's website Melissa can be found on Instagram at @melsouz_a Love, Joy, and Languages episode with Tiara as a guest: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-56 Info on the The New Year, New Language Summit (https://2024.newyearnewlanguage.com/) is linked here (free tickets available!). Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here: http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/. Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang More language learning podcasts for you to check out: The Language Confidence Project (https://anchor.fm/emily-richardson1), by Emily Richardson Speaking Tongues Podcast (https://speakingtonguespodcast.com/), by Elle Charisse How to Learn a Language (https://howtolearnalanguage.fireside.fm/), by Lindsay Williams Talking to Grandma (https://languagepreservation.mykajabi.com/podcasts/talking-to-grandma), by Veronica Benavides Shhh, I'm Learning! (https://open.spotify.com/show/6v0GrjOA5UfLRd5vilj5lF) by Martha Summerlin The Fluent Show (https://www.fluent.show/), by Kerstin Cable The Language Learning Show (https://open.spotify.com/show/2KqaP5uKhR6oTYsRKIX7gS), by Azren Insecurities About Languages (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexandria-robinson2), by Alexandria Robinson A Language I Love Is... (https://dannybate.com/2023/09/04/introducing-a-language-i-love-is/), by Danny Bate Actual Fluency (https://actualfluency.com/actual-fluency-language-learning-podcast/), by Kris Broholm My favorite Italian podcasts: Italianglot (https://www.italianglot.com/podcast-feed/), by Carmine Albanese Stivale Italiano (https://www.stivaleitaliano.com/copy-of-home-1), by Alessandro and Carolina Simple Italian Podcast (https://simonepols.com/simple-italian-podcast/), by Simone Pols Vaporetto Italiano Podcast (https://anchor.fm/vaporetto-italiano/episodes), by Francesco Cositore The Teacher Stefano Show (https://www.teacherstefano.com/podcast), by Stefano Psicologia per eroi (https://open.spotify.com/show/5iJsp9pgAEW8UPkDfQQeg4), by Dott. Luca Proietti Curiosità della Storia (https://www.radio-italiane.it/podcasts/curiosita-della-storia), by Storica National Geographic Italiano in Podcas (https://www.ispeakitaliano.it/italiano-in-podcast-5/)t, by Paolo of I Speak Italiano My favorite German podcasts: Natural.Fluent.German (https://open.spotify.com/show/66RoY4vSCSiSmyNV84NfHe) & Deutsches Geplapper (https://naturalfluentgerman.com/my-blog/podcast-transkripte/), by Flemming Boldbecher Deutsch Podcast (https://deutsch-podcast.com/podcast-hoeren/), by Virpi Hach & Sandra Durán Muñoz Feminismus mit Vorsatz (https://www.feminismusmitvorsatz.de/), by Laura Vorsatz Eine Stunde History (https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/podcasts/download/eine-stunde-history), by Deutschlandfunk Nova Other language learning podcasts I've been on: Shhh, I'm Learning! (https://open.spotify.com/episode/079VZM8YYpPzHuUemtGaV6) with Martha Summerlin How to Learn A Language (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pNaW4b6aRl1R1oSpyp2TQ?si=93fa2099ca514ccc&nd=1) with Lindsay Williams Actual Fluency Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IYoo07RctdUz2EV4CfKWQ?si=a26ea3fec92640b7&nd=1) with Kris Broholm The Italian Escape Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gSJaCTJVjwqRlnirZFw08?si=dd4029bb75d84908&nd=1) with Angelique Lusuan & Gabriele Minucci The Future is Bilingual (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZmWsHawlLrtPuoFzuNeOA) with Heather

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 54: How Language Learning Is Making Me A Better Parent

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 32:35


Though "parent" is in the title, this is an episode for all. Language learning was the first area in my life where I started being able to face some of my personal demons and really start on a path to self-acceptance and growth. The skills I've gained through this journey of learning languages have absolutely been useful in other areas of my life, as well, like in parenting. There are so many similarities between how I used to approach language learning and how I've approached parenting. While it may sound odd at first, this shouldn't be surprising because there's one common factor here - me. The perfectionist language learner in me is also the perfectionist parent. The part of me that lacks confidence and always assumes I'm wrong when it comes to languages is the same part of me that always assumes I'm screwing up in parenting. And the side of me that beats myself up over language mistakes and just wishes I could go back in time to prevent the mistake? Yep, she's there in my parenting, as well. It just so happens that, for me, language learning was the first area of my life where I could start facing these things, questioning them, and figuring out how to overcome them or at least live with them in a better headspace. So when I started finding better ways to deal with these things in my language life, of course I eventually started asking myself if they'd work in my parenting, as well. I'm not at the end-state of this story, though. I absolutely still have down days and troubling times when I fall back into my old ways, both in languages and in parenting, and I'm not here to paint a picture of perfection that simply isn't reality. But let's start talking about these intersections of life because none of the challenges we face exist alone, and recognizing what challenging parts overlap can be incredibly useful to accelerating your personal growth, as well as your language growth. Links from this episode: New Year New Language Summit (https://2024.newyearnewlanguage.com/), Online, 10-14 January 2024 Multilingual Parenting Websites: The Language Preservation Project (https://thelanguageproject.co/) Bhasha Kids (https://bhashakids.com/) Multilingual Parenting (https://multilingualparenting.com/articles/) Multilingual Family (https://www.multilingual.family/https-multilingualfamilypodiacom-about) Multilingual Parenting Podcasts & Videos: Talking to Grandma Podcast (https://languagepreservation.mykajabi.com/podcasts/talking-to-grandma) The Future is Bilingual (https://thefutureisbilingual.wordpress.com/) Bilingual Parenting Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/31Ae68sigZ1kL60Qz6fEO0) Speaking Tongues Podcast (https://speakingtonguespodcast.com/latest-episodes-language/) (Not multilingual parenting specifically, but Elle has tons of guests who grew up multilingual and/or are multilingual parents, so there's a wealth of resources and networking here) Multilingual Family (https://www.youtube.com/@MultilingualFamily/featured) on YouTube Multilingual Parenting (https://www.youtube.com/@Multilingualparenting) on YouTube Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages X (Twitter): @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 51: Set Yourself Up For Seeing Your Progress

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 21:01


In today's episode I share 4 (or 4.5) tips for creating benchmarks along your language journey to guarantee that your future self will recognize and believe that you're making progress. In language learning, it's really easy to be so down in the weeds and the details of studying and practicing that progress feels slow or even stagnant. Yet, every single word we learn is a tiny bit of growth, and the more progress we see, the more we keep coming back for more. But it can be difficult to recognize that progress, especially if we don't work toward a particular measure of progress like taking a level exam or counting the number of words we learn or something like that. But why wait for those big measures of progress to happen? At any point in your language journey, you can intentionally create meaningful bencharks that will set you up for future moments of progress recognition. I hope today's episode allows you to brainstorm some creative ideas that bring a little extra excitement, motivation, and pride into your language life. If you like the idea of making sure you see the language progress that you're making (because you are making progress), check out episode 22 here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/episode-22), where I talk about the role mindfulness also plays in seeing and believing our language progress. Links to other resources for getting ideas on how to realize and measure your language progress and growth: Blogs & Articles: * How to Record Your Language Learning Progress (https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/how-to-record-your-language-learning-progress/) by Lindsay Williams of Lindsay Does Languages * Language Learning Progress: 9 Ways to See How Far You've Come (https://www.fluentu.com/blog/language-learning-progress/) by Meredith Kreisa on FluentU * Keeping Track of Your Learning (https://lindiebotes.com/2021/04/07/how-to-track-language-progress/) by Lindie Botes * The Ultimate Language Learning Guide Part III: Commitment -- Drops (https://medium.com/languagedrops/the-ultimate-language-learning-guide-part-iii-commitment-drops-d42b597ad3) by Shannon Kennedy, published in Languagedrops Podcasts & Videos: * Signs That You're Making Progress with Language Learning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2U71LB9nLk) by Grace of Guresu * Don't Let the Intermediate Plateau Scare You (https://anchor.fm/emily-richardson1/episodes/S2E13-Dont-let-the-intermediate-plateau-scare-you-e1o2rf3) by Emily Richardson of The Language Confidence Project * 5 Steps for Creating Your Language Habit (https://www.fluent.show/130) by Kerstin Cable of The Fluent Show * Tracking Your Language Learning Progress (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-QvN_9u5o) by Lindie Botes Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages Twitter: @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 50: Listening, Speaking, and Overstimulation

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 14:56


In today's episode I'm talking about overstimulation and how it affects my language learning. As language learners, I think we often get the message that speaking and listening are the most important skills to work on. I've struggled with getting in a significant amount of speaking and listening practice in both of my languages, which comes with a lot of guilt. Lately, though, I'm coming to realize that my struggle is more than the usual fear of making mistakes, not being confident, and feeling uncomfortable when I don't understand something or can't find the words I'm looking for. Although all of those things have definitely been true for me, there's a lot more to unpack here. Even though I have conversation lessons, speak with friends in my languages, and use one of them almost daily in my community, I feel a lot of guilt when I don't speak to myself in my languages when I'm in the car alone or while getting myself ready in the morning. Even though I listen to Italian music daily and hear German all around me, I feel a lot of guilt when I don't listen to a podcast on my languages on my commute home or while I'm cleaning up after dinner. But ya know what, sometimes I just can't do it. For my own sanity, I can't listen to anything in any language. For my own sanity I can't listen to anyone talk, even if it's myself, and even if it's a language I absolutely love. Instead, I just need to process my thoughts, reserve my energy for my kids, or just...be. Some days or weeks, I find joy and comfort in filling the little moments with language time, but other times, I don't. And then I feel guilty. My negative thoughts tell me that I just don't have it in me, I'm not the kind of person who does, and I'm never going to reach the level I want because I'm slacking too much. But instead of giving in to the guilt and the negative thoughts, I'm trying to question them and allow myself to see and believe the bigger picture of me. More often than not, I'm just feeling overstimulated, overwhelmed, and/or completely drained of energy, and I need to seek out silence instead. And that's okay. There's no reason for any of us to feel guilty for taking care of what we need for our mental health, so I really needed to explore that today, and I hope it reaches those who need to hear this message, as well. Links from this episode: Stephen Krashen's Comprehension Hypothesis (http://sdkrashen.com/content/articles/comprehension_hypothesis_extended.pdf) The Language Confidence Project (https://open.spotify.com/show/5nM0fRi9tUDvl2XNHhsuqt) podcast, by Emily Richardson (link to Spotify) Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages Twitter: @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 48: Heritage Language Preservation - Interview with Dr. Veronica Benavides

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 48:23


In today's episode, I'm speaking with Dr. Veronica Benavides. Veronica is a Harvard-trained doctora of education with several years of experience in creating meaningful learning environments for children. She is also the founder and CEO of The Language Preservation Project and host of Talking to Grandma podcast, both of which were created as resources for other heritage language learners and for building community around reversing the trend of language loss across generations. Veronica is a heritage Spanish speaker and also a mother raising her children in Spanish as part of a multilingual/multicultural household. In our chat, Veronica shares her story of growing up in the U.S. with Spanish-speaking parents who chose to raise their children in English. While she gained some Spanish in childhood, she walks us through her path to discovering a passion for her heritage language in college. She shares her experiences living in Mexico City as a Fulbright Scholar and raising her children in Spanish even as she herself was still learning so much about the language. Veronica and her husband maintain three languages with their children, and she tells us what that looks like for their family on a day-to-day basis. Her experiences raising her children in her heritage language is an amazing example of perseverance and strength, rebellion and acceptance, love and grace. She shares inspirational words of advice and encouragement for all parents raising multilingual children, but especially for those passing on their heritage language to their kids. She talks about emotional and technical challenges she's faced in her journey and also about the moments that pushed her forward. Something really incredible about Veronica's story is what she and other Latina women are building to help other heritage language speakers on a multilingual/multicultural parenting journey. They've seen and experienced the gaps in resources for cultural and linguistic diversity in Spanish language resources, despite the incredibly diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds of Latinx communities in the United States, and they are actively bridging that gap. Please check out and share The Language Preservation Project and Talking to Grandma podcast, linked below. Find Veronica's Work Here: The Language Preservation Project (https://thelanguageproject.co/) Instagram: @languagepreservationproject Talking to Grandma Podcast (https://languagepreservation.mykajabi.com/podcasts/talking-to-grandma) Instagram: @talkingtograndma Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages Twitter: @LoveJoy_Lang

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 47: 20-Minute Language Time Placeholder

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 24:26


If you're like me, you sometimes find yourself listening to a podcast like this about language learning, in your native language or one that's very advanced, as a way to escape the actual language learning you want to be doing. It sounds crazy to those who don't experience this feeling, but language avoidance is a real thing for many language learners, and podcasts like this can feel great because we're improving our general language learning by listening to shows like mine. But, I also want to honor your language time by creating space for you to study. We're all busy. There are so many things to manage and improve. So today's episode, after the introduction, is 20 minutes of silence with a 10-minute notification. It's a place holder for you to do something with your language. I decided to create this episode to give a little nudge to anyone who comes here and also wants to study, to anyone who comes here to sort of avoid a language thing but still wants to be connected, and also as a placeholder for language time. Any time you have 10 to 20 minutes to study and need some accountability or a bit of a boost, come back to this episode. Download it and keep it in your playlist, and any time you're having difficulties getting started, come back to this episode, and I will be here with this study time placeholder for you. Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages Twitter: @LoveJoy_Lang

The Language Lie
All Hat, No Cattle

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 16:00


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss cowboys, manners, and just owning up to who you are, already. Support the show

ProveText
399. Did You Know This About Verbs? (Verbs, Pt. 20)

ProveText

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 5:15


HUNGRY? Well, we're serving up a feast of verbs right here, right to you, on a nice platter. Indulge yourself! Pull up a chair and dig in. #Verbs #Language #Linguistics #Grammar #Greek #Koine #KoineGreek #LanguageStudy Verbs, Language, Linguistics, Grammar, Greek, Koine, Koine Greek, Language Study, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glossahouse/message

Love, Joy, and Languages
Episode 46: Back to the Beginning

Love, Joy, and Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 25:43


In this epsiode, I share my current situation with German. For a long time I felt like I was at an impasse with the language, and I needed to decide to either commit to pushing forward or circle back around to the beginning to strengthen my abilities. I distinctly remember being at this place with Italian, and that time, I pushed forward. The problem was that I did it out of fear. I was afraid of being behind where I should be. I was afraid I didn't have time to go back and review or pass through old material. I was afraid that going back would reveal too many failures of things I didn't know. I struggled to face those things that I thought I should know by that point. So when I reached this point with German, I decided it would be valuable to do things different. My intuition told me that I had missed several things on my first pass through the beginner level and that it would be beneficial to me to go back through and pick up on more of those things. So I listened. But what does "starting over" even mean when I can already function in the language in a country where it's spoken? How does one start over when they're already at the cusp of an intermediate level understanding of the language? Listen in to discover all my thoughts and perceptions, including what exactly I've done and how it's going. I promise, it's not quite as boring and crazy as it sounds. Also, enjoy the sporadic sound of birds chirping in the background. It was such a pleasant day when I recorded this episode, and I couldn't bring myself to shut the windows or hide away from the fresh air and feelings of nature! Where to find me: Love, Joy, and Languages Blog (https://lovejoyandlanguages.com/) All podcast episodes can be found here (http://www.lovejoyandlanguagespodcast.com/). Instagram: @love.joyandlanguages Twitter: @LoveJoy_Lang

ProveText
389. Can You Keep Up with These Scholars? (Verbs, Pt. 19)

ProveText

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 9:07


NERD ALERT! In this GrammarPoint episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Fredrick J. Long continue plumbing the depths of verbs. Think you can keep up with the? Tune in and find out! #Grammar #Language #Linguistics #Study #LanguageStudy #Verbs #ProveText Grammar, Language, Linguistics, Study, Language Study, Verbs, ProveText, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glossahouse/message

Brand the Interpreter
Communicative Equity with Dr. Dominic Ledesma

Brand the Interpreter

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 101:09


The podcast episode features an interview with Dr. Ledesma, a language access and equity expert with a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Dr. Ledesma discusses his personal background and experiences with language and cultural diversity, as well as his research on language access and equity in public education. He emphasizes the need for a strategic and systematic approach to managing quality communication with families who speak languages other than English, and the importance of promoting communicative equity in public education. The episode concludes with a call to action for everyone to join in the conversation and take responsibility for communicative equity.Don't miss out on this insightful conversation. Tune in now!-------------------------------------------

New Books Network
Chia-rong Wu and Ming-ju Fan, "Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century: A Critical Reader" (Springer, 2023)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 56:41


Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century: A Critical Reader (Springer, 2023) is an anthology of research co-edited by Dr. Chia-rong Wu (University of Canterbury) and Professor Ming-ju Fan (National Chengchi University). This collection of original essays integrates and expands research on Taiwan literature because it includes both established and young writers. It not only engages with the evolving trends of literary Taiwan, but also promotes the translocal consciousness and cultural diversity of the island state and beyond. Focusing on the new directions and trends of Taiwan literature, this edited book fits into Taiwan studies, Sinophone studies, and Asian studies. Chia-rong Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global, Cultural and Language Studies at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Dr. Wu received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He specializes in Sinophone literature and film through the lens of postcolonial theories, indigenous studies, diaspora, and ecocriticism. Dr. Wu is the author of Supernatural Sinophone Taiwan and Beyond (Cambria Press, 2016) and Remapping the Contested Sinosphere: The Cross-cultural Landscape and Ethnoscape of Taiwan (Cambria Press, 2020) and has published in such academic journals as the British Journal of Chinese Studies, Sun Yat-sen Journal of Humanities, Journal of Chinese Cinemas, and American Journal of Chinese Studies. Ming-ju Fan is a Distinguished Professor of Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature at the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. She is the author of Spatial/Textual/Politics, Literary Geography: Spatial Reading of Taiwanese Fiction, Chronological Searches of Taiwanese Women's Fiction and Critic Artisan, Like a Box of Chocolate: Criticism on Contemporary Literature and Culture; Co-Editor of The Columbia Sourcebook of Literary Taiwan. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in East Asian Studies
Chia-rong Wu and Ming-ju Fan, "Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century: A Critical Reader" (Springer, 2023)

New Books in East Asian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 56:41


Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century: A Critical Reader (Springer, 2023) is an anthology of research co-edited by Dr. Chia-rong Wu (University of Canterbury) and Professor Ming-ju Fan (National Chengchi University). This collection of original essays integrates and expands research on Taiwan literature because it includes both established and young writers. It not only engages with the evolving trends of literary Taiwan, but also promotes the translocal consciousness and cultural diversity of the island state and beyond. Focusing on the new directions and trends of Taiwan literature, this edited book fits into Taiwan studies, Sinophone studies, and Asian studies. Chia-rong Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global, Cultural and Language Studies at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Dr. Wu received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He specializes in Sinophone literature and film through the lens of postcolonial theories, indigenous studies, diaspora, and ecocriticism. Dr. Wu is the author of Supernatural Sinophone Taiwan and Beyond (Cambria Press, 2016) and Remapping the Contested Sinosphere: The Cross-cultural Landscape and Ethnoscape of Taiwan (Cambria Press, 2020) and has published in such academic journals as the British Journal of Chinese Studies, Sun Yat-sen Journal of Humanities, Journal of Chinese Cinemas, and American Journal of Chinese Studies. Ming-ju Fan is a Distinguished Professor of Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature at the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. She is the author of Spatial/Textual/Politics, Literary Geography: Spatial Reading of Taiwanese Fiction, Chronological Searches of Taiwanese Women's Fiction and Critic Artisan, Like a Box of Chocolate: Criticism on Contemporary Literature and Culture; Co-Editor of The Columbia Sourcebook of Literary Taiwan. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

The Language Lie
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 15:18


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss power lines, divorce, and Casey's history as a hitchhiker. Support the show

The Language Lie
Close But No Cigar

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 17:32


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss how Ingrid used to be a carnie, Cake, and the problematic nature of PT Barnum shows. Support the show

The Language Lie
The Cat's Out of the Bag

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 15:33


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss yet another idiom about cats. To which they are both allergic. Support the show

The Language Lie
To Flesh Something Out

The Language Lie

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 26:15


Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss an idiom that horrifies, disgusts, and completely unsettles Casey. Support the show

Stuff You Missed in History Class
Lady Chatterley's Obscenity Trial

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 43:28


Thirty years after D.H. Lawrence died, his book "Lady Chatterley's Lover," which had been banned for decades in many countries, was central to a trial in Great Britain over whether the novel was obscenity or whether it had literary merit. Research: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Obscene Publications Act". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Apr. 2017, https://www.britannica.com/event/Obscene-Publications-Act Delavenay, Emile. “A SHRINE WITHOUT RELICS?” The D.H. Lawrence Review, vol. 16, no. 2, 1983, pp. 111–31. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44233723. Rothman, Lily. “How a Book Reminded the World That Sex Sells.” Time. Nov. 2, 2015. https://time.com/4087851/lady-chatterleys-lover-1960/ Temple, Emily. “Why exactly is this book obscene? (Skip to the Dirty Bits.)” Literary Hub. Nov. 22, 2017. https://lithub.com/why-exactly-is-this-book-obscene-skip-to-the-dirty-bits/ com Editors. “D.H. Lawrence Biography.” https://www.biography.com/writer/dh-lawrence Booth, Howard J. “D. H. Lawrence and Male Homosexual Desire.” The Review of English Studies, vol. 53, no. 209, 2002, pp. 86–107. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3070410 Panter-Downes, Mollie. “The Lady at the Old Bailey.” The New Yorker. Nov. 11, 1960. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1960/11/19/the-lady-at-the-old-bailey Black, Michael H.. "D.H. Lawrence". Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Sep. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-H-Lawrence “KINGSLEY PICTURES CORP. v. REGENTS.” United States Supreme Court. June 29, 1959. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/360/684.html Bo, Ting. “An Analysis of Lady Chatterley's Lover from the Perspective of Ecofeminism.” Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 8, No. 10, pp. 1361-1364, October 2018. https://www.academypublication.com/issues2/tpls/vol08/10/15.pdf Wood, Marie. “William Will Be Interested.” Johnson City Press. May 11, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/image/586923561/?terms=chatterly&match=1 Lahey, Edwin A. “Old Days Recalled by ‘Lady Chatterly.'” The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 2, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/image/177983457/?terms=lady%20chatterly&match=1 “Controversial Lady Scores KO.” The Journal Times. July 1, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/image/342268994/?terms=lady%20chatterly&match=1 “Lady Chatterly After 30 Years.” Asheville Citizen-Times. April 30, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/image/202268589/?terms=lady%20chatterly&match=1 Hoyt, Robert E. “An Amorous Lady Stirred Senate.” The Charlotte Observer. August 10, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/image/619998471/?terms=reed%20smoot%20chatterly&match=1 Flood, Alison. “Obscenity judge's copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover to stay in UK.” The Guardian. Oct. 1, 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/01/obscenity-judge-lady-chatterley-lover-book-stay-in-uk Baksi, Catherine. “Lady Chatterley's legal case: how the book changed the meaning of obscene.” The Guardian. August 1, 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/aug/01/lady-chatterleys-legal-case-how-the-book-changed-the-meaning-of-obscene “GROVE PRESS, INC. and Readers' Subscription, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Robert K. CHRISTENBERRY, individually and as Postmaster of the City of New York, Defendant.” July 21, 1959. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15811131582924106766 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.