Just to Be Clear

About Just to Be Clear

A podcast by the Tools for Clear Speech program

Publisher

Tools for Clear Speech, Baruch College

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Mar 2018

Latest episode

30 Nov 2020

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Nov 2020

   Episode 4: Are You What You Speak?

   To learn more about what it means to be multilingual, Curriculum Specialist Kim Edmunds interviews Dr. Eva Fernández, Associate Provost for Innovation and Student Success at Queens College, CUNY. You’ll also meet Baruch graduate student Li Ma, who tells us about her experience speaking multiple languages and the rewards and challenges of academic life. Tools for Clear Speech (https://soundcloud.com/tools-for-clear-speech) · JTBC Episode 4 – Are You What You Speak? (https://soundcloud.com/tools-for-clear-speech/jtbc-episode-4-are-you-what-you-speak/s-6RdavTdpW4C) Download the episode transcript here. (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2020/11/JTBC-Ep-4-Transcript-Are-You-What-You-Speak.pdf) Check out the Episode 4 English Supplemental Materials Vocabulary and Idioms from Episode 4 (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/vocabulary-and-idioms-from-episode-4/)Listen for Transitions (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/listening-for-transitions-episode-4/)Build Your Interviewing Skills (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/speaking-interview-skills-episode-4/) Who’s on this episode? Eva M. Fernández is Associate Provost for Innovation and Student Success (Assistant Vice President) at Queens College, where she works to support innovation in teaching, experiential education, and student success. Here PhD is in Linguistics, from the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research is on cross-linguistic aspects of sentence processing, with a focus on syntactic ambiguity and the contribution of prosody to syntactic disambiguation. Another focus is the impact of the second language on the first language of bilinguals. She has also done some work on technology in higher education and is interested in measures of student success. Further reading from Dr. Fernández and colleagues: Behrens, S. J. & Fernández, E. M. (in press). Linguistically-informed pedagogy in higher education: A role for teaching and learning centers. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. Davison, A., Fernández, E. M., & Goldhaber, S. L. (2010). Academic discourse on a multilingual campus. In J. Summerfield, C. Smith, & E. Martineau (Eds.), Making teaching and learning matter: transformative spaces in higher education (pp. 171-193). Dordrecht: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9166-6_10. Fernández, E. M. & Souza, R. (2016). Walking bilinguals across language boundaries: On-line and off-line techniques. In Heredia, R., Altarriba, J., & Cieslicka, A. B. (Eds.), Methods in bilingual reading comprehension research (pp. 33-60). The Bilingual Mind and Brain Book Series 1. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2993-1_3 Kim Edmunds is the TfCS Curriculum Specialist. She holds an MA in TESOL from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BA in Linguistics and Creative Writing from Emory University. She has been working with ESL learners in various capacities for over 8 years, specializing in teaching speaking and pronunciation skills. At Baruch, she enjoys pursuing her interests in phonetics and phonology, working with English learners in higher education settings, and sharing her passion for finding a voice in a new language. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Hunter College Master’s in TESOL program and in The New School’s Certificate in Teaching English. Jessica Coyle is a TfCS Speech Consultant. Jessica received a BA in International Studies from The University of Dayton and a MA in TESOL from The New School University. After teaching English in France and Korea for several years, she has spend the past six years at universities here in the greatest city in the world. She is a passionate language-learner, fitness enthusiast, guinea pig mom, and improviser. She would love to travel to every country in the world, and her favorite phoneme is /s/. She updates the @tfcsbaruch Instagram account – send it a message and say hi! Our featured student, Li Ma: Featured image: “Autumn Triangles #7” (https://www.flickr.com/photos/55497864@N00/15152326690) by Brett Jordan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/55497864@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=ccsearch&atype=rich)

2. 

   9 Sept 2019

   Episode 3: Decoding Fluency

   To investigate exactly what “fluency” is, Curriculum Specialist Kim Edmunds and Speech Consultant Carolyn Saylor-Lööf interview Professor Alan Kennedy of the Columbia University American Language Program. Download the episode transcript here. (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2019/08/JTBC-Ep.-3-Decoding-Fluency-PDF-Transcript.pdf) Check out the Episode 3 English Supplemental Materials Learn Vocabulary and Idioms from Episode 3 (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/vocabulary-and-idioms-from-episode-3/)Build Fluency with a 4/3/2 Speaking Task (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/build-fluency-with-a-4-3-2-speaking-task/)Practice Listening for Details in Episode 3 (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/practice-listening-for-details-in-episode-3/) Bonus! Tools for Clear Speech has online practice with connected speech (https://tfcs.baruch.cuny.edu/linking-and-connected-speech/) and thought groups (https://tfcs.baruch.cuny.edu/thought-groups/), two pronunciation techniques that can improve the perception of fluency! Who’s on this episode? (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/episode-3-decoding-fluency/alan-s-kennedy/#main)Alan S. Kennedy is a Lecture in Language at Columbia University’s American Language Program. He is also the coordinator of the university’s International Teaching Assistants program. His articles have been published in Language magazine, TESOL Journal and Investigating English Pronunciation. He is the co-author of three English for Academic Purposes textbooks, and gives presentations on language education around the world. Carolyn Saylor-Lööf has been working in the ESL profession since 1991, primarily as a university lecturer, but also as a teacher-trainer and program coordinator. She has taught in Japan, the Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden, and Holland. After many years abroad she has recently returned to her hometown of New York and is currently an adjunct faculty member in the American Language Program at Columbia University. She holds a BA in Psychology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and an MA in TESL from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, along with a TESL Certificate from Seattle University. Her areas of interest are current pronunciation changes in English, culture-based conversation strategies, and intercultural communication. (https://i0.wp.com/jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/04/kim-bio-pic.jpg?ssl=1)Kim Edmunds is the TfCS Curriculum Specialist. She holds an MA in TESOL from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BA in Linguistics and Creative Writing from Emory University. She has been working with ESL learners in various capacities for over 8 years, specializing in teaching speaking and pronunciation skills. At Baruch, she enjoys pursuing her interests in phonetics and phonology, working with English learners in higher education settings, and sharing her passion for finding a voice in a new language. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the NYU School of Professional Studies American Language Institute, and in the Hunter College Master’s in TESOL program. Our featured student, Megumi Ohkubo: (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/episode-3-decoding-fluency/img_20190523_134440/#main)

3. 

   18 Dec 2018

   Episode 2: Use it or Lose it

   TfCS Speech Consultants Alex Hadden and Andras Molnar chat about the most effective ways to learn a language abroad, sharing some of their personal experiences along the way. Download the transcript for Episode 2 here (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/03/JTBC-Ep.-2-Use-it-or-Lose-it-PDF-Transcript.pdf). Check out the Episode 2 English Supplemental Materials Learn Vocabulary and Idioms from Episode 2 (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/vocabulary-and-idioms-from-episode-2/)Listen for Connected Speech (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/listen-for-connected-speech-episode-2/)Practice Speaking and Self-Monitoring (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/practice-speaking-and-self-monitoring-episode-2/) Instructor Resources on Teaching Pragmatics (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/pragmatics-teaching-resources/) Who’s on this episode? (https://i0.wp.com/jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/11/alex-bio-pic.jpg?ssl=1)Alex Hadden holds an MA in TESOL from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. She has taught and trained English teachers in both the United States and abroad in such diverse countries as Guatemala, Rwanda, Vietnam, Thailand, and China. Her specialty is English pronunciation. Currently, she teaches at Koç University College of Social Sciences and Humanities in Istanbul, Turkey. (https://i0.wp.com/jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/11/andras-bio-pic.jpg?ssl=1)Andras Molnar graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics. With extensive experience teaching English in Japan, China, Taiwan, and the U.S., as well as teaching Japanese at Hunter College in NYC, he is currently a professor in the Human Sciences Department of Kinjo Gakuin University in Nagoya, Japan. His interests are focused around maximizing language exposure in study abroad settings, as well as sociolinguistics and enhancing language learning with technology. When not playing the taiko drums he enjoys meeting new people and hearing new perspectives. Hello from Turkey and Japan! Video updates from Alex and Andras Our featured student, Victor Chavez: (https://i0.wp.com/jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/03/victor-1-e1541789303683.jpeg?ssl=1) Victor, originally from Peru, has been living in the US for over a decade, and recently graduated from Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business. It was a pleasure to have him on JTBC and hear about his experiences learning English and conquering his degree, as well as talk about his values and plans for the future. Good luck, Victor! Below are a few short extras from Victor’s interview that we wanted to include: On when his wife met his family in Peru: On his study habits:

4. 

   8 Mar 2018

   Episode 1: The Accents Among Us

   Curriculum Specialists Kim Edmunds and Tristan Thorne talk about what an accent is and isn’t – and, more importantly, what it means to be intelligible. Download the transcript for Episode 1 here (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/03/JTBC-Ep.1-The-Accents-Among-Us-PDF-Transcript-1.pdf). Want more? Check out our Practice Materials: Learn Vocabulary and Idioms from Episode 1 (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/?page_id=81)Learn about Dialects of American English (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/?page_id=83)Practice Speaking and Self-Monitoring (https://jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/?page_id=85) Who’s on this episode? (https://i0.wp.com/jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/04/kim-bio-pic.jpg?ssl=1)Kim Edmunds is a TfCS Curriculum Specialist. She holds an MA in TESOL from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BA in Linguistics and Creative Writing from Emory University. She has been working with ESL learners in various capacities for over 8 years, specializing in teaching speaking and pronunciation skills. At Baruch, she enjoys pursuing her interests in phonetics and phonology, working with English learners in higher education settings, and sharing her passion for finding a voice in a new language. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the NYU School of Professional Studies American Language Institute, and in the Hunter College Master’s in TESOL program. (https://i0.wp.com/jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/5443/files/2018/03/tristan-bio-pic.jpg?ssl=1)Tristan Thorne is a TfCS Curriculum Specialist. He holds a BA in Language Studies from UC Santa Cruz and an MA in Applied Linguistics from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has more than ten years of English teaching experience in Spain, Japan, and the United States. In addition to having taught specialized pronunciation courses at Teachers College, Tristan is currently an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University’s American Language Program. His areas of interest include phonology, second language identity, and technology in the classroom. Our featured student, Tenzin Jangchup: In Episode 1, we featured an interview with Tenzin Jangchup, an Accounting Major at Baruch College. Tenzin is inspired by the hustle and bustle of New York City, and hopes to one day embark on a career in one of the larger-than-life buildings she passes each day on her way to campus. Tenzin also writes poetry, and was kind enough to share some of her work with us below. For more on Tenzin, check out Episode 1! 1. Moving to the next page that I have never seen…. Closing the next door that I have never been…. Sharing the page that I have never glimpsed…. But shut my brain like a wimped…. Seem like I have never did something… Just a useless being that has nothing… But the values that I carry is worthy… That I can pretend that I never taste earthy…. Sometime nothing itself says something… And something makes us curios… 2. Cold wind just pass by, Touch my skin and pass by, Left its drop and pass by, But how stupid I am, I just ignore and pass by. 3. It is ok You have tried You have survived You will face problem Again and again In life Bigger than a small paper cuts Bigger than a small break up Bigger than grade F When you realized You can see the sun arise You can smell the flowers The cold cloud will disappear Birds will come to you window Share their story and sing In your favor Its ok You have tried You have survived And now You should smile Again and again In life 4. They pick the roses Instead of wildflowers I asked them why They said, “They are wild” I looked around them Wondering why I pick the wildflowers Instead of roses They asked me why? I said, “They are wild”

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