Speaking of Language

About Speaking of Language

Speaking of Language is a podcast recorded at the Language Resource Center at Cornell University. Each week, we explore a topic related to language pedagogy and second language acquisition.

Publisher

Language Resource Center, Cornell University

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jan 2018

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

247 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   S18E8 - Shiva Sai Ram Urella - Telugu in History and Today

   Our guest today is Dr. Shiva Sai Ram Urella, Lector in Telugu in Yale University’s South Asian Studies Council. Shiva joined Yale in 2025 as the university’s first Telugu instructor and launched its new Telugu language program. Through the Shared Course Initiative, students at Cornell and Columbia can also enroll in his courses remotely. #carpediem

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   S18E7 - Ashley Koca - Language, Art, and Extraordinary Journeys

   Cornell alum Ashley Koca (Class of 2025) takes a break from her graduate studies at Harvard University to share her multidisciplinary journey with Middle Eastern art, history, and languages. #به به #دار الصناعة

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   S18E6 - Cory Duclos - AI, Language, and Responsible Resistance

   Friend of the podcast Cory Duclos returns to talk about maintaining ethical, pedagogically sound practices under pressure to adopt AI. We discuss artificial intelligence in teaching and learning, and, perhaps more importantly, about when and why we might choose not to use it. #tocayo Tomlinson, B. (2012). Materials development for language learning and teaching. Language Teaching, 45(2), 143–179. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444811000528 Kramsch, C., & Vinall, K. (2015). The cultural politics of language textbooks in the era of globalization. In X. L. Curdt-Christiansen & C. Weninger (Eds.), Language, ideology and education: The politics of textbooks in language education (pp. 11–28). Taylor & Francis.

Who has been a guest on Speaking of Language

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sara Lee
• Dr Katie Fiorella
• Andrew Campana
• Ashley Griffith
• Monti Wilkins

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

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