Speaking of Language

Dr. Dan Nickolai, current IALLT president and director of the Language Resource Center at St. Louis University, introduces iSpraak, a web-based tool for practice and assessment of second language pronunciation. #yaourter https://ispraak.net/ https://bilingualbilliken.com/ https://iallt.org/

Dr. Caroline Levine, the David and Kathleen Ryan Professor of Humanities at Cornell, joins us to discuss the challenges and revelations of translating poetry, and how languages and the humanities can work as forces for social change.https://english.cornell.edu/caroline-levine Access the ebook or request a physical copy of the of the Norton Anthology: https://seagull.wwnorton.com/worldlit5 To request an exam or desk copy of the Norton Anthology, contact Megan at:

Dr. Carolyn Fornoff, from Cornell’s Department of Romance Studies, joins us to discuss her research into the intersection of art, artists, and climate change in Latin America, as investigated in her new book, Subjunctive Aesthetics: Mexican Cultural Production in the Era of Climate Change.https://carolynfornoff.wordpress.com/ #madrugar

Dr. Jeff Bale, of the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, discusses the ties between language policy, culture, and race, and how educators and communities can effect change.https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/15409-jeff-bale https://larch.omeka.net/ #Fußhupe

Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant joins us from UC San Diego to discuss the impact of generative AI tools on academic integrity in the language classroom and beyond. https://integrity.ucsd.edu/ #adios

Poet and educator Juliana Torres joins us to discuss "transformative potentiality," as well as her dissertation exploring forms of monstrosity from a queer perspective in a selection of 20th-century Latin American women writers.Instagram handle: @julitorrres https://www.instagram.com/julitorrres/ #sobremesa

University of Michigan Language Resource Center Director Julie Evershed goes on a deep dive with us on copyright in the context of language teaching. She recently gave a talk as part of our monthly LRC Speaker Series on this topic, which you can watch on our website.Resources for copyright and language classes: https://myumi.ch/96NWx Video of Julie’s talk: https://youtu.be/s2amGtVnA-I #komorebi