Listen here, download and share as Megan Jeffrey of the National Foreign Language Center shares the resources and mission of the Center, dedicated to serving all those who desire to learn and celebrate language and culture.
Tag Archives: heritage
Episode 72 – Let Everyone Come In
Listen here, download and share as Dali Tan provides stories and research to demonstrate how learning a new language is a true prerequisite for being fully and effectively human.
Episode 71 – Breaking Silos, Changing Lanes
Listen here, download and share as Steven Sacco illustrates through research and stories why and how to bring language out into every facet of our lives and work.
Episode 70 – Language as a Lifeline
Listen here, download and share as Celia Chomón Zamora shares powerful stories of language breaking down barriers and shaming to discover and celebrate identity. It’s a common story told with uncommon passion, clarity, and insight.
Episode 67 – How Can Language Help Us Confront Fear and Hate
Norah Jones of Fluency Consulting reflects on how language and language studies can help both understand and prevent violence through fear and hate.
Episode 65 – Life’s a Stage: Crafting Language with 246 The Main
Norah Jones of Fluency Consulting and the actors of 246 The Main reflect on their workshop on language, accent, and characters’ identities.
Introducing Amanda Seewald (Episodes 10 & 62)
Meet Amanda Seewald, JNCL President and CEO of Maracas Kaleidoscope, IAL guest for episodes 62 and 10
Episode 64 – Tell Your Story
Norah Jones of Fluency Consulting explores the inheritance given to each person through their language, culture, and identity.
Episode 63 – International Collaborations
In this fourth and final heritage language series episode, Norah Jones talks with international leaders Renata Peskova (Iceland), Ken Cruickshank (Australia), Gisi Cannizzaro (Netherlands), Antonella Cortese (Canada) and co-moderator Joy Peyton (US).
Episode 51 – Why It’s About Language
My invitation throughout this podcast is to reflect on your own personal “novel” – the story of your life as reflected in the roles and impact of language on you, the chief protagonist.
Introducing Adrienne Jones Daly (Episode 14)
This week’s guest, Dr. Adrienne Jones Daly, challenges our ideas around standardized languages in education and society.
Introducing Charlotte Peyton (Episode 13)
This week’s guest, Charlotte Peyton, was born in the Netherlands; her multilingual and multicultural experiences inform her outlook and career in powerful ways.
Episode 13: United by Diversity
It’s About Language guests Eavan Mages and Charlotte Peyton share their stories and insights on language and culture heritage, diversity, and world-wide connections.
Introducing Eavan Mages (Episode 13)
This week’s guest, Eavan Mages, was born in Galway, Ireland, and has tapped her rich cultural and language history for her career and family life.
Identity
Identity: It comes from language, and we add to it as we use and study languages. I share insights and links to powerful podcasts – and invite you to listen also to one on which I was a guest, speaking about the power of language.
Episode 12: No “Drive-By Victims” of Language: A Conversation with John De Mado
It’s About Language guest John De Mado invites us to a joyful experience and exploration of the enigma of language and identity.
Introducing John De Mado (Episode 12)
This week’s guest, John De Mado, is known world wide for his joyful insights into and respect for the enigma of human language.
Introducing Sharla Zwirek (Episode 11)
This week’s guest on It’s About Language is Sharla Zwirek, who provides an insight into how we approach learning about the language and culture of others – and ourselves.