Speaking of Language

Cornell undergrad Angelica Ochoa reminds us that translating language is about much more than finding equivalent words. It’s about preserving meaning, emotion, and cultural identity, as well as understanding the responsibilities that come with communicating across cultures. #ganas

Dr. Aditya Vashistha explores how AI affects historically marginalized communities and what it takes to build more equitable and inclusive technologies. https://globalai.ai.cornell.edu/  https://www.adityavashistha.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityavashistha/ #सामुदायिकसहभागिता #आभार  

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  

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

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.

We speak to three student leaders of Cornell’s South Asian Council: Naira Akhtar, Advocacy Chair; Nusaiba Ashraf, Advocacy Member; and Laiba Babar, Advocacy Member. SAC is an umbrella organization for several student cultural groups on campus. Website: https://www.saccornell.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sac_cornell/ #کوشش کریں #جستجو #ঠিকআছে 

Anne Violin-Wigent, the LRC's signature speaker this fall, shares methods of including pronunciation practice in language classes of all levels, and why that matters. #yet

Dr. Michael Fontaine returns to Speaking of Language to discuss his new book, How to Speak Freely, concerning what ancient texts can tell us about speaking in difficult circumstances. How to Speak Freely at Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691271460/how-to-speak-freely  Conversation with Mike Fontaine and Michael Kotlikoff: https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/overview/K100626/ #parrhesia

Cornell undergrad Amy Kim, pre-med student and Translator Interpreter Program co-president, talks about how she fell into the language community at Cornell, and shares pointers for incoming students on how to get involved. #정

Dr. María Aguilar, Prof. Nohelia Tacca Apaza, and Dr. Polly Lauer recap an event series from last spring on Indigenous representation in the field of Latin American studies and in the wider scope of global media. #chaka #kaj #tzij