The end of season 2 is here, but we have a great episode for you! In this episode, we’re going to talk about bilingual reading development with a leading expert in the field – Dr Holly Joseph. Holly is an Associate Professor of Language Education and Literacy Development at the Institute of Education, at UniversityContinue reading “S2 E13: Bilingual Literacy – Dr. Holly Joseph”
Welcome back to another episode of MLST! In this episode, we’re going to talk about how our emotions, and identity, are tied to our languages to the leading expert in the field – Jean-Marc Dewaele. Jean-Marc is a Professor of Applied Linguistics & Multilingualism at the Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics at BirkbeckContinue reading “S2 E12: Language and Emotions – Prof. Jean-Marc Dewaele”
Welcome to another episode of Much Language Such Talk! We have been talking about this episode for a long time, and it’s finally here! For this episode, we interviewed Joe Pearce. He is a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow. His research looks at gender differences in the production and perception of voice qualityContinue reading “S2 E11: Language and Gender- Joe Pearce”
Welcome to another exciting episode of Much Language Such Talk! Did you know that March 27th is International Day of Multilingualism? To celebrate this awesome day we’re joined by Dr. Thomas Bak, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh. Born and raised in Cracow, Poland, Dr Thomas H Bak studied medicine and worked as aContinue reading “S2 E10: Language and Health – Dr. Thomas Bak”
Welcome back to another episode of Much Language Such Talk! Today’s episode will be about Language and Art, and how language (learning) can be visualized through art. To discuss this we have invited two wonderful guests: Marion Geoffray and Dobrochna Futro! Marion Geoffray is a performer, theatre-maker, creative practitioner, and she is the artistic directorContinue reading “S2 E9: Language & Art – Marion Geoffray & Dobrochna Futro”
This episode is dedicated to Human Rights Day, which we celebrated on Dec 10th.For this, we have invited a very special guest, and we are honoured to have him with us today: Fernand de Varennes. Prof. de Varennes was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues by the Human Rights Council and assumed hisContinue reading “S2 E7: Language as a Human Right – Fernand de Varennes”
Did you guys know that it’s estimated that half of the world’s 7000 languages are going to be extinct by the end of this century? Have you ever wondered how this happens, or would you like to know how we can combat this? Then this episode is for you! Our guest today is Guillem BelmarContinue reading “S2 E6: Minoritized Languages – Guillem Belmar Viernes”
For today’s episode, we have invited Dr. Isabelle Barth. Isabelle is originally from France, and works as a consultant in languages, plurilingual education and intercultural communication. Isabelle conducts research on family language policies, in particular how they affect families with mixed cultural backgrounds and migrant families. In addition to her research, she founded the MultilingualContinue reading “S2 E5: Language in Everyday Life – Dr. Isabelle Barth”
After a wee break, we are back with another great episode on a topic we get a lot of questions about: child bilingualism! For this episode, we invited Dr. Sharon Unsworth, who is a lecturer and researcher on second language acquisition at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on how to best raiseContinue reading “S2 E4: Child Bilingualism – Dr. Sharon Unsworth”
Welcome back to another episode! Today we are joined by Professor Ludovica Serratrice. She is a Professor of bi-multilingualism at the University of Reading and was the Director of the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism for 3 years. She is also a co-investigator on a project as part of the ESRC (Economic and Social ResearchContinue reading “S2 E3: Linguistics and Language Learning – Prof. Ludovica Serratrice”
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