@aumultilingualism: Recent Episodes
Clara Bauler
@aumultilingualism is a show about college students discussing and engaging with ideas about what it means to be multilingual in our linguistically, culturally and racially diverse society.
In this episode, we share the information about misconceptions and ideologies in school settings about the English language and bilingualism in a discussion format. The discussion includes questions on thoughts about key points of the topic and each guest will share their thoughts and how it can be better for schools.
In this episode, we will talk about multililingualism. The goal is to embrace multilingualism and make everyone feel safe and welcome to embrace their linguistic background. We will be advocating for how to embrace your own multilingualism.
In this casual and conversational podcast, students reflect on the topic of translanguaging. Four question and answer responses are found within the podcast. In the Q&A, students covers some important questions peers may have about translanguaging. As future educators, those featured in the podcast show what they have learned and some about what they now are able to teach about the topic.
Hi! Welcome to our podcast, Teacher Talk. On this podcast episode we're gonna be having 3 different segments, and all of our guest teachers, Jarred Navarro, Julia Gobes and Kaylee Nawrocki, are going to be talking about how they choose to incorporate multiculturalism and multilingualism into their classrooms.
Hi everybody! Click our episode to hear all about our podcast on Translanguaging in the classroom. You will hear personal experiences that will allow future educators to take those ideas and soar with them. We want to promote an environment that is safe for all students where they can use any linguistic repertoire they feel comfortable using. Overall, we all smile in the same language :)
This episode is all about helping people educate bilingual students. Kayla, Ariana, Darcie, and Dominique will be discussing and reflecting about implications for planning, teaching, and assessing for and with multilingualism, linguistic justice, and multimodality.
Welcome to the EduSpeak podcast, where education finds a voice. This week, we’ll be discussing forms of discrimination in the classroom and sharing some of our own experiences with combating these stereotypes. I’m Annemarie Patalano, and this week I’m joined by Krissy Piccolo, Jenna Andrasick, and Zachary Zeller. We’d like to begin with this week’s research section, discussing some of the previously written material on discrimination before going into our experiences with discrimination. The following information is derived directly from the websites of the Department of Justice, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Crisis Prevention Institute.
On today’s episode, Mel, Gianna, Kayla, and Alyssa discuss inclusion and availability in regards to linguistic diversity. We discuss some of our own experiences and potential ideas on how we can expand these inclusion ideas into our future classrooms!
Four students from Adelphi University; Gianna, Ashley, Kavita, and Gabby, discuss language policing in a short podcast. They talk about their own experiences with dealing with forms of language policing, as well as what they have witnessed, and provide some insight on how we, as a community, might be able to combat language policing in the classroom in the future.
In this podcast we discussed the concept of stigmatizing multilingual people and people who speak other dialects of English. We discussed how English is a really hard language and we should not look down on others for not speaking English the way we expect to. We also discussed the concept of slang, and how it can throw people from different cultures off. All in all, in this podcast we covered the fact that there is no true way to speak English and we should be open minded and accepting.
This podcast will touch on creating a warm and nurturer space for students. Each student who enters a classroom comes from varying home environments and cultural backgrounds. It is the job of the teacher to make every student feel equally welcomed. The learning opportunities in a classroom should not be limited to learning math and science. It is a setting where peers should learn how to support one another, and teachers foster compassion in their students. Experts Maggie Valentine and Katelyn Miller will be questioned by host, Bella Love, on tips and tricks related to creating an inclusive classroom experience as well as providing insight on sociolinguistic perspectives on teaching and learning.
There are many misconceptions that come with being bilingual. In our podcast, our group discusses the importance of being accepting of every language and the benefits that bilingualism has. Many of our podcast hosts talk about their own experiences as bilingual speakers.
Bianca, Annie, Anujot, and Liberty come together as future teachers of America to talk about translanguaging. The group highlights the importance of incorporating translanguaging, how they tend to implement it into their classrooms, and also how they saw translanguaging throughout their educational career.
In their first episode, Sofia, Stephanie, Annamarie, and Madison talk about their past experiences with mispronunciation in school. They also focus on the benefits school has provided in language education. The group took a poll on Instagram to analyze their followers' experiences and some even shared their personal stories.
On this episode of Curious Multilingual Minds for Learners, we are discussing the one nation-one language ideology and answering questions on the topic. Hope you enjoy it! Main questions on this episode: Do you believe the one nation one language ideology hinders diversity? Why or why not? Do you think the one nation one language ideology only exists in the U.S.? What other countries do you think this might be occurring in? Is the one nation one language ideology beneficial to an individual, or does it set them apart from everyone else? Why? How does the ideology of one nation one language affect you and your lifestyle? Is it something that is becoming a bigger and bigger issue? Does this at all affect your education? Do you believe that the ideology of one nation one language is an effective approach to bringing unity to all nations?
Every Language Counts: Throughout this podcast, our biggest message to get across was that we need to increase diversity in languages throughout schools. Students must speak up to achieve this. Allowing students to choose a language of their choice allows them to engage themselves more into the course. Most students are forced into taking a second language course in the beginning of their middle school years. Then they must continue learning the same or different language in highschool. After all these years of forcing students to take a specific language and not giving them more variety, they don’t even want to consider taking a second language in college. They will be more devoted to mastering the language, be able to connect more with others, and have an advantage in the workfield. Being multilingual allows you to help others who have language barrier problems and you can possibly be a translator. We want students to realize that those languages may not be the only options they have and they should not settle for that. There are so many other different cultures and languages that are present in the world which should also be exposed to students. We encourage others to look into different languages they would like to learn based on their own culture or just any interest they already have in some other country. By doing so this will help to create more of a multilingual community at Adelphi.
In this podcast, we will have six speakers sharing their experiences with language in their country. How did they grow up? How do their experiences match with your own? Is there anything in your life worth sharing? Topics discussed: Racial issues, hierarchy of languages, school experiences hindering or fostering multilingualism.
In this podcast, freshman college students have a genuine dialogue about what they learned about multilingualism this Fall, their unique experiences being multilingual in schools and how different school systems impact their multilingual identity and ability to sustain their heritage. What does it mean to be forced to speak only in English? The need for multilingualism to be taught more in schools is discussed.
"Imagine" - A creative multilingual mesh up, hybridized version of John Lennon's classic that promotes multilingualism in its all multimodal and multifaceted forms!
The Secret Truths: “Multilingualism”, a term often overused in the incorrect way. Multilingualism is not only the general “use of 4 or more languages'', it is so much deeper than that. The many interesting aspects of multilingualism are discussed in our newly released podcast . We touch upon the various ways multilingualism helps individuals in the social and educational environment, we also speak about the benefits of multilingualism in the real world today. We briefly touch base on the stereotypical aspects of multilingualism and although they are harsh and unfair, it is the truth. This is what our podcast is all about, revealing the truths about multilingualism and also what individuals who hold this gift of being multilingual have to go through on a daily basis.
Multilingualism and Family: This podcast features multilingual college students who are preparing to be teachers reflecting about their heritage, cultural knowledge and linguistic experiences through retelling the stories of their families.
Our podcast is a reflection of our experience with Tenerife exchange students. We discussed techniques they used to help communicate with the student. The biggest obstacle for us however was the cultural differences that could not necessarily be ‘translated’. In the podcast, we discuss how assumptions in regard to cultural knowledge can be dangerous in addition to the idea that English proficiency does not necessarily ensure knowledge.
Observing Through Your Lens: This podcast highlights the lessons learned and experiences of one college student, preparing to be an elementary teacher in the US, participating in cultural exchange with a student in Spain.
Our podcast Embracing Linguistic Differences introduces some of the ways in which Spanish and English languages differ linguistically. Then, we discuss the ways in which these differences can be built upon and embraced to encourage learning in a multilingual classroom. Our podcast goes over our experiences in the virtual exchange program, and tips like online resources and scaffolding are shared as well.
Diverse Discussions is about our experiences with getting to know our virtual exchange partners from Tenerife and some lessons we learned from those experiences. We discuss activities we planned to do with them using knowledge we learned from our class to make these activities fun and an opportunity for cultural exchange. There is a special guest featured in our podcast showcasing, one of the podcast hosts' moms, who can speak many languages, was a former international flight attendant, and is now a teacher. She passes on important wisdom and advice on creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students.
Our podcast A S.T.E.P Towards a Better Future explores the numerous concepts that we learned in this course throughout the semester. We discussed our main takeaways from the class, our experience with the virtual exchange, talked about the importance of creating an inclusive classroom environment that promotes/celebrates diversity, examined the ways in which we could create such an environment, and had a guest interviewee who had many interesting experiences to share that tied together all of the previously mentioned discussion points. We had such a wonderful time putting this project together! We hope the listeners enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating this podcast!
A Tango with Tenerife: We speak on our experiences with our virtual exchange this semester with high school students from Tenerife, an island of Spain. We speak on the relations formed, the different forms of communication we used, and the language barriers we got past. We also share some advice and encourage others to have their own virtual exchanges around the world whether it be in our outside of the classroom.
Multilingualism in the Classroom: In this podcast we discuss how to embrace multilingualism in the classroom in many different subject areas and how to show students that their culture and language will never be diminished or belittled. We will use our strengths in the disciplines we teach to provide strategies to integrate multilingualism in Science, ELA, and History classes.
Speaking to the World: This podcast will discuss how to incorporate multilingualism into the classroom and help students to feel more accepted. Questions we discuss include our opinions and experiences on: What are some specific activities to promote multilingualism in the classroom? What are the benefits of multilingualism in the classroom? How does it impact the student? How does it impact the teacher? What is multilingualism in the classroom? Why do we as a society discourage multilingualism? Why is multilingualism discouraged in the classroom?
Linguistics: What Do? Our podcast focuses on the importance and need for linguistics courses in the curriculum of schools across the nation. We touched on the principles of linguistics, ranging from morphology, syntax, phonology, and more to the isolation and fear a multilingual student might feel in the classroom. We also offered many different tools of support and ways to utilize linguistics in your class each day while also making all your students aware of the significance of this topic. If you’re interested in learning more about how to incorporate linguistics into your classroom, give us a listen!
The Logistics of Linguistics: We discuss the similarities and differences between English, Spanish, and Italian linguistics. We each assigned ourselves a language and then took time to research and learn about the linguistics of the language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, discourse and pragmatics. During our podcast, we discuss our findings and discover many similarities and differences.
The benefits of Translanguaging: This podcast talks about the benefits of translanguaging. For the viewers who do not know what that is, we included a definition with an explanation so that people will understand. After we defined what it was, we discussed how teachers should embrace this skill rather than get angry at it. We showed how the teachers can do this as well. To end it, we gave a little interview with a comedic twist. We feel people remember things more when they laugh so we incorporated humor into our podcast to make it interesting to listen to. Hope you enjoy it!
Dialect of English: In our podcast we will be discussing different dialects across the world. We will also focus on different dialects in the U.S., looking at both English and non-English dialects. We will also dig into how these dialects affect students and the classroom in the us. Standard language ideologies are also challenges in the process.
Our podcast explores what it means to be a bilingual student in the United States. It includes the good and the bad and shares real experiences of bilingual students, current as well as graduated. Our podcast talks about real life experiences people have faced when using slang, AAVE, or another language in schools. We want to show the discrimination these people face and how they might be put at a disadvantage in learning. Our podcast dives into how current multilingual learners feel about the education system. We connect the history of US multi language policy to the present so our listeners can gain new insight! We look at the experiences of students who speak AAVE, Arabic, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, Polish, Spanish, and English and how multilingualism affected their education! This podcast discusses the difficulty of being a multilingual or POC while in school. We researched the history of the mistreatment towards multilingual students, focusing on students who speak AAVE. We then backed up that research with friends who were able to give real life examples and tell us their experience. We use the real life examples to remind us how our history still affect our present.
Language Love: Fighting Prejudice for Future Progress. Multilingual students make up a large percentage of students in the United States. These students are often judged and assumed to be less than what they are. Many schools believe that their students should only be speaking English. What are the consequences to that ideology? How can teachers help their English-language learners? Join in for a conversation about this and more!
Gendered Language and the LGBTQ+ Community: An honest conversation about the intersections between gender identities, inclusive language and teaching. Pre-service teachers engage in a dialogue and discuss questions such as what terms should be used to address a group of students or refer to individual students in schools, how can a teacher become more aware of gender neutral or gender inclusive language, and the role of the teacher in fostering an inclusive environment.
On this episode: College students from different parts of the world and Long Island, New York talk about college life, focusing on the international students' perspectives and experiences. What is different? What is similar? What about the food? What do you miss? Students critically think about the individual trajectories and opportunities for different multilingual students. Join in for our last episode of the season!
On this episode: In November 2019, our freshman class on multilingualism in schools and society read the book "The Far Away Brothers" by Lauren Markham. This book sparked many discussions about immigration and our role, as multilingual youth, in projecting and fostering more positive views and constructive ideologies about the linguistic and cultural assets immigrants bring to our society. This two-part episode features students taking opposing and often conflicting views on immigration policy and ideologies. The often heated discussion sheds light on the importance of dialogue across different perspectives as an important exercise in democracy. Part 2 shows a genuine and heartfelt discussion among two college students whose opinions diverge dramatically, but who become friends after dialoguing and sharing ideas. This conversation demonstrates the power of dialogue for democratic relations.
On this episode: In November 2019, our freshman class on multilingualism in schools and society read the book "The Far Away Brothers" by Lauren Markham. This book sparked many discussions about immigration and our role, as multilingual youth, in projecting and fostering more positive views and constructive ideologies about the linguistic and cultural assets immigrants bring to our society. This two-part episode features students taking opposing and often conflicting views on immigration policy and ideologies. The often heated discussion sheds light on the importance of dialogue across different perspectives as an important exercise in democracy. Part 1 includes a round table discussion with college students purposefully playing "republican" and "democratic" sides, even if they did not represent their own opinions.
On this episode: In November 2019, our freshman class on multilingualism in schools and society read the book "The Far Away Brothers" by Lauren Markham. This book sparked many discussions about immigration and our role, as multilingual youth, in projecting and fostering more positive views and constructive ideologies about the linguistic and cultural assets immigrants bring to our society. This episode features college freshman students in the class multilingualism in schools and society exploring issues of immigration through Julio’s lens. Via interview questions, Julio shares his perspective on what it means to work, speak another language and live in the US as an immigrant.
On this episode: In November 2019, our freshman class on multilingualism in schools and society read the book "The Far Away Brothers" by Lauren Markham. This book sparked many discussions about immigration and our role, as multilingual youth, in projecting and fostering more positive views and constructive ideologies about the linguistic and cultural assets immigrants bring to our society. This episode features a review of the book "Far Away Brothers" connecting it to a personal story of one of the students' in our class, whose mother experienced a similar trajectory than the one lived by the Flores' brothers in Markham's account.
On this episode: As incoming freshmen, we were prepared to not live a typical college life. With late nights on Tik Tok, bad sleeping schedules, Zoom University, and even more work piled on us, Fall 2020 was a rough success. Fortunately, a class at Adelphi called First Year Seminar: Multilingualism in Schools in Society allowed students to feel the college experience with a combination of interactive classes and a semester-long project, a virtual exchange with students in Seville.