Langwich Podcast
Langwich explores all things language related! Including: Language learning experiences, benefits of multilingualism in society & individual health, supporting minority languages in Australia, discussing new research and interviews with expert guest speakers in the field of linguistics! Hosted by Isabella Schulz & Lissara Bergamaschi | Edited by Raia Pinhati | Music by Doppel | Proudly supported by Griffith University, Australia.
Episodes
18 episodes
Empowering Education & The Impact of Teaching Aboriginal Languages
To debut a new season of this podcast that is a mouthful, we examine the efforts of teaching an Aboriginal language in high school. Jandai is traditionally spoken on Quandamooka land and our guest, Kahli Dawkings, a Bundjalung woman, took on th...
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49:20
Linguistics in the Real World: Practical Pathways to a Language-Fueled Career
We propose a discussion that goes beyond Chomsky, grammar, and words: we want to know about the “real world”: an exploration of diverse career routes for students of languages and linguistics. If you are also curious about how to translate pass...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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45:23
Laughing Between the Lines: The Pragmatic Puzzle of Humour
In this episode, we invite you to crack the pragmatic code and unravel the science of humour. Dr Reza Arab has been exploring humour in his research for X years so if that is something that tickles your fancy, come along for the ride! From punc...
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50:50
Lost and Found in Bipi: A Linguistic Odyssey
All aboard! Mind the wind and the outrigger! This is the spirit of this cheerful conversation with David Faunt, honorary linguist. David moved to Papua New Guinea in his early 20s. Since then, he ahs been compiling date on the lang...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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54:01
Improving Public Messages
This month we're talking with Ida Diget, a PhD candidate, about the problems in communicating public health messages. Did this ever occur to you? Well, a poster has both images and text, right? Have you ever wondered what message someone interp...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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39:48
Trading Tales: Adventures While on Exchange
In this thrilling episode, we delve into the rollercoaster of foreign exchanges. Lissara, Raia, and Isabella are in the world of exchange, where everyday items take on extraordinary journeys. Join us as we embark on a ride of laughs...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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56:23
A Deep Dive into Sign Languages
Sign Languages are so interesting and so dynamically diverse! They display features that are comparable to the ones of spoken languages. They even have something similar to a sound system! If you want to know more about how this somewhat wei...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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28:58
A Tour Through the Japanese Language
In this episode we talk to Dr. Leigh Kirwan, focusing on strategies and language teaching methods. We went through his experiences in Japan, and also spoke about the programs at Griffith he organises taking students to Japan.Want to know wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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34:41
Secrets of a Polyglot
Have you ever struggled to learn a language? Ever wondered why languages seemed to come so easily to others? Join us as we talk to Luis Miguel Rojas, a linguist and polyglot, as he shares his experiences and advice with us. We tackle; whe...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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31:48
Reviving Indigenous Languages
Come with us as we discuss her research on the Jagera language with PhD student Hana Hamilton. Through empowering communities, it is possible to enrich methods of revitalising endangered languages. We learn about community-based research, maint...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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34:14
Decoding Languages
We are back with interviewing a professional linguist, and our guest this time is Dr Lauren Sadow, who has been working in the field of semantics to do what seems impossible: to decode languages! Whoever has tried learning a language before kno...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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35:47
Learning English As a Second Language
Are you a native speaker of English learning a second language? Hard thing to do, right?! Deep down, after spending long hours studying the conjugation of “to be” in Spanish, do you think that non-English speakers are so lucky to be able to spe...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:43
Learning a Language, Blind!
Learning a language is never an easy task, but have you ever imagined how it would be to learn a language being blind? In this episode of Langwich, we talked with Tiana Offord, a student of Languages and Linguistics here at Griffith who is lega...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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32:35
Home Language Maintenance
Raising bilingual children can be difficult in a monolingual society. However, the long-term benefits far outweigh these struggles. Susana Eisenchlas discusses her own experience raising a child in Australia, her current research and how commun...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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45:12
Retrospective Interview on Language Learning Journeys
In this episode we interview two 3rd-year language students, Laura and Jaedon, about their language journeys. We discussed learning strategies, things that worked, and things that didn't... How they got "hooked" into the world of languages and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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52:28
Translanguaging
Curious to know ways in which you can improve your language learning using the elements of the language you already know? Kelly Shoecraft - lecturer of applied linguistics at Griffith -in which we talk about Translanguaging, and how beneficial ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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43:28
