Interviews

This interview is with former Trustee of the Museum Linda Murphy Marshall, who has authored two memoirs, the most recent of which focuses on her career as a linguist. Laura Murray conducted the interview. You can also listen to a new podcast from Kirkwood (MO) Public Library interviewing Linda about her books. Introduction by the

Interview conducted by William Zhang 1. Can you tell me about your language and education background? I’m originally a journalism researcher, with a doctoral degree from Journalism Studies from Tampere University in Finland. However, as a university student, I took a double Master’s: Besides journalism Studies, I studied German Philology, so linguistics has been important

Interview conducted by Greg Nedved How did you get involved in Seedtime Multilingual? I moved from Nashville to the Gulf coast of Mississippi, following my love interest. After we married, my husband and I agreed to move forward with my long-term desire to start a language-culture organization to share in my passion for language and cultural

Greg Nedved interviews Brandon Locke, Director of World Languages and Immersion Programs for the Anchorage School District. Locke has also written about the Alaska Native History Curriculum. See the article here. The text below is automatically generated from the captions in the video. Any errors are the fault of the editors, not the speakers. Morning,

Interview conducted by Greg Nedved Please provide some background about Balodyan  I grew up in Mumbai, India, speaking 5 languages fluently (Marwadi – my mother tongue, Marathi, Hindi, English, Gujarat, and 4 languages at functional proficiency – Kutchi, Konkani, Sanskrit, Urdu), just by interacting with neighbors, watching movies, reading newspapers, and of course by learning

As you may have seen in our newsletter or on our website, we are reaching out to language professionals around the country to join the Language Leadership Council. Our museum president, Greg Nedved, recently interviewed our Minnesotan liaison, Kathy Olson-Studler, of the NNELL (National Network for Early Language Learning). Please take a look at what

1. Please tell me a bit about your academic background. My entire education has been in the field of Linguistics. I got my Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), during which I had a strong focus on syntax and indigenous languages. Then, I received a scholarship from the European

If you are a frequent follow of our website, you probably saw last month’s Language of the Month was about Belep, a language found in New Caledonia. My main contact point for information and clarification was Chelsea McCracken of Rice University. I had the opportunity to ask her a few follow up questions, which were