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LLChat is the Language Learning Center’s Podcast on issues related to world languages and cultures from the perspective of students, faculty, and community members. We come to you from the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Music: "Marigolds" by Kishi Bashi. Permissions granted courtesy of Kaoru Ishibashi.
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We are delighted to kick off our new season of LLChat with our series, French Musicians, Composers, and Discoveries. Our guest, Renée Anne Louprette, is an internationally renowned organist associated with distinguished music programs in New York City, the Arts at Trinity Wall Street, the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. She is Assistant Professor of Music at Bard College. She has directed the organ program at Rutgers University, served as a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, and is director of the National Competition in Organ Improvisation for the American Guild Organists. Louprette has performed with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Voices of Ascension, Clarion Music Society, American Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Dance Project, Disney Hall in Los Angeles, and the Oratorio Society of New York. She was awarded a Premier Prix - mention très bien from the Conservatoire National de Région de Toulouse, France and a Diplôme Supérieur in organ performance from the Centre d’Etudes Supérieures de Musique et Danse de Toulouse. We are grateful to our magnificent team of hosts, Dr. Peter Schulman and Alexis Osipovs.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Schulman back to LLChat as a guest on our series, Virtual Reality for World Languages & Cultures Using ImmerseMe. Professor Schulman participated in a grant-funded research project at ODU to explore virtual reality with his advanced-level students. He seamlessly integrated the ImmerseMe lessons into his Business French course for students to practice in real-world scenarios. Listen to the details of his experience and what he believes is a game changer for learning and teaching world languages. Our thanks to Joelle Ghosn for her expertise in hosting this interview.
Our interview with Joelle Ghosn, a student of French and Spanish at Old Dominion University, offers an in-depth view on how ImmerseMe and virtual reality made an impact while learning French. Jo is a senior in the Department of World Languages and Cultures and also studies ASL, Hebrew, Bulgarian, Italian, and Korean in their free time. After college, Jo plans on working in international or immigration law and living abroad. They are passionate about learning languages to help connect people past language and cultural barriers. Our phenomenal host for the interview is Ayat Yousef!
ODU attracts the best and brightest scholars from around the world. Their contributions as leading educators and researchers make our community increasingly globalized. ODU has a time-honored tradition of providing a diverse and welcoming community where we learn from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. International faculty are helping to make ODU a world class institution of higher education. We want to get to know them better. It is an honor to welcome Dr. Zhongtang Ren to our new series, ODU Faculty Speak World Languages! Dr. Ren is a Master Lecturer of Chinese in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. His research interests are student and teacher epistemological beliefs in different cultures, different domains, and different learning environments. In 2017, he received the prestigious Robert L. Stern Excellence in Teaching Award at Old Dominion University.Our sincere thanks to our host, Wayne Chan. He is an exceptionally talented and multilingual student of Asian Studies and International Studies, '22. Wayne prepared the transcript from this interview.
It is with great enthusiasm that we kick off the New Year and our new series with the Dean of ODU's College of Arts and Letters, Dr. Laura Delbrugge! LLChat Podcast is honored to have her as our first guest to this series, ODU Faculty Speak World Languages. Dr. Delbrugge earned her bachelor's degree in Spanish from Central College in Iowa and her master's degree and doctorate in Spanish from The Pennsylvania State University. Her primary research focuses on Spanish medieval literature and includes three scholarly editions of works first published by Andrés de Li between 1492 and 1494 and "A Scholarly Edition of the Gamaliel." Dean Delbrugge has demonstrated her commitment to expanding student opportunity, success and affordability. She makes advocacy for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and support for all students her priorities.We welcome Dean Delbrugge to to Old Dominion University and to the LLChat Podcast!
We are pleased to kick off our new series on Language Learning Apps, Tools, and Platforms with our special guest, Mr. Joe Dale! He is an independent languages consultant from the United Kingdom and an internationally recognized expert on technology and language learning. He taught French for 13 years before transitioning to consulting and launched the TiLT (Technology in Language Teaching) webinar series for free on distance teaching and learning. Mr. Dale regularly speaks at conferences and he has a YouTube Channel and webinars on any number of resources such as music, podcasting, DuoLingo, Storyboard, virtual language exchanges, and more. We welcome Mr. Joe Dale to LLChat! It is an honor to have you join us today!
Campus Ambassador, Meagan Campbell, is a senior at ODU with a major in International Studies and a minor in Japanese. She has been studying Japanese for three years and hopes to travel abroad. In her interview with LLChat host, Alexis Osipovs, Meagan describes her apprehension, motivation, and confidence from using such learning tools as the TalkAbroad platform and e-Portfolios to demonstrate her learning experiences.
In this episode, Alexis Osipovs shares her excitement in using the TalkAbroad platform. She describes her sense of accomplishment, self-reflection on her language learning process, and how this experience enhanced her love of French. Alexis is currently a Computer Science major at the University of Virginia and minors in French. She transferred from Old Dominion University where she was employed as an Assistant in the Language Learning Center.
Victoria Allen shares her "inspiring" experience using the TalkAbroad platform and e-Portfolio website as part of her Spanish studies at Old Dominion University in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. She discusses her desire to learn and work harder thanks to such tools with LLChat host, Alexis Osipovs. Victoria majors in International Studies.
Jessica Dooley is a senior majoring in WL&C with a concentration in French for Teacher Preparation. She shares her thoughts with LLChat host, Alexis Osipovs, on using such powerful learning tools as TalkAbroad and e-Portfolios. The TalkAbroad platform provides students from the Department of World Languages and Cultures with the unique opportunity to converse with native speakers from around the world. Each conversation practice takes place directly on the TalkAbroad website where students' real-time conversations are recorded. These telecollaborative conversations are becoming a standard practice for our students and faculty.
Our host, Alexis Osipovs, chats with Professor Annette Scavillo from the Department of World Languages and Cultures on her use of telecollaborative conversations using the TalkAbroad platform. She combines this powerful tool in her French and German courses with e-Portfolios and students' reflective learning processes.The TalkAbroad platform provides students with the unique opportunity to converse with native speakers from around the world.
We are joined today by our guest, Laurence Equilbey, a leading French conductor. She is the Founder and Music Director of the Insula Orchestra. On stage, she works with the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Camerata Salzburg, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and the Grand Théâtre de Provence. Equilbey is Artistic Director and Director of Education at the Department for Young Singers at the Paris Conservatoire. Our thanks to the LLChat hosts of this series, Alexis Osipovs and Dr. Peter Schulman. What a great team!Farrenc - Symphony No. 3 - II Adagio cantabileFarrenc - Symphony No. 1 - III Minuetto-ModeratoBeethoven Piono Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 , "Empereur" Gluck Orfeo Ed Euridice - Che puro Ciel! Che Chiaro Sol!Mozart Requiem in D Minor Lacrimosa
Welcome to the kick off to our new season and series on French Musicians, Composers, and Discoveries. We are joined today by our guest, Célimène Daudet, a contemporary classical pianist. Daudet has performed in such world renowned venues as Carnegie Hall, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Opéra de Lyon, and the Beijing National Center for performing Arts to name a few. She has won many prestigious competitions. Our appreciation to the LLChat hosts, Dr. Peter Schulman and Alexis Osipovs.
Justin Mejia is living a fascinating life in Japan as an English teacher. In our series, Where are They Now? ODU WL&C Alumni, he explains his position as an educator for the past six years in Nagoya, Japan. Justin graduated from ODU as a History major, International Studies minor, and studied Japanese. He earned an M.A. in English. We learn from his experiences the value of meeting new people, uncomfortable situations, the language process in social contexts, and study abroad. Our sincere thanks to Stephanie Webb and Alexis Osipovs for hosting this series!
In this episode of LLChat, podcast hosts Stephanie Webb and Alexis Osipovs interview Mr. Kevin Martinez, a middle school French teacher in Virginia Beach who studied French, Japanese, and Accounting at Old Dominion University. Kevin went on to study Linguistics for his Master's degree at ODU. His aspirations are to travel and teach abroad in France and Japan!
In this episode of LLChat, podcast host Kelsey interviews Mrs. Susan O'Brian Knight, a middle school French teacher in Virginia Beach City Public Schools who studied French at Old Dominion University. Tune in to hear her speak about the importance of traveling, undertaking a study-abroad experience, pursuing graduate studies, and adopting a life-long learner approach to world languages and cultures.
In this episode of LLChat, podcast host Kelsey interviews Mrs. Sherry Ferguson who studied French at ODU. She is not only a French teacher, but also the Dual-Enrollment Coordinator at her school in Courtland, VA. Tune in to hear her take on traveling, working with languages, and her no-textbook approach to learning languages.
Old Dominion University Alumni have exciting careers using their world language skills. They share with us the impact that knowing world languages and cultures has had on their chosen professions, graduate school studies, and on their personal lives. We can learn a great deal from their expertise and vast experiences. In this episode, ODU alumnus, Zachary Fitzpatrick shares his thoughts on graduate school at the University of Illinois at Chicago, his German Ph.D. studies and dissertation on Asian-German film representation, his study abroad experience, teaching abroad and in the U.S. , and more great advice for our current ODU world language students!
We kick off our new season of LLChat with a series dedicated to the use of Virtual Reality for languages and cultures. We discuss the use of the ImmerseMe tool with Kayla Murphy. Kayla has a great perspective on the topic based on her major in Games Studies and Design with French studies at Old Dominion University. Our host for this episode is Alexis Osipovs.Faculty in the Department of World Languages explore the use of Virtual Reality to learn French. With the support from the ODU Center for High Impact Practices and the HIP-XR Grant, the ImmerseMe tool was integrated into a novice-level French course during the spring 2021 semester. This unique project aligns the curricular concepts and themes discussed in class with the authentic scenarios using the ImmerseMe tool for asynchronous learning.
1We kick off our new season of LLChat with a series dedicated to the use of Virtual Reality for languages and cultures. We discuss the use of the ImmerseMe tool with Anne Cluff. She majors in Computer Science and studies French at Old Dominion University. Our host for this episode is Alexis Osipovs. Faculty in the Department of World Languages explore the use of Virtual Reality to learn French. With the support from the ODU Center for High Impact Practices and the HIP-XR Grant, the ImmerseMe tool was integrated into a novice-level French course during the spring 2021 semester. This unique project aligns the curricular concepts and themes discussed in class with the authentic scenarios using the ImmerseMe tool for asynchronous learning.
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