Welcome to Pride 2021! This year for Pride Month, I wanted to do a series of episodes dedicated to my community, the LGBTQIA+ community, aka the Queer Community. In this third part, I sit down with @multilingualmarissa to discuss the survey they conducted of the language-learning community (with the help of the wonderful @the.far.see). Together we dive intoContinue reading “We identify as… (Pride 2021, Ep. 3)”
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Neither, Nor (Pride 2021, Ep. 2)
Welcome to Pride 2021! This year for Pride Month, I wanted to do a series of episodes dedicated to my community, the LGBTQIA+ community, aka the Queer Community. In this second part, I talk about grammatical gender as a concept, gendered language, non-binary pronouns, and how we can appropriately navigate the difficulties of gendered language,Continue reading “Neither, Nor (Pride 2021, Ep. 2)”
Queer Polyglotting (Pride 2021, Ep. 1)
Welcome to Pride 2021! This year for Pride Month, I wanted to do a series of episodes dedicated to my community, the LGBTQIA+ community, aka the Queer Community. In this first part, I talk about my journey with my queer identity and how it interacted with my language learning throughout the years. I also getContinue reading “Queer Polyglotting (Pride 2021, Ep. 1)”
MSA & Colloquial: How to study Arabic (Ep. 18)
Some of the most common questions that I receive are: Should I study MSA or colloquial Arabic? Which dialect should I pick? Which should I learn first- MSA or colloquial? So join me in part 3 of this series looking at Arabic dialects and diglossia, where we’ll discussing how to choose between studying MSA orContinue reading “MSA & Colloquial: How to study Arabic (Ep. 18)”
Dialects, Dialects (Ep. 17)
One of my favorite topics to discuss is Arabic diglossia and dialectology! So here is the second part in a multi-part series looking at Arabic dialects. In Part 2 I’m talking about the different dialects of Arabic and some of the things that make them different. In coming episodes, we’ll be talking about how toContinue reading “Dialects, Dialects (Ep. 17)”
Di- What? Diglossia! (Ep. 16)
One of my favorite topics to discuss is Arabic diglossia and dialectology! So here is the first part in a multi-part series looking at Arabic dialects. In Part 1 I’m talking about what it means to be a diglossic language; and in coming episodes, we’ll be talking about Arabic dialects and how to approach studyingContinue reading “Di- What? Diglossia! (Ep. 16)”
What does the owl say? (Ep. 15)
We all joke about the Duolingo owl and its fake threats to remind you to study your target language daily. But what is the real value of Duolingo? Can you learn a language from the platform? Can it help? Is it good and effective? This week I dive into my feelings around, and critiques of,Continue reading “What does the owl say? (Ep. 15)”
Arabic in Persian (Ep. 14)
One of my favorite topics to discuss, and something I get asked about a lot, is the influence of Arabic on the Persian language. This is the topic that first really got me into language contact, historical linguistics, and Iranian linguistics; so, it’s very close to me heart. Check out this long episode of meContinue reading “Arabic in Persian (Ep. 14)”
Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 2 (Ep. 13)
omething I often get asked about is the differences between the 3 major dialects of Persian: Iranian (Farsi), Afghan (Dari), and Tajik. This is a topic I’ve studied a lot, as a student/speaker of Dari and Tajik who had to learn Iranian Persian in a pinch. So, I’ve tried to work through the major differencesContinue reading “Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 2 (Ep. 13)”
Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 1 (Ep. 12)
Something I often get asked about is the differences between the 3 major dialects of Persian: Iranian (Farsi), Afghan (Dari), and Tajik. This is a topic I’ve studied a lot, as a student/speaker of Dari and Tajik who had to learn Iranian Persian in a pinch. So, I’ve tried to work through the major differencesContinue reading “Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 1 (Ep. 12)”
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