Language and Culture with Dr. J

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The host of this podcast is affectionately referred to by students and colleagues as Dr. J. In this podcast, Dr. J interviews fascinating experts from various disciplines—politicians, artists, professionals from the field of medicine, law, business and more—as well as language educators and many amazing students from all over the world. The podcast includes episodes in English, French, Spanish, German, and Hungarian. Tune in and enjoy fun and thought-provoking discussions about culture, identity, and language, and how these affect all areas of work and life.

Episodes

Thursday May 07, 2020

Language and Identity - An Interview with Nora Heaven [English / German / Hungarian]

Thursday May 07, 2020

One of the central topics of this podcast is cultural identity. In this episode Dr. J welcomes a good friend, Nora Heaven, to the podcast and focuses on the question of what it is like to juggle three languages and cultures on a daily basis. Nora’s parents are Hungarian, her husband is English and she was born and raised in Germany. Nora and Dr. J experiment with speaking English, German and Hungarian together to see how their voices, their body language and their general mood and attitude change with each language.

Languages spoken in this episode: The narration and interview summary are in English. Most of the interview is in English, with one brief part in German and a short segment in Hungarian.