The Language Resource Podcast

Welcome to the new NCLRC Language Resource Podcast Your place on the web for exciting foreign language video and audio, from our friendly staff at the National Capital Language Resource Center.

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Live interview with Bayoan, from Puerto Rico

Adrian Brito interviews a friend from Puerto Rico, Bayoan, at NCLRC headquarters in Washington, DC. This is the first video podcast as part of NCLRC's Culture Club Hangout, where teens from around the world answer questions about their lives. Bayoan has strong opinions about the US and international politics, as you will find when you watch to this podcast. WATCH.

For more information, see teachers' guide and interview questions in various languages: Transcripts in Spanish and English are available in the Culture Club Hangout.

Live interview with Natalia, an Argentinean who lives in Puerto Rico

Adrian Brito interviews a friend in Puerto Rico, Natalia, who is from Argentina. This is part of NCLRC's Culture Club Hangout, where teens from around the world answer questions about their lives. You can download the transcript of this interview here.
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See teachers' guide to classroom activities and interview questions in various languages.

Tutorial on using iTunes to play this audio and using the material in your class.

Maritza G. Gonzalez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Global Career Opportunities & Languages

Global Career Opportunities & Languages is a forum held on February 27, 2007 at George Washington University’s Marvin Center, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to inform young people of the potential careers they might find that would It was presented by the National Museum of Language (NML), in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). This segment is a highlight of the talk given by Maritza G. Gonzalez a Fellow with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, chaired by Congresswoman Grace Flores Napolitano. Maritza was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is a recent graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelors degree in Neuroscience and minor in Spanish. Maritza plans on becoming a physician with a background in promotion of public health within the Latino community. WATCH

Richard L. Buangan, Department of Commerce, Global Career Opportunities & Languages

Global Career Opportunities & Languages is a forum held on February 27, 2007 at George Washington University’s Marvin Center, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to inform young people of the potential careers they might find that would It was presented by the National Museum of Language (NML), in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). This segment is a highlight of the talk given by Richard L. Buangan who joined the United States Foreign Service in 1999 and is currently enrolled in Chinese Mandarin language training to prepare him for his next assignment as Deputy Press Spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China in 2008. Richard served as Special Assistant to Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. He is the recipient of the Department of State’s Superior Honor Award. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Buangan holds a BA in Political Science and Economics Magna Cum Laude from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, and speaks French and Spanish. WATCH

Michael Choi, Department of Commerce, Global Career Opportunities & Languages

Global Career Opportunities & Languages is a forum held on February 27, 2007 at George Washington University’s Marvin Center, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to inform young people of the potential careers they might find that would It was presented by the National Museum of Language (NML), in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). This segment is a highlight of the talk given by Michael Choi an NSEP Flagship Fellowship in 2004 who studied advanced Korean. He now works as an International Trade Specialist focusing on Korea/Taiwan with the Market Access and Compliance section of the International Trade Administration within the Department of Commerce. WATCH

Stacia Falat, National Security Education Program (NSEP), Global Career Opportunities & Languages

Global Career Opportunities & Languages is a forum held on February 27, 2007 at George Washington University’s Marvin Center, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to inform young people of the potential careers they might find that would It was presented by the National Museum of Language (NML), in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). This segment is a highlight of the talk given by Stacia Falat a Research Specialist supporting NSEP award recipients who are seeking federal positions to fulfill their service requirement. WATCH

Edmond Collier, National Security Education Program (NSEP), Global Career Opportunities & Languages

Global Career Opportunities & Languages is a forum held on February 27, 2007 at George Washington University’s Marvin Center, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to inform young people of the potential careers they might find that would It was presented by the National Museum of Language (NML), in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). This segment is a highlight of the talk given by Edmond Collier the Deputy Director of the National Security Education Program (NSEP). He wrote the guidance that established procedures for NSEP. Dr. Collier directs the program's external affairs and chairs the Service Committee, which approves federal work done by NSEP award recipients. WATCH

Everette Jordan , National Virtual Translation Center, Global Career Opportunities & Languages

Global Career Opportunities & Languages is a forum held on February 27, 2007 at George Washington University’s Marvin Center, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to inform young people of the potential careers they might find that would It was presented by the National Museum of Language (NML), in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC). This segment is a highlight of the talk given by Everette Jordan the founding Director of the Intelligence Community's National Virtual Translation Center. In this role, he and his staff have created a national cadre of translators whose mission is to handle the overflow of foreign language material needing translation by the various agencies and bureaus within the Intelligence Community. A translator by training, Mr. Jordan has held several working-level, managerial, administrative, and staff positions within the Intelligence Community and Capitol Hill. Realizing that language ability is a perishable commodity, he works to maintain his proficiency in Arabic, Russian, and Spanish. He holds a B.A. in Russian from the University of Md. and an M.A. in Theology from St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. WATCH

Effective Clasroom Interaction
NCLRC 2006 Summer Institutes

Hong Gang Jin presented an NCLRC Summer Institute May 25, 2006 on the topic, Teaching Techniques for Effective Classroom Interaction. In this video, you can see highlights of that institute, including her discussion of interaction, types of questions teachers should ask, and activities to promote interaction. You will also see participants planning and discussing lessons they created to promote interaction in their Chinese language classrooms. WATCH
If you'd like to sign up for Dr. Jin's institute this summer, see our schedule and register here: http://nclrc.org/profdev/nclrc_inst_pres/summer_inst.html

Capital City Chinatown
Friday September 15, 2006

This is a product of NCLRC's Video Production Summer Institute taught by Rich Robin of George Washington University in July, 2006. It is a tour of DC's Chinatown, narrated in Chinese. Dr. Robin will be giving a workshop at ACTFL on Video Production, too. WATCH

JACKS Graduation
Friday July 28, 2006

The end of the final ceremony: "I believe I can fly" sung by Jarmone Davis and accompanied by the students, teachers, and families. WATCH

JACKS Graduation Ceremony - Arabic class
Friday July 28, 2006

Arabic students at Howard University's JACKS Program perform a Palestinian dance led by their assistant teacher, Shurouq. WATCH

JACKS Graduation Ceremony - Korean Folk Dance
Friday July 28, 2006

The Korean class put on this traditional dance, wearing masks that represent people at different stages of life. WATCH