“I have been enjoying the witty sparring between Stephen and Angela. Recent interview with Luis von Ahn of Duolingo was fascinating. As a lang educator, I was caught by surprise by your statement that L2 skills are among the least valued among employers and would love to hear a fact check on that. In fact, it would be great if you could revisit the value of L2 acquisition among monolingual Americans from the standpoint of equity and race relations in the US in a future episode. I would think that L2 skill-building among English native speakers is becoming more important than ever, especially now that our nation’s clear lack of international communicative competence has been made apparent by political tensions and massive disparities in equity have been exposed by the pandemic.”
Inga la Gringa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/22/20