In Episode 6, RU Bilingual talks about third language (L3) acquisition. We talk about L3 acquisition by bilinguals, describe who L3 learners are, and discuss current research in L3 acquisition.

RU Bilingual members that participated in Episode 6:

Kyle Parrish

Jiawei Shao

In Episode 5, RU Bilingual talks about language attitudes. We discuss attitudes towards second language acquisition and heritage language. We talk about our experiences and our research as they relate to the impact of language attitudes on bilingualism. 

RU Bilingual members that participated in Episode 5:

Esther Hur

Gabriela Constantin-Dureci

In Episode 4, RUBilingual talks about second language learning. We discuss the advantages of learning a second language. We also talk about our experiences learning a second language as adults and describe what was easy, what was hard, and what strategies helped us acquire and maintain our second language.

RUBilingual members that participated in Episode 4:

Laura Fernández-Arroyo

Juan José Garrido 

Iván Andréu

In Episode 3, RUBilingual talks about heritage languages. We interviewed Elías Ticona, who is in charge of indigenous affairs in the Department of Education of the government of Chile. Mr. Ticona is also a linguist and a professor of Aymara as a second language. In the interview, he tells us about the status of Aymara as a heritage language and his experience as a heritage speaker of Aymara.

RUBilingual member that participated in Episode 3:

Jennifer Markovits

In Episode 2, RUBilingual talks about raising bilingual children in the US. We interviewed Dr. Michele Goldin, who is currently an Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education and TESOL at Touro College, NY. At the time of this interview, Dr. Goldin was a Visiting Assistant Professor at University at Albany, SUNY, NY. Dr. Goldin is a researcher of bilingual education and a mother of two bilingual children. In the interview, she tells us about the importance of raising bilingual children, and she comments on her personal experience in a bilingual household.

RUBilingual members that participated in Episode 2:

Patrick Thane

Kyle Parrish

In our first episode, RUbilingual talks about what it means to be bilingual. We dispel some common myths about speaking two or more languages. Also, we interview bilinguals in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at Rutgers University and they tell us about the positive impact that bilingualism has had in their lives.

RUBilingual Members that participated in today's discussion: 

Nicole Rodríguez

Juan José Garrido

Ezequiel Durand López

Welcome to the RUBilingual Podcast! Stay tuned for information about bilingualism, linguistics, and other related research with special guests from researchers and professors in the field of Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition.