Just to Be Clear is a podcast from the Tools for Clear Speech (TfCS) program at Baruch College. Each episode of JTBC explores a different aspect of learning and teaching spoken English, and features interviews with TfCS Speech Consultants, expert guests, and Baruch’s own multilingual students. Along the way, we discover connections between language and culture, bust myths about second language learning, and share strategies for improving pronunciation and communication.
Accompanying each episode are online practice materials for students to build fluency, vocabulary, and listening skills. Check out the practice materials on our website at jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu.
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Just to Be Clear is a podcast from the Tools for Clear Speech (TfCS) program at Baruch College. Each episode of JTBC explores a different aspect of learning and teaching spoken English, and features interviews with TfCS Speech Consultants, expert guests, and Baruch’s own multilingual students. Along the way, we discover connections between language and culture, bust myths about second language learning, and share strategies for improving pronunciation and communication.
Accompanying each episode are online practice materials for students to build fluency, vocabulary, and listening skills. Check out the practice materials on our website at jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu.
To learn more about what it means to be multilingual, Curriculum Specialist Kim Edmunds interviews Dr. Eva Fernández, Associate Provost for Innovation and Student Success at Queens College, CUNY. You'll also meet Baruch graduate student Li Ma, who tells us about her experience speaking multiple languages and the rewards and challenges of academic life.
To investigate exactly what "fluency" means, Curriculum Specialist Kim Edmunds and Speech Consultant Carolyn Saylor-Loof interview Alan Kennedy, Professor at the Columbia University American Language Program.
TfCS Speech Consultants Alex Hadden and Andras Molnar chat about the most effective ways to learn a language abroad, sharing some of their personal experiences along the way.
Curriculum Specialists Kim Edmunds and Tristan Thorne talk about what an accent is and isn’t – and, more importantly, what it means to be intelligible.
Just to Be Clear is a podcast from the Tools for Clear Speech (TfCS) program at Baruch College. Each episode of JTBC explores a different aspect of learning and teaching spoken English, and features interviews with TfCS Speech Consultants, expert guests, and Baruch’s own multilingual students. Along the way, we discover connections between language and culture, bust myths about second language learning, and share strategies for improving pronunciation and communication.
Accompanying each episode are online practice materials for students to build fluency, vocabulary, and listening skills. Check out the practice materials on our website at jtbc.baruch.cuny.edu.
