Are children really better at learning language than adults? Is an unknown language a "barrier," or a door to another culture? What is an idiom, anyway? Lindsay Szper and Rose Thomas refer to Hannah Arendt on the mother tongue, James Baldwin on good bread, and the power of friendship to learn a language and to repair the world. <br><br>Lindsay studies language pedagogy at The New School and is working on a masters in Oral History at Columbia. Listen to <a href="https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-m22pb-13eb2a8"">Part 1 of this interview,</a> "What I Need is a Friend," to learn more about Culture Without Borders Language Collective (CWB), the community school for world languages that Lindsay co-founded. CWB believes the best way to learn language is through friendship. <br><br>You can get in touch with Lindsay at [email protected].<br><br>Lindsay gave Rose Thomas this great working definition for "idiom":<br><i>An idiom is a collocation of words that tend to go together and represent a common cultural notion or understanding.</i><br><br>Nice! Lindsay and Rose Thomas refer to many brilliant texts and people in this episode, listed here for further inspiration. :-)<br><br>Gabriel Wyner, author of <i>Fluent Forever</i>, says <a href="https://fluent-forever.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/625-List-Alphabetical.pdf"> these 625 vocabulary words</a> will let you communicate in any language.<br>Rose Thomas mentions the mom and dad from the Campania winemaking family of the<a href="https://www.terrestregate.it/en/"> Terre Stregate</a> estate.<br><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/authors/penny-ur">Penny Ur</a>, a language pedagogy specialist, considers some of the advantages adult language learners have (compared to children) when learning a language.<br>More information on <a href="http://oralhistory.columbia.edu/"> University’s Oral History Master of Arts (OHMA) Program</a> and the <a href=https://www.newschool.edu/teaching-english-certificate/">Certificate in Teaching English program</a> at The New School.<br>More information about <a href="https://seidlitzblog.org/2020/09/22/what-is-the-affective-filter-and-why-is-it-important-in-the-classroom/">the "affective filter"</a>.<br>Lindsay also referred to the language scholar <a href="https://youtu.be/pX6UZNQXL_w">Dianne Larson Freeman</a> in Part 1 of the interview. <br>Lindsay's favorite three minutes on the internet begin at Lindsay mentioned this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbGIREz0ak0">15-minute video on Youtube</a> by Robin Waldun that summarizes the Benjamin essay. Reflections on the French word maman come from Waldun’s video.<br>Lindsay learned the saying "Cada cabeza es un mundo" from her friend <a href="http://oralhistory.columbia.edu/current-student-bios/people/florencia-ruiz-mendoza-2022">Florencia Ruiz Mendoza</a>, a researcher, lecturer, activist, and longtime advocate against forced disappearance in Mexico. <br>This is the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8117303-to-be-sensual-i-think-is-to-respect-and-rejoice">James Baldwin quote about bread </a> from <i>The Fire Next Time.</i><br>Should Modo di Bere make a spinoff podcast all about different cultural conceptions of the word "bread"? <br> Send your opinion in an <a href="https://instagram.com/mododibere">Instagram</a> DM or an email through the <a href="https://mododibere.com">Modo di Bere website.</a><br><br>If you love the show and want it to continue, please support Modo di Bere on Patreon! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MododiBere"> www.patreon.com/MododiBere</a><br>Follow Modo di Bere on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and find out more about the project at <a href="https://www.mododibere.com">www.mododibere.com</a>.<br>Puoi ascoltare questa intervista in italiano! Cerca <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modo-di-bere-italiano/id1675575364 ">Modo di Bere Italiano</a> ovunque ascolti i podcast.<br>Music composed by Ersilia Prosperi for the band Ou: <a href="https://oumusic.bandcamp.com"> www.oumusic.bandcamp.com</a><br> Audio recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister with assistance from Steve Silverstein. <br> [email protected]