I had a blast talking to Dr. Christina Keppie in this final episode of The Podling's first season! She gives us her linguistic origin story within a study abroad trip to Belgium and we hear about her fascinating new Linguistics &amp; Canadian-American Studies course on the Acadian diaspora —&nbsp;a community she'd learned about on that very study abroad trip. Plus, Christina shares her experiences with teaching French language and linguistics as a Canadian Francophone.
 
<a href="https://chss.wwu.edu/linguistics/fall-2021-300-and-400-level-courses">More info about LING &amp; C/AM 302: Acadian Diaspora in Canada and the US</a>
 
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hyc_kPgHLFnDz1UVsLKPEJXAjprRI8FtRG4dtDoHZ0w/edit?usp=sharing">Episode transcript</a> by Graham Blair
 
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Trailer: Welcome to The Podling ... Season 2!

Asking "What is linguistics?" and answering with what it looks like out in the world, starting with the linguists at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.