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  1. Word of Mouth Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qtnz/episodes/downloads
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Languages
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting

    BBC radio series about the English language and the way it is spoken. Presented by Michael Rosen, the programmes look at all aspects of the spoken word from slang, acronyms, strange vocabulary, jargon and poetry; along with etymology, and changes through time and among society. Recent episodes include, Dyslexia, in which Professor Maggie Snowling explains what it is and how to understand it, and Me, Myself & AI about how the conversation skills by the likes of Siri, Alexa and Cortana are designed. Older episodes such as The Naming of Art Movements or How Shakespeare Spoke are also available indefinitely.

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  2. Seeing Speech Streaming

    Link
    https://www.seeingspeech.ac.uk
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Languages, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    Online resource created by researchers from six Scottish universities to provide teachers and students of phonetics with examples of ultrasound tongue imaging (UTI) and lip video speech, magnetic resonance imaging video speech and 2D midsagittal head animations. The website offers a series of < ahref="https://www.seeingspeech.ac.uk/ipa-charts/">interactive charts which allow the user to listen to sounds and see vocal-organ movements imaged with either ultrasound, MRI or in animated form. There is also the Dynamics Dialects interactive articulatory accent database, which contains an articulatory video-based corpus of speech samples from world-wide accents of English. Resources on this site are grouped into: Accent Map, Accent Chart and an Introduction to UTI and Lip video recording techniques.

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  3. The Allusionist Streaming

    Link
    https://www.theallusionist.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Languages
    Type of resource
    Podcasting

    Described simply as ‘a podcast about language’ this is a funny and educational show, hosted by Helen Zaltzman. Using language experts, listener questions, and words of the day the programme explores the English language, in particular where words and phrases come from. The show’s website can be searched by ‘episodes’ (there are 85 so far) and lexicon, which offers a list of words ordered alphabetically with a link to the relevant programme concerning that word.

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  4. Cultural Equity Streaming

    Link
    http://www.culturalequity.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Ethnology, Languages, Music, Radio Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Information Sources, Lists, Streaming/Download

    The idea that the expressive traditions of all local and ethnic cultures should be equally valued was at the heart of musicologist Alan Lomax’s career. His Sound, Photograph and Video collections, which are the legacy of his extensive field research carried out between 1946-1990, can now be accessed online via the Cultural Equity website. Gems include The New Orleans Jazz Interviews (1949), the England and Wales folk songs (1951-1958), blues artist Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Jones, and Caribbean 1962, just when the British West Indies were on the verge of independence. There are also three YouTube channels: The Alan Lomax Archive, which offers video clips from Lomax’s “American Patchwork” fieldwork (1978-1983), thus far including Mississippi Delta and Hill Country, Appalachia, New Orleans, Cajun Louisiana, Johns Island, SC; The Global Jukebox Channel with 600 recorded language examples collected by Lomax for Parlametrics, his study of speaking style, and the Cultural Equity Channel set up to provide Grenadians at home and in the Diaspora with an interactive online resource for Grenadian folkways and an outlet for cultural feedback.

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  5. Thinking With Things Streaming

    Link
    https://www.ashmolean.org/podcasts
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Archaeology, Astronomy, German Studies, History, Languages, Literature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Series of curated podcasts in which an academic from Oxford University chooses an object from the Ashmolean Museum and speaks about it in the context of their own research and interests. Historians, scientists, mathematicians and linguists take their turn, amongst them Diarmaid MacCulloch speaking about the Reformation in the context of a medal from the reign of Henry VIII and Marcus Du Sautoy on the mathematical implications of carved neolithic stones.

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  6. NativLang Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMk_WSPy3EE16aK5HLzCJzw
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Languages
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    YouTube channel featuring brief but informative animated videos on the history of written and spoken languages, linguistics, grammar and writing systems. The style is somewhat breathless but the content is academically sound and the enthusiasm of the presenter - whose interest in language ranges from Latin and Old Norse to Japanese and Tibetan - is infectious. Some of the content is strikingly original, such as an analysis of the grammar of an Islamic State communique in French about the attack on the Bataclan in Paris in November 2015 .

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  7. Socratica Streaming

    Link
    https://www.socratica.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, History, Languages, Literature, Mathematics, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Streaming/Download

    Educational videos on a wide variety of disciplines, inspired by the ethos that certain ideas and concepts benefit from being presented in an engaging audiovisual format. A blog on the ‘Socratica Method’ features highlights from the collection and information about the use of av material as a pedagogical tool. There are also four language channels: German, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Suitable for various levels, from primary to university. Although the videos are not arranged according to educational level it is generally clear from the context who the intended audience is.

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  8. Lexicon Valley Streaming

    Link
    http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley.html
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Languages
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Humorous, yet scholarly and informative, this engaging podcast about language, linguistics, syntax, etymology, and everything to do with words and their usage packs a huge amount of interesting information into each of its c.30 minute episodes. The presenters Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield have covered everything from the use of double negatives in Shakespeare, the story of ‘Ain’t’, and ‘How New York Became the Big Apple’.

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  9. Med-Mem Streaming

    Link
    http://www.copeam.org/activities-category/audiovisual-product/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Agriculture, Archaeology, Art, Economics, Geography, History, Languages, Media Studies, Music, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download

    The results of a project to collect shared memories of the Mediterranean are presented on this website, which provides free access to over 4,000 audiovisual items from the region. Fourteen institutions from the Mediterranean region took part in the project, including broadcasters from Palestine, Israel, Spain, France, Italy, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Croatia. The site presents a selection of curated clips, aiming to provide a picture of the heritage, culture and history of the Mediterranean area. The clips are accompanied by wide range of editorial content, offering the opportunity to explore by theme and collection, with maps and timelines to aid navigation. Themes cover arts, economy, trade, industry, eco-systems, water issues, food and cooking, migration etc. The site is available in English, French and Arabic. Now under Copeam.

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  10. Library of Congress Webcasts Streaming

    Link
    http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/index.php
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    American Studies, Art, Drama, Film Studies, Information Studies, Languages, Literature, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download

    These webcasts consist of lectures and talks by experts, academics, researchers and archivist. The Library of Congress has many different sites, collections and projects, covering a wide range of subjects: all are well-represented here and have been divided into eight broad subject areas: Biography, History, Performing Arts, Education, Government, Poetry and Literature, Religion and Science & Technology. Users can narrow their searches further within these broad headings, according to project/site/collection eg. The American Folklife Center, the Music Division, the Digital Future and You project, to name but three. The webcasts come with a brief description, date when uploaded and fully searchable transcripts. There is also a section for recently added webcasts. Although the talking head format is slightly old-fashioned the content is good and its searchability makes it a useful and user-friendly resource.

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