The Institute and our affiliated centers and programs record selected lectures and make them available to the public. To date we have published 812 podcasts.
This podcast discusses the role of grammar instruction for Heritage second/foreign language learners (HLLs). It reviews a few empirical studies to explore types of grammatical instruction that are helpful for the development of HLLs' linguistic and communicative competence. The podcast also discusses different ways of grammar instruction such as: deductively versus inductively; implicitly versus explicitly....
A book talk with Spencer Ackerman, author & Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter...
A panel discussion about cultural exchange with UCLA students & faculty...
A lecture by John Holmwood, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom....
An interview with Dr. Gabriela Nik Ilieva from New York University about Hindi heritage language learners and their performance during ACTFL OPIs....
A book talk with Peter Martin, author and defense policy and intelligence reporter at Bloomberg...
CERS Graduate Lecture Series: Matthew McCoy, UCLA Anthropology...
Debating the effect of the new Indo-Pacific security alliance and impact on regional calculations...
CMED Chats is a unique monthly series that engages charismatic guests who are from the Middle East and North Africa or connected to the region in some capacity. Our host, CMED Research Fellow, Dr. Eric Bordenkircher, will sit down for a one-on-one casual chat of at least 30 minutes, covering a variety of topics that...
An interview with Bhavya Singh, an Instructor Technology Specialist with STARTALK, who discusses a project-based learning in a Hindi immersion girl scout troop in Northen California. The interviewee analyses various language pedagogical approaches and second language acquisition theories as the foundation principle of this language learning model through various real-world performance-based tasks....
In this last of 3 sessions on Afghanistan and MENA, we assess and predict the impact on the country itself, the states it borders, the region surrounding the Taliban victory, and the impact of recent events on the balance between Mideast countries. A distinguished panel from varied backgrounds provides the basis for explaining the crisis...
In the second event of CMED's three-part Afghanistan and MENA series, experts from the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA), based at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, share their insights on the fall of Afghanistan and its implications for its neighbors in the Middle East and US foreign policy. Brief...
The Taliban victory in Afghanistan creates a variety of changes and challenges for the Middle East. On the other hand, the US being out of Afghanistan may permit it greater ability to defend and protect its local associates and allies. This discussion addresses these alternative directions and attempts to provide some initial answers, directions, and...
CMED Chats is a unique monthly series that will engage charismatic guests who are from the Middle East and North Africa or connected to the region in some capacity. Our host, CMED Director, Dr. Steven Spiegel, will sit down for a one-on-one casual chat of at least 30 minutes, covering a variety of topics that...
In this live event, former Canadian officials, Michael J. Molloy, Andrew Robinson, and David Viveash, reflect on past peace negotiations and what the international community can learn from them going forward. Brief presentations were followed by audience Q&A....
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