72 - Season 6 - Kim Potowski’s master class in heritage languages

Hear why Kim Potowski, a professor of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has a passion for preserving heritage languages, and how she teaches speakers of these languages. De-stigmatizing the way that a Spanish bilingual speaks his or her home language, in Kim’s view, “is a question of social justice.” Listen now to Episode 72 of America the Bilingual. MUSIC CREDITS Komiku - In the restaurant https://bit.ly/3OfJTOs Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion Loyalty Freak Music - Waiting TTTT https://bit.ly/3HEwICx John Bartmann - Heart of acceptance https://bit.ly/JohnBartmann_Heartofacceptance Frederic Lardon feat. Laura Palmeé - Dans la piscine https://bit.ly/3xiKf0I Koi-discovery - Oxforf by night https://bit.ly/3xn39Ua

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America the Bilingual is a storytelling podcast designed to inspire people on their journey to bilingualism. We'll listen to people who have become bilingual, especially native-English speakers who learned another language as adults (that is, the hard way). How did they do it? Why did they do it? How do they lead their bilingual lives? You'll find out every two weeks.