What's it like to live in a country with more than 830 different languages? Where not many people speak only one language and most of us use two or three or four languages every day? Where most of us use Pidgin English to talk to each other in? The country is Papua New Guinea. I'm Professor Craig Volker and I'm lucky enough to live in Papua New Guinea. Together on this podcast, every couple weeks ... more
Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | a year ago |
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Category | Society & Culture |
Have you ever been confused by the different ways the same word is spelled (or spelt)? Like color and colour? Or center and centre? Listen and find out why this happens.
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One of the reasons so few Papua New Guineans work as United Nations public servants is that they do not have the necessary language skills. Listen and find out which languages you need to be able to speak to work at the UN.
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Papua New Guinea is famous for being a small country with more languages than any other country? But why does it have so many? Listen and find out!
To read the article this episode was based on, go to www.thenational.com.pg/why-does-png-ha... more
Phonics has become a buzzword in teaching children to read English, but how does it work for Papua New Guineans? English is a second language here and children usually come to school not knowing how to speak English. Can phonics help them learn to sp... more
Have you ever heard PNG languages described as "primitive"? Do you think English is more developed than your language? Before you answer, listen to this!
To read the article this episode was based on, go to: www.thenational.com.pg/how-primit... more
Indonesia is Papua New Guinea's closest neighbour, but do you know what languages are spoken on the other side of the border? And how many? Listen and find out!
To read the article this episode was based on, go to www.thenational.com.pg/wh... more
English is a terrible language for spelling and many students have a lot of difficulty in learning how to spell correctly. But English is the language of education in Papua New Guinea and we have to learn how to spell it correctly. What's a teacher t... more
For many centuries no one spoke Hebrew as a home language. It was known only through books and dictionaries. But now it is once again the home language of millions of people. How did this happen and what lessons are there for Papua New Guinea?
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As a person who thinks of themselves as somewhat curious about diverse topics (or what used to be known as a jack of all trades), I listened to Professor Volker’s podcast with great interest.
I had no idea about the rich linguistic history of that part of the world, although it makes a lot of obvious sense. What I appreciate is that Volker makes it intelligible and accessible to a nonprofessional such as myself. He speaks so clearly and without a lot of jargon that it was easy to follow along, l... more
Incredibly rich and interesting information. I had no idea there were so many languages or the politics behind which languages are chosen to be the primary language. Wonderful podcast! I will be subscribing!
Fascinating! An insightful comparison of language education between two neighbours, PNG and Indonesia. It really highlighted how both neighbours have opportunities to learn from each other about ways to enhance language education in each respective country which have the world’s highest level of linguistic diversity.
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