Chasing Encounters
82 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Chasing Encounters, a podcast where we share stories that connect us, enlighten us, and encourage us to move forward. e encounter people from all walks of life, mainly BIPOC, people with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community. At the heart of our conversations are language, culture, and identity, but most importantly, how these various encounters meet and intersect.
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Host/Producer:
Yecid Ortega is an avid interest in social justice and anti-racism theory in language education.
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Volunteer:
Melissa Carter is a Masters student at OISE who is interested in learning about how education and gender intersect. She teaches at secondary school, usually Core French. She likes walking, travelling, reading, and sharing a chat over a hot chocolate.
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CES2E3-Peru Language And Culture
October 01, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBYojana from the Andes in Peru teaches us how foreign names clash Indigenous ways of naming children and how people are accepting modernity in contemporary Peru. She describes how the Quechua language has been forbidden in some schools and the society bringing discrimination and exploitation of Indigenous women while living in the city. She shares her stories of struggle and survival with her family and the community as being an important conduit for resilience in times of scarcity. She finall...
CES2E3-Peru language and culture
September 30, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBYojana from the Andes in Peru teaches us how foreign names clash Indigenous ways of naming children and how people are accepting modernity in contemporary Peru. She describes how the Quechua language has been forbidden in some schools and the society bringing discrimination and exploitation of Indigenous women while living in the city. She shares her stories of struggle and survival with her family and the community as being an important conduit for resilience in times of scarcity. She finall...
CES2E2-Implications Of Provincial Policies
September 23, 2019 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBFrom a journey through different places, east to west Canada and the USA, Jacqueline Beaulieu helps us understand the connection between family, community and student collective decisions. In the first part of the podcast, we discussed how universities manage the ancillary fees and the policies that oversee the decision-making process. Jacqueline describes how opting out of services fees may or not affect vulnerable student population at universities. In the second part of the podcast, she de...
CES2E2-Implications of provincial policies
September 22, 2019 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBFrom a journey through different places, east to west Canada and the USA, Jacqueline Beaulieu helps us understand the connection between family, community and student collective decisions. In the first part of the podcast, we discussed how universities manage the ancillary fees and the policies that oversee the decision-making process. Jacqueline describes how opting out of services fees may or not affect vulnerable student population at universities. In the second part of the podcast, she de...
CES2E1-Raciolinguistic Ideologies
September 02, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this new season of Chasing Encounters, we have Dr. Jonathan Rosa from Stanford University who inspired us with his vast knowledge at the intersections of race and language. From his connections to Canada and Chicago, Dr. Rosa enlightens us with ideas of how the way race plays into perceptions of domesticity and foreignness and how his experiences have shaped his interest in broader sociopolitical questions about language, identity, history and colonialism. We also discussed what a theory o...
CES2E1-Raciolinguistic ideologies
September 01, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this new season of Chasing Encounters, we have Dr. Jonathan Rosa from Stanford University who inspired us with his vast knowledge at the intersections of race and language. From his connections to Canada and Chicago, Dr. Rosa enlightens us with ideas of how the way race plays into perceptions of domesticity and foreignness and how his experiences have shaped his interest in broader sociopolitical questions about language, identity, history and colonialism. We also discussed what a theory o...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 13 - Special Summer Episode - Race And Accent
July 05, 2019 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBChasing Encounters Special Summer Episode “ I thought I was getting a Canadian teacher,” Vijay Ramjattan says when an English student thought he was a white English teacher. In this special Summer episode of Chasing Encounters, Vijay delights us with a provocative conversation about how race, whiteness and accent intersect. It is not only in Canada, but a global issue that white native speakers are preferred in the English language teaching market, especially if they speak the American varia...
CES1E13- Special Summer Episode - Race And Accent
July 04, 2019 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBChasing Encounters Special Summer Episode “ I thought I was getting a Canadian teacher,” Vijay Ramjattan says when an English student thought he was a white English teacher. In this special Summer episode of Chasing Encounters, Vijay delights us with a provocative conversation about how race, whiteness and accent intersect. It is not only in Canada, but a global issue that white native speakers are preferred in the English language teaching market, especially if they speak the American varia...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 12 - Life Connected
May 01, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 36.5 MBFrom London, Ontario (Canada) and background roots in Greece, Maria help us understand how not only education has been a doorway for opportunities and experiences in life but can be a site for oppression. While attempting to challenge patriarchy and hyper-capitalism, she warns us of dangerous conceptions of freedom of expression that further invisibilize marginalized people’s voices. Maria invites us to connect back to our communities to counter notions of competition, progress and developmen...
CES1E12-Life connected
April 30, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 36.5 MBFrom London, Ontario (Canada) and background roots in Greece, Maria help us understand how not only education has been a doorway for opportunities and experiences in life but can be a site for oppression. While attempting to challenge patriarchy and hyper-capitalism, she warns us of dangerous conceptions of freedom of expression that further invisibilize marginalized people’s voices. Maria invites us to connect back to our communities to counter notions of competition, progress and developmen...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 11 - Social Justice and Decolonization for Transformation
April 23, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 42 MBDr. Nancy Carvajal, a human being under construction, helps us to understand our purpose in life as academics and as people in the making. We discussed how social justice looks from Western USA house-less peoples to displaced youth and children in rural Colombia. Interconnectedness is paramount in responding to the needs of the community and as good listeners without judging others, our roles become center to education. Decolonization not only means as a rhetorical concept but resisting Weste...
CES1E11-Social justice and decolonization for transformation
April 22, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 42 MBDr. Nancy Carvajal, a human being under construction, helps us to understand our purpose in life as academics and as people in the making. We discussed how social justice looks from Western USA house-less peoples to displaced youth and children in rural Colombia. Interconnectedness is paramount in responding to the needs of the community and as good listeners without judging others, our roles become center to education. Decolonization not only means as a rhetorical concept but resisting Weste...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 10 - Literacy and Second Languages Research in Education
April 08, 2019 00:00 - 42 minutes - 47.4 MBRaul Mora questions how language and literacies are taught in the current sociopolitical contexts around the world. Raul posits that we should be critical about engaging in discussions about what it means to be multilingual or plurilingual in different contexts in Africa, Latin America or North America. We problematize the reasons why English has become “the second language” by default in research and education without recognizing Indigenous languages as well as sign languages as part of the...
CES1E10-Literacy and Second Languages Research in Education
April 07, 2019 00:00 - 42 minutes - 47.4 MBRaul Mora questions how language and literacies are taught in the current sociopolitical contexts around the world. Raul posits that we should be critical about engaging in discussions about what it means to be multilingual or plurilingual in different contexts in Africa, Latin America or North America. We problematize the reasons why English has become “the second language” by default in research and education without recognizing Indigenous languages as well as sign languages as part of the...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 9 - The Educational Researcher as a Storyteller
March 30, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 32 MBLatinx immigration to Canada has increased over the past years, and its demographics have shifted according to socio-political events in the region. Diana recounts her/story about navigating the education system in Canada as a recent immigrant, and how her rebeldía kept her going. She argues that the legacy of racism and colonialism permeates through Canadian multiculturalism. For racialized and Indigenous students to collectively succeed within the education system, schools and other educat...
CES1E9-The educational researcher as a storyteller
March 29, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes - 32 MBLatinx immigration to Canada has increased over the past years, and its demographics have shifted according to socio-political events in the region. Diana recounts her/story about navigating the education system in Canada as a recent immigrant, and how her rebeldía kept her going. She argues that the legacy of racism and colonialism permeates through Canadian multiculturalism. For racialized and Indigenous students to collectively succeed within the education system, schools and other educat...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 8 - Storytelling and Translanguaging
March 26, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutes - 37.9 MBAn insightful thinker, an incredible teacher and respected researcher, Wales Wong shares her interest in storytelling and translanguaging as important aspects of meaning-making in our daily lives. From California to Hong Kong and now Toronto she brings tons of diverse experiences while using her Cantonese and English languages both academically and personally. We problematize the assumptions people make when it comes to race and language whether you are in the USA or elsewhere, there are labe...
CES1E8-Storytelling and translanguaging
March 25, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutes - 37.9 MBAn insightful thinker, an incredible teacher and respected researcher, Wales Wong shares her interest in storytelling and translanguaging as important aspects of meaning-making in our daily lives. From California to Hong Kong and now Toronto she brings tons of diverse experiences while using her Cantonese and English languages both academically and personally. We problematize the assumptions people make when it comes to race and language whether you are in the USA or elsewhere, there are labe...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 7 - Imagination Possibilities and Realities
March 17, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 44.1 MBWhat happens when two personal and academic journeys collide? Marlon Valencia discusses his early research and educational influences. He helps us understand how inspiring others to make changes in the community so we can move forward in today’s society is not only an intricate task but a hard-labouring one. Marlon’s experiences from high school, undergrad and graduate studies in relation to language learning are key to his work on imagination and possibilities to forge a future. We discuss c...
CES1E7-Imagination, possibilities and realities
March 16, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 44.1 MBWhat happens when two personal and academic journeys collide? Marlon Valencia discusses his early research and educational influences. He helps us understand how inspiring others to make changes in the community so we can move forward in today’s society is not only an intricate task but a hard-labouring one. Marlon’s experiences from high school, undergrad and graduate studies in relation to language learning are key to his work on imagination and possibilities to forge a future. We discuss c...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 6 - Exploring Digital Networks
March 09, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 37.9 MBTeachers’ self-directed learning within the frame of International Women’s Day is the focus of this week ‘s Chasing Encounters episode, titled “Exploring Digital Networks.” Anna Bartosik, teacher-researcher, joins us to talk about digital landscapes, where a number of language teachers explore their learning. We discuss whether International Women’s Day is still relevant in academia (Savigny, 2014), Twitter as a digital landscape of practice (Wenger-Trayner & Wenger-Trayner, 2014), and how vi...
CES1E6-Exploring digital networks
March 08, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 37.9 MBTeachers’ self-directed learning within the frame of International Women’s Day is the focus of this week ‘s Chasing Encounters episode, titled “Exploring Digital Networks.” Anna Bartosik, teacher-researcher, joins us to talk about digital landscapes, where a number of language teachers explore their learning. We discuss whether International Women’s Day is still relevant in academia (Savigny, 2014), Twitter as a digital landscape of practice (Wenger-Trayner & Wenger-Trayner, 2014), and how vi...
CES1E5-Cooperative work and youth advocacy
March 04, 2019 18:16 - 35 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode, Dahlia Benedikt discusses Jewish youth movements and community movements as spaces to experience culture, support and resilience among intergenerational peoples. Dahlia explains how we understand educators as not just teachers or councillors but people who can contribute to our growth learning process as role models. She also discusses the importance of youth creating pedagogies directed to critical thinking, exploring ourselves and exploring the world. We unpack how capita...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 5 - Cooperative Work and Youth Advocacy
March 04, 2019 18:16 - 35 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode, Dahlia Benedikt discusses Jewish youth movements and community movements as spaces to experience culture, support and resilience among intergenerational peoples. Dahlia explains how we understand educators as not just teachers or councillors but people who can contribute to our growth learning process as role models. She also discusses the importance of youth creating pedagogies directed to critical thinking, exploring ourselves and exploring the world. We unpack how capita...
CES1E4-Immigration and identity
February 19, 2019 01:51 - 31 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode, Zehra and Yecid question what we mean by being a Canadian immigrant or a Canadian citizen. We wonder what Canadian values are and how we are supposed to integrate into the system. Zehra’s research look at Turkish and Kurdish immigrants in Canada by using a photovoice approach to understand their experiences and ultimately to question what we are all doing for immigrants Cite this podcast (APA): Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2019, February 18). Chasing Encounters - Episode - 4 – ...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 4 - Immigration and Identity
February 19, 2019 01:51 - 31 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode, Zehra and Yecid question what we mean by being a Canadian immigrant or a Canadian citizen. We wonder what Canadian values are and how we are supposed to integrate into the system. Zehra’s research look at Turkish and Kurdish immigrants in Canada by using a photovoice approach to understand their experiences and ultimately to question what we are all doing for immigrants Cite this podcast (APA): Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2019, February 18). Chasing Encounters - Episode - 4 – ...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 3 - Discovering Nepal
February 08, 2019 23:12 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode, Yecid and Pushpa from Nepal talk about languages, education and cultures. We delve into personal connections with the communities and the role of languages and English in everyday life as well as the importance of preserving home languages. Sources: Giri, R. A. (2010). Cultural anarchism: the consequences of privileging languages in Nepal. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 31(1), 87–100. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434630903398103 Issa, T., & Hatt, A. (...
CES1E3-Discovering Nepal
February 08, 2019 23:12 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode, Yecid and Pushpa from Nepal talk about languages, education and cultures. We delve into personal connections with the communities and the role of languages and English in everyday life as well as the importance of preserving home languages. Sources: Giri, R. A. (2010). Cultural anarchism: the consequences of privileging languages in Nepal. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 31(1), 87–100. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434630903398103 Issa, T., & Hatt, A. (...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 2 - Our community
February 02, 2019 13:17 - 30 minutes - 43.6 MBThis conversation between Yecid and Mama discusses their ideas about community and family and how we have supported them personally and academically. Concepts of communities of practice(Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1999), (de)colonization (Fanon, 1963, 2008; Rivera Cusicanqui, 2010) and knowledge creation (Santos, 2008) are being discussed to how we relate to the world we live today as we move away from isolation and hermit practices. Cite this podcast (APA): Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2019, Feb...
CES1E3-Our community
February 02, 2019 13:17 - 30 minutes - 43.6 MBThis conversation between Yecid and Mama discusses their ideas about community and family and how we have supported them personally and academically. Concepts of communities of practice(Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1999), (de)colonization (Fanon, 1963, 2008; Rivera Cusicanqui, 2010) and knowledge creation (Santos, 2008) are being discussed to how we relate to the world we live today as we move away from isolation and hermit practices. Cite this podcast (APA): Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2019, Feb...
Chasing Encounters - Episode - 1 - Our Linguistic And Cultural Journeys
January 22, 2019 16:08 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis conversation between Yecid and Claudio explores their own visions on ideology, capitalism, identity and language in today’s world. As a point of entry, we deploy our ideas based in the concept of investment (Norton, 2013; Peirce, 1995) as a form of identity navigation in our lived experiences as language educators and researchers in different contexts. Cite this podcast (APA): Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2019, January 21). Chasing Encounters - Episode - 1 - Our Linguistic And Cultural Journe...
CES1E1-Our linguistic and cultural journeys
January 22, 2019 16:08 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis conversation between Yecid and Claudio explores their own visions on ideology, capitalism, identity and language in today’s world. As a point of entry, we deploy our ideas based in the concept of investment (Norton, 2013; Peirce, 1995) as a form of identity navigation in our lived experiences as language educators and researchers in different contexts. Cite this podcast (APA): Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2019, January 21). Chasing Encounters - Episode - 1 - Our Linguistic And Cultural Journe...