How language, identity, and patience shape our healing and humanity. In this deeply personal episode, Sharon Williford returns to the podcast nearly five years after her first appearance. Then, she was freshly navigating life after a massive stroke that left her with severe aphasia—a loss of language that profoundly impacted how she communicated and how others saw her. Now, years later, Sharon shares her ongoing journey: the challenges of expressing herself, the patience required to rebuild i...
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How language, identity, and patience shape our healing and humanity. In this deeply personal episode, Sharon Williford returns to the podcast nearly five years after her first appearance. Then, she was freshly navigating life after a massive stroke that left her with severe aphasia—a loss of language that profoundly impacted how she communicated and how others saw her. Now, years later, Sharon shares her ongoing journey: the challenges of expressing herself, the patience required to rebuild i...
S5E2 Shuhan Wang: A New Framework for Language Education
It's About Language, with Norah Jones
1 hour 2 minutes
1 year ago
S5E2 Shuhan Wang: A New Framework for Language Education
In another place in our conversation, she says, "It's very hard to crystallize the function of language in our life, because everybody uses it. You cannot really conceptualize the function of language. It's only when you learn another language then you become more aware of your own, and what you stand for." In our conversation, Dr. Wang shares her efforts to develop a holistic educational framework that not only emphasizes digital literacies but also prioritizes real-world communication outco...
It's About Language, with Norah Jones
How language, identity, and patience shape our healing and humanity. In this deeply personal episode, Sharon Williford returns to the podcast nearly five years after her first appearance. Then, she was freshly navigating life after a massive stroke that left her with severe aphasia—a loss of language that profoundly impacted how she communicated and how others saw her. Now, years later, Sharon shares her ongoing journey: the challenges of expressing herself, the patience required to rebuild i...
