This podcast explores English as the dominant world language: past, present, and future. It is hosted by one native and one non-native English speaker. The discussion utilizes interviews from three non-native English speakers and their experience with English, and Associate Professor of education and international development, Will Brehm, to help expand our analysis and discussion. This podcast plays with the ever-so-present dominance of English by having some parts of the podcast in Chinese, Tagalog and Malay to help further engage English listeners with the implications of the dominance of English. The podcast is primarily divided into the past, present, and future in order to develop an in-depth discussion to help cultivate an overarching understanding of the dominance of English today.
Special thanks to the wonderful musicians Coma-Media, Michael Kobrin, Alex_MakeMusic, and Lesfm from Pixabay; Matt Aucott and Phil Mason who encouraged and helped us to record the podcast; Will Brehm, Elayne Tan, Ramos Olive Sumawang, Chien-ya Sun and Yuhao for the interviews; and finally, everyone that has helped us develop this podcast, including Charlotte Nussey, Lynsey Robinson, podcast Team R (for the feedback), and the FreshEd podcast (for the inspiration).
Podcast created by: Yanxi Chen, Seferina Louise Valentine Engen, Yixuan Wang, Yutong Qin, and Yunkai Luo.
Music:
https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-chill-ambient-11322/
https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-atmospheric-ambience-background-11492/
https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-ambient-atmosphere-10893/
https://pixabay.com/music/choir-under-pressure-michael-kobrin-105bpm-3781/
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-ambient-piano-10781/
https://pixabay.com/music/introoutro-epic-emotional-vibes-version-60s-10901/
Royalty-free Final Cut Pro pre-installed sound effects, including: Radio short wave, Answering machine, Adding machine 1, Telephone 13, School university, and Bell buoy