The Language I Breathe In - Preserving Endangered Languages
Explore the importance of preserving endangered languages through Ilina Sinha's personal journey with Bishnupriya Manipuri, highlighting cultural knowledge and identity embedded in linguistic diversity.
Embracing Diversity in Language and Technology - Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
Inspiring journey from Gujarati-medium school to ISRO researcher, highlighting language as both barrier and bridge. Emphasizes empathy and curiosity in overcoming linguistic challenges and fostering innovation in tech.
Diversity in and of Languages: How We Can Measure and Model Its Emergence to Unveil Underlying Social Processes
Explore linguistic diversity measurement and modeling techniques to uncover societal patterns and language emergence mechanisms.
The bridge named me | Trinity Kamugisha | TEDxYouth@BrookhouseSchool
Trinity reflects on growing up in many places—Ugandan by passport, yet feeling foreign—and discovering the power of belonging to many nations. Trinity Kamugisha is a yearly 12 student that passionately explores the themes of identity,culture and belonging in an increasingly interconnected world. Thr
Multilingual Magic | Constantine Katsoris | TEDxEastchester School District
Sharing the adventure and civic duty of the individual to explore multiple languages Constantine Katsoris is a Chemistry major at Tufts University, with a pre-med track and deep interest in biomedical research. During his undergraduate career, he interned at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, where he engag
The Metaphorical Muscle Is in Your Hands | Anas Allehbi | TEDxGirlsTechnicalCollegeInTaif
This talk highlights the importance of using metaphor in language and how it helps with memorizing and recalling information. He is an English language trainer who holds a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics in English from the University of Leicester, UK. He is the Founder of Sandwich Waraqi Pod
Why Learn a Foreign language? | Leila El Murr | TEDxAISG Youth
We must consider that our field is language acquisition and acquisition has a specific meaning – different from learning. Acquisition is about the functional use of language and the building of fluency. We are not here to teach vocabulary lists and grammar rules to be memorized. We are here to teach
Learning, Forgetting, and Relearning Your Heritage Language | Daniel Garzon | TEDxNHHS Youth
What happens when you're told to forget the language you grew up speaking? In this talk, Dr. Daniel Garzon, now a bilingual educator, reflects on the personal and systemic forces that cause heritage language loss, and what it really takes to reclaim it. Daniel Garzon is an Assistant Professor of Bil
Translation as Culture Capital | Dr. Muhammad Safeer Awan | TEDxNUML
It dives into the importance of translation as culture capital. Translations as Cultural Capital This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
How Language Acts As Identity’s Building Blocks | Rufino Francos | TEDxThe Global College Youth
“How language acts as identity’s building block”, explores how language forms a core part of identity and community. Inspired by an English class discussion on identity and by his own multicultural background, Rufino highlights the importance of preserving languages and understanding their role in s
Why You Should Study Your Native Language. | Ismail Abdirahman | TEDxCIU
When we lose our language, do we lose our soul? Here to champion the power of the native tongue... Your ability to express ideas clearly begins with your native language. Studying it strengthens articulation—how you form thoughts, choose words, and communicate meaning with precision. Ismail discus
Why words are the most powerful tool we have | Safi Graauw | TEDxAmsterdam
Weaving Surinamese heritage, a mother’s affirmations, scientific research, and protest chants, Safi Graauw shows how language shapes us. While negative words take our strength, positive words spark movements. This talk invites you to resist despair and imagine a future built with words that heal, in
Is Sabrina Carpenter saving the English language? | Emma Humphries | TEDxQueensUniversityBelfast
What can a pop song teach us about grammar? On her latest album, Sabrina Carpenter calls out a potential lover for their ‘bad’ grammar - a witty jab that speaks to a larger story: society’s long-standing fixation on what counts as ‘correct’ English. This ideology, known as linguistic prescriptivism,
The future of languages in the technological era: The Livonian case | Valts Ernštreits | TEDxTallinn
This talk explores the fragile yet powerful journey of the Livonian language, one of Europe’s most endangered tongues. Through stories of community, history, and resilience, it reveals how a language on the edge of disappearance can still be kept alive — and why preserving linguistic diversity matte