Deadline: December 31, 2021
Title of Special Cluster:
Collaboration Beyond the Classroom: Undergraduate Research in Russian Language Studies
Brief description:
Undergraduate research, as defined by the American Association of Colleges and Universities “involve[s] students with actively contested questions, empirical observation, cutting-edge technologies, and the sense of excitement that comes from working to answer important questions.” Undergraduate research is considered a high impact practice that can increase student learning driven by mentoring relationships with faculty while also building a culture of innovation and scholarship on campus.
Volume 72 of Russian Language Journal will involve a special cluster of articles on undergraduate research. The guest editors seek research articles in which undergraduate students are involved as researchers and as co-authors on any topic related to Russian-language study, including, but not limited to:
- curriculum and materials design
- assessment and evaluation
- other areas of scholarship related to Russian language (linguistics, sociolinguistics, translation studies, etc.)
All articles should include students as co-authors. Articles may be written in English or Russian. Note that all articles will go through a peer-review process. An invitation to submit an article does not necessarily constitute acceptance.
To join this special section, please send by December 31, 2021 your name and affiliation, and a title and abstract (up to 750 words) in English or Russian for your submission to both Svetlana Sokolova (svetlana.sokolova@uit.no) and Anna Endresen (anna.endresen@uit.no). Your abstract should outline the article’s focus and methodological approach, as well as the special impact of collaboration with undergraduates.
Projected timeline for volume 72 of Russian Language Journal:
December 31, 2021: authors submit titles and abstracts
January 15, 2022: authors notified about invitation to submit their article to special cluster
April 1, 2022: authors submit articles
June 1, 2022: authors receive feedback on articles
July 15, 2022: authors submit final revised versions of articles
December 2022: publication of issue