Event Dates: June 15-16, 2023
As part of the Summer Research Lab at the University of Illinois, the Slavic Reference Service is hosting a hybrid workshop:
Language Learning and Language Competencies for Field Research in Eurasian Studies
June 15 – 16, 2023
In this workshop, participants will be invited to explore a range of questions related to language acquisition, technological assistance in conducting language-based research, the distortions of interpretation and translation, and more in order to gain a greater familiarity with the intersection of language learning and field research in Eurasian studies.
We invite you to attend the workshop virtually. Registration is required: https://forms.gle/uJjEsqGPV5C8AiMH8
Please see the program in its entirety below. We hope to see you there.
*All times are in US Central Time (Chicago)
Thursday, June 15
9:00-9:15 – Intro to Day One – Dr. Timothy Blauvelt (Ilia State University and American Councils)
9:15-10:45 – Keynote – Dr. Robert Gibb (University of Glasgow)
10:45-11:00 – Break
11:00-12:45 – Panel 1: Using Language in Field Research
Dr. Betül Czerkawski (University of Arizona) – “Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of AI Technology in Language Studies”
Orel Beilinson (Yale University) – “The Historian’s Lexicon: Why Digitally Supported Research Must Start with Assembling a Dictionary”
Mansur Gazimzianov (University of Amsterdam) – “Issues of language in studying Tatar history from the first-hand perspective”
Katarzyna Swierad-Redwood (University of Notre Dame) – Discussant
Dr. Naira Sahakyan (The American University of Armenia and the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute) – Chair
13:00-14:30 – Lunch Break
15:00-16:30 – REEEC Faculty Panel – Dr. Harriet Murav (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Kit Condil(University Library), Katherine Ashcraft (University Library), Dr. Anna Whittington (History), Brian Yang (Slavic Languages & Literatures)
Friday, June 16
9:00-9:15 – Intro to Day Two – Dr. Naira Sahakyan (The American University of Armenia and the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute)
9:15-10:45 – Panel 2: Language Competencies and Use – Pedagogical Perspectives
Volodymyr Shylov (University of Szeged) – “Using the Linguistic Landscape in Language Instruction”
Dr. Irina Ivliyeva (Missouri University of Science and Technology) – “Digital Tools for Mastering Oral Proficiency”
Dr. Laura Davies Brenier (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), “Evaluating Student Language Proficiency: ACTFL Guidelines and Communicative Competence”
Dr. Timothy Blauvelt (Ilia State University and American Councils), moderator/discussant
10:45-11:00 – Break
11:00-12:45 – Concluding Keynote – Dr. Cynthia Buckley (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)