Deadline: September 15, 2024
Purpose, Aims, and Foci of the Thematic Issue:
The topic of AI has been gaining significant traction in the field of Slavic Studies. Major conferences now feature panels and streams dedicated to AI integration, and numerous professional training events have been organized to equip instructors with the skills needed to utilize AI tools in teaching and research.
This thematic issue seeks to capitalize on this growing momentum by documenting the integration of Artificial Intelligence technologies in the teaching and research of Slavic languages and literatures. The focus will be on how these advancements can be effectively leveraged to enhance both pedagogical practices and scholarly inquiry. AI applications, such as machine learning, AI text and image generators and digital humanities tools, offer new methodologies for analyzing Slavic texts, teaching language skills, and understanding cultural contexts. The purpose of this issue is to provide an overview of current teaching and research practices and bring together diverse perspectives from educators, linguists, and researchers to reflect on the potentials and challenges of incorporating AI into the study and teaching of Slavic literatures and cultures.
AI applications are a rapidly growing field, and we would particularly like to invite instructors and researchers utilizing AI technology in their work to submit short conceptual papers and teaching reports (between 3,000 and 5,000 words) on the effectiveness and limitations of AI tools in Slavic language teaching, linguistics, and literary research.
Submissions from a wide range of contributors are encouraged, including those who work in corpus and applied linguistics, digital humanities, educational technology and Slavic\Russian language acquisition and teaching. This issue will also explore the implications of AI for the future of Slavic Studies and propose innovative strategies for integrating AI tools into Slavic language and literature curricula.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
The impact of AI on the study and analysis of Slavic literary texts.
Applications of machine learning and natural language processing in Slavic linguistic research.
AI-enhanced methodologies for teaching Slavic languages and literatures.
Case studies and teaching reports on the use of AI in the Slavic studies classroom.
Ethical considerations, classroom policies and challenges in employing AI in Slavic cultural research.
AI-driven approaches in critical studies
Cross-disciplinary collaborations between AI specialists and Slavic scholars.
The future of AI in Slavic studies: trends, opportunities, and potential pitfalls.
Languages of Publication: RLJ publishes articles written in English or Russian
Submission Instructions: Those interested in contributing should submit the following to rljeditor@gmail.com as a single Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) or .PDF file attachment by September 15, 2024:
Author name(s) and affiliation(s);
Proposed article title;
Type of publication (A, B, C, D; see below);
250-word overview/abstract;
50-word biography for each author.
In your abstract, please specify if your proposal should be reviewed as:
(A) Conceptual/theoretical article
(B) Pedagogical/teaching practice report
(C) Cross-disciplinary/Empirical/research-based paper
(D) Literary Studies teaching or research report
Please note: Abstract acceptance does not guarantee publication of the submitted manuscript. All manuscripts will be subject to a double-blind peer review process.
Timeline:
September 15, 2024 – Submission deadline for 250-word abstracts and author bio/information.
September 20, 2024 – Invitations to submit a full article sent.
November 15, 2024 – Submission deadline for full-length manuscripts (between 3,000 and 5,000 words, including References and Appendices). Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the Style Guidelines available at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rlj/policies.html.
January 2025 – Publication of the thematic issue.
We look forward to your submissions! Should you have any questions about this project, please contact the editorial team at rljeditor@gmail.com