Author: Cara Keirstead

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Conference: Scholarly World of Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov (UCLA)

Event Date: November 15, 2019

The UCLA Dept. of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures and UCLA’s Program in Indo-European Studies are pleased to announce an international conference, “The Scholarly World of Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov: Assessments, Reassessments, Reflections,” on the occasion of the 90th year of his birth and the second anniversary of his passing. The conference will take place November 15, 2019 at the Faculty Center, UCLA Campus. Morning sessions will be devoted to Vyacheslav Ivanov’s contributions to Indo-European studies and general linguistics, and afternoon sessions – his contributions to semiotics of culture and poetics. Guest speakers include:

•       H. Craig Melchert (UCLA),
•       Nikolai Kazansky (St. Petersburg University)
•       Anna Dybo (Moscow State University)
•       Ilya Yakubovich (Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences)
•       Georges-Jean Pinault (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris Sciences et Lettres)

•       Tatiana Tsivian (Moscow State University; Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
•       Nataliya Zlydneva (Moscow State University; Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
•       Mihhail Lotman (Tallinn University; University of Tartu)
•       Henryk Baran (SUNY Albany)
•       Yuri Tsivian (University of Chicago)
•       Barry P. Scherr (Dartmouth College)
•       Willem Weststeijn (University of Amsterdam)
•       Igor Pilshchikov (UCLA)

The full program may be accessed at:
https://slavic.ucla.edu/event/the-scholarly-world-of-vyacheslav-ivanov-assessments-reassessments-reflections/

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Lang. Training: Translation and Interpreting Courses (UMass Amherst)

University of Massachusetts at Amherst has a line-up of online translation and interpreting courses in spring 2020, with well-known and experienced faculty members. Students can complete a 15-credit Certificate in Professional Translation and Interpreting in one year or take as long as they want based on their individual needs. Courses can also be taken independent of the certificate to meet students’ needs for continuing education.  

When filling out the application form, students are required to demonstrate high proficiency in English and at least one LOTE (Language Other than English), via proficiency exams, university-level coursework in the language, and living/work experience in country where LOTE is spoken.

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Call for Submissions: Graduate Student Essay Competition (NYU Jordan Center)

Deadline: December 30, 2019

The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and All the Russias are pleased to announce the inaugural Graduate Student Essay Competition! Enter for a chance to get published on the blog and win cash prizes.

We invite 750-1200 word submissions from full- or part-time M.A. and Ph.D. students from any accredited academic institution in the United States, on any topic and sub-discipline within Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, broadly defined. Cultural criticism; public-facing treatments of scholarly work; political analysis; book, film, or event reviews; and more are welcome.

All submissions must be in English and observe the blog’s submission guidelines and full competition rules. Essays are due no later than Monday, December 30, at 11 PM EST and must be submitted via this Google form.

Seven (7) winners will be selected based on their pieces’ originality, clarity, and argumentation, as well as their correspondence to the blog’s general tone and interests as stipulated in the submission guidelines linked above. Winners will receive, respectively, $250 (first prize); $100 (second prize); $50 (third prize); and $25 (runners-up). Winners and runners-up will have their essays published in All the Russias.

Competition results will be announced by February 2020. 

Please direct any questions to alltherussias@gmail.com.

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CFP: European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: January 15, 2020

On Friday, March 27, 2020, we will sponsor the annual European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium at Pitt. Modeled after traditional academic conferences, this event will give students the opportunity to present their research papers on Europe, Russia and/or Eurasia to discussants and an audience. Please encourage your outstanding undergraduate students to apply to participate in the Symposium. Limited travel grants are available to help defray expenses for accepted participants located outside of the Pittsburgh region. The application form and further information can be found at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/ursymposium/.

Deadlines:
1) Students must submit applications with 250-300 word abstracts and paper drafts by January 15, 2020.
2) Selected students will be notified by February 2020.
3) Final revised papers are due by March 16, 2020.
4) Presentations will be made at the Symposium on March 27, 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact REEES Engagement Coordinator Susan Dawkins at sad96@pitt.edu.

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Resource/Call for Submissions: Language Learning and Technology Journal

We are very happy to announce that our special issue of Language Learning & Technology on New Developments in Virtual Exchange in Foreign Language Education (Volume 23, Number 3) is now available at http://www.lltjournal.org.

Please visit the LLT website and be sure to sign up to receive your free subscription if you have not already done so.

Also, we welcome your contributions for future issues. If you have questions about this process, or wish to submit a manuscript, please check our guidelines for submission at http://www.lltjournal.org/submission-guidelines/.

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Lang. Training: Czech Online (University of Kansas)

I am thrilled to say that the University of Kansas offers two years of beginning and intermediate Czech online in 2019-2020. Starting in January 2020, the second semester of introductory Czech (CZCH 108) is open to students with previous instruction or heritage knowledge of Czech, at the equivalent of either one or two semesters.  Intermediate Czech (CZCH 208) accepts students with previous instruction of Czech for three or more semesters. The classes are taught by Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce and meet twice a week for synchronous instruction using ZOOM platform. Free textbook, texts and other pedagogical materials are available in Blackboard or word format. ​

The courses follow the ACTFL format, the five Cs, as well as the Common European Framework of Languages (CEFR), which is the European Proficiency Assessment.  

The classes accept university students as well as independent learners.  At the end of the four semesters students should be able to perform on the ACTFL intermediate level of speaking and writing proficiency as well as of reading and listening comprehension. 

Students who have studied Czech previously are welcome.  If you are interested, please contact the KU Admission Office at https://admissions.ku.edu/. You may also contact the instructor by phone or email at: mila_saskova-pierce1@ku.edu OR 402-770-4624. 

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Internship: US Russia Foundation (Washington, DC)

Deadline: (Spring) December 1; (Summer) April 30; (Fall) September 13

U.S. Russia Foundation
Internship Program
Washington DC
Spring, Summer and Fall Semesters

The U.S. Russia Foundation invites applications for its internship program in the Foundation’s Washington DC office for Spring, Summer and Fall semesters. USRF interns will have responsibilities in two areas: (1) supporting USRF staff in grant administration and management, and in the operation of the Washington office; and (2) researching, writing, and producing an in-house report for USRF Board members and staff on current trends in Russia and U.S.-Russia relations.

USRF interns will also participate in a program of seminars, discussions, and events to develop their expertise on Russia and knowledge of careers and professions in government, the private sector, and education.

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Resource/Call for Submissions: The FLTMAG: A free magazine on technology integration in language teaching and learning

FLTMAG main site: https://fltmag.com/
November 2019 issue: https://fltmag.com/category/november-2019/

If you have a topic related to technology and language teaching and learning that you are interested in writing about, the next issue will come out in March and we are looking for submissions. For more information, see https://fltmag.com/submissions/, or if you have further questions you can email fltmag@iallt.org.

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Acad. Job: Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Classics (University of Alabama)

Deadline: December 1, 2019

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics (MLC) at the University of Alabama seeks a department Chair to begin 16 August 2020. The University of Alabama is a R1 Doctoral University that has undergone marked recent growth. MLC offers the PhD and MA in Romance Languages and the MA in German, all with concentrations in cultural studies, linguistics, or literature. It offers undergraduate major concentrations in Classical Civilization, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, and Spanish, with minors in those languages plus Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. MLC maintains a strong Critical Languages program, a growing Arabic program, and contributes to numerous interdisciplinary majors and minors. The department also offers double majors for students in Business and Engineering.

We seek a dynamic and forward-looking Chair with a compelling vision for our department and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Required qualification: PhD (or the equivalent) in one of the disciplines represented in MLC. A scholarly record allowing for appointment at the rank of Professor preferred. Experience with administration and with graduate programs preferred. Please send a letter outlining your qualifications and vision, plus a CV and the names and contact information of at least three references, to:
Professor Thomas C. Fox
MLC Chair Search Committee
Department of Modern Languages and Classics
Box 870246
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0246


The committee will begin evaluating applications on 1 December and continue until the position is filled.

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