CREEES Professional Resources Forum – Page 231 – Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Funding: Endangered Language Documentation Grants

Deadline: January 15, 2020

Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP)
Endangered Language Documentation Grants

We provide grants for the linguistic documentation of endangered languages worldwide. Anybody with qualifications in linguistic language documentation can apply as we have no restrictions on the nationality of the applicant or on the location of the host institution. We do not fund revitalisation projects.

To apply to our programme you need to be affiliated with a host institution such as a university, which is a registered entity and has experience in administering grants. You should have experience in modern linguistic language documentation. For examples of the types of projects we fund, please visit our project pages. See also our online digital Endangered Languages Archive for documentary collections that have resulted from our projects we have funded.

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Funding: Multi-Country Research Fellowships (Council of American Overseas Research Centers)

Deadline: January 23, 2020

The Multi-Country Research Fellowship supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral scholars. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or in teams. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the U.S., at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center.

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Grad. Program/Funding: History, Literature & Culture (Harvard)

Deadline: January 10, 2020

More information at: https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/research/individual-research/postdoctoral-fellowships

The Davis Center Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers comprehensive research, training and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing their careers in history and the humanities. Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts, and with access to world-class resources. The program provides scholars with experiences and connections that endure well beyond their fellowship year.

The Davis Center will award one postdoctoral fellowship in history and one postdoctoral fellowship in literature and culture. We welcome research proposals on topics related to the study of Eurasia.

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Lang. Training: Intensive Russian, BCS, Ukrainian, Latvian, and more. (Indiana University Language Workshop) Online and Study Abroad options

Deadline: January 31, 2020

The 2020 Indiana University Language Workshop is accepting applications for intensive study of Russian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Ukrainian,
Hungarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Turkmen, Uzbek, and 13 other languages.

Fellowships and scholarships are available for graduate students, undergraduate students, and lifelong learners.
All participants pay in-state tuition. Graduate credit is available for most courses.

PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE January 31, 2020
APPLY AT http://languageworkshop.indiana.edu

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Prof. Dev.: Online Forum: Indigenous Studies

Event Date: December 5, 2019 | 3-5pm | Online

Good afternoon! We would like to invite you to join the Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for an online forum discussion: Indigenous Studies Forum. The forum will be held on December 5, 2019 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm CST. This forum seeks to raise awareness of current projects and trends in scholarly communication in indigenous studies. Areas of focus include cultural preservation, digitization, digital humanities, language revitalization, and innovative research methods in teaching and learning environments. We are inviting you to participate in these discussions.

Panelists will include:

· Medeia Csoba DeHass | Des Moines Area Community College & University of Northern Iowa

· Veronica Denison | Kansas State University

· Joe Lenkart | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

· Ryan Sullivant | Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America

· Loriene Roy | University of Texas at Austin

To join this forum discussion, register at: https://forms.gle/mtFpRKt76iEdQPq76. We look forward to seeing you!

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Prof. Dev. : Webinar: Educating Gen Z: Russian Language and Instruction in 2020

Event Date: December, 3, 2019 | 11am | Online

A 2018 Chronicle of Higher Education special report on educating the new generation of students revealed several striking features of Gen Z’s expectations and preferences as students. This webinar will examine the profile of the Gen Z learner (born 1996-2015) against the backdrop of the proficiency-oriented classroom and suggest ways that instructors at the secondary and post-secondary level can make their programs more relevant, attractive, and meaningful to our newest cohorts of learners. Based on the findings of the Chronicle report, the webinar will also discuss the place of international education and study abroad programs in the next decade of the 2020s.

About the presenter:
Thomas Jesús Garza is Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies and Director of the Texas Language Center at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also currently the president of the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR). He teaches courses on the Russian language, language pedagogy, and contemporary Russian culture. He has received numerous prizes for undergraduate and graduate teaching. He has published numerous language textbooks, book chapters and articles on Russian language and culture, and online resources on language and culture. His current research is on reverse design and intensive language instruction, and on comparative portraits of machismo in contemporary Russian and Latino popular cultures.

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

Grad. Program: Russian and East European Studies (University of Indiana-Bloomington)

Deadlines: December 1, 2019 (international applicants); January 1, 2020 (domestic applicants)

The Russian and East European Institute (REEI) at Indiana University Bloomington welcomes applicants to our Master of Arts program in Russian and East European Studies for Fall 2020. Established in 1958, REEI administers one of the country’s leading programs in Russian and East European area studies. 95 + faculty from 18 departments and schools are affiliated with REEI, which is part of IU’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. IU offers instruction in more than 80 languages, over 380 study abroad destinations, and more than 5500 international students from over 125 countries arriving each year to earn degrees.

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

CFP: Performance Studies and Language Pedagogy (Kentucky Foreign Language Conference)

Deadline extended: November 25, 2019

We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline for the 2020 Kentucky Foreign Language Conference (April 16-18 in beautiful Lexington, KY) has been extended. Abstract submission will remain open until Monday, November 25th at 11:59pm EST.

We particularly welcome abstracts related to:
 Innovations in Teaching Language and Culture
 Literature, Folklore or Digital Culture
 Visual Arts, Cinema Studies or Performance Studies
 Historical, Social and Political Contexts
More information and the submission portal can be found at https://kflc.as.uky.edu/

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

Grad. Program: Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Deadline: January 2, 2020

The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications to its MA Degree Program in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS). The REECAS curriculum, which provides interdisciplinary area studies training for emerging professionals, is designed to promote:

· A broad understanding of the cultural, political, economic, social, and historical factors that have shaped the development of societies in Eurasia, Russia, and Eastern and Central Europe

· Professional-level proficiency in one or more languages of Eurasia and Eastern and Central Europe

· Knowledge of methodological and analytical approaches of different disciplines that will contribute to a better understanding of the region and prepare students for conducting advanced research.

The application deadline is January 2, 2020 (for students wishing to matriculate in September 2020). We welcome and encourage applications from Eurasia Foreign Area Officers (FAOs).

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

Lang. Training/Resource: Reality Czech Online Textbook and Curriculum (UT Austin)

Reality Czech is a next generation openly licensed Czech textbook and curriculum currently under development by Dr. Christian Hilchey from the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies in collaboration with the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) at the University of Texas at Austin.

All materials will be freely available online under a Creative Commons license to any university or individuals who wish to use or adapt them.