Language Learning and Language Competencies for Field Research in Eurasian Studies
June 15 - 16, 2023
Summer Research Laboratory Workshop
Program
Registration is required: https://forms.gle/uJjEsqGPV5C8AiMH8
*All times are in US Central Time (Chicago)
Thursday, June 15
(Main Library Building, Scholarly Commons, Room 220)
Zoom Access Details
Day One: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84986996379?pwd=TGVkalBMTDdOU25IS3BmYlVBMVNWQT09
Meeting ID: 849 8699 6379
Password: 780025
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) (VIRTUAL)
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” (VIRTUAL)
Orel Beilinson (Yale University) – "The Historian's Lexicon: Why Digitally Supported Research Must Start with Assembling a Dictionary" (VIRTUAL)
Mansur Gazimzianov (University of Amsterdam) – “Issues of language in studying Tatar history from the first-hand perspective” (VIRTUAL)
Katarzyna Swierad-Redwood (University of Notre Dame) – Discussant (Virtual)
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
(Main Library Building, Room 106)
Zoom Access Details
Day Two: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87448597825?pwd=QjhuZ2xKcXNTdnJpdWZPdGJ6bUtSUT09
Meeting ID: 874 4859 7825
Password: 979563
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” (VIRTUAL)
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)