Summer Institute 2021

Summer Institute On Pedagogy, Diversity and Equitable Teaching and Learning of Languages and Cultures across the Curriculum and Platforms 

Hosted and funded by the
Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC)
Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES)
Duke University

July 29 – 31, 2021

(Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held simultaneously on Zoom and in person in Room 320, Languages Building, Duke West Campus. Breakfast, refreshments, and lunch each day will be provided.)

Please note that the Zoom link is the same for all 3 days of the Summer Institute.

For questions, please contact Cathy Lewis (c.lewis@duke.edu, 919-660-2421). PDF version of program available below.

Thursday, July 29, 2021:

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.................................. Breakfast

9:20 – 9:30 a.m.................................. Welcome
Edna Andrews  Professor of Linguistics & Cultural Anthropology, Nancy & Jeffrey Marcus Professor, Director CSEEES & SEELRC

9:30 – 10:30 a.m................................ “New Discoveries in Mapping Neural Correlates of Multilingualism and Musicianship”
Edna Andrews  Professor of Linguistics & Cultural Anthropology, Nancy & Jeffrey Marcus Professor, Director CSEEES & SEELRC

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.............................. Break

10:45 – 11:45 p.m.............................. “STEM Talks – part 2: Play Your Part"
Cheresa Simpson   Program Coordinator, Teacher Leadership in Curriculum & Instruction, Gardner-Webb University
Javaria Johnson   Masters of Teacher Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction (MTLCI) Candidate, Gardner-Webb University, Secondary Science Teacher, High Point Central High School, High Point, NC

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m........................ Lunch Panel discussion: “Assessment”
Facilitator: (via Zoom)
Jennifer Hill    Director, Trinity College Office of Assessment

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. ................................  “The Law of Linguistic Discrimination”
Michael Newcity   Deputy Director CSEEES, Visiting Professor, Linguistics & Slavic and Eurasian Studies

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.................................. Break

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. (via Zoom).............. Moving Equity and Inclusion Forward: The Role of Language Justice in Transforming Thinking and Empowering Action

Facilitator:
Jan Riggsbee   Professor of the Practice, Program in Education; Co-founder and Director, Duke TeachHouse, Duke University

“Language Justice: What We’ve Learned & Next Steps in a Multilingual Elementary School”
Leah Erlbaum   K-8 Educator, Durham Public Schools; Graduate, Duke University Elementary Teacher Preparation Program
James Hopkins   Principal, Lakewood Elementary School, Durham NC

“Liberation versus Indoctrination: Language, Truth, and Transformation”
Arssante Malone   Public Engagement Specialist, NC Child; Impact Leader, Profound Gentlemen
David Malone   Professor of the Practice of Education, Director, Duke Service-Learning, Director, Undergraduate Studies in Education

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.................................. (closed session) LRC Policy Committee Meeting

6:00 pm.............................................. Dinner [Parizade, Board Room, 2200 W. Main Street, Durham]


Friday, July 30, 2021:

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.................................. Breakfast

9:30 – 10:15 a.m (via Zoom).............................. “Language learning platforms online as a form of social network for learners during the COVID 19-pandemic”
Andrea Liebschner    Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg

10:15 – 11:00 p.m. (via Zoom)......... “Navigating Post Covid: Supporting the Whole Child”
Kimberly Bell    EC Teacher, Jordan High School
Kia Eason    Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, North Carolina Central University
Minnie Goins    Principal, Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary School
Freda Hicks    School Partnership and Induction Counselor, North Carolina Central University
Megan Lyons    Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University
Veronica Watford    Licensed Professional Counselor

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.............................. Break

11:15 a.m – 12:15 p.m....................... “Training American Astronauts to Communicate in Russian:  A View from Inside”
Anthony Vanchu    TechTrans International Inc, Director, NASA Johnson Space Center Language Education Center

12:15 – 1:30 p.m................................ Lunch Panel discussion: “Language Bias in Fragile and Precarious Communities”
Facilitator:
Edna Andrews  Professor of Linguistics & Cultural Anthropology, Nancy & Jeffrey Marcus Professor, Director CSEEES & SEELRC

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. (via Zoom)............. “Teaching Nick Hornby’s About a Boy through Text-to‐Self Analysis: A Five-¬‐Week Case Study”
Katherine Leung    Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.................................. “Russian nominal stress in the light of Jakobson's work on Russian morphology and declension”
Ron Feldstein   Professor Emeritus, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, Indiana University

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.................................. Break

3:45 - 4:45 p.m. (via Zoom).............. “The Many Frames of Russian Cinema: Teaching Russian Language and Culture Through Film”
Olga Mesropova    Associate Professor of Russian, Director, Russian Studies Program, Faculty Coordinator, World Film Studies Program, Iowa State University

6:00 p.m............................................. Dinner [Washington Duke Inn, 3001 Cameron Blvd, Durham]


Saturday, July 31

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.................................. Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.(via Zoom).......... “Norms, Variants and Evaluation: Standard Language Ideology in the Classroom”
Grace Fielder    Professor Emerita, Russian & Slavic Studies/Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona

9:45 – 10:30 (via Zoom)................ “Acquisition of inflectional morphology by early and late learners of Russian.”
Kira Gor    Professor of Second Language Acquisition, University of Maryland

10:30 – 11:15 a.m (via Zoom)........... “Making the Most of Multimedia”
Susan Sagatov    U.S. Department of Defense, Scribezone

11:15 – 12:00 p.m (via Zoom).......... “Government Language Resources and Careers”
Bogdan Sagatov    U.S. Department of Defense

12:00 – 12:15 p.m................................ Closing Remarks
Edna Andrews  Professor of Linguistics & Cultural Anthropology, Nancy & Jeffrey Marcus Professor, Director CSEEES & SEELRC