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SLAT Working Sessions

Focus on achieving academic goals with fellow students

When

1 – 3 p.m., Jan. 23, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Jan. 24, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Jan. 30, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Jan. 31, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 6, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 7, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 13, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 14, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 20, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 21, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 27, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., Feb. 28, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., March 13, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., March 14, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., March 20, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., March 21, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., March 27, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., March 28, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 3, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 4, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 10, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 11, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 17, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 18, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 24, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., April 25, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., May 1, 2023

1 – 3 p.m., May 2, 2023

Where

Zoom

Two of SLAT's 5th-year major students, Rachel Floyd and Sophie Park, are continuing to host weekly SLAT Work Sessions during Spring 2023. Any SLAT major or minor student can attend these work sessions, and focus on achieving academic goals while working with and getting to know other students in the program.

The sessions will be on Zoom every Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. The first session will take place on Monday, January 23rd, and the sessions will continue until May 2nd (except for the week of spring break). The recurring Zoom link for the sessions is: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/83281995888 No advance registration necessary – just show up on whichever days work best for you and work on your academic goals!

Please reach out to Rachel (rfloyd@arizona.edu) or Sophie (seojinp@arizona.edu) with any questions.

Lola McCoy

Instructor of French

Amphitheater Public School District

Ph.D.

Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

2023

Sara Alcazar Silva

Virtual Assistant in Organizational Development; Licensed Financial Educator

Ph.D.

Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

2022

salcazar@arizona.edu

SLAT Dissertation Proposal Workshop

De-mystifying the dissertation proposal process

When

9 a.m. – Noon, Jan. 20, 2023

Where

ILC 133

This workshop is for SLAT major and minor students to learn about the dissertation proposal process and explore strategies for preparing and drafting a successful proposal. Some of the topics to be discussed are:

Narrowing focus
Finding and describing your niche
Designing your study
Building a writing and research support system

This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Chris Tardy.

Email GIDP-SLAT@arizona.edu for information on how to attend.

Dr. Beatrice Dupuy receives Honored GIDP Faculty Award

Jan. 6, 2023

Dr. Beatrice Dupuy, a faculty member in SLAT, French & Italian, and Public and Applied Humanities, is the recipient of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs Honored Faculty Award. Dr. Dupuy, the former Chair of SLAT, received the award because of her incredible dedication, time, and service to SLAT and to the GIDPs in general. She has served as the Chair of GIDPAC, a member of GIDPAC, the Chair of SLAT, a member of SLAT's Executive Council, and a member of several SLAT subcommittees throughout the years. She has been a reviewer for various GIDP awards, led SLAT through an Annual Program Review and curriculum revision, teaches SLAT-related courses annually, and has served as the chair of 20 (and counting) SLAT comprehensive exam committees and dissertation committees.

SLAT, the GIDPs, and the University of Arizona are incredibly honored to count Dr. Dupuy as a member of our community. Congratulations, Dr. Dupuy!

Dr. Chantelle Warner receives Chatfield Award

Jan. 6, 2023

SLAT is excited to announce that Dr. Chantelle Warner, SLAT Faculty and German Studies Faculty, has been recognized with the Chatfield Outstanding Tenured Researcher Award, from the University of Arizona's College of Humanities. Dr. Warner was nominated for this award by a group of University of Arizona faculty and staff who are inspired by her impressive achievements. Her colleagues have described her commendable records of publications and grants, her exemplary teaching and advising, and her admirable and widely recognized service to the University and to her profession, both nationally and internationally.

The Chatfield Awards are named after Helen H. Chatfield, a College of Humanities alumna and great friend of the College, and are designed to honor Ms. Chatfield's life. Four scholars were recognized by the Dorrance Dean Durand this year, one in each of the following categories: Anti-Racist Research, Teaching, or Service Award; Impact Award: Outstanding Tenured Researcher Award; and Outstanding Untenured Researcher Award. See the list of all four 2022 recipients here.

SLATSA Roundtable Conference registration is live!

Jan. 6, 2023

The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Student Association (SLATSA) cordially invites you to attend the 22nd SLAT Interdisciplinary Roundtable in person at the University of Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

REGISTRATION IS FREE!

The theme of this event is “Collaboration and social change in world language education and research.”

We are hosting our plenary and keynote talks, as well as various individual presentations, projects-in-progress and a poster session. All presentations will be held in the Modern Languages Building at the University of Arizona, Tucson campus.

Program schedule overview:

Registration & breakfast: 7:45-8:45 am
Welcome & Plenary speaker: 8:45-9:50 am
Individual presentations: 10-12:30 pm
Lunch break 12:30-1:30 pm (on your own)
Keynote speaker: 1:30-2:20 pm
Individual presentations & Project-in-Progress Symposium: 2:30-5 pm
Poster Session: 5-5:40 pm
Dinner reception: 6:30-8:30 pm

REGISTER HERE

The conference program schedule will be finalized soon. Stay tuned, and check all updates on the Roundtable official website: https://sites.google.com/email.arizona.edu/22nd-slat-irt-2023/home

Feel free to contact Giulia Negretto giulianegretto@arizona.edu or Amable Custodio Ribeiro amableribeiro@arizona.edu with any questions.

Thank you for your participation. We look forward to seeing you in Tucson in February!

Sincerely,

Giulia Negretto,

SLATSA President, on behalf of the SLAT Roundtable Committee

SLAT Colloquium: Dr. Robert Henderson (University of Arizona)

Signaling Without Saying: The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dogwhistles

When

4 – 5 p.m., Feb. 10, 2023

Where

Zoom

Title of Colloquium: Signaling Without Saying: The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dogwhistles

Dr. Robert Henderson is an Associate Professor of Linguistics and affiliated with the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona. His research is in formal semantics and pragmatics. Dr. Henderson's special focus is on the indigenous languages of Mesoamerica (especially Mayan languages), of which he has done many years of fieldwork. He works to describe, document, and analyze these languages in their own right, while also discovering what they can tell us about how human languages work in general.

Please see the attached flyer for the abstract of Dr. Henderson's talk. The Zoom link to attend on February 10th is: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/81280276260 

Contacts

GIDP-SLAT@arizona.edu

Attachments

Abstract of Feb. 10th colloquium