Call For Proposals: SLAT Roundtable 2023

Nov. 2, 2022
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SLAT Roundtable CFP poster

SLATSA cordially invites you to submit a proposal to present at the 22nd SLAT Interdisciplinary Roundtable, taking place in person at the University of Arizona, on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

The theme of the Roundtable is "Collaboration and social change in world language education and research". Submission categories include individual presentation, projects-in-progress, and posters.

Applications can be submitted through this Qualtrics form: https://lnkd.in/gwykEe7G The deadline for submissions is December 2, 2022. Inquiries can be sent to Amable Custodio Ribeiro (amableribeiro@arizona.edu) or Asya Gorlova (agorlova@arizona.edu).

SLATSA looks forward to your participation!

Jaime Mejia Mayorga receives awards from AAAL and UA English Department

Nov. 1, 2022
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picture of Jaime Mejia Mayorga

Congratulations to SLAT Ph.D. candidate Jaime Mejia Mayorga for receiving awards from the AAAL's Indigenous Language Scholarship Support Fund and from the University of Arizona's English Department Graduate Student Research Fund! We're proud of you, Jaime, and we can't wait to see all the wonderful work you'll do with your awards!

Jacob Monzingo

Innovation and Modernization Program Manager
Defense Language Institute - English Learning Center
Ph.D.
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
2022
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Amable Custodio Ribeiro selected as 2022 Centennial Achievement Award recipient

Oct. 25, 2022
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photo of Amable Custodio Ribeiro

Congratulations to SLAT Ph.D. Candidate Amable Custodio Ribeiro, who has received a 2022 Centennial Achievement Doctorate Degree Award from the Dean of Students Office! This award recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions of graduate students at the University of Arizona who have shown academic achievement. Well done, Amable!

Daniela Torres Cirina's Proposal Presentation

When
1 – 2 p.m., Nov. 9, 2022

Dissertation Proposal Title: Transnational Voices: Spanish Heritage Students' Digital Multimodal Narratives from the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Beatrice Dupuy (Chair), Dr. Lillian Gorman, Dr. Chantelle Warner, Dr. Emily Hellmich (Special External Member - UC Berkeley), Dr. Blaine Smith (Special External Member - Vanderbilt University)

Hanyu Jia's Dissertation Proposal Presentation

When
9 – 10 a.m., Oct. 4, 2022

Dissertation Proposal Title: Examining the Potential of Immersive Virtual Reality for Chinese L2 Pragmatics Acquisition

Dissertation Committee: Dr. Liudmila Klimanova (Chair), Dr. Julieta Fernandez, Dr. Chris Tardy, Dr. Randall Sadler (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Jorge Mejia's Dissertation Defense

When
1 – 2 p.m., Oct. 26, 2022

Dissertation Title: A Multimodal Analysis of Critical Learning Episodes in the EFL Classroom

Dissertation Committee: Dr. Beatrice Dupuy (Chair), Dr. Peter Ecke, Dr. Chantelle Warner, Dr. Sigrid Norris (Auckland University of Technology)

Nina Conrad's Dissertation Defense

When
Noon – 1 p.m., Oct. 28, 2022

Dissertation Title: How students seek and use writing support: Exploring the spectrum of literacy brokering practices in higher education.

Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Chris Tardy (Chair), Dr. Shelley Staples, Dr. Chantelle Warner, Dr. Sandra Zappa-Hollman

Room location and Zoom link: In-person location - HARV 415, For Zoom information please email ninac@arizona.edu 

Amable Custodio Ribeiro's Dissertation Proposal Presentation

When
2 – 3 p.m., Aug. 31, 2022

Dissertation Proposal Title: Investigating Future-Oriented Identities and Agency of English Language Teacher Candidates in the United States

Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Hayriye Kayi-Aydar (Chair), Dr. Suzanne Panferov Reese, Dr. Beatrice Dupuy, Dr. Dwight Atkinson

Federico Fabbri's Dissertation Proposal Presentation

When
2 – 3 p.m., Sept. 26, 2022

Dissertation Proposal Title: Why study Romance Languages in the U.S.? Investigating and Addressing the Enrollment and Retention Crisis in U.S.-based Romance Language Programs

Dissertation Committee Members: Dr. Beatrice Dupuy (Chair), Dr. Suzanne Panferov Reese, Dr. Dwight Atkinson

This is a hybrid proposal presentation. To attend in-person, Federico will be presenting in Harvill 234. To attend remotely on Zoom, please email Federico at ffabbri@arizona.edu to get the Zoom information.