4:45 - 6:30 PM

Panel 2-1 (Breakout room 1)
Building Bridges: Graduate Student Advocacy and the Power of Peer Collaboration (Roundtable)

Aselle Almuratova, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Emil Asanov, Florida State University (USA)
Natalia Petrova, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)

Panel 2-2 (Breakout room 2)
Task-Based Language Teaching of Russian at Various Levels of Proficiency (Roundtable)             

Maria Goebert, SUNY, University at Albany (USA)
Tatiana Kuzina, Washington Academy of Languages, City University of Seattle (USA)
Tatiana Likhacheva, Concordia Language Villages (USA)
Mariya Serttunc, Defense Language Institute (USA)

Panel 2-3 (Breakout room 3)

Innovative Strategies for Teaching Russian: Idioms, Complex Topics, and Total Physical Response

Idioms in Russian Textbooks: How Many are Present and What Portion Undergoes Teaching?
Varvara Kurylova, University of Cincinnati (USA) 

Strategies to Teach Complex Topics and Ideas to Intermediate Russian Learners
Iya Price, University of Texas at Arlington (USA)
 
From Gesture to Coded Knowledge: Rediscovering TPR when Teaching Russian Verbs of Motion in an Outdoor Classroom
Elena Weygandt, Sewanee: The University of the South (USA)

Panel 2-4 (Breakout room 4) Creative Approaches to Russian Language Learning: Folklore, Reading

Strategies, and Proficiency Development

Incorporating Creativity and Play in a Russian and Slavic Folklore Course
Shannon Quinn, Michigan State University (USA) 

Building Bridges Through Texts: Enhancing Russian Language Skills via Reading Strategies
Alla Kourova, University of Central Florida (USA) 

Advancing Proficiency in Russian: Lessons from a Flagship Program
Victoria Hasko, University of Georgia (USA)

Panel 2-5 (Breakout room 5) Intercultural Competency Training for Study Abroad: Using the

FlagshipCulture Initiative in Flagship and Beyond

The Flagship Cultural Roundtables: Supporting Intercultural Development in the Overseas Context
Dan E. Davidson, American Councils (USA)

The Flagship Culture Initiative and Preparation in Intercultural CommunicativeCompetence for Study Abroad as Part of the Russian Flagship Program
Karen Evans-Romaine and Gulnara Glowacki, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)

Adapting the Flagship Culture Initiative for Use Beyond the Flagship Program
Lee Roby, Friends School of Baltimore (USA)

Share-out Session 2 (Breakout room 6)
Tailoring Instruction in Russian Classrooms: Differentiation and Authentic Resources for Novice

Learners

Anna Asadov-Ossowska, San Diego Russian School (USA)
Catharine Cooke, Mill River Union High School (USA)
Irina Feofanova, Enlightium Academy (USA)
Elisa Frost, Roland Park Country School (USA)
Lauren Nelson, Pritzker College Prep (USA)

Valeria Anderson, Elbert HS (USA)
Irina Feofanova, Enlightium Academy (USA)
Wendy M. Whitehead Martelle, University of Alaska Fairbanks (USA)
Heather Rice, The University of Texas at Austin (USA)
Anna Surin, North Forsyth High School (USA)

6:30 - 8:00 PM

Panel 3-1 (Breakout room 1)

Практика преподавания детям-билингвам в Японии и Южной Корее с помощью образовательного подхода Content and Language Integrated Learning (Roundtable)

Анна Савиных, Hokkai Gakuen University (Japan)
Елена Такеда, University of Toyama (Japan)
Татьяна Щипкова, Osaka Metropolitan University (Japan)
Наталия Черкай, The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute (Republic of Korea)

Panel 3-2 (Breakout room 2)
Student-Centered Teaching of Russian: A Roundtable in Memoriam of Cynthia Martin (part 1)

Svetlana Nuss, Independent Scholar (USA)
Cori Anderson, Rutgers University (USA)
Daria A. Kirjanov, University of New Haven (USA)
Snezhana Zheltoukhova, Stetson University (USA)

Panel 3-3 (Breakout room 3)

Supporting Students with Disabilities and Learning Differences in the Russian Language Classroom (Roundtable)

Susan Kresin, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Lauren Nelson, Pritzker College Prep (USA)
Lara Ravitch, Concordia Language Villages and University of Oregon (USA)
Izolda Savenkova, University of Maryland, College Park (USA)

Panel 3-4 (Breakout room 4)

Artificial Intelligence in Russian Language Education: Pragmatics, Interaction, and Neurodiversity Support

Let's Talk with Alisa AI
Tatiana Primakova, Kyunghee University, KoreaTech University (Republic of Korea)

AI Capabilities for L2 Pragmatics: Building a Pragmalinguistic Toolbox
Elena Grajinskaya, Indiana University (USA)

Blending AI and Social-Emotional Learning Approach to Support Neurodiversity and Mental Health in a Russian Language Classroom
Olga Klimova, University of Pittsburgh (USA)

Методический потенциал короткометражных фильмов при подготовке старшеклассников к выпускному экзамену по русскому языку в Австралии
Наталья Кабяк, The University of Melbourne (Australia)

Обмен опытом и методика преподавания наследственным носителям русского языка
Sabina Amanbayeva, Oklahoma City University (USA)

Real-life tasks in the Novice and Intermediate Low Online Russian classroom
Tatiana Kuzina, Washington Academy of Languages, City University of Seattle (USA)

Share-out Session 3 (Breakout room 6)
Enhancing Oral Proficiency and Embracing New Practices in 21st-Century Russian Language Teaching

                 Совершенствование навыков устной речи с учетом требований OPI

Юлия Атчесон, Defense Language Institute (USA)
Ольга Кулько, Defense Language Institute (USA)
Нор Мнацаканян, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (USA)
Ала Шубина, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (USA)

Svetlana Dorofeeva, ITMO University (Russian Federation)
Mary Nicholas, Lehigh University (USA)
Elizaveta Markova, Smart Russian School (Russian Federation)
Anastasia Selivanova, Lehigh University (USA)
Ekaterina Shutenko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)

8:00 - 9:00 PM

Saturday, April 26

8:00 - 9:30 AM (all times are U.S. Eastern Time / восточное время США)

Panel 4-1 (Breakout room 1)
The Summer Russian Language Teachers Program (SRLT): An Opportunity for International Connections (Roundtable)

Mattie Brown, Texas A & M University (USA)
Tom Dolack, Wheaton College (USA)
Susan Kresin, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Tony Lin, Boston College (USA)
Kit Pribble, Wake Forest University (USA)
Shannon Quinn, Michigan State University (USA)
Lara Ravitch, Concordia Language Villages and University of Oregon (USA)

Panel 4-2 (Breakout room 2)

Дифференцированный подход на интенсивных курсах РКИ: стратегии успеха и преодоление вызовов (Круглый стол)

Юлия Атчесон, Defense Language Institute (USA)
Ольга Кулько, Defense Language Institute (USA)
Анна Ломбой, Defense Language Institute (USA)
Нор Мнацаканян, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (USA)
Алла Шубина, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (USA)

Panel 4-3 (Breakout room 3)
Teaching Russian Grammar: Challenges and Strategies

Сложности обучения русской грамматике в процессе преподавания РКИ
Татьяна Чеишвили, Ирина Капанадзе, Тбилисский государственный университет им.Ив. Джавахишвили (Georgia)
               
Грамматика и коммуникация: из соперников - в союзники!
Stanislav Chernyshov, Graz University (Austria)

Грамматика в интенсивном курсе РКИ: как не испугать ученика?
Наталья Новикова, Российский университет дружбы народов (Russian Federation)

Panel 4-4 (Breakout room 4)

Innovative Approaches to Russian Language Instruction: Hybrid Learning, Research-Based Teaching, and Early Language Acquisition

Гибридная форма обучения русскому языку: сочетание онлайн и офлайн форматов на основе опыта работы в рамках программ CLS Summer, CLS Spark, CLS Refresh
Амина Галимова, Американский университет в Центральной Азии (Kyrgyz Republic) 

Учебно-исследовательское проектирование в преподавании РКИ
Сандугаш Сансызбаева и Куралай Баймаханова, Казахский национальный университет им. аль-Фараби (Republic of Kazakhstan) 

Инновационные технологии углубленного обучения русскому языку как иностранному в начальных классах армянской национальной школы
Лилия Баласанян, Армянский государственный педагогический университет имени Хачатура Абовяна, Государственный университет языков имени В. Я. Брюсова (Armenia) 

Panel 4-5 (Breakout room 5)

Developing Intercultural Competence in Russian Language Education: Theory, Media, and Multilingual Contexts

Интеграция лингвокультурологического компонента в преподавании русскому языку
Жансая Дюсембекова, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби (Republic of Kazakhstan)

Enhancing Students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence through the Analysis of Russia’s State-sponsored and Independent Media
Tatiana Segura, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (USA)

Olga Kalmykova, Defense Language Institute (USA)

Формирование межкультурной компетенции в условиях би- и полилингвального образования в Казахстане
Нурсулу Шаймерденова, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби (Republic of Kazakhstan)

Panel 4-6 (Breakout room 6)

Past and Present: Evolving Technologies in the Teaching of Russian as a Foreign Language

Technology Applications to the Teaching of Russian: A Fifty-Year Perspective
Thomas Beyer, Middlebury College (USA)

Современные технологии в обучении РКИ на вузовском этапе
Мариам Дарбинян и Светлана Минасян, Иджеванский филиал Ереванского Государственного Университета (Armenia)

Share-out Session 4 (Breakout room 7)

Russian Language Education in a Changing World: Digital Resources and Global Perspectives

Цифровые образовательные ресурсы как средство формирования функциональной грамотности учащихся на уроках русского языка и литературы
Менсулу Бектасова, Филиал «Центр образовательных программ» АОО «Назарбаев Интеллектуальные школы» (Republic of Kazakhstan) 

The Study of Russian in a Changing World
Улжан Мусабекова, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби (Republic of Kazakhstan)

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Panel 5-1 (Breakout room 1)
Promoting Civil Discourse through L2 Instruction (Roundtable)

Tony Brown, Brigham Young University (USA)
Dan E. Davidson, American Councils (USA)
Karen Evans-Romaine, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Susan Kresin, University of California Los Angeles (USA)
Tatiana Pshenina, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Republic of Kazakhstan)
Sandugash Sanzybaeva, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Republic of Kazakhstan)

Svetlana Abramova, University of Washington (USA)

Molly Blasing, University of Kentucky (USA)

Veronika Egorova, Harvard (USA)

Irina Ivliyeva, Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA)

Maria Khotimsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

Panel 5-3 (Breakout room 3)
Pedagogical Applications for the Russian-Language Classroom (Roundtable)

Emil Asanov, Florida State University (USA)
Lidia Gault, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Elena Grajinskaya, Indiana University (USA)
Natalia Petrova, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Snezhana Zheltoukhova, Stetson University (USA)

Panel 5-4 (Breakout room 4)

Innovative Approaches to Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language: Interdisciplinary Methods, Program Development, and Linguistic Identity

Междисциплинарный подход на занятиях РКИ для студентов-русистов в условиях меняющегося мира
Ольга Бергер, Department of Slavonic Studies Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

Преподавание русского языка как иностранного: современные вызовы и стратегии развития образовательных программ
Айман Касымова, Центр образовательных программ Автономной организации образования "Назарбаев Интеллектуальные школы" (Republic of Kazakhstan)

Вторичная языковая личность: картина мира, сознание и голос за пределами родного языка
Larisa Prokofyeva, Saratov State Medical University (Russian Federation); Janeta Vardzelashvili, Georgian-American University/Saratov State Medical University (Georgia/Russian Federation)

Russian Language Study Abroad Programs After 2022
Graham Hettlinger, American Councils for International Education (USA) and Timothy Blauvelt, American Councils for International Education/Ilia State University (Georgia)

О положении русского языка в Грузии
Гигла Джинджолия, Западночешский университет (Czech Republic)

Studying Russian in a (Post-)Colonial Context: Why It Is Important to Understand Kazakhstan Before Studying Abroad There
Aselle Almuratova, University of Wisconsin- Madison (USA)

Коммуникативно-прагматический подход при обучении неопределенным местоимениям на уроках РКИ
Диана Газарова, Ереванский государственный университет (Armenia)

Источники создания зоны комфорта при обучении профессионального русского языка
Ilana Faiman, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (Estonia)

Русский язык в Армении в условиях меняющегося мира
Лианна Матевосян, Yerevan State University (Armenia)

Share-out Session 5 (Breakout room 7) Inclusive and Innovative Approaches to Teaching Russian: Global Perspectives and Digital Methodologies

Minnesota Nice: Inclusive Practices in Russian Language Classrooms in a State Known for Kindness

Giulia Dossi, St. Olaf College (USA)
Laura Goering, Carleton College (USA)
Annalise Rivas, Gustavus Adolphus College (USA)
Tamara von Schmidt-Pauli, Macalester College (USA)
Irina Zaykovskaya, University of Minnesota (USA)

Онлайн и гибридные методы преподавания русского языка в Индии: перспективы и вызовы
Sunita Acharya, Visva-Bharati (India)

Преподавание русского языка через оценки учащихся с целью повышения уровня изучения русского языка как иностранного в Индии
Saima Parveen, Jamia Millia Islamia University (India)

Речевая этика в виртуальном пространстве: эффективное обучение РКИ
Назели Есаян, Светлана Минасян, Yerevan State University Ijevan Branch (Armenia)

Организация и проведение устного экзамена на факультете туризма
Мария Стоянова, Canakkale On Sekiz Mart University (Turkey)

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Panel 6-1 (Breakout room 1)
Russian Language Pedagogy and Research Series: Connecting Educators and Sharing Insights from Research and Practice(Roundtable)

Maria Khotimsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Olesya Kisselev, University of South Carolina (USA)
Jason Merrill, Michigan State University (USA)
Svetlana Nuss, Independent Scholar (USA)
Dmitrii Pastushenkov, Harvard University (USA)

Panel 6-2 (Breakout room 2) Inclusive Practices and Pedagogies: Creating Inclusive Materials for the Russian-Language Classroom (Roundtable)

Diana Avdeeva, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Alyssa DeBlasio, Dickinson College (USA)
Lauren Nelson, Pritzker College Prep (USA)
Izolda Savenkova, University of Maryland, College Park (USA)
Alexandra Shapiro, University of Georgia (USA)
Wendy M. Whitehead Martelle, University of Alaska Fairbanks (USA)

Panel 6-3 (Breakout room 3)
Addressing Gaps in Student Preparation for Overseas Study (Roundtable)

Kiara Brooks, SRAS (USA)
Marissa Mitchell, Dickinson College Study Abroad (USA)
Ulbossyn Parmanova, University of Georgia (USA)
Lee Roby, Friends School of Baltimore (USA)
Max Shelton, American Councils Study & Research Abroad (USA)
Jon Smith, American Councils Study & Research Abroad (USA)

Panel 6-4 (Breakout room 4)
Expanding Russian Language Education: Humor, Global Citizenship, and Cross-Cultural Connections

Laughing Across Disciplines: Soviet and Russian Stand-Up Comedy in the Advanced Russian Language Curriculum
Olga Mesropova, Iowa State University (USA)

Changing the Paradigm: Teaching Language for Compassion and Global Citizenship
Benjamin Rifkin, Fairleigh Dickinson University (USA)

Russian/Mexican Connections: Creating Spaces for Intersectional and Intercultural Inquiry
Thomas Garza, University of Texas at Austin (USA)

Approaches to Russian Language Teaching: Communication, Positive Psychology, and Gender Inclusivity

Translating Communicative Value
Olga Dobrunoff and Yuri Dobrunoff, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language  Center (USA) 

Deliberate Practice Meets Deliberate Play: A Positive Psychology Framework for Teaching Russian
Kelly Knickmeier Cummings, Howard University (USA) 

Reflecting Gender Diversity in Russian Language Lessons
Miroslav Seleznev, University of Arizona (USA)

Panel 6-6 (Breakout room 6)
AI's Ethical Quandaries: Towards Responsible Integration in Russian Language and Culture Pedagogy (Roundtable)

Molly T. Blasing, University of Kentucky (USA)
Anna Ivanov, Harvard University (USA)
Irina Meier, University of New Mexico (USA)
Kit Pribble, Wake Forest University (USA)

Share-out Session 6

(Breakout room 7) Engaging Students in Russian Language Learning: Project-Based Approaches, Grammar Challenges, and Academic Writing

Memories of the Civil War by a Young Nurse: Project-based Learning
Elena Pogosjan, University of Alberta (Canada)

A Virtual Race Across Russian Noun Cases
Zhanna Diakonova, University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA)

Developing Academic Writing and Oral Competences in Heritage Speakers of Russian
Olga Makarova, Queen Mary University of London (UK)

Organization of Students' Individual Work in Conditions of Limited Study Time
Larisa Moskvitina, Davidson College (USA)

2:45 - 4:15 PM