1-day Symposium at Harvard University - Professional Development Symposium for Language Educators: Advancements in the Assessment of Russian and other Slavic Languages

Logistics

 

📅Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025 (9:00 AM – 3:30 PM)

📌Schedule: click [here] 

📍Location: 114 Kresge Foundation Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Harvard University

📝 Registration: Free but required by Monday, March 10, 2025 (register HERE); participants are responsible for their own travel expenses. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

🔗 Parking options: click [here] 

🗺 Campus Map: click [here] 

❌ Remote participation is not available.

Participation is limited to 20 attendees and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage early registration to secure your spot.

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to join us for the one-day symposium devoted to language assessment in Russian and other Slavic languages. 

This event will bring together language educators, researchers, and graduate students to explore innovative, equitable, and interdisciplinary assessment practices that support learning and align curricula with proficiency standards.

🎤 Keynote: Dr. Benjamin Rifkin, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Considerations for Future Directions of Language Assessment 

💬 Roundtable: Discussions led by Dr. Liya Zalaltdinova & Dr. Dmitrii Pastushenkov (Harvard University), featuring:

  • Automated Russian Language Assessment (Dr. Olesya Kisselev, USC)
  • Feminist Assessment (Dr. Veta Chitnev, UBC)
  • Feedback & Ungrading (Dr. Evgeny Dengub, USC)

🛠 Workshop: Hands-on session with Dr. Kit Pribble (Wake Forest University) on using generative AI in language assessment—practical applications and tools included!

This in-person event is organized by the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures at Harvard University and is sponsored by the Provostial Fund at Harvard University.

Contacts

For inquiries, please contact the symposium co-organizers:
📩 Dr. Liya Zalaltdinova – lzalaltdinova@fas.harvard.edu
📩 Dr. Dmitrii Pastushenkov – dpastushenkov@fas.harvard.edu

We look forward to welcoming you to Cambridge in March!

Liya Zalaltdinova and Dmitrii Pastushenkov