YouTuber Xiaomanyc came to OSU on May 1st to showcase his multilingual skills as he conversed with OSU students in 12 different languages… at the same time! The event was sponsored by FLRT, the Multilingual Language Education program, and the Buckeye Language Education Resource Center (BuckLER). Check out the video posted by Xiaomanyc about his visit.
Author: Leslie Moore
FLRT workshop on IRB Huron
Today I gave a workshop on OSU’s new IRB application system Huron for members of FLRT. To begin, I went over some Huron basics, shared a few useful links, and pointed out some benefits of the new system. After that, we focused on 10 key issues in creating a successful application to the Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) IRB. My workshop is one of 4 organized by FLRT leadership this semester. The other 3 were on grant writing, leveraging technology in research, and building connections at conferences.
LingComm 2025!
This week I am participating in the International Conference on Linguistics Communication, LingComm25, an online conference for people who do (or who enjoy) science communication in linguistics. With my friends and colleagues Anna Babel (Spanish & Portuguese), Kathryn Campbell-Kibler (Linguistics), and Laura Wagner (Psychology), I am presenting on our project Aquí se habla español!! Public Outreach at COSI in Spanish.
Jaee Sonalkar receives travel awards
Jaee Sonalkar has been awarded the Edward J. Ray Travel Award for Scholarship and Service ($1,000) and an EHE Graduate Student Travel Award ($950) to present her research at the International Association for Task-Based Language Teaching (IATBLT) Conference in the Netherlands. In addition, Jaee’s first academic publication, a book review, has been published in the Language Education & Technology journal.
Bahar Balaban wins 3MT competition
Bahar Balaban recently participated in the Three Minute Thesis competition at OSU, a prestigious event that challenges graduate students to present their research in just three minutes. She won 1st place in the College of Education and Human Ecology with her presentation on multilingual identity development of international students at OSU. The 3MT competition provides a valuable opportunity for graduate students to refine their presentation skills, gain confidence, and share their work with a broader audience.
AOEL project webpages are live!
The Advancing Ohio’s English Learners (AOEL) project webpages are now live! Start at the AOEL landing page, from which you can explore the 3 resources created by our team:
- Family Roadmap
- Instructional Roadmap
- Administrator’s Toolkit
Please note that ODEW is still making some last-minute adjustments to the English Learners with Suspected Disabilities webpage in the Instructional Roadmap. All other pages are published.
New IJB article with Artanti Sari
Artanti Sari and I have a new article in the International Journal of Bilingualism. ‘Learning Qur’anic Arabic in a virtual village: Family religious language policy in transnational Indonesian Muslim families‘ examines how two Indonesian Muslim families in the United States used digital technology to support their children in learning Qur’anic Arabic in translocal and transnational contexts in which to connect with family, friends, Qur’anic Arabic educators, and voluntary kin. Our article is part of a special issue on sacred language learning, guest edited by Bene Bassetti.
ICEM talk with Dr. Zulfa Sakhiyya
Dr. Zulfa Sakhiyya and I are invited speakers at the 9th International Conference on Education in Muslim Society, August 14-15. This year’s theme is ‘Integrating Multiculturalism and Literacy in the Educational Landscape’. My department had the honor of hosting Zulfa as a Fulbright Scholar last year. Our ICEM talk, ‘Faith literacies in multilingual context’, grows out of our collaborative exploration of Qur’anic schooling in diverse settings.
AAAL 2024 colloquium
Monique Mills (U Houston) and I organized a colloquium for the 2024 meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) in Houston. We were joined by Amy Lerman(The Parish School) and Jeannette Alarcón and Eunjeong Lee (U Houston) in our discussion of Supporting Black Children’s Language, Literacy, and Joy: Creating Space for Researcher-Practitioner Dialogue.
AOEL sessions at Ohio TESOL
The Advancing Ohio’s English Learners (AOEL) project team has multiple sessions at the 2023 Ohio TESOL Conference. The Activity 3 Instructional Guide session is Thursday, November 9, at 11 am. We will give an update on the project and elicit input from the audience on supplementary resources, videos and lesson plans they would like to see and/or share.