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RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests are rooted in my own experiences in the shoes of a language educator, language learner, and a bilingual speaker. Thus, I appreciate holistic and ecological perspectives associated with the study of second language acquisition and pedagogy, bilingualism, culture studies and language policy. I study the dynamics of language development as it interrelates with students’ learning histories and sociocultural milieus and have recently explored such topics as identity repertoire, affective talk, motion talk, and expression of other culturally-mediated concepts in the speech of second /foreign/ heritage language learners. Currently, my particular interest is in computer-assisted language education and the affordances that it creates for fostering learner self-expression, inquiry-based learning, and democracy in language classrooms. My most recent projects in these area include pedagogical experiments with using digital storytelling and video webcasting to teach Russian. I am also experimenting with multilingual online social networking sites for increased professional competence of language educators in my teacher education courses. Please visit my CV page for a comprehensive list of my publications, talks, grants, awards, and a downloadable CV in a PDF format.
SELECT RECENT AND ON-GOING PROJECTS
Online Social Networking for Foreign Language Competence, Fall 2009- In RUSS 3001 Conversation & Composition, Russian Program Collaborators: Dr. Keith Langston Pilot project supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Georgia. Visit our academic groups (Athens + Москва) on Facebook and vkontakte.ru (Москва + Athens)
Contrastive Study of Language Acquisition in Heritage Language Learners and Foreign Language Learners, Fall 2009- Project supported by the Early Career Development Grant Graduate Research Assistant: Greg McClure College of Education, University of Georgia
Narrative Inquiry for Heritage and Foreign Language Acquisition Research, Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Project supported by the Willson Center Research Fellowship Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia.
Providing Access to Language Education Careers for GA Heritage Speakers, Spring 2009 Project sponsored by the Scholarship for Engagement in Georgia Grant Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia.
Multilingual Study of Elicited Storytelling, Ongoing Looking for participants! Click HERE to read more and sign up!
Crossing and Bridging Spaces in L2: A Corpus-Based Investigation of Motion Talk by American Learners of Russian Unpublished doctoral dissertation; Summer 2007 Dissertation Director Dr. James Lantolf
Project on Narrative and Conceptual Proficiency in Advanced Russian >> Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Fall 2003-Spring 2006 Project Director Dr. Aneta Pavlenko
On-line CALPER Development Tracker Participated in developing a bilingual (Russian– English) on-line corpus tool for Russian language learners and educators Center of Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Fall 2005-Spring 2006
Conceptual Representations in L2 Learners: Categorization of Common Household Objects by American Learners of Russian (Web-based) With Aneta Pavlenko Supported by: Center of Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Middlebury College, VT Fall 2003– Summer 2006
Conceptual Representations in L2 Learners: Categorization of Colors by American Learners of Russian Middlebury College, VT With Aneta Pavlenko Summer 2006 |
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College of Education |
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Language and Literacy Education |
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Foreign Language Education |
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Linguistics Program |
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GA Department of Education |
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ISBN 978-5-98461-348-4 |
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INTERESTED IN READING MY WORK?
Hasko, V. & Perelmutter, R. Forthcoming. (eds.) New Perspectives on Slavic Verbs of Motion. Amsterdam / Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing.
Hasko, V. (2009). (guest ed.). Forum on Teaching and Learning Russian Verbs of Motion. Slavic and Eastern European Studies Journal, 53(3).
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Russian emotion vocabulary in American learners' narratives. Modern Language Journal, 91(2), pp.213-234. |
