Research

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 foreign/second 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. I am further interested in investigating issues pertaining to teacher education, integration and normalization of computer-assisted language pedagogy in secondary and university-level environments.

Keep reading to learn more about my publications, talks, and projects.

PUBLICATIONS

Driagina-Hasko, V. (forthcoming, 2008). Motion domains of motion in Russian and English: Corpus-based analysis. In V. Driagina, R. Perelmutter (Eds.) Multiple perspectives on Slavic verbs of motion. Amsterdam / Philadelphia: John Benjamins.

Driagina-Hasko, V. (forthcoming, 2008). Unidirectional and multidirectional motion events in the speech of L2 learners of Russian. In H. ZhaoHong, T. Cadierno (Eds.), Linguistic relativity and SLA. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Driagina-Hasko, V., & Perelmutter, R. (Eds.) (forthcoming, 2008). Multiple perspectives on Slavic verbs of motion. Amsterdam / Philadelphia: John Benjamins.

Driagina-Hasko, V., & Perelmutter, R. (Eds.) (forthcoming, 2008). Verbs of motion in Slavic languages: paths for exploration. In V. Driagina, R. Perelmutter (Eds.) Multiple perspectives on Slavic verbs of motion. Amsterdam / Philadelphia: John Benjamins.

Driagina, V. (2007). Conceptual fluency: A new approach to the study of foreign language proficiency. In V. P. Danilova (Ed.), Communicate aspects of modern linguistics and foreign language teaching methodology (pp. 328-335). Volgograd: Volgograd Scientific Press.

Driagina-Hasko, V. (2007). Advancing in Russian through Narration. Materials for Advanced-level Learners. Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research [CALPER], Pennsylvania State University: University Park, PA.

Driagina, V., & Pavlenko, A. (2007). Identity repertoires in narratives of advanced American learners of Russian. In Z. Hua, P. Seedhouse, L.Wei, & V. Cook (Eds.), Language learning and teaching as social interaction (pp. 103-125). Palgrave Macmillan.

Pavlenko, A., & Driagina, V. (2007). Narrative and Conceptual Proficiency in Russian. Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research [CALPER], Pennsylvania State University: University Park, PA.

> Book review

Driagina, V. (2008). Review of Offord, D. & Golitsyna, N. (2005). Using Russian: A Guide to Contemporary Usage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 487 pgs. Review of Critical Inquiry in Language Studies.

> In progress

Driagina-Hasko, V. (in preparation). Acquisition of motion talk by American Learners of Russian: A corpus-based investigation.

Driagina-Hasko, V. (in preparation). Everybody’s headache or teaching and learning Russian verbs of motion

Driagina-Hasko, V. (in preparation). Acquisition of diminutive suffixes by American learners of Russian (abstract passed first review stage at the Journal of Slavic and Eastern European Langauges, special volume edited by Benjamin Rifkin and Olga Kagan).

TALKS

Peer-Reviewed Papers Presented to Professional and Learned Societies

Driagina-Hasko, V. (2008, accepted). Creating corpus materials for foreign language teachers and learners. Paper submitted to the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Orlando, FL.

Driagina-Hasko, V. (2008, March). Exploring conceptual fluency through learner corpora. Paper to be presented at the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO). San Francisco, CA.

Driagina-Hasko, V. (2008, April). Using learner language as a resource. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Washington, DC.

Driagina, V. (2007, November). Acquisitional profile of motion talk by L2 learners of Russian. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS). New Orleans, LA.

Driagina, V. (2007, July). How SLA research can inform FL methodology: The case of Russian motion talk. Faculty and Graduate Student Symposium. Davis School of Russian, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.

Pavlenko, A., & Driagina, V. (2007, May). Paper glasses and suspended jumps: Learning to think for speaking in a L2. Paper presented at the 6^th International Symposium on Bilingualism. Hamburg (ISB6), Germany.

Driagina, V. (2007, April). Verbs of motion in the narratives of L2 learners of Russian. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Costa Mesa, CA.

Driagina, V. (2006, December). Descriptions of motion events by advanced learners of Russian. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages (AATSEEL). Philadelphia, PA.

Driagina, V. (2006, November). How does the frog move in English and Russian? Paper presented at the Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Roundtable, Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA.

Driagina, V. (2006, May). Conceptual proficiency of late bilinguals in immersion programs. Poster presented at the Language Acquisition and Bilingualism conference. Toronto, ON.

Driagina, V. (2006, April). Materials development for teaching narrative and conceptual proficiency. Poster presented at the Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Roundtable, Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA.

Driagina, V. (2005, December). The role of conceptual fluency in advanced proficiency attainment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages (AATSEEL). Washington, DC.

Driagina, V. (2005, March). Teachability of conceptual fluency. Paper presented at the Georgetown University Round Table (GURT) meeting. Washington, DC.

Pavlenko, A., & Driagina, V. (2005, March). Corpus-based narrative approach to the study of bilingual mental lexicon. Paper presented at the 5th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB5). Barcelona, Spain.

Driagina, V., & Vyakina, N. (2004, December). Elicited narrative as a mediated task. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages (AATSEEL), Philadelphia, PA.

Vyatkina, N., & Driagina, V. (2004, October). Off task, but on activity. Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), University Park, PA.

Driagina, V. (2002, October). The role of explicit explanation in L2 instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Teachers of English and Speakers of Other Languages (VATESOL), Annandale, VA.

Invited Talks

Driagina, V. (2007, July). Corpus-based Investigation of L2 acquisition in an environment

of immersion. Davis School of Russian, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.

Driagina, V. (2007, February). Tracing learner development through corpora. Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Driagina, V. (2007, February). Cross-linguistic adventures of Mr. Bean and a frog: motion narratives in L2 Russian. Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Waterloo. Waterloo, ON.

Driagina, V. (2007, February). Computer-assisted approaches to L2 teaching and research. Department of Foreign Languages, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT.

Driagina, V. (2007, February). Motion verbs in the speech of L2 learners of Russian: A corpus-based investigation. Department of Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Literatures, Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.

Driagina, V. (2006, November). Corpus-based approach to the study of L2 Russian motion talk. Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.

Driagina, V. (2006, June).The mysterious Russian Far East. Davis School of Russian, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.

Workshops

September 2005: Co-instructor (with Sandra Savignon), Communicative Language Teaching for the 21st Century, Intensive workshop for the faculty in Foreign Language Education. University of Denver, Denver, CO.

January 2002: Convener and Instructor, Communicative Language Teaching of English in Russia, Two-Day TEFL teacher-training workshop. International Center of Cooperation and Higher Education, Khabarovsk, Russia.

Fall 2001: Speaker, Meet Your Students, Preparing ESL instructors for culture-specific classroom expectations of Russian students. American University; Washington, DC.

RECENT PROJECTS

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

Abstract

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