Rossina Soyan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6750106 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rossina Soyan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rossina |
| FAMILY NAME | Soyan |
| SIGNATURE | SOYAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Portland State University |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-0361-6253 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Educational language policy and indigenous language maintenance
Adopting a language ecologies perspective, this targeted, qualitative study investigates the relationship between Russian and Tuvan, an indigenous minority language of southern Siberia. In particular, we focus on how these two languages are acquired, transmitted, and used across three generations of Tuvan-Russian bilinguals. Research to date has looked mainly into the effects of educational policies on biliteracy in Tuvan schools. Much less is kn…
Measuring Writing Development and Proficiency Gains Using Indices of Lexical and Syntactic Complexity
Linguistic complexity serves as an important measure of second language (L2) writing development. Complexity indices, however, rarely feature in the studies of learner languages other than English. Additionally, L2 writing studies have been criticized for the lack of consistency in defining proficiency. The current study addresses these gaps by exploring writing development in a less commonly studied language (i.e., Russian) while paying attentio…
Investigating the Needs of Foreign Language Learners of Tuvan
Where do you start the course design for a minority language? One starting point is identifying and surveying a community of possible learners. This paper explores the needs of learners of Tuvan, a language spoken primarily in the Republic of Tuva, Southern Siberia, Russia. The study was conducted in two steps: an online questionnaire (March 2019) and semi-structured interviews (April 2019). The results showed a limited interest in Tuvan as a for…
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Investigating the Needs of Foreign Language Learners of Tuvan
Where do you start the course design for a minority language? One starting point is identifying and surveying a community of possible learners. This paper explores the needs of learners of Tuvan, a language spoken primarily in the Republic of Tuva, Southern Siberia, Russia. The study was conducted in two steps: an online questionnaire (March 2019) and semi-structured interviews (April 2019). The results showed a limited interest in Tuvan as a for…
Measuring Writing Development and Proficiency Gains Using Indices of Lexical and Syntactic Complexity
Linguistic complexity serves as an important measure of second language (L2) writing development. Complexity indices, however, rarely feature in the studies of learner languages other than English. Additionally, L2 writing studies have been criticized for the lack of consistency in defining proficiency. The current study addresses these gaps by exploring writing development in a less commonly studied language (i.e., Russian) while paying attentio…
Educational language policy and indigenous language maintenance
Adopting a language ecologies perspective, this targeted, qualitative study investigates the relationship between Russian and Tuvan, an indigenous minority language of southern Siberia. In particular, we focus on how these two languages are acquired, transmitted, and used across three generations of Tuvan-Russian bilinguals. Research to date has looked mainly into the effects of educational policies on biliteracy in Tuvan schools. Much less is kn…
Indigenous (2 works) · Language proficiency (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Bilingual education (1 work) · Comprehension approach (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)