TheAATSEEL NEWSLETTER American Association of Teachers of Slavic & East European Languages Contents Message from the President ...............3 Letter from the Editor ...........................3 State of the Field ...................................7 Member News .......................................9 Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Grammar But Were Afraid to Ask ....................................10 Belarusica .............................................12 Russian at Work ..................................13 Czech Corner .......................................14 Recent Publications ............................14 Cross Cultural Communications .....15 Graduate Student Forum ...................16 Psychology of Language Learning .............................................17 Summer Programs ..............................18 Professional Opportunities ...............24 Volume 52 Issue 2 April 2009 AATSEEL NEWSLETTER Vol. 52, Issue 2 April 2009 AATSEEL NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL STAFF AATSEEL POINTS OF CONTACT Editor: BETTY LOU LEAVER President: Assistant Editor: ANNA JACOBSON CARYL EMERSON Contributing Editors: VALERY BELYANIN Princeton University NANCY CONDEE
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