Russian and East European Studies
Senior Lecturer in Foreign Languages
Ph.D., Ohio State University, Slavic Linguistics (with concentration in Second Language Acquisition)
M.A., Ohio State University, Slavic Linguistics
B.A., Komi State Pedadogigal Institute, Syktyvkar, Russia, Foreign Language Pedagogy
Dr. Alley teaches Russian language and culture courses at all levels, as well as graduate reading and teaching methodology seminars and supervises the work of Russian language instructors and teaching assistants.
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Research Interests
Dr. Alley's research interests include language pedagogy, curriculum development, language-learning technology, and inclusive and equitable pedagogies. She is a certified AAPPL (ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency) tester in Russian and the winner of 2023 Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty in SAS.
Selected Publications
- Russian language textbook Animation for Russian Conversation with Jason Merrill and Julia Mikhailova (Focus Publishing, 2008).
- "Contextualizing Language Learning Using TAGs" with Molly Peeney, The FLTMAG, IALLT’s free language technology magazine, 2019, fltmag.com/contextualizing-language-learning-using-tags/.
- "Addressing Diversity: An Example," the American Council of Teachers of Russian Newsletter, Winter and Spring 2023, Vol. 49, No.2, No. 3, https://www.actr.org/actr-newsletter.html.
Courses Taught
Spring 2025 Courses
RUSS 0400 / RUSS5400: Russian IV
REES 2179: Behind the Headlines: Navigating Russian-Language Media
