MLLI Presenters at URCAD! Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Ramlah Amsa | The Aesthetics of the Graphic Novels of Guy Delisle and Riad Sattouf | Modern

Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | Haniyeh Barahouie Pasandi

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 9

 

Ramsha Chaudhary | The Effect of Language Barriers on the Quality of Care Received By

Spanish-speaking Patients in the Baltimore City Area | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and

Intercultural Communication | David Beard

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 16

 

Adele Hare | The Sociolinguistics of Accents: A Philadelphia Case Study | Modern Languages,

Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | David Beard

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 51

 

Mike Mentley | RDS-1, Reef, And Sarmat: Russia’s Ядерное (Nuclear) Weapons then and now

| Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | Vira Zhdanovych

Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 3:20-3:35

 

Samya Sharma | Cinema, Censorship, and Commerce: The Soviet Film Industry and its Relation

to the Nation's Economic Health | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural

Communication| Vira Zhdanovych

Oral Presentation | UC 312 | 3:20-3:35

 

Dhruti Sheth, Elisa Rodriguez | National Unity in Linguistically Diverse Bolivia and India |

Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | John Stolle-McAllister

Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 32

 

Allison Smock |Mexican Feminist Movements and the Role of Social Media, Civic Participation

and Transnational Solidarity | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

| Thania Munoz Davaslioglu

Oral Presentation | UC Ballroom Lounge | 10:20-10:35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michaela Clark | Healthcare in the Korean Joseon Dynasty | Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Gina Khan | Identity Formation of Half-Korean Biracial Individuals Living in South Korea | Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
















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Karli Blanford | What Did I Just Hear? A Psycholinguistic Investigation into the Perception of Linguistically Ambiguous Song Lyrics | Dr. David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication 

 

Emma Gebhard | Cat Culture in Germany: How German Law Promotes Responsible Pet Ownership | Dr. Susanne Sutton | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication 

 

Matthew Kelbaugh | Crippling Defeat or New Opportunities? Evaluating The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan in American and Russian Print Media | Dr. Vira Zhdanovych | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication 

 

Adelide Lombardi | TRANSLANGUAGING PRACTICES OF MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE PROFESSORS IN THE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM SETTINGS | Dr. Irina Golubeva | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication 

 

Allison Smock | Reflections on Lighting | Dr. Erin Hogan | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication 

 

Sandra Wilson | Music Around the Words: A Comparative Analysis of Translations and Adaptations of Japanese and English Songs | Dr. Tomoko Hoogenboom | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Join us for URCAD Online, April 19-25 at URCAD.umbc.edu

Monica Argueta | A Continued Look at Bilingual Speakers’ Perception and Attitudes Towards Spanish Varities | David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Zoe Butler | Language in the Workplace: An Analysis of Korean Honorific Use in Requests and Refusals | Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


David Collier | The Marketing of Study Abroad Programs in Germany and America | Susanne Sutton | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Michael Duong | The Nature of Russian Thought and Culture | Randy Kidd | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Donia Galarowicz | Translanguaging is Not Codeswitching: A Comparative Analysis | David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Matthew Kelbaugh | The Kurds of Turkey: A Tale of Survival, Resilience, and Uncertainty | Renee Lambert-Bretiere | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Matthew Kelbaugh | Visionary or Megalomaniac? The Legacy Of Vladimir Lenin In Contemporary Education | Vira Zhdanovych | History


James Lefkowitz | Speech Development in German | David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Harini Narayan | A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: Examining Linkages Between North Korean Propaganda and U.S.-Bilateral Relations | Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Kevin Nguyen | An Analysis of Directive Speech Acts of Korean Women: Mother and Daughter-in-Law Interactions | Kyung-Eun Yoon | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Maila Raphael | Analyzing the Role of Convents in Medieval German Society | Susanne Sutton | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication


Matthew Snider | The Accessibility of Spanish Services in Genetic Counseling in Maryland | Ana Oskoz | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
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Meet Vicki,

She is a Media and Communications Studies major and summer researcher. She graduated cum laude this past spring and currently works for Burness Communications, a public interest communications firm in Bethesda, MD. 

Her research investigates how to better understand and define what constitutes the “language” of television and involved a cross-cultural comparative quantitative and qualitative analysis of episodes from a Greek adaptation of the British medical series, Doc Martin. This research is particularly relevant due to the increasing volume of deterritorialized and localized narratives circulating within the global television format trade. She will conduct a cross-cultural analysis of components like narrative structure, sound, music, camera, lighting, and dialogue and demonstrated how these contribute to adapting for cultural proximity in the new setting. This comparative methodology led to an analysis of cultural components such as gender, masculinity, and community. 

Read more about her research here…
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Meet Christine,
She is a Asian Studies major, a MLLI Honors student and a URA Scholar. Christine is also a transfer student from Anne Arundel Community College - Go Pioneers! In her spare time she is a volunteer ambassador for UMBC and an active member of the Asian Studies society.

How did you find your mentor for your research project? 
I'm interested in doing research about the Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and Dr. William Brown is my professor of Chinese literature. He helped me nail down the research topic and gave me advice so that I would have a clear direction and perspective.

How did you know this was the project you wanted to do? 
In the course of Classic Chinese Literature, I did a term paper and presentation about the novel and the response was so good that a lot of my classmates wanted to know more about the Confucian ideology and how it implemented through the characters and the pragmatic battle strategies. Furthermore, I wanted to introduce to Americans how “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” is such an important historical novel in China and its profound impact throughout history. As a matter of fact, the pragmatic battle tactics are widely studied and have become so popular that they're now the main themes of video games and movies.

Is this your first independent research project? 
Yes, it is.

Do you get course credit for this work? 
Yes. It's part of my Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communications (MLLI) Honors program.

How much time do you put into it?
The whole summer and the fall semester.

How did you hear about the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) program? 
From the information provided by Dr. Anna Shields.

What academic background did you have before you applied for the URA? 
I'm a senior in Asian Studies and Dr. Shields accepted me into the MLLI Honors program based on my academic performance.

Was the application difficult to do? 
Not so much. I had the help from my mentor Dr. William Brown.

How much did your mentor help you with the application? 
He provided ideas for my research topic and he wrote the recommendation letter for me.

What has been the hardest part about your research? 
It is why and how this classic novel can produce such a cultural impact throughout Chinese society.

What was the most unexpected thing? 
The research probably leads me to a conclusion that the pragmatic battle tactics in the novel and the Ming Neo-Confucian ideology do not necessarily conflict each other; instead, it is widely accepted and internalized as a way to reunite an empire.

How does your research relate to your work in other classes? 
It deepens my understanding of Chinese culture and how the ideology of Neo-Confucianism will never be rooted out even in contemporary society.

What else are you involved in on campus? 
Being a volunteer ambassador for UMBC and an active member of the Asian Studies society.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research? 
Take it very seriously and explore your own interests.

What are your career goals? 
Become a certified Chinese Language teacher.

Did you transfer to UMBC from another institution? Where? 
Yes. I did. I transferred to UMBC from Anne Arundel Community College.

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