Research
Current Work
Linguistics is the scientific study of the language. I am interested in intersection between theoretical linguistics and language acquisition. Specifically, I have been investigating how learners acquire third and fourth languages and what are the principles which inform these processes. Ultimately, the goal is to work towards a principled (formalized, idealized, universalized) model of language acquisition (or, at least, theory which explains how previous languages affect the acquisition of the new ones).
As of right now, I also serve as a Curriculum and Assessment Advisor for the ENGin program where I apply my experience on the intersection of linguistics and language teaching to guide designing and developing curriculum as well as review designing, validating, and developing assessment frameworks of the program. With ENGin, I also do research on language testing: (i) on usage of English Vocabulary Profile from Cambridge Assessment English for artificial assessment of lexical resources, (ii) on skill set for evaluators of second language speaking/writing, (iii) on content reliability of Eastern European reading examinations.
Research Interests
- generative (minimalistic, really) approaches to L2...n acquisition
- epistemology of inquiry into Ln acquisition and "transfer" studies
- intersection of generative linguistics and language teaching
- language testing
Output
Legend:
PRP -- peer-reviewed piece (e.g., a paper, report, etc.)
CP -- conference proceeding
SP -- solicited piece (e.g., a review)
J -- journal publication
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IT -- invited talk
RT -- refereed talk (e.g., a conference paper presentation)
PP -- poster presentation
2021
(forthcoming) PP Ozernyi, Daniil M. (2021, Oct 9). Vocabulary profiling of Polish “Matura”: corpus-based inquiry into content validity for high-stakes Central European state ESL examination [Poster presentation]. MwALT 2021: Midwestern Association of Language Testers. Iowa State University. Ames, IA. Abstract; poster.
(forthcoming) RT Ozernyi, Daniil M. (2021, Oct 15-16). EVP as a tool for evaluating the CEFR level-appropriateness of ESL reading examinations: corpus analysis of Ukrainian state assessment [Conference talk]. English Language Testing Society Conference, United States (virtual). Abstract; slides.
(in press, a review) SP J Ozernyi, D. M. Jason Rothman, Jorge González Alonso, & Eloi Puig-Mayenco: THIRD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LINGUISTIC TRANSFER. Cambridge University Press, 2019. Applied Linguistics, Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/applin/amab040; Preprint.
RT Ozernyi, Daniil M. (2021, Mar 18). The crossroads of four languages: the complexity of language identity of quardilinguals in central Ukraine [Conference talk]. Multilingualism on My Mind (MoMM): Exploring Multilingualism in Education, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway (online). Links: the Abstract, slides, the OSF page.
(at the MoMM 2021 conference) chair of the session Multilingual pedagogy from an Interdisciplinary Perspective (3B) on 03/18/21, 13:45-15:25
CP Ozernyi, Daniil M. "L1 vs. L2 vs. L3 transfer: Evidence contra wholesale transfer models and privileged languages from grammatical gender and definiteness acquisition in sequential quardilinguals." Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 6.1 (2021): 9-23. DOI: 10.3765/plsa.v6i1.4891
RT Ozernyi, Daniil M. (2021, Jan 8). L1 vs. L2 vs. L3 transfer: grammatical gender and determiner acquisition in sequential quadrilinguals [Conference talk]. 95th Annual Meeting of Linguistics Society of America, San-Francisco, CA, United States (online). Slides, abstract.
2020
IT Daniil Ozernyi. Elements of theater in Français langue étrangère: enhancing pragmatic competence at Northfield Mount Hermon Scholarly Series (Shauffler Library, Fall 2020).
IT Daniil Ozernyi. US vs Ukraine: language education in middle and high school, elicited expert session for biggest in Eastern Europe international educational conference EdCamp Ukraine
2019
Qualifying paper 2 for section of Pedagogy of Jr. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Озерний, Д. (2019). Розвиток соціально-активної особистості у середовищі шкільного самоврядування (Developing a socially active personality in the environment of school government). Дніпропетровське відділення Малої академії наук України, Відділення філософії та суспільствознавства, секція “Педагогіка.” Slides for the talk.
2018
Qualifying paper 1 for section of Pedagogy of Jr. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Озерний, Д. (2018). Розвиток аналітико-синтетичних навичков учнів засобами інтегрованого навчання (Development of students’ analytical-synthetical thinking by means of integrated learning). Дніпропетровське відділення Малої академії наук України, Відділення філософії та суспільствознавства, секція “Педагогіка.”
CP Daniil Ozernyi. Інтегроване навчання в сучасному освітньому процеці та CLIL-методологія (Integrated learning in modern educational process and CLIL methodology)// Materials of IV conference “Modern tendencies in chemistry teaching”. – 04/14/2018. – Ivan Franko Lviv University, Lviv, Ukraine.
IT Daniil Ozernyi. Research prospects for students: development and concerns. Opening remarks for regional competition of research papers of MAS of Ukraine.
2017
CP Daniil Ozernyi. Розвиток аналітико-синтетичних навичок учнів засобами інтегрованого навчання (Development of analytical-synthetical skills by means of integrated learning) // Materials of III conference “Modern tendencies in chemistry teaching” – 03/24/2017. – Ivan Franko Lviv University, Lviv, Ukraine.
2016
PRP Ozernyi, D., Nikolenko, L. M..Аналiз стану самоврядування у сучасних загальноосвiтнiх навчальних закладах. Український психолого-педагогiчний науковий збiрник, №7.07 (2016): 90-95.
2015
PRP Ozerniy, Danil, Inna V. Kurinna, and Yaroslav S. Bondarenko. "Synthesis and alkylation of amide obtained by N-Phthaloylglycine and himic acid hydrazide." Journal of Chemistry and Technologies 23.2 (2015): 10-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15421/081512
A series of 20 online outreach articles for teachers of modern languages in Ukraine (2018, free access, 100k+ views)
(most of the names on the list below are links)
Article 1. What is to be modern in teaching a second language?
Article 2. How to motivate students?
Article 3. Language pick up. Can you learn the language without studying grammar?
Article 4. Does every mistake need to be corrected?
Article 5. L1 and L2 - differences in acquisition.
Article 6. What forms students’ attitude to learning a second language?
Article 7. How to understand the needs of students
Article 8. Many approaches to language teaching. Combine them!
Article 9. How to practice the studied material
Article 10. Modern Language Teaching. Assessing everything differently. Part 1.
Article 11. Modern Language Teaching. Assessing everything differently. Part 2.
Article 12. Defining goals as an element of language teaching
Article 13. Modern Language Teaching. Lesson Plan.
Article 14. Modern Language Teaching. What to do with a textbook?
Article 15. Modern Language Teaching. Teacher talking.
Article 16. Modern Language Teaching. How to point out a mistake?
Article 17. Modern Language Teaching. What is feedback and how to give it?
Article 18. Modern Language Teaching. Science in the classroom.
Article 19. Writing part for state assessments - how to get a top score
Article 20. British vs American English and some farewell advice
Projects
- "Third and fourth language acquisition of inter-Germanic and Germanic-Romance morphosyntax and semantics and its implications for language teaching" (with Olha Sierostanova, 2020-2021, Kamianske)
- "English Vocabulary Profile as an assessment tool in ESL on A1-B2 levels: Writing and Speaking" (with ENGin Assessment and Evaluation, 2020-present)