ABOUT ME
Expanding the horizons
I'm a dedicated language instructor of Russian and ESL. Originally I'm from an industrial city in Siberia called Novokuznetsk, which is literally on the other side of the Earth if you are in Mississippi. I graduated with distinction from Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University double-majoring in teaching English and French.
I first came to the University of Mississippi as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in 2017 and then graduated with a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics and TESOL in 2020. Currently, I'm pursuing my Ph.D. in Second Language Studies with an emphasis on Applied Linguistics at the University of Mississippi.
I’ve always found joy in learning. However, it wasn’t until I started teaching that I realized just how much I enjoyed sharing my skills and knowledge with students of all ages and backgrounds.
In each course I teach, I work hard to create engaging, eye-opening, and challenging activities - ones that will help my students expand their horizons and push their boundaries. I appreciate my students’ feedback and welcome an open dialogue in each and every class. Get in touch for more information about my experience or the courses I teach.
STUDENT FEEDBACK
She was always there for her students and knew how to answer all our questions. Absolutely one of the best instructors I will be privileged to have during my undergrad.
Students in Elementary and Intermediate Russian Courses
COURSES TAUGHT
PUBLICATIONS
Petrova, N. & Rychkova, I. (2024). AI-Powered Language Instruction: Creating Engaging Writing Assignments for Intermediate Russian Learners. Russian Language Journal, 74(1).
Khoroshilova S., & Rychkova, I. (2014). The vowel system of modern British pronunciation: monophthongs. Proceedings of the international online conference: Current Problems of Philology and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, 1, (pp. 150-155). Novosibirsk, Russia: Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Rychkova, I. (2025, April). Role of Digital Tools in Negotiating Power [Conference presentation]. The 92nd Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL), Boca Raton, FL, United States.
Petrova, N. & Rychkova, I. (2025, February). AI Comes to the Rescue: Designing Vocabulary and Writing Assignments for Intermediate Russian Courses [Conference presentation]. American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), virtual conference.
Rychkova, I. (2024, September). Negotiating Leadership across Cultures: An Intercultural Pragmatic Analysis of Multilingual Graduate Student Interaction in Remote Professional Settings [Conference presentation]. The 6th International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association (AMPRA-6), St. Petersburg, FL, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2024, April). Multilingual Graduate Students Navigating Academic Digital Discourse: Challenges and Strategies [Conference presentation]. The 91st Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL), Athens, GA, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2024, February). Reimagining the Russian Language Course: A Focus on Post-Soviet Countries and Cultures [Conference presentation]. American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), Las Vegas, NV, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2023, March). How Multilingual Graduate Students Negotiate Leadership and Power Relationships in Online Collaborative Talks [Conference presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, OR, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2023, March). The Subtle Art of Saying Goodbye in the American South [Conference presentation]. The 90th Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL), Oxford, MS, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2022, May). Negotiation of Leadership and Power Relationships in Digital Collaborative Talks among Multilingual Graduate Students [Conference presentation]. The 3rd International Conference: Approaches to Digital Discourse Analysis (ADDA 3), St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2022, March). What Narratives in TED Talks Teach Us About Quasi-Academic Discourse [Conference presentation]. The 89th annual Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL 89), LA, virtual conference.
Rychkova, I. (2021, November). How to Incorporate Written and Oral Critical Thinking Activities into a Beginner Language Class [Conference presentation]. Mississippi Foreign Language Association, MS, virtual conference.
Rychkova, I. (2021, April). The Russian Language Marathon: A Modern Way to Engage Language Learners Online [Conference presentation]. The 22nd Annual Conference of Central Association of Russian Teachers of America, United States, virtual conference.
Rychkova, I. (2020, December). Language Marathon: Engage and Challenge Your Language Learners Online [Conference presentation]. Mississippi Foreign Language Association, MS, virtual conference.
Galindo, M., Rychkova, I., Duan, S., Pelayo, M., & Akishev, T. (2020, December). The UM Graduate Student Colloquium in Applied Linguistics and TESOL [Conference presentation]. Mississippi Foreign Language Association, MS, virtual conference.
Rychkova, I. (2019, April). The second wave of pen pals [Conference presentation]. The 21st Annual Conference of Central Association of Russian Teachers of America, Albuquerque, NM, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2018, November). Blogging as an educational tool for second language teaching [Conference presentation]. Mississippi Foreign Language Association, Hattiesburg, MS, United States.
Rychkova, I. (2017, November). Teaching foreign languages and teacher training in Russia: The case of Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University [Conference presentation]. Mississippi Foreign Language Association, University, MS, United States.