The Language Workshop at Indiana University, the Slavic Reference Service, American Councils, the Melikian Center at Arizona State University, and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) are hosting an online discussion series – Research and Language Learning. In this iteration of the workshop, Christina Kramer (Professor, The University of Toronto) will give a presentation entitled “A Stranger in a Strange Language: Macedonian and Me.” The broader series invites established scholars to discuss the role language proficiency plays in research, with examples from their own scholarly work. We welcome language learners of all academic backgrounds to participate in these discussions.