Sosy Mishoyan

Sosy is a graduate of Karen Jeppe Armenian College in Aleppo and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Art and Humanities from Aleppo State University. She further pursued her studies and obtained a certificate in Armenian Studies from the Hamazkayin Institute.Sosy began her career as a Western Armenian language teacher at Aleppo Azkayin Haigazian School and later at Karen Jeppe Armenian College. She then moved to Armenia, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Pedagogy with a specialization in ‘’Armenian Language and Literature’’ from the Armenian State Pedagogical University under Khachadour Abovian. After completing her studies, Sosy worked as a linguist in the Western Armenian Department of the Hrachia Ajaryan Language Institute, which is part of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. She also served as a Western Armenian teacher at the Saturday Siamanto school under the National Prelacy of North America.In addition to her teaching and linguistic roles, Sosy is the founder and tutor of Western Armenian online courses. She has also participated in professional development workshops and webinars such as ‘’ Engaging Easy Apps to Enhance Language Learning’’ and obtained a certificate of participation in the ‘’Genre Pedagogies in the World Language Classroom’’ webinar. Currently, Sosy holds the position of Western Armenian lecturer in the Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan. Alongside her teaching responsibilities, she is an Academic Program Developer, involved in shaping and enhancing academic programs related to her field of expertise. Furthermore, Sosy has future plans to write an Armenian textbook, demonstrating her commitment to educational development and the preservation of the Armenian language.

Languages: Armenian, Arabic, English

Publications

Articles

• "’Comparative Exam of Prepositions in Arabic and Armenian’’, (Կապի Զուգադրական Քննութիւն, Արաբերէն-Հայերէն) Western Armenian Department of the Hrachia Ajaryan Language Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. 2019
• ‘’The Literary Movement In Bolis and Zahrad’’  (Պոլսահայ Գրական Շարժումը եւ Զահրատ)  http://abakanews.org/arts-and-culture/պոլսահայ-գրական-շարժումը-եւ-զահրատ/  2018
• ‘’The language of Hayr Ghevont Alishan’s book in his ‘’Housigk Hayrenyats’’ writing. https://hairenikweekly.com/հայր-ղեւոնդ-ալիշանի-յուշիկք-հայրենե/  
• ‘The Noun Accusative Case and The Study of The Active Voice in Western Armenian (in comparison with Eastern Armenian). It is published in the book of the Western Armenian Department of the Hrachia Ajaryan Language Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia in the name of ‘’Արեւմտահայերէն Հարցեր’’, in Yerevan 2018. (http://language.sci.am/sites/default/files/arm._hartcer.pdf)

Book Reviews

• Hagop Ayvaz, My Stage Friends [in Armenian], ed. Y.P. Tovmasian, Sevan Degirmenciyan. Istanbul: Aras, 2020) and published in Journal of The Society for Armenian Studies. https://brill.com/search?f_0=author&q_0=ՍՕՍԻ+ՄԻՇՈՅԵԱՆ+ՏԱՊՊԱՂԵԱՆ+%28Sosy+Mishoyan+Dabbaghian%29
• Fallen Pine Cones by Z. T. Balian/ Library of Congress Control Number: VAKR BOOKS

Conference Papers,

• 2018 Mkhitaryan’s International Conference Dedicated to the 175th Anniversary of the” Pazmavep “ Arm enological, Philological, Literary Journal and had a speech about ‘’The language of Hayr Ghevont Alishan in His «Յուշիկք Հայրենեաց» writing’’. https://hairenikweekly.com/հայր-ղեւոնդ-ալիշանի-յուշիկք-հայրենե/