About

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About

Introduction

The Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies (CERLL) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education is a hub for national and international research on issues of languages and literacies. CERLL activities and events are a collaboration between professors, Masters and PhD students, and scholars in our field.

Leadership

Enrica Piccardo
Director of the Centre for Educational Research in Languages & Literacies

As head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages & Literacies (CERLL), formerly known as the Modern Language Centre (MLC), I warmly welcome you to our website. CERLL focuses on language and literacy teaching and addresses a broad spectrum of theoretical and practical issues related to second, minority and majority language learning.

Since the establishment of the MLC in 1968, the quality and range of the Centre’s graduate studies programs, research and development projects, and dissemination services have brought it both national and international recognition. Our work focuses on curriculum, instruction, and policies for education in second, foreign, minority, and majority languages, particularly in reference to English and French in Canada but also other languages and settings — including studies of language learning, literacy, methodology and organization of classroom instruction, language education policies, student and program evaluation, teacher development, as well as issues related to bilingualism, multi/plurilingualism, and cultural diversity.  

Enrica Piccardo

Team Members

Aisha Adebayo
Aisha is a PhD student in the Language & Literacies Education (LLE) program. At CERLL, she is responsible for website design, event organization and the CERLL podcast, Plurilingually speaking.
Headshot of Aisha Adebayo.
Kate Bayless
Kate is a PhD student in Language & Literacies Education (LLE) at OISE. At CERLL, she is the graduate assistant and responsible for organizing the centre’s meeting and activities, as well as outreach communication.
Kate Bayless
Asad Iqbal
Asad is a PhD student in the Language & Literacies Education (LLE) program at the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE. At CERLL, he is responsible for coordinating and organizing the center's events.
Asad
Umme Kulsum
Umme Kulsum is a PhD first-year student at OISE. She is an ESL teacher with the Toronto District School Board and works a Graduate Research Assistant. At CERLL, she organizes and facilitates events.
Lisa Lackner
Lisa Lackner is a PhD candidate in the Language and Literacy in Education program (LLE) at OISE. At CERLL, Lisa is responsible for website design, event organization and social media communication.
Lisa Lackner