Past Events

The CERLL and CIDE/C premiered the docufilm No Vernacular! on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 4:00 PM in the OISE Nexus Lounge. Produced and directed by Dr. Mama Nii Owoo, the docufilm explores African multilingualism, teacher practices, and language policy in Ghana, where an astonishing 84 languages are spoken. It highlights the challenges and strategies Ghanaian teachers navigate in this linguistically diverse landscape.

A pioneering blend of research and documentary filmmaking, No Vernacular! marks a milestone in Dr. Owoo’s PhD journey and offers fresh insights into multilingual education and policy. The film has also received widespread recognition, earning a Toronto International Film Festival (TIWFF) 2025 nomination and an official selection at the International Black & Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF) 2025.

Following the screening, a panel discussion featured esteemed scholars, including OISE Professors Antoinette Gangné and Jeff Bale, and Professor Sinfree Makoni from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Enrica Piccardo (Director, CERLL), welcomed the panel for a social gathering and refreshments, with Dr. Carly Manion (Director, CIDE/C) also in attendance.

Dr. Owoo's journey in creating and showcasing the film will hopefully inspire future researchers to explore creative methodologies in their own research.

Join us for the CERLL gathering and the launch of Autoethnographiesin Plurilingualism, edited by Prof. Enrica Piccardo and Dr. Le Chen. This thoughtful collection explores 26 students’ personal narratives and research into their languages, cultures, and identities. Come and listen to the richness of life experiences and scholarship directly from the authors. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and connect withscholars and peers.

Exploring pre-service language teachers' beliefs about plurilingualism through arts-based approaches: writing (about) plurlingual poetry.

This fifth Symposium, hosted by Western University and jointly organized by the Center for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies (CERLL), will help further strengthen the collaborative network in languages/literacies education research across Southern Ontarian Universities that the Symposium has created over the past years.

Identities and Practices of Plurilingual English for Academic PurposesInstructors: A Multimodal PluriethnographyEmbracing

Translanguaging as a literary device in post-secondary EAL writing instruction

Advancing Pre-Service ESOL Teachers’ Metalinguistic Awareness of Spanish Questioning Language Ideologies

Exploring the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Text Analysis in the Context of Language Learning

Analyzing the teacher education of future class teachers in Finland regarding multilingual contexts and education with a special focus on translanguaging

“It gave me the confidence to talk to people in my neighbourhood”: Understanding the impact of Sociocultural Activities Hosted by University Language Learning Centers