Symposium 2020
The Symposium 2020 is being presented by the Centre for Educational Research in Languages and Literacies (CERLL) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. This event is a collaboration with the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga, the Faculty of Education at Western University, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and the Faculty of Education at York University, as well as the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Waterloo.
This symposium was held virtually on May 8-9, 2020 and featured the latest research and findings in Languages and Literacies Education.
Plenary Speakers
Title: Reversing Underachievement among Multilingual Students: Whole School Instructional Strategies for Identity Affirmation and Academic Success
Title: The CEFR Descriptors for Online Interaction and Digital Tools in the Language Classroom
Friday Sessions
Title: "Teacher, ¿Puedo Hablar en Español?” A Reflection on Plurilingualism and Translanguaging from an international perspective
Title: Implementing Plurilingual Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Programs
Title: Discoursal identity construction in English language learners’ graduate personal statements
Title: Literacy as digital media practice: Home language use among refugee and immigrant-background youth in Ontario secondary schools
Title: Empowering ELLs’ intellectual, linguistic and cultural growth through multiliteracies pedagogy in an EAP blended course
Title: The emotion of learning: Enabling newcomers with emerging print literacy to research each other
Title: An exploration of a reciprocal professional learning model among elementary students and educators focused on Comprehensive Literacy
Title: Learning L2 Chinese in Study Abroad Residence Hall and Homestay: Two Case Studies
Title: Enquête sur le profil linguistique des étudiants fondée sur l’apprentissage collaboratif
Title: Investigating German Textbook Dialogues through their Audio Formats
Title: Asymmetry between Attitudes and Performance in the Spanish Foreign Language Flipped Classroom
Title: Intercultural Film Comprehension: A Reception Study
Title: Globalization and Education: Discrimination and Privilege
Title: International students negotiating discourses of deficit, difference, and diversity in the Canadian EAP context
Title: Social Distancing and the Stickiness of Bodies in Language Pedagogy
Title: Investigating Identity, Language Practices and Schooling Experiences of Canadian-born Muslim Students in Ontario Post-Secondary Schools
Saturday Sessions
Title: Dynamic written corrective feedback
Title: Synchronous web-based collaborative writing: How do small-group peer interactions influence the production of debate summaries?
Title: Learning new words from a TED Talk: When to switch on/off the subtitles?
Title: Implementing Language Proficiency Standards through Portfolio Assessment: New Old Perspectives
Title: Leadership seminars as a new tool in promoting participation and deepening student knowledge
Title: Using Mixed Methods Methodology in Language Teacher Education – The Way Forward?
Title: Communities: Reflections on a drop-in program for graduate students and postdocs
Title: Investigating the potentials of computerized dynamic assessment in teaching and assessing critical thinking to undergraduate students
Poster Sessions
Title: English Language Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Digital Technologies
Title: Embedding Critical Literacy into Computer-Assisted Teaching Model in China’s College English Curriculum Requirements 2007
Title: Destination Reading Curriculum Implemented in an English Immersion Program in China
Title: The Importance of Peer Scaffolding for Second Language Teaching and Learning
Title: Plurilingual Acquisition in a Kindergarten Classroom
Title: A Case Study Exploring Primary/Junior Teachers Knowledge and Implementation of Literacy to Teach Vocabulary
Title: Migrant Women Instructors in Adult English Programs in Ontario: The Impact of Staffroom Encounters and the Implications of Workplace Learning Experiences
Title: Transmedia Storytelling Projects in the Second Language Class
Title: L’aménagement vers un Canada plurilingue; un système d’éducation inclusif, collaboratif et respectueux
Title: A critical analysis of the strategic process for school improvement planning in my school context
Title: Integrating Confucianism into Language Teaching: A Perspective of Holistic Education
Title: Thinking out of the box: A case study on use of multi-literacy pedagogy in ESL classroom in Ontario
Title: Le Kamishibaï plurilingue : un projet pédagogique plurilingue mis en lien avec des prescriptions ministérielles