Symposium 2024 Programme

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Symposium 2024 Programme

Welcome to the programme and links page. Click on the underlined titles to read the abstract of all our presenters. The link to the Zoom link will be posted via email to registered participants. Online participants, please use a zoom name that resembles the one who used during the registration process.

October 4, 2024

9:30 - 9:45am

Joining and Registration

9:45 - 10:00am

Welcome and Symposium Opening

Room:
UC 2105

Organizing Committee

(Presenter: in-person, online access)

10:00 - 11:15am

Room:
UC 2105

Walcir Cardoso

(Presenter: in-person, online access)

11:15 - 11:45am

Coffee Break (UC 3100) & Poster Session 1

  • Kiana Kishiyama, Master's student, McGill University

    Room
    UC 3120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 11:15 am - 11:45 am

    Niloufar Ataeepour, PhD Candidate, UQÀM (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • Sheila Batacharya, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Writing Studies, Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy, University of Toronto Mississauga

    Room
    UC 3105
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Jessica Ing, MEd student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her/hers)

    Room
    UC 3105
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Yaseen Ali, PhD Candidate, Language and Literacies Education Program, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)

    Room
    UC 3105
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Sara Pagliaro, PhD student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 3105
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Xiaoyue Chen

    Room
    UC 3105
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)

11:45am - 1:05pm

Presentation Session 1A (Room UC 2105)

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm
    • Mercedes Veselka, MEd student, York University (she/her)
    • Dr. Mary Ott, Assistant Professor, York University (she/her)
    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

    Wenxuan (Rachael) Cai, MA student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm

    Lina Abraitienė, Lecturer, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
    • Rutwa Engineer, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga (she/her)
    • Dr. Lesley Wilton, Assistant Professor (R), York University and Sessional Lecturer (III), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

Presentation Session 2A (Room: UC 3120)

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm

    Bojan Prosenjak, PhD, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb (he/him)

    Room
    UC 3120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
    • Karam Noel, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)
    • Enrica Piccardo, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her) 
    Room
    UC 3120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm

    Julia Garcia, PhD Candidate, Western University

    Room
    UC 3120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
    • Grace Chin-Wen Chien, Associate Professor, National Tsing Hua University (she/her)
    • Liang-Chen Sun, Associate Professor, National Tsing Hua University (he/him)
    Room
    UC 3120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

Presentation Session 3A (Room: UC 2120)

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm
    • Enrica Piccardo, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto 
    • Danielle Hunter, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
    • Sanzana Rahman, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
    • José Luis Ortiz Soria, York University
    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

    Giacomo Folinazzo, PhD, Tenured Professor, Niagara College

    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
    • José Luis Ortiz Soria, York University
    • Karam Noel, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
    • John Wayne dela Cruz, McGill University
    • Geoff Lawrence, York University (he/him)
    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
    • Danielle Hunter, PhD student, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Michelle Courville, FSL Consultant, Durham Catholic DSB (she/her)
    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)

Presentation Session 4A (Room: UC 2115)

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm

    Jeff Bale, Professor, University of Toronto

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

    Gloria Romero, Assistant Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
    • Mingrui Qiao, Master student, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Menghong Lin, Master student, University of Toronto (she/her)
    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm

    Imene Medfouni, Assistant Professor, Middle East University, Jordan (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

1:05 - 2:00pm

Lunch (Room UC 3100) & Poster Session 2

    • Kayvan Shakoury, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma (he/him/his)
    • Frank Boers, Professor, Western University

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
    • Jessica Lovett, PhD student, Brown University (she/her)
    • Stéphanie Gaillard, Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Brown University (she/her)
    • Andrew Clark, PhD student, Brown University (he/him)

    Room
    UC 3120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • Aicha Adoui, Assistant Professor

    Room
    UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • Geettana Srithayananthan, MA student, York University (she/her)

    Room
    Conron Hall UC 3110
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Majid Farham, PhD student, York University

    Room
    Conron Hall UC 3110
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Lingyao Shu, MEd student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    Conron Hall UC 3110
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)

2:00 - 3:20pm

Presentation Session 1B (Room UC 2105)

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
    • Le Chen, Researcher (she/her)
    • Enrica Piccardo, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    Room
    Room UC 2105
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

    Dr. Marlon Valencia, Associate Professor, Glendon College-York University (he/him/il/él)

    Room
    Room UC 2105
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm

    Rebecca Schmor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    Room UC 2105
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
    • Alexis Skopelitis, Teacher Candidate, Glendon College, York University (she/her)
    • Marlon Valencia, Associate Professor, Glendon College, York University (he/him)
    Room
    Room UC 2105
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)

Presentation Session 2B (Room: UC 3120)

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm

    Stephen Davis, Assistant Professor, University of Regina (he/him)

    Room
    Room: UC 3120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

    Hannah Keim, MA student, McGill University (she/her/elle)

    Room
    Room: UC 3120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm

    Nadine de Moras, Associate Professor, Western University (she/her)

    Room
    Room: UC 3120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)

Presentation Session 3B (Room: UC 2120)

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
    • Nemira Macianskiene, Professor, Dr., Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania (she/her)
    • Non-presenting: Vilma Bijeikiene, Associate Professor, Dr., Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania (she/her)
    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
    • Prof. Tamara Turza-Bogdan, PhD, Full Professor, University of Zagreb (she/her)
    • Prof. Lidija Cvikic, PhD, Full Professor, University of Zagreb (she/her)
    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
    • Stela Letica Krevelj, Associate Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (she/her)
    • Nives Kovačić, Research Assistant, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (she/her)
    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

2:00 - 3:00pm

Presentation Session 4B (Room: UC 2115)

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
    • Liaquat Ali Channa, Assistant Professor in English, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University, Oman (he/him)
    • Non-presenting author: Muhammad Yasir Khan, PhD student, Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
    Room
    Room: UC 2115
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

    Mili Saha, Associate Professor of English, Jagannath University and PhD student, University of Wollongong Australia

    Room
    Room: UC 2115
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

October 5, 2024

9:30 - 9:45am

Joining and Coffee (Room: UC 3100)

9:45 - 10:15am

Roundtable Discussions (Room: UC 2105)

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Majid Fatahipour, Assistant Professor (he/him)

    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am
    • Anastasia J. Khawaja, PhD, The Arab American University
    • Kiley Marouf, Msc, The Palestine Clinic
    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

Roundtable Discussions (Room: UC 2110)

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am
    • Anna Bartosik, Professor, George Brown College (she/ona/elle)
    • Kathleen Kinsella, Professor, George Brown College (she/her)
    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Tin Yuet (Tiffany) Tam, MA student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    S M Sanzana Rahman, PhD student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)

Roundtable Discussions (Room: UC 2115)

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Gabrielle Forget, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Rob Grant, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Stephanie Salib, MA student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am
    • Mahnaz Dehghantezerjani, PhD student, York University (she/her)
    • Mahdieh Roshanbin, PhD student, University of Tehran (she/her)
    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am
    • Lingzi Zhuang, Assistant Professor - Teaching Stream, Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga
    • Yuhan Liu, Undergraduate student, University of Toronto Mississauga
    • Bolun Li, Undergraduate student, University of Toronto Mississauga
    • Non-presenting authors:
      • Ian Turner, PhD student, Department for the Study of Religion, UTSG
      • Christoph Emmrich, Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, UTSG
    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)

Roundtable Discussions (Room: UC 2120)

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Richard Martinez, MA student, Western University (he/him)

    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Elianis Paez Concepcion, MA student, Western University (she/her)

    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Yuou Sheng, MA student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am

    Germaine Tondji, Doctoral Candidate, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (she/her)

    Room
    Room: UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

10:15 - 11:15am

Presentation Session 1C (UC 2105)

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Taha Kuzu, PhD, Junior-Professor, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd

    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am
    • Anna V. Sokolova Grinovievkaya, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico
    • Non-presenting authors:
      • María del Carmen Gomez Pezuela Reyes, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico
      • María Virginia Mercau, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico
    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Rana Haidar, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)

10:15 - 11:35am

Presentation Session 2C (UC 2110)

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Michael Koslowski, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)

    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am
    • Shanshan He, PhD student, Western University (she/her)
    • Chuan Liu, PhD student, Western University (he/him)
    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Laura Hermans-Nymark, PhD, Assistant Professor, Niagara University Ontario (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 11:15 am - 11:35 am

    Paweł Andrejczuk, PhD, University of Valencia, Spain (he/him)

    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

Presentation Session 3C (Room: UC 2120)

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Shaden S. Attia, Writing and Communication Professor, Fanshawe College

    Room
    UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am
    • John Ippolito, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, York University (he/him)
    • Katherine Rehner, Professor in the Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga (she/her)
    • Gabrielle Forget, PhD Candidate, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Claire Gouveia, PhD student, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Ivan Lasan, PhD graduate, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)
    • Non-presenting authors:
      • Sarah Jones, PhD student, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
      • Yifan Liu, PhD student in Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    Room
    UC 2120
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Jason R. Holmes, PhD Candidate, York University (he/him)

    Room
    UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

Presentation Session 4C (Room: UC 2115)

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Anwar Ahmed, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (he/him)

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am

    Mahdi Ghadamgahi, PhD student, York University (he/him)

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: in-person, online access)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Izza Tahir, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2115
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

11:35am - 12:05pm

Lunch (UC: 3100) & Poster Session 3

  • Libera Maria Lai

    Room
    UC 2120
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
    • Stéphanie Gaillard, French Lecturer, Brown University (she/her)
    • Marie Culpepper, PhD student, University of Iowa (she/her)

    Room
    UC 2110
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
    • Bakht Ullah, BS student, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (he/him)
    • Hikmat Ullah, BS student, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (he/him)

       

    Room
    UC 2105
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
  • Trisha Dowling, Lecturer, University of Michigan- ELI and PhD student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    Room
    UC 3100
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Kanika Verma, Lecturer, University of Toronto Mississauga (she/her)

    Room
    UC 3100
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)

12:05 - 1:20pm

Room:
UC 2105

Constanza Tolosa

(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

1:20 - 2:00pm

Invited Panel: CERLL and Plurilingual Lab: "Learning, for, from and with each other"

Room:
UC 2105
  • Dr. Angelica Galante (Centre Head, Plurilingual Lab) 
  • Jon Wayne dela Cruz (Plurilingual Lab) 
  • Yunjia Xie (Plurilingual Lab) 
  • Dr. Enrica Piccardo (Centre Head, CERLL) 
  • Dr. Jim Cummins (CERLL)
  • Aisha Adebayo (CERLL)
  • Lisa Lackner (CERLL)
(Presenter: in-person, online access)

2:00 - 2:30pm

Closing

Room:
Room: UC 2105
(Presenter: in-person, online access)