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
Organizing Committee
10:00 - 11:15am
Walcir Cardoso
11:15 - 11:45am
Coffee Break (UC 3100) & Poster Session 1
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Kiana Kishiyama, Master's student, McGill University
RoomUC 3120(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Niloufar Ataeepour, PhD Candidate, UQÀM (she/her)
RoomUC 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
RoomUC 3105(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
Jessica Ing, MEd student, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her/hers)
RoomUC 3105(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
Yaseen Ali, PhD Candidate, Language and Literacies Education Program, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)
RoomUC 3105(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
Sara Pagliaro, PhD student, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
RoomUC 3105(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
Xiaoyue Chen
RoomUC 3105(Presenter: in-person, no online access)
11:45am - 1:05pm
Presentation Session 1A (Room UC 2105)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
- Mercedes Veselka, MEd student, York University (she/her)
- Dr. Mary Ott, Assistant Professor, York University (she/her)
RoomUC 2105(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Wenxuan (Rachael) Cai, MA student, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
RoomUC 2105(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
Lina Abraitienė, Lecturer, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania (she/her)
RoomUC 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), ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
RoomUC 2105(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
Presentation Session 2A (Room: UC 3120)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
Bojan Prosenjak, PhD, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb (he/him)
RoomUC 3120(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
- Karam Noel, PhD Candidate, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)
- Enrica Piccardo, Professor, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
RoomUC 3120(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
Julia Garcia, PhD Candidate, Western University
RoomUC 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)
RoomUC 3120(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
Presentation Session 3A (Room: UC 2120)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
- Enrica Piccardo, Professor, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
- Danielle Hunter, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
- Sanzana Rahman, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
- José Luis Ortiz Soria, York University
RoomRoom: UC 2120(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Giacomo Folinazzo, PhD, Tenured Professor, Niagara College
RoomRoom: UC 2120(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
- José Luis Ortiz Soria, York University
- Karam Noel, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
- John Wayne dela Cruz, McGill University
- Geoff Lawrence, York University (he/him)
RoomRoom: 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)
RoomRoom: UC 2120(Presenter: in-person, online access)
Presentation Session 4A (Room: UC 2115)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
Jeff Bale, Professor, University of Toronto
RoomUC 2115(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Gloria Romero, Assistant Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (she/her)
RoomUC 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)
RoomUC 2115(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
Imene Medfouni, Assistant Professor, Middle East University, Jordan (she/her)
RoomUC 2115(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
1:05 - 2:00pm
Lunch (Room UC 3100) & Poster Session 2
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- Kayvan Shakoury, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma (he/him/his)
Frank Boers, Professor, Western University
RoomUC 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)
RoomUC 3120(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
Aicha Adoui, Assistant Professor
RoomUC 2120(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
Geettana Srithayananthan, MA student, York University (she/her)
RoomConron Hall UC 3110(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
Majid Farham, PhD student, York University
RoomConron Hall UC 3110(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
Lingyao Shu, MEd student, University of Toronto (she/her)
RoomConron Hall UC 3110(Presenter: in-person, no online access)
2:00 - 3:20pm
Presentation Session 1B (Room UC 2105)
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2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
- Le Chen, Researcher (she/her)
- Enrica Piccardo, Professor, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
RoomRoom 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)
RoomRoom UC 2105(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
Rebecca Schmor, ֲ Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
RoomRoom 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)
RoomRoom UC 2105(Presenter: in-person, online access)
Presentation Session 2B (Room: UC 3120)
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2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Stephen Davis, Assistant Professor, University of Regina (he/him)
RoomRoom: UC 3120(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
Hannah Keim, MA student, McGill University (she/her/elle)
RoomRoom: UC 3120(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
Nadine de Moras, Associate Professor, Western University (she/her)
RoomRoom: UC 3120(Presenter: in-person, online access)
Presentation Session 3B (Room: UC 2120)
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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)
RoomRoom: 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)
RoomRoom: 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)
RoomRoom: UC 2120(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
2:00 - 3:00pm
Presentation Session 4B (Room: UC 2115)
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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
RoomRoom: 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
RoomRoom: UC 2115(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)