Past Events

Focused and Unfocused Written Feedback in L2 Writing: Accuracy, Error Types, and Learner Perceptions

Canadian Workplace Culture and Racialized Female Internationally-Educated English Instructors' Professional Growth in Ontario Higher Education

Thank you for attending our annual gathering and book launch of Pluriversal Applied Linguistic, a bold reimaging of language education through Global South perspectives. Those who missed the event, please find the link to the recording.

Plurilingualism in STEM: A Complexity Informed Study of the Perceptions and Experiences of Plurilingual Students in Undergraduate STEM Programs

The Centre for Research in Education at Niagara College and the Center for Educational Research in Languages and Literacies (CERLL) at OISE - University of Toronto in collaboration with: The Department of Languages and Cultures at Western University; The Faculty of Education at Western University; The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and the Faculty of Education at York University;
The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies of the University of Waterloo;
The Language Department of the University of Toronto Mississauga;

are pleased to announce the sixth Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities.
The Symposium will be held in a hybrid mode at Niagara College’s DJP Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake and online

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