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, 91ֱ, University of Toronto (she/her/hers)

    Room
    UC 3105
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Yaseen Ali, PhD Candidate, Language and Literacies Education Program, 91ֱ, University of Toronto (he/him)

    Room
    UC 3105
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • Sara Pagliaro, PhD student, 91ֱ, 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, 91ֱ, 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), 91ֱ, 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, 91ֱ, University of Toronto (he/him)
    • Enrica Piccardo, Professor, 91ֱ, 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, 91ֱ, University of Toronto 
    • Danielle Hunter, 91ֱ, University of Toronto
    • Sanzana Rahman, 91ֱ, 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, 91ֱ, 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, 91ֱ, 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, 91ֱ, 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)