We are a collective of educators committed to social justice in our work with students, colleagues, partners, and community members. We are privileged to learn, teach, and conduct our research on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
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Our commitment is enacted through the interrelated areas of interest and expertise:
Our commitment is enacted through the interrelated areas of interest and expertise:
Language and literacy learning and teaching in multilingual, multicultural, and multimodal contexts
Critical and anti-oppressive approaches to literacy and language education
Indigenous Language & Literacy Education
Arts-based, literary, and embodied learning in language and literacy education
Recent Publications
Playful literacies as kaleidoscopic redesign: Emergent bilinguals creating multilingual spaces in a monolingual classroom. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14687984261489924
Playful literacies: Reimagining early childhood literacies. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14687984261496998
An Identity Approach to Second Language Acquisition. In D. Atkinson & E. Taylor (Eds.), Alternative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (2nd ed., pp. 65–88). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003426516-4
Theoretical multiplicity and methodological variation in multilingual socialization research. In B. Smith & E. Berman (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Language Socialization (pp. 1–22). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198873174.013.0005
Language socialization approaches to second language acquisition in changing multilingual contexts. In D. Atkinson & E. Taylor (Eds.), Alternative approaches to second language acquisition (2nd ed., pp. 119–145). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003426516-6
Shaping transdisciplinary research with partners on climate projects. Innovative Higher Education (online-before-print). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-026-09921-5
Evaluating ESG impact on energy transition. Cell Reports Sustainability 3(6), (online-before-print). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100727
Playing to become literate: Teachers’ evolving roles during digital game-based learning in a Malawian childcare centre. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 16(1), Article a1830. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v16i1.1830
Interdisciplinarity in applied linguistics. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1–7. doi:10.1017/S026719052610035X
News & Events
LLED Graduate Student Celebration
Nov 05, 2026
Literacy Research Fellowship
Oct 15, 2026
Danielle Burrell-Kim’s Dissertation Defence
Oct 14, 2026
Job Postings
2026-27 Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)
Application Deadline: November 9, 2026