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
Identity, Investment, and Critical Applied Linguistics. In The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (Critical Applied Linguistics), C.A.Chapelle & Pedro dosSantos (Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal20088
Critical Digital Literacies. In The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (Literacy), C.A.Chapelle & Eva Lam Wan Shun (Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal20282
Literacy: An Introduction. In The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (Literacy), C.A.Chapelle & Ron Darvin (Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal20918
Language teacher identity development through professionalization on study abroad. In V. Tavares & S. Melo-Pfeifer (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Language Teacher Identity (pp. 450–464). Taylor & Francis. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003495390-33
汉语二语教学中的阅读策略（2015-2025）：十年回顾与未来展望 [Reading strategies in teaching Chinese as a second language (2015–2025): A decade review and future prospects]. 语言战略研究 (Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning), 1(9), 88-101.
Multilingual and English Language Education in South Asia: Historical and Future Perspective. In Chi-Kin Lee, J. (Eds) Handbook of Asian Educational Innovation towards the Futures of Education (pp. 1-20). Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3901-4_37-1
Supporting multilingual learners’ literacy learning in Canadian Classrooms: Teacher pedagogical perspectives and practices. Educational Research for Policy and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10671-026-09422-4
From monolingualism to plurilingualism: multimodal arts-based cultural probes as catalysts for linguistic justice in an afterschool literacy program. The Reading Teacher, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/trtr.70045
Teaching in a time of scarcity: Building reciprocal literacy practices with multilingual students. Literacy Today, 56-57. literacyworldwide.org
News & Events
Public Talk with Dr. Stanton Wortham, Boston College
May 11, 2026
Anatomies of Practice: Arts-based Research
Apr 24, 2026
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Job Postings
2026W Graduate Teaching Assistants in Rits (Anticipated)
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2026W Graduate Teaching Assistants in LLED (Anticipated)
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2026S Part-Time Instructors for VSP
Application Deadline: May 22, 2026