Language and Literacy Education

Language and Literacy Education focuses on critical and contemporary issues at the intersections of literacy learning and cultural and societal transformation. It covers topics such as identity and literacy, cultural literacy practices, Indigenous literacies, family literacy, literature and new media, digital literacies, poetry, literacy in developing contexts, literacy development across the lifespan, educational linguistics, discourse and multimodal analysis, critical perspectives on children’s and young adult literature, EAL (English as an additional language) literacy, assessment, teacher education and creative/arts-based approaches to literacy learning.

Students engage with critical societal issues that impact these topics, such as equity and inclusion, immigration and globalization, gender, youth culture, relationships among communities and educational institutions, and public policy.

Name Research Interests
Ahmed, Anwar Languages and literature
Belliveau, George Humanities and the arts; Theatre; Arts-based research; Drama Education; Research-based Theatre; Interdisciplinary Arts
Bryson, Mary literacies; cancer education; critical theory; Gender and Sexuality Studies; digital cultures; literacies, cancer education, critical theory, gender and sexuality studies, digital cultures
Corella, Meghan Academic Discourse; Children and youth; Discourse Analysis; Language ideology; Sociolinguistics; Academic Discourse, Children and Youth, Discourse Analysis, Language ideology, Sociolinguistics
Darvin, Ron ESL, TESOL, LOTE and sign language curriculum, pedagogy and didactics; identity and investment in language learning; critical applied linguistics; race, ethnicity, and social class; Digital Literacies; generative AI
Dobson, Teresa Media and communications; Literary Education; Digital Literacy; Digital Humanities; Text Visualization; Literary Education, Digital Literacy, Digital Humanities, Text Visualization
Galla, Candace what types of technology initiatives (low-, mid-, or high) Indigenous language communities are using to revitalize, maintain, and promote their language
Gladwin, Derek Inter-disciplinary, trans-disciplinary learning and education; Communication and media studies; Environmental philosophy; environmental and ecological literacy; energy literacy and transition; systems literacy and complexity education; transdisciplinary and collaborative education; philosophy and theory of education (ontology, environmental, Asian, phenomenology); textual literacies (through media, literary, and visual culture); narrative inquiry and storytelling; Arts-based research
Gunderson, Lee Paul Languages and literature; reading-research; immigrant-achievement; home literacy environment
Hare, Jan Aboriginal youth mobility, Aboriginal family and community perspectives on early literacy, literature, identity construction and urban Aboriginal youth, Cultural studies, early childhood, first nations education
Jenson, Jennifer Digital Cultures and Education; Digital Games; Game-based Learning; Gender; Online Learning; technology; Technology Implementation and integration; Digital Cultures and Education, Digital Games, Game-based Learning, Gender, Online Learning, Technology, Technology Implementation and integration
Kendrick, Maureen literacy, digital literacy, Children and youth, ESL, international perspectives
Kubota, Ryuko Specialized studies in education; critical applied linguistics; culture and language; Language Rights and Policies; language education; language ideologies; multicultural education; race and language teaching; Critical applied linguistics, Culture and language, Language Rights and Policies, Language education, Language ideologies, Multicultural education, Race and language teaching
Kumpulainen, Kristiina Languages and literature; Social sciences; Critical literacies/pedagogies; Digital Literacies; Arts-based research; Multiliteracy and multimodality; Place-based literacies; Storytelling/narrative inquiry; Imagination; Critical literacies/pedagogies, Digital literacies, Arts-based research, Multiliteracy and multimodality, Place-based literacies, Storytelling/narrative inquiry, Imagination
Li, Guofang longitudinal studies of immigrant children
Rajagopal, Harini Multiliteracy and multimodality; Bilingual/Multilingual education; Decolonizing pedagogies, methodologies, and knowledges; teacher education; Arts-based Education ; Childhood Studies; Multiliteracy and multimodality, Bilingual/Multilingual education, Decolonizing pedagogies, methodologies, and knowledges, Teacher Education, Arts-based Education , Childhood Studies
Spiegelman, Julia Gender, sexuality, and queer inclusion, French language education, Teacher education, Race and antiracism, Language ideologies