Plurilingual Lab is a research laboratory located in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) at McGill University
We conduct research in the areas below:
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bilingualism, multilingualism, plurilingualism
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critical sociolinguistics
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plurilingual and pluricultural competence (PPC)
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mixed methods research
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classroom-based research
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ethnographic and action research
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quasi-experimental and experimental research
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cognition and emotion in second language learning
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translanguaging, cross-linguistic and cross-cultural comparisons, translingualism
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innovative language curriculum and pedagogy
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social justice among minoritized student populations (immigrants, newcomers, international students, speakers of non-official languages, populations in situation of refuge)
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drama/theatre in second language learning
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writing in English as a second language
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critical literacies and multiliteracies in language learning
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teaching heritage and Indigenous languages
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teaching English and/or French as a second language (TESOL, ESL, FSL)
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language teacher education and teacher training
If you are interested in applying for an MA or PhD program in any of the research areas above, we suggest you look up the interests of the professors with whom you are willing to work and contact them directly (months in advance before the December 1 deadline):
Dr. Susan Ballinger
Associate Professor
susan.ballinger [at] mcgill.ca
Dr. Angelica Galante
Assistant Professor and Director of the Plurilingual Lab
angelica.galante [at] mcgill.ca
Dr. Amir Kalan
Assistant Professor
amir.kalan [at] mcgill.ca
Dr. Caroline Riches
Associate Professor
caroline.riches [at] mcgill.ca
Dr. Mela Sarkar
Associate Professor
mela.sarkar [at] mcgill.ca