Annette Boudreau, professeure émérite de l’Université de Moncton en sociolinguistique, s’est distinguée par ses travaux sur l’insécurité linguistique dans la francophonie canadienne, ses manifestations, ses conséquences et les moyens de la contrer. Elle a publié de nombreux articles sur le sujet et sur la francophonie acadienne en général.
Elle est l’autrice de l’essai À l’ombre de la langue légitime. L’Acadie dans la francophonie publié chez Classiques Garnier en 2016. Elle a publié Dire le silence. Insécurité linguistique en Acadie. 1867-1970 aux Éditions Prise de parole en 2021, Insécurité linguistique dans la francophonie aux Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa en 2023 et Parler comme du monde en 2024 aux Éditions Prise de parole.
Robert Falcon-Ouellette is from Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. He is an associate professor of the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. He is a dedicated community organizer, educator and anthropologist doing research in the areas of Indigenous education, military ethics and political science. He recently helped create the new Yellowquill University College, the only Indigenous post-secondary institution in Manitoba. He has a PhD and two Master’s degrees from Laval University in Quebec City, and was only the second Indigenous person to graduate from Laval with a PhD in 350 years. He is a former Member of Parliament. During his mandate, he obtained unanimous consent to change the Standing Orders of the House of Commons for the full inclusion and interpretation of Indigenous languages. Professor Ouellette was the Chair of the Indigenous Caucus and helped lead change in Child and Family Services and languages legislation, as well as other initiatives focused on advancing reconciliation. His keynote address will focus on issues surrounding indigenous languages rights in the Canadian context.
Mario López-Gopar (Ph.D., OISE/University of Toronto) is a Professor at the Facultad de Idiomas at Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, México.
Mario’s main research interests are intercultural and multilingual education of Indigenous peoples in Mexico, as well as decolonizing pedagogies for young learners of the “English” language in Mexico. He has received over 15 academic awards. His Ph. D. thesis was awarded both the 2009 AERA Second Language Research Dissertation Award and the 2009 OISE Outstanding Thesis of the Year award. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Language Education and Identity, Applied Linguistics, ELT Journal, and the International Journal of Multilingualism, among others. He has also published numerous book chapters. His latest books are Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching (Multilingual Matters, 2016) and International Perspectives on Critical Pedagogies in ELT (Palgrave MacMillan, 2019).