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Monday, January 18, 2021
Undergraduate Student Jérémie Ambroise and Alumni MA student Claire Owen presented with Prof. Junker at the 52nd Algonquian Conference. From Online Dictionary to Living Online Dictionary: The Innu dictionary in 2020 (Ambroise & Junker) The Online Learning Platform for Algonquian Languages (Owen & Junker) Online Lessons Innu East Cree... More
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Yes, they can! An examination of EQAO data suggests that children with special education needs who are enrolled in French immersion have higher English academic performance compared to children with special education needs who are enrolled in the English Language of Instruction program. To find out more about these findings and to read more... More
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Drawing on the notion of biliteracy as the “the conjunction of literacy and bilingualism,” this article reports on multiple ongoing case studies of multilingual university students developing academic literacies simultaneously in French and English. Interview data and textual and video records of students’ writing practices were used to... More
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Jacquie Ballantine, a PhD candidate from the School of Linguistics and Language Studies, is focusing her research on how autistic students experience being, learning and communicating at... More
Monday, November 23, 2020
When: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Where: Zoom room information will be provided when you register. More Info (Linguistics) More Info (Applied Linguistics & Discourse... More
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Dr. Natasha Artemeva and PhD (ALDS) candidate Jacquie Ballantine together with Tara Connolly (Assistant Director, Research & Development) of the READ Initiative recently presented results of the pair’s project "COVID-19 Effects on Experiences of Autistic University Students", funded by a Carleton University COVID-19 Rapid Response Research... More
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Congratulations to PhD student Angela Garcia and former supervisor Dr. Janna Fox on the publication of their article "Contexts and constructs: Implications for the testing of listening in pilots’ communication with air traffic controllers" in online journal The ESPecialist. A second publication co-authored by Garcia and Dr. Aline Pacheco,... More
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
ALDS graduate student Angela Garcia is investigating how best to test and ensure pilots' listening comprehension. Building on her experience with the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency, she hopes her PhD research "...will contribute to more appropriate and effective pilot training and testing and, consequently, to safer skies for not only the crew,... More
Thursday, September 10, 2020
There have been considerable changes in post-secondary environments due to COVID-19 over the past several months. As a result, students have had to rapidly adjust to new online modes of academic instruction and unexpected isolation measures. In an impactful new project, researchers in Carleton’s School of Linguistics and Language Studies are... More
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Congratulations to PhD Candidate (ALDS) Codie Fortin, Adjunct Research Professor Dr. Katie Bryant, and collaboration partners on the publication of their article “Writing and research across the globe: An innovative North-North-South-South collaboration” in the Canadian Journal for Studies in Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie. This article... More
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Congratulations to Hesam Farahani on receiving a GSA Full-time Student Academic Excellence Award for the second successive year. This award is awarded annually in the Winter term to a returning, full-time graduate student, at either the Master’s or Doctoral level, who has demonstrated academic excellence while studying at Carleton, but who... More
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The following from Dr. Natasha Artemeva: It's is my pleasure to announce fresh from the AGM of the Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW): The John Pavelich Award for Best PhD Dissertation in Writing and Discourse Studies awarded to Matt Falconer (ALDS PhD 2019) for his dissertation "Providing Science Advice:... More
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