Migration and linguistic integration: on the benefits of a normative language policy approach

Chair(s): Yael Peled (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany)

Presentations of the Symposium

‘Learn the language’? A normative language policy approach to the ethics of linguistic integration

Yael Peled
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany

‘I think that’s fair’: English proficiency and linguistic integration in England

Huw Lewis
Aberystwyth University

Linguistic integration in a globalised world: ethical challenges in intercultural Québec

Leigh Oakes, Jude Caithness
Queen Mary University of London

Linguistic justice in a bilingual sub-state: rethinking linguistic integration in Wales

Gwennan Higham¹, Margo Martin^2
1Swansea University, ²Aberystwyth University

Implementation of Language Policy in Primary Schools: A Janus-Faced

Shina Olayiwola, Elizabeth Obi, Yetunde Aboloyinjo

Obafemi Awolowo University

Language policy as discourse management and the co-construction of schoolscapes

Kristof Savski

Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Language Assessment: Examining Multilingual Children

Insiya Bhalloo, Andrea MacLeod

University of Alberta, Canada

Heritage Languages: How Can Valuing Heritages Languages Contribute to Positive Social Outcomes?

Benjamin Lafontaine

Concordia University, Canada

It’s All Connected: Language and Housing Activism and Policy in Wales

Anastasia Llewellyn

University of Ottawa, Canada

Social inclusion in the global south: rethinking literacy in the island territory of Bonaire.

Eric Mijts

University of Aruba, Aruba (The Netherlands)

Why do languages matter to people in medical encounters? Linguistic justice in Catalan healthcare

Joana Pena-Tarradelles

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

An environmental scan of policies and interventions to improve access to dementia care for English-speaking minority communities in Quebec

Sathya Karunananthan¹, Isabelle Vedel², Howard Bergman², Pamela Fernainy³, John Davids⁴, Claire Godard-Sebillotte²

1: Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa; 2: Department of Family Medicine, McGill University; 3: School of Public Health, University of Montreal; 4: Department of Psychology, McGill University

Speaking Rights: Indigenous Language Rights Discourse in Parliament (2019)

Ann-Sophie Boily

Carleton University, Canada

Revitalizing Indigenous Languages, Fostering Self‐Governance, Overcoming the Indian Act: A Case Study of Lil'wat Nation

Giuseppe Amatulli, Qátsya7 Mason Ducharme

Carleton University, Rebuilding First Nations Governance, Canada

Indigenous Language Rights from Talk to Action

Donna Patrick¹, Eve Haque²

1: Carleton University, Canada; 2: York University, Canada

When Bilingualism Meets Reconciliation in the Federal Public Service: Challenging Colonial Legacies in Canada’s Official Languages Act and the Indigenous Inclusion Illusion

Carolyn Laude¹, Andrew Pawluch²

1: Knowledge Circle for Indigenous Inclusion, Indigenous Services Canada, Carleton University; 2: Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Linguistic Situation

Yonatan Puon Castro¹, Veronica Sanchez Hernadez¹, Jorge Luis Mendoza Valladares²

1: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico; 2: Universidad Intercultural del Estado de Puebla, México

Language in English Education in South Asia: The Future of Bi/Multilingual Education

Md Monaem Hossain

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India, India

AI and the Democratization of Language Policy: Towards Participatory Policymaking in Moroccan Higher Education

Bouchra EL MYLOUDY¹, Mohammed GUAMGUAMI²

1: Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Oujda. Morocco; 2: Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Oujda. Morocco

Multilingualism as transformation in South African higher education

Ben Souza, Sisonke Mawonga

Rhodes University, South Africa

What makes (a) language colonial?

Meike Wernicke

University of British Columbia, Canada

Producing New Meanings of Language Policy: Oral History in the Intersection of Language and Race

Mayo Kawaguchi

OISE / University of Toronto, Canada

‘The way to proceed’: From the disconnect between systems to community proposals for the implementation of Indigenous Language policies in Manitoba

Helen Koulidobrova¹, Carolyn Laude², Liliana Sánchez³, Theresa Sinclair⁴

1: Central Connecticut State University; 2: Indigenous Services Canada; 3: University of IL- Chicago; 4: Hollow Water First Language, Elder Language Workgroup

Cross-linguistic transfer and test bias: lessons for best practices for a multilingual population

Beau Zuercher, Suzanne Springer

Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

Language Tests as Policy Instruments: A Critical Examination of Immigration Regimes

Angel Arias¹, Jamie Schissel²

1: Carleton University, Canada; 2: University of North Carolina Greensboro

Francisation Québec: Imagined, failed, redesigned?

Robin Turner

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States of America

Empowering Language Learners: Motivation and Identity in a Community ESL Context

Albert Maganaka

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Mapping Motivation in L2 Learning: A Case Study of International Students Learning German

Eleonore Kruse

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Rethinking Deductive Grammar through Positive Psychology: Emotional Engagement in Language Learning

Reza Farzi¹, Parvin Movassat²

1: University of Ottawa, Canada; 2: University of Ottawa, Canada

Les enjeux de justice linguistique dans l’administration publique multilingue : entre théorie et pratique.

Chair(s): Monika Jezak (university of ottawa, Canada)

Presentations of the Symposium

Disparités linguistiques structurelles au sein de l’appareil d’État et de l’administration publique : perspective internationale

Michele Gazzola
University of Ulster

Combler le fossé : outils et gouvernance de la mise en œuvre des politiques linguistiques au sein du gouvenment fédéral

Carsten Quell
Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada

Des principes à la pratique : enjeux et défis d'une politique bilingue au sein de l'administration publique.

Monika Jezak
Université d'Ottawa

Language Policy, Ideology and Nation Building

Martin Cyr Hicks

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada

Language learning for refugees in displacement: The case of Dadaab, Kenya

HaEun Kim

York University, Canada

On applying Signalling Theory to Language Policy and Planning research

Tobias Weber

Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic

Language Hierarchies, Plurilingualism, and Translanguaging in Ghana: Moving Beyond Classical Diglossia

Christal Perdison, Nikolay Slavkov

University of Ottawa, Canada

Politiques linguistiques familiales et intégration : balade linguistico-artistique avec un migrant de la génération 1.5

Ana Carolina Munoz Cruz

Université d'Ottawa, Canada

Language Learning and Integration: Experiences of Adult Syrian Refugees in Ottawa

Esraa Masri

University of Ottawa, Canada

Two-Eyed Seeing in Practice: Pedagogical Pathways for Learning Polysynthetic Verb Morphology

Anthony Dayens

Carleton University, Canada

Revisiting Language Policy for a Connected World

El-Hadj Bourouina

University of Hassiba Benbouali, Chlef , Algeria, Algérie

The Language of Linguicism: A Psycholinguistic Examination of Speech on Black Youth

Sarah Francis

University of Ottawa, Canada

Bannock, Tea and Teaching: Duoethnography and the Implications for Language Planning and Policy for Indigenous Languages

Russell Fayant, Denise Kennedy

University of Regina, Canada

Co-Constructing Visibility: Indigenous Language Speakers’ Perspectives in the Interactive Linguistic Landscape Project

Yonatan Puon Castro, Justino Rendon Juarez

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico

Supporting Indigenous Languages in Mexico through English Language Teaching: Curriculum and Language Planning

Yesenia Bautista Ortiz¹, Donna Fenton²

1: Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca; 2: Carleton University, Canada

Language Ideologies Of Atacamenean Women Towards The Ckunza Language in Chile

Elizabeth Torrico-Ávila

Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Pratiques langagières de familles immigrantes à Gatineau en contexte d’adoption de la loi 14

Janick Robidoux

Université d'Ottawa, Canada

Le citoyen dans la gouvernance communautaire dans la francophonie canadienne et en Acadie

Christine C. Paulin¹, Éric Forgues²

1: Université de Moncton, Canada; 2: Institut canadien de recherche sur les minorités linguistiques, Canada

Accès à la justice dans la langue officielle en situation minoritaire au Canada : deux poids, deux mesures?

Marc Pomerleau^1,2, Marie-Hélène Girard²

1: Université de Montréal, Canada; 2: Université McGill, Canada

Gérer la langue de travail au sein de la fonction publique fédérale / Managing Language of Work in the Federal Public Service

Véronique Boudreau

Commissariat aux langues officielles / Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Canada

Immigrant Mothers Navigating Distance, Disruption, and Belonging: Family Language Policy amid Crisis-at-a-Distance

Sajedeh Hosseini

University of Calgary, Canada

Official and family language policies in Nordfriesland and Fryslân

Ruth Kircher¹, Dekker Suzanne², Heinzová Pavlína¹, Vellinga Mirjam³, Dijkstra Jelske², Scarse Ydwine², Jürgensen Katharina¹, Heck-Lemke Tineke⁴

1: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Germany; 2: Fryske Akademy / Mercator Research Centre, Netherlands; 3: Afûk, Netherlands; 4: Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany

Sociolinguistic Motivation Shaping Family Language Policy in a Zapotec Community in Mexico

Roberto Guerra Mejia

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

Language Family Policies and Planning: Sustaining Heritage Languages in Multilingual Families

Melissa Lapalus

Indiana University Bloomington, United States of America

Assessing the Vitality of Arabic in Qatar through Indicators

Michele Gazzola¹, Hadeel Alkhateeb²

1: Ulster University, United Kingdom; 2: Qatar University, Qatar

The inefficiency and injustice of the percentage rule for allocating minority rights

Bengt-Arne Wickström

Andrássy-Universität Budapest, Hungary

Non-market value in LPP: identification and measurement

François Grin

UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE, Suisse

An Ancient Language without its Native Speakers: Approaches to Geez Language Policy and Planning in Ethiopia

Alelign Wudie

ADDIS ABABA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, Ethiopia

Igbo Proverbs as Vernacular Policy in Migration Discourses

Nduka David Utah

National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria

"Not Real" Mexicans: Monolingual Policy and the Marginalization of Generation 0.5 Returnees

Colette Despagne

Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexique

Contested histories: the erasure of Black Afrikaans speakers

Chanel Van der Merwe

Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

Divisions and Fusions through a Shared Language: Language Policy and Raciolinguistic Projects in Post-Apartheid Afrikaans

René Bogović

University of Toronto, Canada