January 15, 2026 (Thursday), 12:00-13:00 (EST, Montreal)
Exploring the role of race and language in teacher education: A raciolinguistics framework for multilingual and professional identities of Ontario’s K–12 teacher candidates
ABSTRACT
While there are more studies concerning the preparation for K–12 teacher candidates (TCs) to teach racially and linguistically diverse classrooms, little is known about how the TCs’ multilingual identities constructs their professional identities in relation to race and language in teacher education.Ìý My master’s research is a qualitative case study that puts the theoretical framework of raciolinguicized teacher subjectivities into empirical practice, as well as to combine the disciplinary divisions on race, racialization, applied linguistics and teacher education studies.Ìý I will begin this talk by contextualizing my research and introducing the incorporation of this framework into data collection and analysis.Ìý I will then present the findings from in-depth semi-structured interviews with six Ontario’s K–12 TCs on how they understand their hybrid multilingual and professional identities in the context of race, racialization and language in their teacher education program’s coursework and practicum.Ìý I will also highlight the connections among these TCs’ previous schooling, practicum experiences and their understanding of multilingual and professional identities.Ìý I will conclude this talk with some suggestions for teacher educators on how to better acknowledge TCs’ multilingual identities in Ontario’s teacher education.
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Language of presentation:ÌýEnglish, with examples in other languages
Mode of delivery:Ìýsynchronous via Zoom
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The Grad Talks provide opportunities for graduate students (MA thesis and PhD) who are conducting research on language education and applied linguistics to showcase their work and receive constructive feedback. It also gives students an opportunity to build community of like-minded people, make connections, and network. Students can choose to present work at different stages of their research: initial, ongoing or completed.
Typically, graduate students have 20 minutes to do an informal presentation about a chosen topic followed by a 40-minute discussion with the audience. The talk can be guided by a Power Point presentation or an outline. The Grad Talks are delivered via Zoom (not video recorded) and they take place on Thursdays at a time that is convenient for you. This event is hosted by ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï’s Faculty of Education. If you're interested in presenting at Grad Talks, contact Li Peng at li.peng2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca.
Grad Talks Team
Li Peng: Organizer
Laura Uribe Valencia &ÌýYunjia Xie: Host
Angelica Galante: Coordinator
Grad Talks is sponsored by the , and co-organized by the Research Group and ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE).
