Symposium 2025 Programme

Welcome to the programme and links page. Click on the underlined titles to read the abstract of all our presenters. Online participants, please use a zoom name that resembles the one who used during the registration process. Please note that presentation times are subject to change. Please check back regularly.
October 24, 2025
9:00 - 9:30am
Joining and Registration
9:30 - 9:45am
Welcome and Symposium Opening
9:45 - 11:00am
Sarah Mercer
11:15 - 11:45am
Coffee Break & in-person Poster Session
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11:15 am - 11:45 am
- Ifat Razzaque, Doctoral Candidate at University of Toronto, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:15 am - 11:45 am
- Xin An, Master’s Student at OISE, University of Toronto, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Presenting authors:
- Shiva Farahmand, MEd Student at the University of Toronto, she/her
- Shima Farahmand, MEd Student at the University of Toronto, she/her
Non-presenting authors:
- Dr. Stephen Bahry, Sessional Lecturer and researcher at the University of Toronto, he/him
Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum & Pedagogy, Language & Literacies Education; Comparative, International & Development Education
RoomTBD(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Presenting authors:
- Michelly Peixoto, PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
Non-presenting authors:
- Ph.D. Shawna-Kaye Tucker, Professor at the University of Toronto, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:15 am - 11:45 am
- Julie D'Ippolito, Western University, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: in-person, no online access)
11:45am - 1:05pm
Presentation Session 1A (Room: Yerich Auditorium E101)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
- Pelin Irgin, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
- Selçuk Emre Ergüt, PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, he/him
- Funda Ölmez-Çaglar, Research Assistant Dr. at Akdeniz University, she/her
- Farahnaz Faez, Professor at Western University, she/her
- Michael Karas, Assistant Professor at Brock University, he/him
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
- Leena Hosien, MA student at Brock University, she/her
- Michael Karas, Professor at Brock University, he/him
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
- Richard Martinez Loyola, PhD Student at Western University, he/him
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
Presentation Session 2A (Room: N136)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
- Dr. Amal Smaili, University of Toronto
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
- Sarah Jones, PhD candidate at the University of Toronto (OISE), she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
Presenting authors:
- Sophie Horton, Undergraduate student at Brock University, she/her
- Michael Karas, Assistant Professor at Brock University, he/him
Non-presenting authors:
- Ron I. Thomson, Professor at Brock University, he/him
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
- Petreshia Maria Joseph, PhD student at the English and Foreign Languages University-Hyderabad-India, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
Presentation Session 3A (Room: N137)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
- Elena Danilina, PhD candidate, OISE, University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
- Gianluca Baldo, Fellow Researcher (A) at University of Udine, he/him
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
- Dana Di Pardo Léon-Henri, Associate Professor of English, University of Marie and Louis Pasteur, France, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
Presenting authors:
- Letizia Cinganotto, Associate Professor at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, she/her
Non-presenting authors:
- Giorgia Montanucci, Phd student at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
Presentation Session 4A (Room: N138)
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11:45 am - 12:05 pm
Jennifer Chinenye Emelife, PhD Candidate at OISE, University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
- Alessia Corsi, Lecturer at Unviersitat de Barcelona, she/her
- Mireia Pérez-Peitx, Lecturer at Unviersitat de Barcelona, she/her
- Neus Frigolé, Adjunct professor at Unviersitat de Barcelona, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
Presenting authors:
- Anisha Chaurasia, PhD Research Scholar at The NIMS University of Rajasthan - India, she/her
Non-presenting authors:
- Jyoti Gour, PhD Research Scholar at The NIMS University of Rajasthan - India, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
- Dr. Oziomachukwu Akunna Ajemba, Lecturer at the Department of English Language and Literature
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State Nigeria, Lecturer I, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
1:05 - 2:00pm
Lunch (Room TBD) & online Poster Session
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1:05 pm - 1:30 pm
Presenting author:
- Etze Giousouf, Recent Graduate of Middle East Technical University, she/her
Contributing author:
- Zeinep Koumtzou, Recent Graduate of Middle East Technical University, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
1:05 pm - 1:30 pm
Presenting author:
- Aisha Umar Adamu, Teaching at the Right Level(TaRL)Africa, she/her
Contributing author:
- Pumza Ndamase, Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
1:05 pm - 1:30 pm
- Leanne Hill, MEd student at the University of Graz, University College of Teacher Education Styria, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: in-person, no online access)
2:00 - 3:20pm
Presentation Session 1B (Room: Yerich Auditorium E101)
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2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
- S M Sanzana Rahman, PhD candidate at the University of Canada, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
- Enrica Piccardo, Professor at the University of Toronto, she/her
- Ekaterina Prigaro PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
- José Luis Ortiz Soria PhD student at York University, he/him
- Miguel Sanchez Luna PhD student at McGill University, he/him
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
Tatiana Fimognari, PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
S M Sanzana Rahman, PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, she/her
Justin Taylor, PhD student at York University, he/him
Dr. Enrica Piccardo, Full Professor at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
- Sandra Garbarino, Associate Professor at the Universit of Turin, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access)
Presentation Session 2B (Room: N136)
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2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Golnaz Shirzadi, PhD Candidate at University of Manitoba, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
Yaseen Ali, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Toronto, he/him
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
Jane Karanassiou, PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
- Mahmoud Qazli
(Presenter: in-person, online access)
Presentation Session 3B (Room: N137)
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2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
- Joseph Dayag, Assistant Lecturer at Sultan Qaboos University, he/him
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
- Ally Zhou, Ph.D. (she/her) Florida Gulf Coast University/University Canada West
- Jill Cummings, Ph.D. (she/her) Adler University & ScoreGuides TESOL Program
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
- Shashank Rautela, PhD student at The English And Foreign Languages University, India, he/him
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
- Erica Swyers, PhD graduate from the University of Waterloo, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access)
2:00 - 3:00pm
Presentation Session 4B (Room: N138)
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2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
- Dr. Shelley K. Taylor, Professor at Western University (she/her)
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
- Michael Koslowski, PhD, OISE/University of Toronto
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
- Pabitra Saha, PhD student at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Presenting authors:
- Ziyan (Albion) Liu, MEd student at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§, the University of Toronto, he/him
Contributing authors:
- Xiaoyuan Li, Assistant Professor at City University of Macau, she/her
- Jessie Yuxi Wu, Assistant Professor at City University of Macau, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access)
October 25, 2025
9:30 - 9:45am
Joining and Registration
9:45 - 11:00am
Geoff Lawrence
11:00 - 11:30am
Coffe Break (TBD) & online Poster Session
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11:00 am - 11:30 am
Anna Konar, MEd student at the University of Toronto, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Ivonne Londono, PhD student at the University of Valle in Colombia, she/her
RoomTBD(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Survey on Technology-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching in Sri Lankan Classrooms
- Jayamini Ratnayake
RoomTBD(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
11:30am - 12:00pm
Online Roundtable Discussions
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11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Ziyan (Albion) Liu, MEd student at 91ÖÆÆ¬³§, the University of Toronto, he/him
RoomBreak-out Room 1(Presenter: online, online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
MarÃa Victoria Cantero-Romero, Interina Lecturer and PhD student at the University of Jaén, she/her
Salud MarÃa Jiménez-Zafra, Lecturer at the University of Jaén, she/her
RoomBreak-Out Room 2(Presenter: online, online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Tiziana Lorenzet, PhD student at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, she/her
RoomBreak-Out Room 3(Presenter: online, online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Presenting authors:
- S. Nivetha, Assistant Professor of English, Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India , she/her
Non presenting authors:
- Dr. Mirza Jahanzeb Beg, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India, he/him
RoomBreak-Out Room 4(Presenter: online, online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
- Mitali Patle, Research Scholar, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
RoomBreak-Out Room 5(Presenter: online, online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
- Jennifer Walsh Marr, PhD candidate at OISE, lecturer at UBC, she/her
RoomBreak-Out Room 6(Presenter: online, online access)
Roundtable Discussions (Room: N136)
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11:30 am - 11:45 am
- Plamen S. Kushkiev, EdD Professor at Sheridan College, he/him
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:30 am - 11:45 am
José Luis Ortiz Soria, PhD candidate at York University, he/him
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Nawreen Akhter, PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Ana Kanza Tariq, PhD at University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Presenting author:
Thu Le, Director of Academic Research at Yorkville University, she/her
Non-presenting author:
Pham Thi Kim Anh, Lecturer at HCMC University of Technology and Education, Vietnam, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
- Giulia Guadagni, PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access)
Roundtable Discussions (Room: N137)
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11:30 am - 11:45 am
Justin C. Taylor, PhD student at York University, he/they
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Michelly Peixoto, PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Presenting author:
Nadia Maqbool, PhD candidate at the University of Saskatchewan, she/ her
Non-presenting author:
Dr. Gordon Martell, Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan and Research Advisor, he/ him
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Presenting author:
- Jingjing Xing, MA student at the Univeristy of Toronto, she/her
Non-presenting author:
- Lingyao Shu, MA student at the Univeristy of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Mercedes Veselka, PhD Student at York University, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access)
Roundtable Discussions (Room: N138 )
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11:30 am - 11:45 am
- Fernanda Carra-Salsberg, Assistant Professor at York University (she/her)
- Olga Makinina, Associate Professor at York University (she/her)
(Presenter: in-person, no online access) -
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Nyein Mya, PhD Candidate at the University of Ottawa, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, no online access)
12:00 - 1:20pm
Presentation Session 1C (Room: Yerich Auditorium E101)
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Katherine Rehner, Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga, she/her
John Ippolito, Associate Professor, York University, he/him
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
9:30 pm - 12:40 pm
- Mehdia Hassan, PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
- Madhav (Maddy) Ajayamohan, Undergraduate student at the University of Toronto Mississauga, he/him
- Rutwa Engineer, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
- Rebeca Capanema, MA student in Applied Linguistics at Western University, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access)
Presentation Session 2C (Room: TBD)
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
- Le Chen, Independent Researcher, she/her/hers; Yihao Fang, Independent Researcher, he/him/his
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
- Vandana Singh, Ph.D. Scholar at the National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration (NIEPA), She/Her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
Presenting authors:
- Zhe Chen, PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
Contributing authors:
- Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Dr. Sunaina Sharma Assistant Professor, (PhD, M.Ed., B. Ed.)
Department of Educational Studies, Brock University, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
Presentation Session 3C (Room: N137)
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
- Nawreen Akhter, PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
- Umme Kulsum,PhD student at the University of Toronto, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
- Stephanie Samboo, PhD graduate from the University of Waterloo; Associate Dean at Sheridan College, (she/her)
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
- Sonia Martin, PhD candidate at York University, she/her
- Kristi Talbot, Mohawk Language Consultant at Teach Native Culture, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
- Laura Brass, PhD, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
Presentation Session 4C (Room: N138)
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
- Aivy Luo, MA graduate at York University, she/her
- Munise Gultekin, MA graduate at York University, she/her
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
Chuan Liu, PHD Candidate at Western University, he/him
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access) -
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
Anwar Ahmed, Assistant Professor, UBC
(Presenter: in-person, online access) -
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Nikita Goel, PhD student at The English and Foreign Languages University, she/her
(Presenter: online, in-person and online access)