I am an associate professor of Applied Linguistics and Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, and I am also the Spanish Language Program Coordinator. I received my graduate training in Second Language Education from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (MEd) and from the University of New Brunswick (PhD). I teach courses about second language teaching and learning at the undergraduate and graduate level, and Spanish language courses at the undergraduate level. A few years ago, I led the planning and implementation of a TBLT program in the Spanish language classes at the University of Alberta. From a research standpoint, I am interested in the evaluation of implementations of pedagogical innovations, more specifically in teachers’ and learners’ perceptions, and in the impact of teacher education and professional development on the adoption of task-based instruction.

I am a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. I received my PhD from Cornell University in 2002, and worked at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick before joining the University of Alberta in 2003. I previously taught French at the secondary and post-secondary levels, and English for academic purposes. My areas of interest include teacher education, second language education, and task-based language teaching. I am particularly interested in links between research and teaching, as well as establishing closer ties between universities, schools, and communities.

I am an Associate Professor in the Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) program in the department of Educational Psychology at the U of A. I received my graduate training in applied linguistics at Concordia University in Montreal where I was involved in several large-scale research projects dealing with the effect of form-focused instruction. One of these was a pioneering study, co-authored with Roy Lyster, of corrective feedback in French immersion. Some of my other research topics include second language aptitude, fluency, and naturalistic language exposure. I have been an editor of the journal Language Awareness and served on the executive of several associations including the ESL teacher association in Quebec and in Alberta, the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, and the international Association for Language Awareness. I have a long-standing interest in teacher education and professional development, with a particular focus on the integration of grammar within task-based language teaching.

I am an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge. I have worked as a language teacher and teacher educator in Canada, Ethiopia, and Ukraine. My research interests include task-based language teaching and the promotion of critical interculturality in the second language classroom.

I have over 15 years experience in teaching and resource roles, and have worked with students of all ages. My degree in German allowed for opportunities to teach in Hamburg, Germany, as well as at the high school level in Calgary. I have also taught English to adult newcomers using task-based language teaching. I currently support teachers who work with multilingual students.

I am a Program Coordinator at the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education (IISLE) at Edmonton Public Schools, where I work to support local, provincial, national and international educators and administrators in second language and immersion programs. I have experience teaching secondary French as a second language, English Language Arts, Art and technology courses. I have been a contributor, author and/or project coordinator for many teacher and student resources through my work with IISLE at Edmonton Public Schools and the Second Languages and Intercultural Council (SLIC) for the Alberta Teachers’ Association. I love helping teachers see the potential for enriching their classrooms through user-friendly technologies that increase engagement and encourage authentic communication in the language classroom.

I have been teaching with Edmonton Catholic Schools since 2014. I am currently the French as a Second Language (4-12) and French Immersion (7-12) consultant for the school division, and I am very excited to be able to support educators in language teaching. I have experience teaching French Immersion, Language Arts, French as a Second Language and Spanish Language and Culture with the school division. I have also taught ESL students and adult newcomers. I believe the more purposeful and authentic language acquisition is, such as through task-based learning, the more engaging and meaningful it will be for all participants.

I began my career with Edmonton Public Schools in 1991. Throughout my years in the classroom, I taught French as a Second Language to elementary students. I have also worked with both adult and school-aged English Language Learners. My teaching philosophy has evolved from teaching students about language to teaching students to use language. I find that providing students with authentic tasks leads to successful language learning.

I have been teaching with the Division since 2014. In that time I have taught Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Language Arts, as well as Film Appreciation in Spanish, all at the high school level. I’ve worked with the provincial curricula, and served as Spanish Language consultant at Alberta Education from 2006 to 2011. I have been a teacher in Spain since 1992, teaching English Language and Culture, French Language and Culture and Spanish Language Arts at both Junior High and Senior High school levels.

I have been teaching with the Division since 1996. In that time I have taught German Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, as well as French as a Second Language, all at the high school level. I’ve worked with the provincial curricula, as well as IB and AP.