Symposium 2025 Programme

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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 - 9:20am

Joining and Registration

9:20 - 9:35am

Welcome and Symposium Opening

Room:
Yerich Auditorium E101

9:45 - 11:00am

11:15 - 11:45am

Coffee Break & in-person Poster Session

Room:
in front of Yerich auditorium
  • 11:15 am - 11:45 am
    • Ifat Razzaque, Doctoral Candidate at University of Toronto, she/her
    Room
    in front of Yerich auditorium
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 11:15 am - 11:45 am
    • Xin An, Master’s Student at OISE, University of Toronto, she/her
    Room
    in front of Yerich auditorium
    (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
    Room
    in front of Yerich auditorium
    (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:

    • Dr. Shawna-Kaye Tucker, Professor at the University of Toronto, she/her
    Room
    in front of Yerich auditorium
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)
  • 11:15 am - 11:45 am
    • Julie D'Ippolito, Western University, she/her
    Room
    in front of Yerich auditorium
    (Presenter: in-person, no online access)

11:45am - 1:05pm

Emotional well-being, self-efficacy & motivation

Presentation Session 1A (Room: Yerich Auditorium E101)

Room:
Yerich Auditorium E101

In-person chair: Stephanie Samboo
Online chair: Nawreen Akhter

  • 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

    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: in-person, online access)
Language & language teaching

Presentation Session 2A (Room: N136)

Room:
N136

In-person chair: Sarah Jones
Online chair: Nadia Maqbool

  • 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
    • Richard Martinez Loyola, PhD Student at Western 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)
Artificial Intelligence

Presentation Session 3A (Room: N137)

Room:
N137

In-person chair: Elena Danilina
Online chair: Dr. Ajemba Oziomachukwu Akunna

  • 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
    • Mehdia Hassan, PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, she/her
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)
Critical literacy

Presentation Session 4A (Room: N138)

Room:
N138

In-person chair: Michelly Alves Peixoto Pedrosa 
Online chair: Leanne Hill

  • 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 (N135) & online Poster Session (N136, N137, N138)

  • 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
    Room
    N136
    (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
    Room
    N137
    (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
    Room
    N138
    (Presenter: online, in-person and online access)

2:00 - 3:20pm

Plurilingualism & digital learning

Presentation Session 1B (Room: Yerich Auditorium E101)

Room:
Yerich Auditorium E101

In-person chair: Giulia Guadagni
Online chair: Nataliya Borkovska 

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
    • S M Sanzana Rahman, PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, 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 University of Turin, she/her
    (Presenter: online, online access)
Higher Education

Presentation Session 2B (Room: N136)

Room:
Room: N136

In-person chair: Yaseen Ali 
Online chair: Erdal Yildrim

  • 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)
Online learning

Presentation Session 3B (Room: N137)

Room:
N137

In-person chair: Sonia Martin
Online chair: Sunaina Sharma

  • 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

Policy

Presentation Session 4B (Room: N138)

Room:
N138

In-person chair: Michael Koslowski
Online chair: Richard Martinez Loyola

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
    • Donna Fenton, PhD student at Carleton 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 Â¥·ïÌìÌÃ, 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)