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<a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Dear fellow language teachers,<o:p> </o:p></span></a></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">My name is Alba, and I am a PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics. I am conducting a study on language teaching during
the COVID-19 pandemic and the use, or lack thereof, of mindfulness practices (including but not limited to breathing, meditation or relaxation techniques) in teaching. Please consider taking part in a 10 to 15-minute survey on the topic. If you decide to take
part in the study, you can find the survey here: </span></span><a href="https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_etCQO0C00W4Y2QR" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 122, 192); background: white;">https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_etCQO0C00W4Y2QR</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295">
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The survey is completely anonymous, and your participation is completely voluntary. At the end of the survey, you will
be asked if you would like to take part in a follow-up interview and/or a consultation session to review a set of mindful techniques for language learning. If you are willing to do so, you will be asked to provide your email address.<o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">This study has been approved by the University of Calgary Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board (REB20-1832) and my supervisors,
Dr. Mary O’Brien (</span></span><a href="mailto:mgobrien@ucalgary.ca"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">mgobrien@ucalgary.ca</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">)
and Dr. Angela George (</span></span><a href="mailto:angela.george@ucalgary.ca"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">angela.george@ucalgary.ca</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">). </span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Thank you.<o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61259295"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif"><b style=""><i>Alba Fano-Trabanco</i></b></span></p>
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