29.2604, Support: Applied Linguistics: Ma / MSc Student, University of Ottawa

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Subject: 29.2604, Support:  Applied Linguistics: Ma / MSc Student, University of Ottawa

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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:07:14
From: Nikolay Slavkov [nslavkov at uottawa.ca]
Subject: Applied Linguistics: Ma / MSc Student, University of Ottawa, Canada

 Institution/Organization: University of Ottawa 
Department: Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute 

Level: MA / MSc 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 
 

Description:

MA level graduate student support available
1-2 Research Assistant positions for a research project supervised by Dr.
Nikolay Slavkov at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute of the
University of Ottawa. 

Project Title: Language Background Profiling at Canadian Elementary Schools:
Towards Bilingual and Multilingual Norms
Description: This project investigates what tools and processes public schools
in Canada use to determine the language backgrounds of incoming students. It
combines family, educational and public perspectives related to the concepts
of first/native language, bilingualism, and pluri/multilingualism. Recognition
of issues related to simultaneous (from birth) versus sequential bilingualism,
the role of home or heritage languages, and the ways in which school entry
questionnaires treat them constitutes a central part of this research. 

Duties: The graduate student(s) will be involved in collection and analysis of
school registration forms and other publically available documents; research
interviews with families of school-age children; other research and project
support, as needed. 

Conditions: Applicants must send the following items by email to Prof. Slavkov
at the below contact email: 
- a one page (single spaced) cover letter describing their background and
interests
- a CV 

Please send application materials by July 1, 2018 preferably. 

Shortlisted candidates may be invited to a brief informal interview by Skype
or telephone. Applicants must also be admissible to the University of Ottawa’s
MA program in Bilingualism Studies and be prepared to apply for the program on
a short notice for Fall 2018 admission (https://olbi.uottawa.ca/ma). Winter
2019 admission may also be considered on an exceptional basis. 

Language Requirements: All applicants must have an excellent knowledge of
either English or French and at least a receptive knowledge of the other
language. However, in accordance with University of Ottawa policy, students
have the right to produce their work in French or in English. 
For more details about the projects, please email Prof. Slavkov at the contact
email below. For more details about the MA Program in Bilingualism studies,
please visit the website below.
 

Application Deadline: 19-Nov-2018 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dr. Nikolay Slavkov 
	Please do not mail applications 
	See email instructions
	Ottawa Ontario K1N 6N5 
	Canada 
	
Contact Information: 
	Dr. Nikolay Slavkov 
	nikolay.slavkov at uottawa.ca  


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