36.1690, Confs: 6th Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities (Canada)

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Subject: 36.1690, Confs: 6th Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities (Canada)

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Date: 24-May-2025
From: Enrica Piccardo [enrica.piccardo at utoronto.ca]
Subject: 6th Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities


6th Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities
Short Title: 6th SSOU
Theme: From Silos to Solidarity: Rethinking Languages and Literacies
in Education through collaboration and care

Date: 24-Oct-2025 - 25-Oct-2025
Location: St.Catherines (ON), Canada
Contact: Enrica Piccardo
Contact Email: enrica.piccardo at utoronto.ca
Meeting URL: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/cerll/symposium-2025

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition;
Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 30-Jun-2025

In a world that has increasingly become marked by tensions and
divisions, breaking down silos and overcoming isolation is more
important now than ever. Whether our work focuses on bridging
boundaries, dismantling disciplinary silos, or fostering reciprocal
relationships with others, a sense of belonging to the human community
remains at the very core of all these endeavours, bringing us together
in solidarity and resistance. The 6th Symposium of the Southern
Ontario Universities (SSOU) invites scholars, students, and
practitioners to share and critically reflect on the role and impact
of collaboration and care within the field of languages and literacies
in Education.
The Symposium of the Southern Ontario Universities will be in its
sixth edition this year and is the result of ongoing collaborative
efforts between different universities and post-secondary institutions
in the region. The symposium seeks to continue building community not
only between participating institutions but, more importantly, among
students, faculty, practitioners and all those interested in language
and literacies education. By creating a supportive environment for all
participants, the symposium challenges traditional academic
hierarchies, encouraging meaningful connections and learning from one
another.  Following traditions of previous years, the symposium will
feature two keynote speakers, one from a local and one from an
international context respectively, to further strengthen discussion
and dialogue not only within Ontario but also beyond. As a new
addition to this year’s symposium, there will be an initiative to
specifically support first-time attendees through mentoring and
pre-symposium workshops, aiming to demystify what it means to attend
or present at an academic symposium.
We are excited to announce that the sixth Symposium of the Southern
Ontario Universities will take place October 24-25, 2025 at Niagara
College’s DJP Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and we invite you to
submit contributions to one of the three different strands
(presentations, roundtable discussion, poster presentations) in which
participants will discuss new research avenues, including:
 - bi-/multi-/trans-/plurilingualism in language education
 - multiliteracies and multimodalities
 - teachers’ and students’ agency
 - mobility, migration and inclusion
 - impact of language policies
 - innovation in language teaching methodologies and assessment
 - artificial intelligence in language education
 - language acquisition and language use
 - technology-assisted language learning and teaching
 - online learning and distance education
 - antiracism, decolonization and social justice in language education
 - newcomer language education
 - indigenous and heritage language education
The Symposium offers a valuable opportunity for scholars, including
faculty members, graduate students, activists and practitioners,
engaged in languages and literacies education to connect, share
insights, and discuss their research. It serves as a platform to
establish and expand opportunities for academic networking for future
collaborations.
Now in its sixth edition, the Symposium is hosted by Niagara College’s
Centre for Research in Education and is jointly organized by the
Center for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies (CERLL) of
OISE-University of Toronto and Niagara College. The University of
Toronto at Mississauga, Western University, York University, the
University of Waterloo and Glendon College are also major
collaborators in this initiative. The Symposium provides a unique
opportunity to further strengthen collaboration and cultivate
community both within and across institutional boundaries. The hybrid
format will once again allow for broader participation, welcoming both
national and international audiences, as was successfully achieved in
previous editions. With a diverse program featuring plenary sessions,
presentations, roundtable discussions, poster sessions, and social
events, the Symposium offers participants from Ontario and beyond an
excellent opportunity to engage with the wider academic community in
language and literacies education.



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