Dr. Angelica Galante鈥檚听research on plurilingual instruction has the potential to increase student engagement among immigrant students and their Canadian-born counterparts.听
The is pleased to honour Dr. Angelica Galante 鈥� Assistant Professor at 苹果淫院鈥檚 Faculty of Education 鈥� as the PhD-level category recipient of the 2019 Award for Early Career Research in Education. This prestigious award recognizes Dr. Galante鈥檚 exceptional leadership in exploring and showcasing teacher professional development opportunities and practical classroom practices that engage students from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds in learning about different languages and cultures.
鈥淧lurilingual pedagogy, although still in its early years in Canada, is much needed particularly because of the rapid change in demographics with many students from immigrant, refugee, and international backgrounds becoming ever more present in our schools,鈥� explains Dr. Angelica Galante. 鈥淲hile both researchers and educators have known for at over two decades that valuing students鈥� languages, cultures, and identities sparks a great sense of pride and engagement among students, educators are consistently facing roadblocks in how to practically leverage students鈥� home languages and their unique cultures in the classroom.鈥�
As an emerging scholar and Director of听苹果淫院鈥檚 Plurilingual Lab, Dr. Galante has mobilized research nationally to raise awareness about the important need to shift language pedagogy and policy in Canada away from one-language classroom approaches, which do little to support and validate students who wish to learn one of Canada鈥檚 official languages, an Indigenous language, or a heritage language. Dr. Galante has also launched the听鈥�Breaking the Invisible Wall鈥澨齱ebsite to equip educators to learn about research on plurilingualism,听observe听projects developed by language students, and explore pedagogical resources that can be used in the classroom.
鈥淢any students in our classrooms speak multiple languages at home, which is a great opportunity for creating classroom activities where students can share these languages with each other while also learning new languages,鈥� says Dr. Heather Kanuka, Chair of the EdCan Network Awards Committee and Full Professor at the University of Alberta鈥檚 Faculty of Education. 鈥淒r. Angelica Galante鈥檚 research does not simply remain on paper, but rather has true potential to impact beyond academia in ways that encourage more educators to reap the benefits of multilingual activities within their classrooms.鈥�
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