Understanding minority-language education systems
Nov 28, 2023 — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Researchers from the Observatoire sur l'éducation en contexte linguistique minoritaire (OÉCLM) at the University of Ottawa are delighted to join forces with the Centre d'Études des Langues, Territoires et Identités Culturelles - Bretagne et Langues Minoritaires at the Université Rennes 2 (CELTIC-BLM) for this first joint study day on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
Description
The aim of this study day is to look at minority-language education systems in Ontario and Brittany, as well as elsewhere in the world, in order to describe, compare, and understand the place they give to students' plurilingual skills in a context of growing diversification, particularly as a result of migratory processes.
Program :
- 8:00 am: Presentation of CELTIC-BLM research areas (Erwan HUPEL and Stéphanie CLERC CONAN)
- 8:15 am: Presentation of the activities of the Observatoire sur l'éducation en contexte linguistique minoritaire (Nathalie BÉLANGER, OÉCLM).
- 8:30 am: Overview of Breton-French bilingual education, problems and research streams (Stefan MOAL, CELTIC-BLM)
- 9:00 am: Comparison of Breton and Welsh bilingual education systems, primary and secondary levels (Renan KERBIQUET, CELTIC-BLM)
- 9:30 am: The introduction of national languages into the education system in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Senegal (Boubacar DIALLO, OÉCLM)
- 10:00 am: Break (15 minutes)
- 10:15 am: E-learning in French-language secondary schools in Ontario: Realities, challenges and opportunities (Fatou CISSÉ, OÉCLM)
- 10:45 am: Professional gestures, training, issues and the teacher effect in French-Breton bilingual education (Yann VERNEY, CELTIC-BLM)
- 11:15 am: Moving from language learning to language appropriation in Diwan schools (Gildas GRIMAULT, CELTIC-BLM)
- 11:45 am: Closing and moderation: Philippe BLANCHET LUNATI (CELTIC-BLM)
NB: Each 20-minute presentation will be followed by a 10-minute discussion.
Panelists and moderators:
Nathalie Bélanger: Full Professor / Director of the Observatoire sur l'éducation en contexte linguistique minoritaire (OÉCLM) - Faculty of Education
Philippe Blanchet: Lecturer/Researcher with the Department of Communication and the Centre d'Études des Langues, Territoires et Identités Culturelles - Bretagne et Langue Minoritaires (CELTIC-BLM)- University of Rennes 2
Fatou Cissé: Doctor of Education, graduate of the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Stéphanie Clerc Conan: Senior Lecturer Linguistics, specializing in sociodidactics, plurilingualism, FLES), Department of Communication and CELTIC-BLM research unit (Centre d'études sur les Langues, Territoires et Identités culturelles. Bretagne et Langues minoritaires).
Boubacar Diallo: Doctoral student, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa.
Gildas Grimault: Professor, Université Rennes 2
Erwan Hupel: Lecturer, Breton language and culture
Renan Kerbiquet: Bilingual French-Breton preschool teacher
Stefan Moal: Senior lecturer, Breton language and culture qualified to direct doctoral research.
Yann Verney: Doctoral student in the Department of Communication and CELTIC-BLM research unit (Centre d'études sur les Langues, Territoires et Identités culturelles. Bretagne et Langues minoritaires)