We look forward to seeing you at the 2011 CIES Annual Conference, 1-5 May 2011 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The theme is:
“Education is that which liberates,” from the Sanskrit “Sa’ vidya ya’ vimuktaye“
Announcements and events of interest are listed below:
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LI SIG meeting and officer election
The Language Issues SIG Business Meeting will be on Sunday, May 1 from 3:45-5:15 in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, room Hochelaga 6. During this time we will discuss LI SIG issues and also identify officers for the 2011-2012 year. People interested in serving as a SIG officer are especially welcome to attend the business meeting!
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“Fireside Chat” on Ethiopia mother tongue education
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the conference on Wednesday evening when LI SIG members Kimmo Kosonen and Carol Benson lead an informal “fireside chat” on Ethiopia’s eight years of mother tongue education, and what it means for other regions. We’ll send an email and post an announcement during the conference with a date, time and location.
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CIES Panels on language issues
This year there are a plethora of panels on on language, mother tongue, bilingual and multilingual education issues.
LANGUAGE-RELATED PANELS AT CIES 2011
Sunday, May 1
024. The influence of language on society
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Saint-Charles
Participants:
The Influence of Mandarin on Language Instruction in the
Asian Region. Matthew Edward Kilbride, Lehigh University
Learning Strategies of Language Minority Learners and their
Reading Performance on the Program for International
Student Assessment (PISA). Holly Xie, National Center for
Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education; Laura Warren, American
Institutes for Research
The role of language in the migrant contexts. Maria-Elena
Quiroz-Lima, Universidad Pedagogica Nacional
Tensions in English language examinations: testing for
increased access, internationalization and Western cultural
knowledge. Margaret Dunlop, University of Toronto
Chair:
Matthew Edward Kilbride, Lehigh University
047. Practices for revitalizing indigenous traditions
1:45 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 6
Participants:
From Maori ‘Language Nests’ to Mi’Kmaq Schools: how two
different Nations are revitalizing their traditional languages.
Emily Harris, Graduate Student
New Media telling Old Stories: Youth Film Workshops in
Nikolai, Alaska. Marie Acemah, Media Action
The role of native language in school attendance among the
Orang Asli (indigenous) in Malaysia. Zainin Bidin,
Michigan State University
061. International perspectives on foreign language education
1:45 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Chambly
Participants:
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) standards in developing
countries: A survey of twelve countries. Katrina Kallman
Deutsch, WorldTeach
Understanding of language learning in foreign language
settings: A case study of learning strategy choice and use.
Yasuko Senoo, McGill University; Kazuhiro Yonemoto,
McGill University
Expressivisim and sociocognitivisim: Examining written errors
of Taiwanese EFL learners. Chia-Lin Chang, TransWorld
University; yelin su, Hong Kong Baptist University
Comparing services for adult English language learners in
Florida and Texas. Rusty Ennemoser, Florida State
University
Chair:
Shahnaaz Alidina, York University
074. BUSINESS MEETING: Language Issues SIG
3:45 to 5:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 6
Monday, May 2
097. The Cost-Effectiveness of Education Reform: Improving use
of existing resources for learning gains
8:30 to 10:00 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 5
Participants:
The Effectiveness of Schooling: Resource and Time use in
Classrooms across five countries. Audrey Schuh Moore,
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Issues in Global Literacy: The Use of Mother Tongue
Instruction in Guatemala and Ethiopia. Elizabeth Adelman,
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Opportunity to Learn and Language Instruction in Mozambique.
Sheila Manji, Aga Khan Foundation
Chair:
Joseph DeStefano, RTI
132. Language-in-education attitudes and practices in
multilingual African contexts
10:15 to 11:45 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Péribonka
Participants:
Praat or speak but don’t thetha: Language rights and social
justice in multilingual South Africa. Zubeida Khatoom
Desai, Faculty of Education, University of the Western Cape
Language as HIV/AIDS prevention? : Relationship of languagein-
education and HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Nigerian
North Central and South West Zones. Michelle Lilly,
Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
The role of language ideologies in mediating English language
shift among recent high school graduates in Mankweng,
Limpopo Province, South Africa. Andrew Babson,
University of Michigan
Chair:
Carol Benson, Stockholm University
Discussant:
Leila Schroeder, SIL
154. Language policies and practices around the world
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Matapédia
Participants:
Integrating Eastern and Western Education Traditions into
Chinese Language and Cultural Education. Yanyu Zhou,
Confucius Institute at Pace University
Implementing supplementary literacy instruction in Brazilian
primary schools: The role of context, climate and
commitment. Carol DeShano da Silva, RTI International
Socio-cultural perspectives of literacy practices and language
politics in Pakistan: An historic overview. Batool Atta,
Michigan State University
Primary Teacher Sense-making of Educational and Reading
Reform within the Republic of Macedonia. Richard T
Holdgreve-Resendez, Michigan State University
Chair:
Richard T Holdgreve-Resendez, Michigan State University
171. ICT for Literacy Development: New approaches to literacy
for liberation
1:45 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 2
Participants:
Application of computerised classroom assessment system to
improve language skills. Anil Kanjee, Assessment
Consultant, South Africa
ICT for Educational Assessment Through Digital Data
Collection. Sarah R. Pouezevara, RTI International
Improving Arabic literacy in early grades through ICTenhanced
methods of teacher professional development.
Diane Prouty-Harris, RTI International
SynPhony— a multi-lingual computer-assisted tool for gradual
and controlled introduction to literacy. Norbert Rennert,
Canada Institute of Linguistics
Chair:
Carmen Strigel, RTI International
181. Mother tongues and additional languages: instructional
policies and strategies
1:45 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Harricana
Participants:
Why Did You Do It That Way? How Teachers Interpret and
Implement EL Policy. Jennifer J Phillips, The Florida State
UniversityPolicy and Practice: Is Bilingual Education Effective in day-today
Classrooms?—A Research at Buffalo, New York. Wei
Du, New York State University at Buffalo
Mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTBMLE) in the
Philippines: The effects of training on teacher attitudes
towards mother tongue instruction. Rebecca Paulson,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chair:
Leslie Joanne Limage, International education expert
199. Say what? Improved learning outcomes in bilingual and
mother-tongue based education programs in Asia
3:45 to 5:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 4
Participants:
Bilingual Education Policy and Practice in Tibet. Eirini
Gouleta, Trinity College
Getting ready for school in the Chittagong Hill Tracts: A
comparative analysis of mother-tongue- and national language-
based preschools in Adivasi communities. Gowri
Vijayakumar, UC Berkeley
Language and Early Grades Literacy Acquisition in Nepal.
Christabel Pinto, Bank Street School for Children, USA
Chair:
Alison Pflepsen, RTI International
Discussant:
Carl Grove, Director, LEAD Asia, SIL International
208. Empowering Teachers and Students through Collaborative
Research Based Textbook and Teacher Guide Development
and Effective Teacher Training in Ethiopia, Africa
3:45 to 5:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Richelieu
Participants:
Intervention in Education through Textbook Development and
Teacher Training – Its Link to Other USAID Activities.
Befekdau Gebretsadik, USAID Ethiopia
The Role of the Ministry of Education in English Language
Learning. Ejeta Negeri, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia
Culturally Based, Collaborative Textbook and Teacher Guide
Development and Effective Teacher Training. Mary W.
Spor, Alabama A&M University, USA; Tizazu Asare, TLMP
Ethiopia
Bringing Improved English Teaching to Scale: The USAID
TELL Program, Logistical Support for Countrywide Teacher
Professional Development. Jeremy Koch, American
Institutes for Research
Discussant:
Catherine Powell Miles, USAID Washington
Tuesday, May 3
240. Mother tongue matters: The implications of language on
reading assessments, interventions, and education outcomes
10:15 to 11:45 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Gatineau
Participants:
Not as simple as ABC: Developing literacy materials for
African languages. Leila Schroeder, SIL
Language vs. Literacy: Are language of instruction choices
zero-sum or win-win? Ben Piper, RTI international
Designing an early grade reading assessment in Northern
Nigeria: Language implications on test development and
results. Alison Pflepsen, RTI International
Exploring the Emergence of Reading Skills in Minority
Languages. Steve Walter, Graduate Institute of Applied
Linguistics
Chair:
Alison Pflepsen, RTI International
Discussant:
Penelope Bender, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
254. English as the language of education in non-Englishspeaking
contexts
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 4
Participants:
English as a global language: Perspectives from learners in
Thailand. David Hayes, Brock University, Canada
An Additive Bilingual Policy in High-Performing Public
Schools: A Descriptive Adequacy. Anis Sundusiyah,
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Bilateral Agencies and Capacity Building: The Role of English.
Enery Lopez-Navarrete, Teachers College, Columbia
University; Sharon Kim, Teachers College, Columbia
University; Theresa Wolde-Yohannes, Teachers College,
Columbia University; Michiko Marron, Teachers College,
Columbia University
Chair:
Kimmo J. Kosonen, SIL International / Payap University
Discussant:
Carol Benson, Stockholm University
264. Perspectives on Language-in-education Policy and Practice
in Asia: Can we break out of the either-or dichotomy?
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Péribonka
Participants:
What language-in-education policy models are desired for
quality education of language minority students? Evidence
from local stakeholder perspectives in northwest China.
Danzhi Duojie, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.;
Stephen A. Bahry, University of Toronto
Non-dominant languages and language-in-education policy and
practice in Afghanistan. Stephen A. Bahry, University of
Toronto
Dialogue between villagers and officials on Tibetan languagein-
education policy in Qinghai province: Where were the
scholars? Jia Luo, Ontario Institute for Studies in
Education, University of Toronto
Discussant:
Badeng Nima, Sichuan Normal University
307. Development of language and skills in higher education
3:45 to 5:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 5
Participants:
Skills development in higher education: Perspectives from
college graduates and their instructors in China. Yi Cao,
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The issues and challenges of the language of learning and
medium of instruction in Higher Education in Northeast
Asia. Sae Shimauchi, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific
Studies, Waseda University
The equity of resources distribution of higher vocational
education in the mainland of china. Yunbo Liu, Faculty of
Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
“Is this in your own words?” learning the expectations of a
discourse community. Breana Bayraktar, George Mason
University/Virginia International University
Chair:
Breana Bayraktar, George Mason University/Virginia
International University
Wednesday, May 4
352. NEW SCHOLARS: Dissertation workshop 3
8:30 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Bellechasse
Participants:
GROUP 1. Connecting citizenship, language, and literacy for
refugee students: A comparative case study. Laura
Quaynor, Emory University
357. Language, education and identity in multilingual contexts
10:15 to 11:45 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Duluth
Participants:
Education for Domination: The Restriction of Spanish
Language Instruction in Colonial Philippines. Erin P.
Hardacker, Loyola University Chicago
Administrating language varieties: the construction of language
attitudes among urban school administrator. Aria Razfar,
University of Illinois at Chicago; Joseph Charles Rumenapp,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Schools and Belgian Separatism. Elizabeth Sherman Swing,
CIES
The best of both worlds: Language and mixed-heritage/mixedrace
identites and implications for bilingual education. Rita
Kamani Renedo, Teachers College
Chair:
Halla B. Holmarsdottir, Oslo University College (OUC)
Discussant:
Desmond Odugu, Loyola University Chicago, USA
375. A Comparative Perspective of Gender and Education
10:15 to 11:45 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Ramezay
Participants:
Gender and Tamil Heritage Language Education. Maggie
Coffin, Stanford University
Enrollment, Birth Order and Gender in Rural China. Michelle
Louie, Stanford University
Working Against the Odds: Female Tertiary Enrollment and
Labor Market Participation in Egypt, 1888 – 2006. Amanee
Markos, S
Feminization of the Brain Drain: Dynamics Between Gender
Inequality and Rate of Skilled Female International
Migration. DanThanh Nguyen, Stanford University
Chair:
Christine Min Wotipka, Stanford University
380. LANGUAGE ISSUES SIG HIGHLIGHTED SESSION:
Education in multilingual contexts: What role for nondominant
languages?
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Jolliet
Participants:
Liberating educational research in multilingual contexts:
Methodology, social responsibility and learning from the
South. Carol Benson, Stockholm University
Mainstreaming the Margin: China’s minority student experience
in a bilingual and trilingual educational environment. Ashley
Potter Gosnell, Stanford University
Two steps forward, one step back: Towards increased use of
learners’ first languages in education in Cambodia, Thailand
and Vietnam. Kimmo J. Kosonen, SIL International / Payap
University
Rich Resistance: Class, Ethnicity, Language and School Reform
in Hamburg. Jeff Bale, Michigan State University
Chair:
Desmond Odugu, Loyola University Chicago, USA
Discussant:
Stephen A. Bahry, University of Toronto
420. Africanization of Education: Curriculum, Language, and
Knowledge Production
1:45 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Péribonka
Participants:
Language and Liberation; Language of instruction in
mathematics and science – the case of Zanzibar. Birgit
Brock-Utne, University of Oslo
Soweto, Rwanda, and the “Ugandan” euphemism. Eric Dwyer,
Florida International University
Voices of Four Generations of African Intellectuals and
Universities from the 1960s to the Present: A Cross-National
Comparison. N’Dri T Assie-Lumumba, Cornell University
Chair:
Teboho Moja, New York University
Discussant:
Teboho Moja, New York University
423. Heritage and indigenous languages in North American
education
1:45 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Saint-Laurent
Participants:
Balancing CJK and English Literacy Objectives: A Multi-
Method Study of East Asian Supplementary Schools in the
US. Jadong Kim, International Christian University; Mark
William Langager, International Christian University; Hui
Joki Xu, International Christian University
How Guanxi Matters in Heritage-Language Learning among
Second-Generation Chinese American Children. Xiaohui
Wu, University of South Carolina
Indigenous Language in Education in Canada: Risk and
Protective Factors. Jessica Ball, University of Victoria
Language Preservation Policy: Implications for the Politics of
Language Education. Jennifer DeBoer, Vanderbilt
University
Chair:
Jeff Bale, Michigan State University
Discussant:
Eirini Gouleta, Trinity College
445. Language and secondary education in global contexts
3:45 to 5:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Richelieu
Participants:
“Solo or Ensemble?” Bilingual Education in the Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Peng Liu, OISE/University of Toronto
FACTORS influencing performance in Kiswahili in provincial
public day secondary schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Rose
Kathooko Muthui, Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Linguistic and academic integration in secondary schools:
Perceptions of immigrant students. Marilyn Steinbach,
Université de Sherbrooke
Being a “good student”: The translation of Mexican immigrant
students’ previous academic experiences to a central Texas
high school. Rolf Straubhaar, Center for International
Education, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Chair:
Laura A. Valdiviezo, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Thursday, May 5
469. Indigenous Education Issues in North America
8:30 to 10:00 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Saint-Maurice
Participants:
Self-determination, post-secondary education, and regionbuilding:
The Inuit and the Circumpolar North. Patricia
Gaviria, OISE University of Toronto
Indigenous education in Guatemala and Mexico: Teachers as
agents of change? Janelle M. Johnson, University of Arizona
Indigenous Poverty: Conceptualizing and Defining Well-Being
from Inside the Navajo Nation. Donald R Baum, University
of Minnesota
Indigenous Mexican Immigrants and the Politics of Language
Shift. Prema Kelley, Teachers College, Columbia
University; Laura Menchaca Bishop, Teachers College,
Columbia University
Chair:
Joshua Muskin, Academy for Educational Development
(AED)
474. Improving School Based Management: Three Case Studies
from the Field
8:30 to 10:00 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Richelieu
Participants:
Making school planning tools user-friendly for local
communities: the case of El Salvador. Antonieta Harwood,
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Responding to district and local needs in their own language:
the case of Malawi. Carrie Willimann, Academy for
Educational Development (AED)
Empowering rural middle schools: the case of Senegal.
Larraine Denakpo, Academy for Educational Development
(AED)
Chair:
Ana Florez, Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Discussants:
Carmen Henriquez, USAID/El Salvador
Mitchell Rakusin, RTI International
486. LANGUAGE ISSUES SIG HIGHLIGHTED SESSION:
Multilingual classrooms: First or second language …or both?
10:15 to 11:45 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Jolliet
Participants:
Languaging in a globalized world: Exploring the liberatory
potential of translanguaging as pedagogy. Alison Crump,
McGill University
The challenges and opportunities of linguistically diverse
classes: Lessons from Quebec and South Africa. Ailie
Cleghorn, Concordia University, Montreal; Gabrielle
Breton-Carbonneau, graduate student, Concordia
University; Diane Pesco, Concordia University, Canada
Unofficial, unacknowledged translation: multilingualism and
mother tongues in Moroccan classrooms. Susannah Louise
Gund, University of Pennsylvania
Chair:
Kara D Brown, University of South Carolina
Discussant:
Jeff Bale, Michigan State University
503. Factors affecting girls’ education
10:15 to 11:45 am
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Saint-Laurent
Participants:
Women, War, and Education: The Case of Pakistan. Talat
Azhar, Penn State
Under what conditions do language and ethnicity reinforce
exclusion of girls in developing countries? Nan Xiang, State
University of New York at Albany
Power within – supporting academic success and leadership
skills development for young adolescent girls through
mentoring. Stephanie Baric, CARE USA
Chair:
Stephanie Baric, CARE USA
526. Power relations: The politics of language
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Saint-Laurent
Participants:
Dominant Language: An Evaluative Study of Language Policy
in the United States and Australia. Sarah Ann LaRosa,
George Washington University
English language policy in West Bengal, India (1981-2003): An
analysis of specialized discourse of Commission reports.”.
Banhi Bhattacharya, Michigan State University
Linguistic imperialism in Mexico. Colette Despagne,
University of Western Ontario
The dichotomy of inclusion and exclusion: Voices of Russian
speaking minority in Lithuania. Natalija Z. Nausede,
University of Minnesota / LCC International University
Chair:
Sarah Ann LaRosa, George Washington University
544. Improving Reading Achievement in East Africa: from
assessment to action
1:45 to 3:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Saint-Maurice
Participants:
Fluency or Comprehension? How language skills impact
reading outcomes in multilingual Kenya. Ben Piper, RTI
international; Barbara Trudell, SIL; Leila Schroeder, SIL
Improving Literacy and Numeracy in Early Grades in Kenya
and Uganda: Evidence from a Randomized Impact
Evaluation Study. Moses Oketch, African Population and
Health Research Center (APHRC)/Institute of Education,
University of London, UK; Moses Ngware, African
Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
HALI Project: Literacy Intervention in Coastal Kenya.
Margaret Dubeck, College of Charleston School of
Education Health, and Human Performance; Matthew Jukes,
Harvard Graduate School of Education; Hellen Inyega,
University of Nairobi, Dept. of Education; George Okello,
Kenyan Medical Research Institute
Experimental evaluations of two strategies to improve reading
achievement: improving literacy instruction and treatment of
malaria. Matthew Jukes, Harvard Graduate School of
Education; Margaret Dubeck, College of Charleston School
of Education Health, and Human Performance; Hellen
Inyega, University of Nairobi, Dept. of Education; George
Okello, Kenyan Medical Research Institute
Chair:
Matthew Jukes, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Discussants:
Ogle Mukhtar, National Assessment Center, Kenya National
Exams Council
Lynn Murphy, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
565. Language and intercultural understanding
3:45 to 5:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Hochelaga 2
Participants:
Instructional Strategies for Developing Intercultural
Competence in the Language Classroom. Vitaliy Shyyan,
University of Alberta
Foreign Language Education—An Effective Approach to
Involving Community for A Liberty Education for Diversity,
Differences and Globalization. Guofang Yuan, Utah Valley
University; Qingling Yang, Cleveland State University
Barriers to Multicultural Initiatives: The Case of Mandarin and
Arabic Foreign Language in an American High School.
Jinai Sun, The Pennsylvania State University; Roger C.
Shouse, The Pennsylvania State University
Chair:
Anabelle Reta Sanchez, Florida State University
583. Considerations of Global Independence: Culture, Language
and Human Rights Education in the Republic of Macedonia,
Morocco, Peru, and the Balkans.
3:45 to 5:15 pm
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: Youville
Participants:
Promoting Interethnic Dialogue in the Balkans through Human
Rights and Civic Education. Arlene Benitez, Indiana
University – Bloomington
Tradition, Transition, & Language: The Struggle for the
Moroccan Curriculum in the Twentieth Century. James
Scott Brown, Indiana University – Bloomington
Initiating Interethnic Understanding through an International
Videoconference Discussion in Macedonia. J. Spencer
Clark, Indiana University – Bloomington
Rooting Human Rights through Linguistically and Culturally
Appropriate Education in Peru. Margaret Remstad, Indiana
University – Bloomington
Discussant:
Awad Ibrahim, University of Ottawa
Language Issues SIG 