My research focus

I research the interplays between academic literacy, plurilingualism, and pedagogy in higher education, employing mainly qualitative/ethnographic research methods. My research ranges from small-scale ethnographic research in academic literacy classes to large-scale impact assessment. I am currently researching teaching and learning, and academic writing, across the disciplines in Canadian higher education, with a focus on students who speak/write English as an additional language. My most recent research has focused on the use of languages other than English (e.g., Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Punjabi) as tools for developing academic literacy in English across the disciplines, as well as instructors' pedagogical responses to linguistic diversity in their classes.

I am currently the Academic Coordinator for Foundations of Academic Literacy (FAL X99).

I am also the author of Advance in Academic Writing 1 & 2, and Grammar for Academic Purposes 1 & 2, published by Pearson ERPI, Montreal.