Canadian Association for Italian Studies Annual Conference
at the university of Bologna, Italy, June 6-10th 2025
SESSION ORGANIZER
First Name: Giuliana
Last Name: Salvato
Academic Affiliation: University of Windsor, ON, Canada
Phone number: 519 253 3000 ext. 2064
Email: gsalvato@uwindsor.ca
SESSION TITLE
Plurilingualism and Multimodality in Second Language Education: Experiences and Proposals
Closing Date for Receiving Proposals for this Session:
Please send your proposals by March 20th 2025 to Dr. Giuliana Salvato, gsalvato@uwindsor.ca
Session Description (150 words minimum, 250 words maximum):
This session aims to create a space for critical reflection and exchange among scholars who would like to reformulate second language education through novel interpretations of theories that promote plurilingualism and multimodality in teaching and learning practices. This session offers the opportunity for participants to present and discuss their ideas and experiences in second language education, where Italian is the target language or is one of the languages being considered. The session hopes to be a venue where participants can learn from thinking beyond the traditional approaches to second language pedagogy, and from on-going and future research work. This session welcomes presentations whose theoretical framework endorses:
- plurilingualism or multilingualism or translanguaging
- multimodalities or multiliteracies
Please submit a 200-300 word abstract and include the following information:
- Title of the presentation
- Description of the topic and its relevance to the theme (200 words maximum)
- Brief biography of the presenter(s) which includes your full name, current affiliation and email address