My conference and invited presentations might not always be up-to-date below.
Please consult my CV for my most up-to-date lists of presentations.
INVITED LECTURE/
GUEST SPEAKER
Galante, A., dela Cruz, J.W.N., Zeaiter, L.F., & Chiras, M. (2022, April 7). The Plurilingual shift in ELT: New directions for innovating the curriculum. Colloquium Series 2022: Maestria en enseñanza del inglés, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia.
Belonging, Identity, Language, Diversity (BILD) Group. (2022, March 31). Critical sociolinguistics reach out from Montreal to a wider world. Multiʻōlelo 2022 Webinar Series, University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPDB4UO-tuM
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2022, March 11). McGill University Filipino Asian Student Association Speaker Series 2022 [Panelist]. McGill University, Québec, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2022, February 18). Language and the social: A plurilingual and pluricultural lens. EDEE 283: Social Studies Pedagogy, McGill University, Québec, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2022, January 24). Linguistic racism: Race and culture in ESL. EDU 210: Critical Pedagogical Orientation to Second Language Teaching, Bishop’s University, Québec, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, November 3). Plurilingual identity and investment in L2 education. EDSL 623: Second Language Learning, McGill University, Québec, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, October 28). Your face sounds familiar: Hearing and seeing accents. ANTH 1000: Introduction to Anthropology Special Lectures, Norquest College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tIqYhduwGI
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, March 3). Plurilingual pedagogy in post-secondary ESL: Why, what, and how? Perfectionnement collectif, Département de langues, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit, Longueuil, Québec, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2020, November 6). The inseparability of language and culture: Excerpts from Canadian second language education and policies. ANTH 1000: Introduction to Anthropology Special Lectures, Norquest College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. https://youtu.be/lUkSgTy9ASM
dela Cruz, J.W.N, & Galante, A. (2020, October 18). In A. Kalan (Ed.), Teaching English through a plurilingual Lens [Course lecture/Interview]. EDTL 635: Applied Methods in Second Language Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Lo0d2lkYA
CONFERENCES
Galante, A., Zeaiter, L.F., dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2022, July 14–17). “Los protagonistas de la conversación”: The development of a digital plurilingualpedagogy for sustainable and agentive oral development [Paper presentation]. 10th European Conference on Language Learning, University College London, London, UK.
Ortega, Y., Cale, B., dela Cruz, J.W.N., Owoo, M.A., Passi, A., Sarkar, M. (2022, May 18–21). A methodology of quilting and vulnerability: A proposal for collaborative knowledge production [Paper presentation]. 18th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (Virtual-only event).
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2022, May 13–15). Plurilingual strategies for teaching pronunciation in TESOL: A research-based and action-oriented approach [Paper presentation]. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Virtual Conference.
Chung, R., dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2022, May 13–15). Plurilingualism in the “second language” classroom: Inclusive pedagogies begin from within [Paper presentation]. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Virtual Conference.
dela Cruz, J.W.N., & Chung, R. (2022, March 19–22). Pedagogies of inclusion must start from within: Plurilingual futures for “L2” pedagogies [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Galante, A. dela Cruz, J.W.N., & Zeaiter, L. (2022, March 19–22). Harnessing linguistic and non-linguistic resources in multilingual classrooms through digital plurilingual instruction [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Galante, A., Piccardo, E., dela Cruz, J.W.N., Marcel, F., & Zeaiter, L. (2022, March 19–22). Challenging the monolingual bias and empowering plurilingual voices: A multilingual study with the PluriDigit project [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, August 26–28). Plurilingual pedagogy within English-only policy: Perspectives and strategies of ESL tutors and tutees in a francophone college in Montreal [Paper presentation]. International Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning Conference, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Galante, A., dela Cruz, J.W.N., Zeaiter, L., Mass, N., Aronson, J., Lee, L., de Oliveira, D., & Teodoro-Torres, J.A. (2021, June 11–12). Plurilingual education in “foreign language” programs: Decolonizing mindsets and empowering plurilingual speakers [Paper presentation]. Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies – Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities on New Perspectives in Language Education, University of Toronto - OISE, Toronto, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, May 8–9). Teaching via the way we learn: Plurilingualism in peer-to-peer ESL pedagogical interactions in a francophone context [Paper presentation]. Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning Conference, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, April 28–30). “I subtitle myself”: The case of ESL student tutors and tutees’ plurilingual pedagogical strategies in a francophone college [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Second Language Pedagogies, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
Galante, A., Chiras, M., dela Cruz, J.W.N., & Zeaiter, L. (2021, April 28–30). Why separate languages in the classroom if they are inseparable in our brain? The case for plurilingual pedagogy [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Second Language Pedagogies, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, March 20–23). Teaching plurilingually: Perceptions and practices of ESL peers in a francophone Canadian college [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics 2021 Virtual Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.
Galante, A., & dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, March 20–23). Factors contributing to plurilingual and pluricultural competence and identity: A mixed methods study [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics 2021 Virtual Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.
Querrien, D., Galante, A., & dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2021, March 20–23). Explicit teacher training on plurilingual pedagogy: A case study in a Canadian university [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics 2021 Virtual Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2020, June 1–3). Teaching via the way we learn: Evidence from plurilingual peer-to-peer ESL pedagogical interactions in a francophone context [Paper presentation]. Canadian Association of Applied Conference, Western University, London, Canada. (Conference cancelled).
Galante, A., & dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2020, June 1–3). Plurilingual and pluricultural as the “new normal:” The case of language users in Montréal [Paper presentation]. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Western University, London, Canada. (Conference cancelled).
Querrien, D., Galante, A., & dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2020, June 1–3). Teacher preparation in an FSL program in Canada: Going beyond linguistic and cultural folklorization [Paper presentation]. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, Western University, London, Canada. (Conference cancelled).
dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2019, Nov. 24–26). Exploiting students' plurilingual sound box: Learning English pronunciation by hearing multilingual sounds [Paper presentation]. 47th Annual Convention of Société pour le perfectionnement de l’enseignement de l’anglais, langue seconde, au Québec (SPEAQ), Montreal, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N., & Galante, A. (2019, September 26–28). Plurilingual pedagogy for social justice and transformation: Empowering teachers and learners in second language education. In M. Sarkar (Chair), Addressing social inequity: Local and international perspectives on how to empower and support second language learners [Invited symposium]. EducLang Conference, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Galante, A., & dela Cruz, J.W.N. (2019, August 19–21). Plurilingual speakers navigating monolingual and bilingual policies in Canada. In M. Sarkar (Chair), Plurilingual voices versus bilingual policy: a call for more flexible language policies in Canada and Quebec [Colloquium]. International Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning Conference, University of Toronto-OISE, Toronto, Canada.
dela Cruz, J.W.N., & Galante, A. (2019, June 1–3). Measuring language learner’s perceptions of plurilingual and pluricultural competence: The development and validation process of the PPC scale [Paper presentation]. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.