“Out there things can happen, and frequently do, to people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!”
The native speaker construct has been a long-standing topic of debate in applied linguistics. Scholars have alternately proclaimed the native speaker "dead" (Paikeday, 1985) and as "alive and kicking" (Phillipson, 2012), and many agree that the notion should ultimately
“Out there things can happen, and frequently do, to people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!”
Join Professor Thibeault for a seminar about teaching grammar using the plurinormalist repertoire of students! Please note that the seminar will only be in French. For information in French about the seminar, click here.
Professor Thibeault will hold a a bilingual question/response session from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. at LMX 477.
Contextualisation de la fermeture d’une école communautaire urbaine : les politiques de l’Ontario, la politique municipale et l’érosion de la citoyenneté
(Présentation en anglais)
Les dernières études qui touchent à la fermeture des écoles — plus particulièrement celles qui proviennent des É.-U. — ont tendance à souligner le rôle des politiques néolibérales. Dans quelle mesure le néolibéralisme est-il pertinent pour expliquer les fermetures d’écoles dans le contexte des politiques ontariennes ?
Contextualizing the closure of an urban community school: Ontario policy, municipal politics, and the erosion of citizenship
Recent research on school closures, particularly from the US, tends to emphasize the role of neoliberal policies. To what degree is neoliberalism a useful explanation for school closures in the Ontario policy context? This presentation examines the historical, geographic, political, and policy context of a recent school closure in Ottawa.
“Out there things can happen, and frequently do, to people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!”
“Out there things can happen, and frequently do, to people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!”
