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ACHAB, Karim »
Professor of linguistics, professor of French as a Second Language
Part-time professor
Faculty of Arts
Linguistics
Contact information:
E-mail: kachab@uottawa.ca
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Tamazight (Berber, Kabyle, Tuareg): All linguistic fields relevant to Amazigh studies: syntax, morphology and lexical semantics. I have a particular interest for geopolitics of North Africa.Area(s) of expertise:
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- Bilingualism
- Dialects
- French
- Heritage languages
- Language Contact
- Language variation and change
- Languages
- Minority languages
- Second-language teaching
- Second-language teaching
Language preference:
English and French , Tamazight (Kabyle, Tuareg), Hungarian, Spanish
BARIL, Alexandre »
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Social Work
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Office: 6135625800 #6386
E-mail: abaril@uottawa.ca
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Author of the book: Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide (2023) Fields of specialization: Suicide; Suicidality; Assisted suicide; Medical assistance in dying (MAID); Euthanasia; Physician-assisted suicide; Marginalized groups; Disability; Mental Health. Many articles available on: https://uottawa.academia.edu/AlexandreBarilArea(s) of expertise:
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- Disability
- Francophone rights
- Health policy
- LGBT
- LGBTQ
- Linguistic ideology
- Mental health
- Minority languages
- Sex/sexuality
- Social change
- Social justice
- Social norms
- Suicide
Language preference:
English and French
BEHIELS, Michael D. »
Emeritus professor
Faculty of Arts
History
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1305)
Home: 613-837-9483
E-mail: mbehiel@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Home Telephone
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I am a political, constitutional, intellectual historian who deals with Canadian political and constitutional matters since 1945. I am a specialist in Canadian federalism, federal-provincial relations with a special emphasis on Ottawa-Quebec relations, nationalisms as expressed in Canada, francophone-anglophone relations, and the development of Canada's Francophone minority communities
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Aboriginal legal issues
- Bilingualism
- Canadian constitution
- Canadian history
- Canadian politics
- Canadian studies
- Constitution
- Constitutional law
- Democracy and democratization
- Federalism
- Human rights
- Human rights
- Minority languages
- Quebec politics
Language preference:
English and French
BRUNELLE, Marc »
Associate professor
Faculty of Arts
Linguistics
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1771)
E-mail: marc.brunelle@uOttawa.ca
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My main interests are phonological theory, phonetics, tone and intonation, language documentation and the effect of language contact on sound systems. Most of my research focuses on Southeast Asian languages, especially Vietnamese and Cham.Area(s) of expertise:
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- Dialects
- Heritage languages
- Historical grammars
- Language Contact
- Minority languages
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Southeast Asia
- Tone and Intonation
- Vietnam
Language preference:
English and French , vietnamien / Vietnamese
DALLEY, Phyllis »
Associate professor
Faculty of Education
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (4120)
E-mail: pdalley@uottawa.ca
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As an educationist who focuses on minority contexts, I conduct research in French schools and community institutions throughout Ontario. My research interests include the relation between language and identity, the inclusion of diversity, as well as the social, political and legal contexts of French first-language education.Area(s) of expertise:
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Language preference:
English and French
GRENIER, Gilles »
Mr.
Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1423)
Home: 819-684-0022
E-mail: gilles.grenier@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Office Telephone
Research information:
Labour market in Canada. Wages and incomes. Labour market of immigrants. Labour market according to language characteristics, age groups, education.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Bilingualism
- Diasporas and Remittances
- Health economics
- Immigration
- Labor economics
- Minority languages
- Older workers
- Unemployment
Language preference:
English and French
LAMOUREUX, Sylvie A. »
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Arts
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (3467)
Cell: 613-882-8982
Home: 613-421-4199
E-mail: slamoureux@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method of contact:
Office Telephone
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My areas of expertise in teaching and research are language planning and policy, curriculum foundations and analysis, teaching and learning in minority language and bilingual settings, higher education and leadership in minority language settings.
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Language preference:
English and French , Espagnol
MARTINEAU, France »
Directrice du projet Le français à la mesure d’un continent : un patrimoine en partage / Directrice du laboratoire Polyphonies / Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche de l’Université sur la langue et la migration en Amérique française
Emeritus professor
Faculty of Arts
Français
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1075)
E-mail: fmartin@uOttawa.ca
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Ma recherche porte sur l'évolution du français, en France et au Canada, et de façon générale sur la relation entre langue et société. Je m'intéresse particulièrement à la diversité régionale, aux langues en contexte minoritaire, au discours identitaire et à l’élaboration de normes linguistiques. Pour mes recherches, j'ai élaboré de larges corpus électroniques qui retracent l’histoire du français et des communautés francophones depuis les origines du français jusqu’à aujourd’hui.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Bilingualism
- Canadian French
- Canadian studies
- Dialects
- French
- Historical grammars
- Language variation and change
- Linguistic ideology
- Minority languages
- Spelling rules and conventions
Language preference:
English and French
MEUNIER, Martin »
Sociologue
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Sociology
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (2045)
Cell: 613-606-3011
E-mail: mmeunier@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
Office Telephone, Cell Telephone, E-mail
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Sociologie des religions, en particulier l'analyse du catholicisme au 20e siècle et des liens entre religions et les phénomènes modernes (laïcité, nouveaux groupes religieux, etc).Le cas québécois; son histoire et son devenir. Intellectuels québécois au 20e siècle.Area(s) of expertise:
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- Canadian history
- Canadian studies
- Culture
- Minority languages
- Religion
- Sécularisation
- Social politics
- Social psychology
- Social trends
- Theology
Language preference:
Français seulement
MURAY, Mwali »
RN, BScN, MBA, PhD
Assistant professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Nursing
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800,6246
E-mail: mmuray@uottawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Office Telephone
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Research interests: - Acute & critical care nursing - Francophone minority health - Health administration research - Health needs of linguistic & visible minorities - Inequities in health & health care - Vulnerable and marginalised populationsArea(s) of expertise:
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- Family nursing
- Family nursing
- Francophone rights
- Francophonie and society
- Health care
- Health communications
- Health research
- Health-service providers
- Minority languages
- Nursing
- Nursing
Language preference:
English and French
POPLACK, Shana »
Canada Research Chair in Linguistics, Director, Sociolinguistics Laboratory
Full professor
Faculty of Arts
Linguistics
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1764)
E-mail: spoplack@uOttawa.ca
Website Website of the Sociolinguistics Laboratory: http://www.sociolinguistics.uottawa.ca/thelab.html
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Natural speech in social context, with special emphasis on the mechanisms by which language change occurs in different contact situations in Canada and elsewhere.
Can also be reached at 613-562-5800 (1184) - Sociolinguistics Laboratory
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Bilingualism
- Canadian English
- Canadian French
- Dialects
- Historical grammars
- Language variation and change
- Linguistic ideology
- Minority languages
- Quebec English
Language preference:
English and French , Spanish/espagnol; Portuguese/portuguais
ROBICHAUD, David »
Assistant professor
Faculty of Arts
Philosophy
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (3679)
E-mail: david.robichaud@uOttawa.ca
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My research focuses mainly on the question of linguistic justice and confidence in pluricultural contexts. My research on linguistic justice aims to shed light on the reasons for which we need to recognize linguistic rights for certain minorities. My research on confidence aims to better understand the problem of defiance which we find in contexts marked by diversity.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Economics (ethics)
- Justice
- Minority languages
- Moral philosophy
- Philosophy of law
- Political philosophy
- Social norms
Language preference:
English and French
SALAH HUSSEIN ALY, Wael »
Professor of French as Second language, of linguistics
Part-time professor
Faculty of Arts
Français
Contact information:
Cell: 438-939-1066
E-mail: whussein@uottawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Cell Telephone
Research information:
French second language. I'm interested in French immersion and French second language teaching at the university level and general French linguistics.Area(s) of expertise:
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- Bilingualism
- French
- Historical grammars
- Language Contact
- Language variation and change
- Languages
- Minority languages
- Second-language teaching
- Translation
Language preference:
English and French , Arabe
SALANOVA, Andrés Pablo »
Assistant professor
Faculty of Arts
Linguistics
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1759)
E-mail: kaitire@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method of contact:
Office Telephone
Research information:
My research concentrates on the grammatical structure of the indigenous languages spoken in the lowlands of South America, in particular that of Mebengokre, spoken by approximately 10.000 people in central Brazil.
More broadly, I'm interested in Eastern Brazil and the Chaco as cultural areas, in their ethnographic, historical, archaeological and linguistic aspects.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Anthropology
- Archives
- Bilingualism
- Dialects
- Minority languages
- Modern languages and literatures
- Native teacher education
Language preference:
English and French , Espagnol/Spanish, Portugais/Portuguese, Mebengokre
SLAVKOV, Nikolay »
Assistant professor
Faculty of Arts
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (3882)
E-mail: Nikolay.Slavkov@uOttawa.ca
Website
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I am interested in bilingualism and multilingualism from various perspectives, including linguistic, cognitive, social and pedagogical. - Shifts between active and passive bilingualism in child language acquisition - Language attrition and language recovery - Minority and heritage language acquisition and maintenance - Acquisition of Long-Distance Wh- Movement in L2 English
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Bilingualism
- E-learning
- English (as a second language)
- Heritage languages
- Immersion
- Linguistic ideology
- Minority languages
- Second-language teaching
Language preference:
English and French , Bulgarian
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