Inuktitut Language and Linguistics Workshop: May 30-31, 2017

The department is holding the Inuktitut Language and Linguistics Workshop in honour of Alana Johns on May 30th and 31st, 2017. Information (from the website):

The workshop aims is to promote dialogue between linguists and Inuit community based language specialists, with a special focus on promoting language capacity and linguistic insight through collaboration.

Talks

• Shanley Allen (University of Kaiserslautern)
• Julien Carrier (University of Toronto)
• Laura Colantoni (University of Toronto)
• Richard Compton (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Zoe McKenzie (University of Toronto)
• Kumiko Murasugi (Carleton University)
• Signe Rix Berthelin (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
• Marina Sherkina Lieber (Carleton University)
• Bettina Spreng (University of Saskatchewan)
• Michelle Yuan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Panel discussions with Inuit community based language specialists

• Michael Cook (Staff, Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit)
• Joan Dicker (Inuktitut educator, Jens Haven Memorial School)
• Christine Nochasak (Inuktitut Program Specialist, Ilisautiliuvik Curriculum Centre)
• Jeela Palluq-Cloutier (Executive Director, Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit )
• Silpa Suarak Silpa Suarak (Language Program Coordinator, Dept. Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Nunatsiavut Government)
• Sarah Townley (former Director of Curriculum Centre, former head of LITP Adult language program)

Posters

• Shanley Allen (University of Kaiserslautern)
• Andrea Ceolin (University of Pennsylvania), Guido Cordoni (University of York), Cristina Guardiano (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Monica Alexandrina Irimia (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Shin-Sook Kim (University of York), Giuseppe Longobardi (University of York), Dimitris Michelioudakis (University of York), Nina Radkevich (University of York).
• Julie Doner (U of Toronto)
• Rosa Mantla (Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Board and University of Victoria), Mary Koyina Richardson(Aurora College), Leslie Saxon (University of Victoria)
• Kumiko Murasugi (Carleton University)
• Ilia Nicoll (University of Toronto)

Workshop on assessing oral proficiency in adult second language learning

• Michael Cook (Staff, Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit)
• Jeela Palluq-Cloutier (Executive Director, Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit)

• Abdel-Khalig Ali (University of Toronto)
• M. Cristina Cuervo (University of Toronto)
• Jeremy Green (Six Nations Polytechnic)