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Dr. Sandra G. Kouritzin

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (UBC, Language Education/TESL)

Associate Professor
Ph: (204) 474-9079
246 St. John's College
After completing my Ph.D. at UBC in 1997, came to the University of Manitoba. I am currently an Associate Professor of second language education with particular interests in teaching english as a second language.

Areas of Specialization:

  • ESL and SESD teaching and learning
  • First language loss, attrition, and maintenance
  • English and indigenous languages worldwide
  • Multilingual development
  • The social constructions of language learners

Research Interests:

Current research projects include:

Principal investigator, Standard research grant Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, (2007-2010). $107,413.00 received. Identifying Barriers faced by Immigrant Children and Youth Nationally. Co-investors: Dr. R. Renaud & Dr. B. Burnaby.

Johns, Betty, (Principal Investigator), Sandra Kouritzin (Co-investigator). Planning simultaneous mathematics and English language instruction for the children of war: A needs analysis. The Imperial Oil Foundation (external review process) $5000.00. 2006

Kouritzin, Sandra (Principal Investigator). The academic and social integration of immigrant students. PCERII, Metropolis SSHRC-funded centre. $17,626.00. 2005-2007.

Selected Publications/Presentations or Other Accomplishments:

Kouritzin, S., Piquemal, N., & Nakagawa, S. (2007). Pre-service teacher beliefs about foreign language teaching and learning. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 28(3), 220-237.

Kouritzin, S. (2007) Promoting contact with learners in an introductory TESL methods course. The Teacher Trainer, 27(1).

Piquemal, N. & Kouritzin, S. (2006). When history happens to research: A tale of one project, two researchers, and three countries in a time of global crisis. Canadian Journal of Education 29(4) 1271-1294.

Kouritzin, S. (2006, reprint). Songs from taboo tongues: Experiencing first language loss. Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational Journal, special print version (selected articles from the past seven years). 61-73.

Kouritzin, S. (2004). Interpreting the interactions of the "other": Constructing Aboriginal cultures in conversations at and about school. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 18(4), 249-260.

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