Ongoing Initiatives
Language is Power Speaker Series
Collaborators: the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen's University Library, and Queen's Student Academic Success Services
Fall and Winter (2026-27)
Online Events
The Language is Power Speaker Series reframes language production as a vital human act. Looking beyond critical literacy as a set of technical mechanics, this series highlights reading, writing, and speaking as significant to identity formation, critical thinking, and civic engagement. Through online and in-person events, we will explore inclusive, evidence-based approaches to developing and assessing communication skills in today's evolving higher education landscape. Together, we embrace language practices that sustain and celebrate all the dimensions of our humanity.
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Conference Presentations
June 18, 2026
Innovating for linguistic justice in higher education: A cross-unit approach.
by Dr. Johanna Amos, Yunyi Chen, & Dr. Karalyn McRae, 黑料吃瓜资源
Presented at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference, Hamilton, ON.
Workshops
August 27, 2025
Linguistic Justice in Assessment
by Dr. Johanna Amos & Yunyi Chen, 黑料吃瓜资源
This conversational workshop explored the relationship between linguistic justice and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies. Participants examined opportunities and challenges associated with AI and considered how linguistic equity can be advanced in teaching and learning environments in the age of artificial intelligence.
February 26, 2025
Linguistic Justice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation
by Dr. Johanna Amos & Yunyi Chen, 黑料吃瓜资源
This workshop introduced the concept of linguistic justice, an anti-racist approach to language and assessment that encourages educators to critically examine the systems and structures that may limit multilingual students' opportunities to thrive academically.
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January 28, 2025
Accent Discrimination and (Re)Insitutionalized Listening
Dr. Vijay Ramjattan, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto | Sponsored by the Robert Sutherland Visitorship Fund
This interactive workshop explored accent discrimination and invited participants to reflect on how perceptions of different accents are shaped. Participants also considered how university policies, practices, and cultures can foster more inclusive listening environments that welcome linguistic diversity.
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