Catrine Demers, University of Alberta

Research

bilingualism multilingualism children preservice teacher education teachers effective practices kindergarten grade 1

Latest funding

Integrated Knowledge Translation of Effective Educational Practices with Emerging Bilingual and Multilingual Children
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$49,038

Integrated Knowledge Translation of Effective Educational Practices with Emerging Bilingual and Multilingual Children

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Demers, Catrine

Keywords: bilingualism; multilingualism; children; preservice teacher education; teachers; effective practices; kindergarten; grade 1; implementation science; knowledge translation; knowledge mobilization; integrated; participatory; collaborative

$49,038

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: bilingualism Dear Professor Demers, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on bilingualism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Integrated Knowledge Translation of Effective Educational Practices with Emerging Bilingual and Multilingual Children" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]