Guillaume Gentil, Carleton University

Research

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Professional and academic bi/pluriliteracies Second language writing The use of translation and translation tools for writing and language learning The use of technology in second language writing and learning Genre-based approaches to writing research and writing instruction The intersection of second language writing and plurilingualism Reading in one language, writing in another (crosslingual literacy practices)Research and doctoral writing Corpus linguistics for language and writing studies Identity and language learning

Latest funding

AI Literacy for FSL Teachers in Canada: Co-Designing a Competency-Based Framework and Professional Learning Modules
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$340,121
Developing academic biliteracy: longitudinal case studies of learning to write in Canada's official languages
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$193,668
Professional bilingualism and biliteracy: the contexts and practices of bilingual communication in the Canadian public service
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$91,336

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

AI Literacy for FSL Teachers in Canada: Co-Designing a Competency-Based Framework and Professional Learning Modules

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Seror, Jeremie

$340,121

Developing academic biliteracy: longitudinal case studies of learning to write in Canada's official languages

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Seror, Jeremie

Keywords: academic biliteracy; multilingual writers; second language writing; longitudinal case studies; composition strategies and processes; situated academic writing; academic genres; corpus methods; mixed methods

$193,668

Professional bilingualism and biliteracy: the contexts and practices of bilingual communication in the Canadian public service

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Gentil, Guillaume D.

Keywords: professional bilingual communication; biliteracy; federal public service; workplace language training; French and English for professional purposes; bilingualism at work

$91,336

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Professional and academic bi/pluriliteracies Dear Professor Gentil, 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 professional and academic bi/pluriliteracies connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]