Gail Prasad, York University

Research

multilingualism language awareness Translanguaging linguistic minority diversity teaching and learning children as researchers (1) multilingualism

Latest funding

Awareness Matters: Fostering Critical Multilingual Language Awareness for All
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$71,246

All 1 grants and awards

Awareness Matters: Fostering Critical Multilingual Language Awareness for All

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Prasad, Gail

Keywords: multilingualism; language awareness; Translanguaging; linguistic minority; diversity; teaching and learning; children as researchers

$71,246

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: multilingualism Dear Professor Prasad, 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 multilingualism 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 "Awareness Matters: Fostering Critical Multilingual Language Awareness for All" (2020), 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]