Saskia Van Viegen, York University

Research

(1) Education (2) Bilingualism (3) Second language education (4) English as a Second Language (ESL)(5) Assessment (6) Language assessment (7) Literacy (8) Multilingual education

Latest funding

Development and validation of an academic language socialization self-assessment tool
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$47,330
Academic Socialization of Bi/Multilingual Students: A Multi-Site Case Study at Three Canadian Universities
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$27,450
Integrating Critical/Media Literacies in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Teacher Education
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$200,000

All 5 grants and awards

Development and validation of an academic language socialization self-assessment tool

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Neumann, Heike

Keywords: academic language socialization; multilingualism; self-assessment; self-regulation

$47,330

Academic Socialization of Bi/Multilingual Students: A Multi-Site Case Study at Three Canadian Universities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Neumann, Heike

Keywords: academic socialization; multilingualism; plurilingualism; academic achievement

$27,450

Integrating Critical/Media Literacies in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Teacher Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Lin, Angel Mei Yi

Keywords: media literacies; plurilingual education; critical pedagogy; STEM literacies; design-based research

$200,000

Multilingual Approaches to Assessment and Education Symposium

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Van Viegen, Saskia

Keywords: education; multiculturalism; multilingualism; assessment; language assessment; language policy

$13,455

Exploring multilingual assessment in the educational context

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Van Viegen, Saskia

Keywords: (1) Education; (2) Bilingualism; (3) Second language education; (4) English as a Second Language (ESL); (5) Assessment; (6) Language assessment; (7) Literacy; (8) Multilingual education; (9) Equity; (10) Linguistic minorities

$53,957

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: (1) Education Dear Professor Van Viegen, 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 (1) education 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 "Multilingual Approaches to Assessment and Education Symposium" (2019), 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]