Full-time Faculty

Dr. Callie Mady

About

Biography

Callie Mady is a professor at Nipissing University in the Schulich School of Education where she teaches in the teacher education, Aboriginal Certification, and the graduate programs. She holds a PhD from OISE of the University of Toronto with a focus on second language education. Her research interests include French as a second language education and multilingual language acquisition. In particular, her research focuses on minority populations in those areas⎯immigrants and students with learning difficulties. Callie’s most recent SSHRC funded research project focuses on the English and French achievement of three groups of students in Grade 6 French immersion: Canadian-born English speaking, Canadian-born multilingual and immigrant multilingual students. In addition to numerous academic articles, Callie is co-editor (with Dr. Katy Arnett) of the book Minority populations in second language education: Broadening the lens from Canada. Similarly, in addition to her more practically focused articles Callie is co-author of several books for students of French as a second language including Connexions, Suivez moi, and La famille c’est spéciale. published by Pearson Education. ​​

Positions

Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Education and Professional Studies - Schulich School of Education

Education

BA, McGill University
BEd, Brock University
MA, University of Toronto
PhD, University of Toronto
Research Interests / Areas
Areas of Specialization:

Second/additional language education, French as a second language education, multilingualism

Research Interests:

Additional language learning (allophone students studying French as a second language in particular), inclusive classrooms, French as a second language pedagogy and teacher beliefs.

Current & Future Research
  • Examining achievement in French immersion: A comparison of immigrant and Canadian-born English speaking and multilingual students' achievement and motivations. (Principal Investigator, SSHRC funded)
  • Inclusion of students with special education needs in French as a second language classes. (Principal Investigator, Ministry of Education funded)
  • Elementary core French for Allophone students: an investigation of a theory/practice distinction (Principal Investigator, SSHRC funded)
  • Second Language Knowledge to Second Language Practice (Principal Investigator, funded by the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers)
  • The pedagogical experiences of multilingual student teachers of French as a Second Language in Ontario: From volition to professional insertion (Co-investigator, SSHRC funded)
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