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ZHCES organises a seminar by Prof. Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman

ZHCES organises a seminar by Prof. Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman

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Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies
School of Social Sciences

 

Seminar Series

 

From deficit to asset-based pedagogy: transforming education with linguistically and culturally responsive curricula

 

Prof. Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman
 University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

Abstract: School systems often tend to perceive academic profiles of language learners as deficient. Rather than reflecting a true academic deficit, in many cases this perception is largely based on a limited insight in prior educational experiences of language learners. In my research, I advocate for a more comprehensive recognition of funds of knowledge (Moll et al., 1992) that many language learners bring with them. Educators need to be encouraged to consider available knowledge as valuable assets for academic growth, while appreciating the diverse backgrounds and transcultural contexts in which these funds have been gathered. Drawing on research conducted in various multilingual contexts and educational institutions around the world, I will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by increased student mobility, classroom diversity, with a focus on curricula. Emphasizing the need for educational systems to adapt to evolving linguistic, cultural, and symbolic realities, I will address key questions: What does it mean to implement linguistically and culturally responsive teaching? How can curricula integrate global perspectives without losing their essence? What role do languages play in this context? The goal of this talk is to advocate for an inclusive educational framework that values the complexity of transcultural literacies responding to Erll’s invitation to “complicate the notion of ‘a single memory culture


Bio: Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman is an Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. She heads the Centre de Recherches en Education Franco-Ontarienne (CREFO). Emmanuelle has led numerous national and international projects focusing on the inclusion of minority language students in education. She is the co-founder of the Language Friendly School hosted by the Rutu Foundation. Since 2020, she has conducted multifaceted projects on multilingual education and STEM education, which aim to create inclusive and supportive learning environments for all students. Her latest paper, titled “Multilingual Education and STEM: Bridging the Gap,” explores the impact of introducing multilingual digital resources in education to enhance learning in STEM fields.


DATE: 07 October, 2024 (Monday)
TIME: 03.00 pm
Venue: #207, SSS-II


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A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.