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	Heather Lotherington: Graduate Supervision
	Heather Lotherington: Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Supervision PhD Candidates: Tamara Vanderveen Kathleen Saint-Onge Completed York graduate student research: PhD Eamer, Allyson, 2008. Language, culture and identity negotiation: Three generations of three immigrant families in Toronto. (supervisor 2004-2008) Feuer, Avital, 2007. Who does this language belong to? Language claim and identity formation in the Hebrew classroom. (supervisor 2004-2007). (Published by Information Age Publishing, 2007: Who Does This Language Belong To? Personal Narratives of Language Claim and Identity.) Sinitskaya Ronda. Natalia, 2012. Facing the Facebook challenge: Online social networking for literacy development. (Supervisor, 2005-2011). MEd thesis supervisor Bodnytski, Joanna, 2007, York University. First language maintenance or loss: Ukrainian immigrant families’ perspectives. Rajabi, Sharon, 2001, York University. Five adult ESL instructors’ experiences in incorporating computer-assisted language learning into their teaching practices. Stuart, Nancy, 2006, York University. Insiders’ perspectives on LINC. Tomlinson, Lisa, 2004, York University. Elevating the status of written Creole in the Jamaican English classroom. Supervisor 2001-2003; Committee member 2003-2004. MEd thesis committee member Granger, Colette, 2000, York University. Trying the tongue: A psychoanalytic reading of silence in second language learning. Faculty of Graduate Studies Thesis Prize 2001. (Published by Multilingual Matters, 2004: Silence in second language learning: A psychoanalytic reading). Robinson, Britta, 2000, York University. Oral second language use in the sociodramatic play of young children.            MA/MEd major research projects Asgari, Leila, MA, 2008, York University (Linguistics and Applied Linguistics). A year in a Persian-Canadian boy’s language socialization: An immigrant family’s challenges. Bariffe, Portia, MEd, 2003, York University. English as a second language learners in the Early Years Literacy Project: Concerns and issues. Bissonnette, Céline, MA, 2005, York University (Applied and Theoretical Linguistics). Learning English Online: Options and Issues. Campbell-da Costa, Carlene, MEd, 2007, York University. A case study of male Jamaican immigrant students’ transition in Toronto High Schools: Language and communication experiences. Caporiccio, Tanya, MEd, 2002, York University. Guided reading and the developmental reading assessment. Cautillo, Claudine, MEd, 2007, York University. The use of digital technology in the teaching of French as a second language to kindergarten students: Developing a digital language experience approach. Darragh, Claudine, MEd, 2007, York University. An exploration of the literacies assessed in the grade 3 EQAO test from a multiliteracies perspective. Faculty of Education Major Research Prize 2007. Glogowski, Patricia, MA, 2009, York University (Linguistics and Applied Linguistics). The concept of face and strategies of politeness in a faceless medium: An online discussion forum “Sakura.” Ho, Amy Yim Ngan, MA, 2001, York University (Applied and Theoretical Linguistics). Developing an adult immigrant ESP programme: A case study of “Practical'' English for Work. Janus, Catherine, MEd, 2000, York University. An exploration of second language acquisition in a natural setting by examining literacy practices: A case-study of a Slovenian household in Toronto. Radman, Andrea & Vasser, Sheryl, MEd, 2006, York University. Multiliteracies development: A field study of multiliteracies in a grade 3 classroom. Saint Onge, Kathleen, MEd, 2011, York University. Being French, Being English—A bilingual life across two solitudes. Nominated for Faculty of Education Major Research Prize. Wood, Robert, MA, 2008, York University (Linguistics and Applied Linguistics). Language Learning 2.0: Writing on the Read/Write Web. Wu, Wenfang, MEd, 2011, York University. Agency and authorship in playing video-game texts. Zhu, Xiaohui, MEd, 2009, York University. Parents helping their children with literacy development through computer-mediated activities: A case study of two Chinese-speaking fathers. Supervisor 2008; Co-supervisor with Khaled Barkaoui, 2009