Yulia Smirnova

Sessional Lecturer
Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy
Dr. Yulia Smirnova holds a PhD in Language and Literacies Education from the University of Toronto (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) and an MEd in Bilingual, ESL, and Multicultural Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research and teaching interests include discourse analysis, language pedagogies, genre-based instruction, and English for Academic/Specific Purposes. Yulia's doctoral dissertation examined adult English language learners' use of English in personal statements submitted to Canadian graduate programs as well as applicants' lingua-cultural challenges that may affect access to post-secondary education in Canada.
 
At the University of Toronto, Yulia has worked as a writing instructor and taught courses designed to develop essential communication and academic skills, including ISP100 Writing for University and Beyond, UTM115 Communication among Cultures, UTM118 Science of Learning, LIN204/205 English Grammar, and CHE299 Communication, as well as sociolinguistic courses such as LIN353 Discourse Analysis and JAL355 Language and Gender. She is a multilingual educator with extensive lingua-cultural, social, and academic experiences gained in Canada, the US, the UK, Egypt, and Russia.
Education
Ph.D. (Language and Literacies Education, OISE, University of Toronto)
M. Ed. (Bilingual, ESL, and Multicultural Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst)

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Current Courses
ISP100: Writing for University and Beyond, Writing Instructor of RGASC