Robert Grant

Lecturer

Education
Other Titles: Coordinateur, Parcours français au B.Ed.
Email: robert.grant@ubc.ca

Biography

Before joining UBCO, Rob was a part-time instructor at the University of Ottawa, as well as a high school teacher with the Toronto District School Board. His research interests include inclusive French as a second language education, queer identities in schools, and the experiences of queer educators.

Degrees

PhD, University of Ottawa
Masters of Education, University of Ottawa
Masters of Teaching, University of Toronto
Bachelor of Arts, University of Ottawa

Research Interests & Projects

Rob is interested in queer and inclusive language education broadly. His doctoral work examined ways that queer joy emerges in the context of FSL for queer Canadian FSL teachers.

He worked on several projects at the University of Ottawa, including a critical discourse analysis of the Ontario FSL curriculum, the creation of a French pilot program within the Bachelor of Education program, and the examination of how Additional Qualification (AQ) courses in Ontario prepare future FSL teachers to teach French across the province. He is currently working with other critical FSL and ESL scholars and teachers across the country to finalize an OER-funded teacher guide on implementing antiracist pedagogies and practices in FSL/ French as an additional language (FAL).

Selected Publications & Presentations

Carroll, M., Masson, M., Grant, R., & Keunne, E. (2025). It’s (in)escapable: Critically reflecting on a second language curriculum in a settler colonial context. The Modern Language Journal, 1-22. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/modl.13010

Grant, R., & Smith, C. (2025). Voices of experience: Queer language teachers’ advice for new second language educators. Second Language Teacher Education, 4(1), 66-88. https://utppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3138/slte-2025-0001?journalCode=slte

Grant, R., Masson, M., & Carroll, S. M. (2024). Unraveling the silence around gender and sexuality in a second language curriculum. Journal of Language and Discrimination, 8(2).  https://doi.org/10.3138/jld-2024-0105

Grant, R., & Mady, C. (2024). Teacher confidence in meeting students’ needs in French as a second language classes. Exceptionality Education Journal, 34(2), 56-74. https://doi.org/10.5206/eei.v34i2.17262

Selected Grants & Awards

During his doctoral studies, Rob received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship.

Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees

Rob was the mentorship award co-chair for the Canadian  Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE)

 

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