The CSLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Sunny Man Chu Lau is joining the centre as its newest member. Lau is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Bishop’s University and holds a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Integrated Plurilingual Teaching and Learning. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University.
Before arriving at Bishop’s, Lau taught in teacher education programs at OISE/University of Toronto and provided TESL training at the York Catholic District School Board. As an experienced ESL teacher and educator, she has developed curricula for English language learners in Canada and abroad. Specializing in second language and plurilingual education, she offers courses for pre-service ESL teachers and graduate-level language and literacy courses.
Lau is currently the principal investigator of a $255,000 SSHRC Insight grant, which examines cross-language and cross-curricular collaborations between Grade 6 English and French teachers in Quebec and British Columbia, focusing on meaningful learning for immigrant students from 2023 to 2027.