Simon Fraser University
Dr. Ena Lee
Ena Lee Lecturer Research interests: critical pedagogy, anti-racist education, student and teacher identity, and teacher education in the field of English as a second language.

Email: ena@sfu.ca

2007 PhD, Language and Literacy

Education

University of British

Columbia

2001 MEd, Second Language

Education

Ontario Institute for

Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT)

1996 BA, Linguistics

- Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language

- Certificate in Literacy Instruction

Simon Fraser University

Teaching and Professional Positions

Limited-Term Lecturer, 2009 – present Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education
Sessional Instructor, 2007 –2009 Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education
Sessional Instructor, 1997 – 2001 Simon Fraser University, Department of Continuing Studies

Publications (Selected)

Lee, E., & Norton, B. (2009). The English language, multilingualism, and the politics of location. In M. Sakamoto & S. K. Taylor (Eds.), Overcoming micro (school-based) and macro (societal) level constraints in the development of bilingualism and multilingualism [Special issue]. The International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 12(3), 277-290.

Lee, E. (2008). The “other(ing)” costs of ESL: A Canadian case study. In C. Davison & S. Arkoudis (Eds.), Chinese students: Perspectives on their social, cognitive, and linguistic investment in English medium interaction [Special issue]. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 18(1), 91-108.

Lee, E., & Simon-Maeda, A. (2006). Racialized research identities in ESL/EFL research. In R. Kubota & A. Lin (Eds.), Race and TESOL [Special issue]. TESOL Quarterly, 40(3), 573-594.

Lee, E. (2005). Book review: The new Americans: Immigrants and transnationals at work. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 6(2), 374-375.

Lee, E. (2003). Book review: Dancing with bigotry: Beyond the politics of tolerance. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 4(2), 305-306.

Peer Reviewed Conference Paper Presentations (Selected)

Lee, E., & Marshall, S. (2010, July). Reconceptualizing multilingualism and English language usage: A case study of transnational youth in Vancouver. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Lee, E., with Condruk, C., Maschmann, B., & Ouimet, I. (2010, May). Agency, teacher identity, and “storied lives” in language education. Paper presented at the meeting of The Association of B.C. Teachers of English as an Additional Language (BC TEAL), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Lee, E., with Koulouriotis, J., Kouritzin, S., Li, Y., Nakagawa, S., & Roessingh, H. (2009, May). What can we really do? The ethics of addressing issues of inequality in/through ESL research. In S. Kouritzin (Chair), Perspectives on ethics in cross-cultural, cross-linguistic research. Session conducted at the meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Lee, E., with Brogden, L. M., Farrell, T., Kanno, Y., Morgan, B. Stuart, C. D., & Varghese, M. (2006, June). “Revealing” silence: Racializing second language teacher identity. In Y. Kanno (Chair), Researching language teacher identity. Colloquium conducted at the joint meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Lee, E., with Diaz-Rico, L., Johnson, K. A., Motha, S., Price, J., Wong, S., & Varghese, M. (2006, April). Reflections on illegitimacy in teaching ESL: A multicultural perspective. In M. Varghese (Chair), Multicultural education in second language education: Furthering dialogue across two academic disciplines. Session conducted at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, California

Lee, E., & Canagarajah, S., with Leung, C., Li, X. M., & Zhu, W. (2006, March). Periphery scholars publishing in professional journals. Colloquium conducted at the meeting of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Tampa, Florida.

Lee, E., with Austin, T., Bangou, F., Diaz-Rico, L., Ramirez, A., Romney, M., & Wong, S., (2005, July). On being a visible minority ESL researcher. In T. Austin & S. Wong (Chairs), Researching race and ideology in Applied Linguistics. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Association of Applied Linguistics/Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA), Madison, Wisconsin.

Lee, E., with Cummins, J., Maguire, M., Morgan, B., Norton, B., & Shin, H. J. (2005, May). Language teacher identity and professional development: Sites of power, sites of possibility. In B. Norton (Chair), Identity and language learning: Canadian contributions. Invited Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL), London, Ontario, Canada.

Lee, E., with Lin, A., & Shin, H. J. (2005, April). “Studying my own kind”: Race, postcolonial identities, and ESL research. In H. J. Shin (Chair), Rethinking TESOL in the “postcolonial”: Towards decolonising TESOL praxis. Session conducted at the meeting of the International Society for Language Studies (ISLS), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Lee, E., with Bashir-Ali, K., Canagarajah, S., Kamhi-Stein, L., Kubota, R., & Shin, H. J. (2005, March). (De)Constructing racial identities in the ESL classroom. In R. Kubota (Chair), Race and (Non) Nativeness in English. Spotlight Session conducted at the meeting of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), San Antonio, Texas. [2005 Winner of Outstanding Paper/s on NNEST (Nonnative English Speaking Teachers) Issues – East Carolina University and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)]

Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships (Selected)

2007-2009
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) – Postdoctoral Fellowship, Simon Fraser University
2005-2006
Joseph Katz Memorial Scholarship, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
2004-2006
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) – Doctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia
2003-2004
University Graduate Fellowship (UGF) – Basant Singh and Harnam Kaur Singh Fellowship, University of British Columbia

Courses Taught

Simon Fraser University

  • EDUC 467 (Distance – Course Supervisor): Curriculum and Instruction in Teaching English as a Second Language
  • EDUC 711: Introduction to Educational Discourses and Practices in the North American Context
  • EDUC 714: Equity in Language and Literacy Education
  • EDUC 824: Graduate Seminar in Second Language Teaching
  • FAL X99: Foundations of Academic Literacy

University of British Columbia

  • LLED 489A: Applied Linguistics for Teachers

Leadership and Faculty Service (Selected)

Scholarly Community

2009 – 2012
Diversity Committee – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
2009 – 2010
Organizing Committee, Abstract/Program Committee – International Association for World Englishes, Annual Conference 2010
2008 – 2010
Standing Committees, Graduate Student Travel Awards Committee – American Association of Applied Linguistics
2008 Discussant – American Association of Applied Linguistics, Annual Conference 2008, “The Future of Applied Linguistics: An Evening for Graduate Students. Succeeding in the academic job search: Advice from both sides of the table”
2005 – 2006 Proposal Reviewer – American Association of Applied Linguistics, Annual Conference 2006 and 2007 – “Language, Culture and Socialization” Strand
2004 Proposal Reviewer – International Association of Applied Linguistics/Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA), 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics – Scientific Commission on Educational Technology and Language Learning (CETaALL)
2003, 2009 Manuscript reviewer for peer-reviewed journals: Canadian Journal of Education, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, Language & Literacy Journal

Simon Fraser University – Faculty of Education

2010
Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education, Master of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language (International Cohort Program) – Application Reviewer (2010-2012 Cohort)
2009
Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education, Master of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language (International Cohort Program) – Second Reader
Last Updated

October 1, 2010

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