Assistant Professor

Educational Theory

My theoretical work is focused on understanding the dynamics, or “ecology”, of language, imagination and community, and its implications for educational policy and practice. This is interlinked with collaborative action research in various contexts, including First Nation communities and the Esperanto language community. I currently hold grants from the President’s Research fund, SSHRC, and the Esperantic Studies Foundation.

Email: mtfettes@sfu.ca

Recent Publications

Refereed books

Fettes, M. (accepted for publication, 2008). The Linguistic Ecology of Schooling: A Critical Realist Exploration. To appear in the AILA Applied Linguistics Series, Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Refereed book chapters

Fettes, M. (2007). Language as sharp as a knife: Translation in ecological context. In P. St.-Pierre, P.C. Kar (eds.), Translation:Reflections, Refractions, Transformations, 201-211. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Blenkinsop, S. & Fettes, M. (2007). Developing the scientific imagination: A key to sustainability? In D.B. Zandvliet, D.L. Fisher (eds.), Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Environments, 37-46. Rotterdam and Taipei: Sense.

 

Fettes, M. (2007). Imaginative multicultural education: Notes towards an inclusive theory. In M. Stout, K. Takaya, K. Egan (eds.), Teaching and Learning outside the Box: Conceptions of Imagination in Education, 126-137. New York: Teachers’ College Press.

 

Fettes, M. (2003). Interlingualism: A world-centric approach to language policy and planning. In H. Tonkin, T. Reagan (eds.), Language in the 21st Century, 47-58. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

 

Fettes, M. (2003). The geostrategies of interlingualism. In J. Maurais, M. Morris (eds.), Languages in a Globalising World, 37-46. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

 

Fettes, M. (2003). Critical realism, ecological psychology, and imagined communities: Foundations for a naturalist theory of language acquisition. In J. van Dam, J. Leather (eds.), The Ecology of Language Acquisition, 31-47. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.

 

Fettes, M. (2000). (Un)Writing the margins: Steps toward an ecology of language. In R. Phillipson (ed.), Rights to Language: Equity, Power and Education, 92-94. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

 

Fettes, M. & Norton, R. (2000). Voices of winter: Aboriginal languages and public policy in Canada. In M. Brant Castellano, L. Davis, L. Lahache (eds.), Aboriginal Education: Fulfilling the Promise, 29-54. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.

 

Refereed encyclopedia articles

Fettes, M. (accepted for publication, 2007). Imagination in qualitative research. To appear in L. Given (ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

 

Fettes, M. (2005). Artificial languages. In Philipp Skutch (ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Linguistics, Vol. 1. New York: Routledge.

 

Fettes, M. (2000). Esperanto; Planned Languages. In M. Byram (ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning, 200-203; 464-465. London: Routledge.

 

Refereed journal articles

Fettes, M. (2005). Imaginative transformation in teacher education. Teaching Education Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 3–11.

 

Fettes, M. (2001). The lady, the linguists, and the international language. Language Problems and Language Planning 25:2, 177-184.

 

Fettes, M. (2001). Les géostratégies de l’interlinguisme. Terminogramme 99-100, 35-46.

 

Fettes, M. (1991). Europe's Babylon: Towards a single European language? History of European Ideas 13, 201-213.

Refereed conference proceedings

Chodakowski, A., Crowley, S., and Fettes, M. (submitted). Inclusive teaching through imagination: Pathways of teacher development.  To appear in the proceedings of the conference “Teacher Development: The Key to Education in the 21st Century” (March 2-4, 2006).  Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University. 

 

Fettes, M. (2005). Imaginative engagement in culturally diverse classrooms: Changing teacher thinking and practice within a Community-University Research Alliance. In V. Stead (Ed.), International Education Dynamics - Their Influence and Dynamics within the Canadian Academy. Toronto: Canadian Society for Studies in Education. Available at http://www.csse.ca/CCSE/CCSEProceedings11Fettes.pdf.

 

Fettes, M. &  Bolduc, S. (eds.) (1998). Towards Linguistic Democracy / Vers la démocratie linguistique / Al lingva demokratio. Rotterdam: Universal Esperanto Association. Proceedings of the Nitobe Symposium of International Organizations, Prague, July 1996.

 

Fettes, M. (1997). Stabilizing what? An ecological approach to language renewal. In J. Reyhner (ed.) Teaching Indigenous Languages, 301-318. Flagstaff: Center for Excellence in Education.

 

Fettes, M. (1996). Inside the tower of words: The institutional functions of language at the United Nations. In S. Léger (ed.), Towards a Language Agenda: Futurist Outlook on the United Nations, 115-134. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Linguistic Rights.

 

Conference presentations (refereed at the abstract stage, not as full papers)

Fettes, M. (2007). Esperanto, an Asian language? Growth-promoting and growth-limiting factors in an evolving interlingual ecosystem. Paper presented at the 5th Nitobe Symposium on Language Policy, Tokyo, Japan, August 2-3, 2007.

 

Fettes, M., Crowley, S., Leighton-Stephens, D., Point, B., and Calder, T. (2007). LUCID insights: Nurturing imagination in classrooms and communities. Special session at the 5th International Conference on Imagination and Education, Vancouver, B.C., July 18-21, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (2006). Language as sharp as a knife: Translation in ecological context. Paper presented at the conference “The Translator as Mediator of Culture,” University of Hartford, October 20-21, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (2006). The possible’s slow fuse: The peril and potential of educating for imagination. Keynote address at the 4th International Conference on Imagination and Education, Vancouver, B.C., July 13-16, 2006.

 

Egan, K., Gajdamaschko, N., Blenkinsop, S., Chodakowski, A., Fettes, M. & Madoc-Jones, G. (2006). Engaging students' imaginations and emotions in learning. Panel session at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April 7-11, 2006.

 

Chodakowski, A., Crowley, S., & Fettes, M. (2006). Inclusive teaching through imagination: Pathways of teacher development.  Paper presented at “Teacher Development: The Key to Education in the 21st Century” (March 2-4, 2006).  Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University. 

 

Chodakowski, A., Crowley, S., L. Kestle & and Fettes, M. (2006). Teachers’ engagement with imaginative education in culturally diverse classrooms. Paper presented at WestCAST 2006, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, February 16-19, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (2005). Imagination, community, possibility: Transforming classrooms within a Community-University Research Alliance. Paper presented at One Vision – Many Voices: Cross-Cultural & Anti-Racism Education Conference, University of Alberta, Edmonton, November 17-19, 2005. Proceedings published as CD-ROM.

 

Courage, D. & Fettes, M. (2005). Inclusion and empowerment in imaginative classrooms. Paper presented at One Vision – Many Voices: Cross-Cultural & Anti-Racism Education Conference, University of Alberta, Edmonton, November 17-19, 2005. Proceedings published as CD-ROM.

 

Fettes, M., Tonkin, H., Kovats, K., Goodall, G., Reagan, T., Fonseca, B., Piatski, E., & Charters, D. (2005). Languages for all: An integrated global approach. 3-hour workshop at the Annual Convention of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Baltimore, November 17-20, 2005.

 

Blenkinsop, S. & Fettes, M. (2005). Developing the scientific imagination: A key to sustainability? Paper presented at Fourth International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Victoria, B.C., August 25-28, 2005.

 

Fettes, M. (2005). Language policy aspects of the expansion of the European Union: thematic introduction. Keynote paper at the 4th Nitobe Symposium on Language Policy, Vilnius, Lithuania, July 30-August 1, 2005.

 

Fettes, M. (2005). Inclusion through imagination: The LUCID project. Keynote address at the 3rd International Conference on Imagination and Education, Vancouver, B.C., July 13-16, 2005. Talk available as downloadable video at www.ierg.net.

 

Fettes, M., & Petrovic, S. (2003). Lernu! - an interactive WWW environment for intercultural language learning. Paper presented at EUROCALL 2003, University of Limerick, Ireland, September 3-6, 2003.

 

Fettes, M. & Vissers, D. (2003). Imagination transformations when becoming a teacher. Paper presented at WestCAST 2003, University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 19-21, 2003.

Doctoral thesis

Fettes, M. (2000). The Linguistic Ecology of Education. Ph.D. dissertation, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto.

 

 

Non-refereed contributions

Presentations to educational practitioners and policymakers

Calder, T. & Fettes, M. (2007). Culture and imagination in the classroom. 90-minute workshop at “Culture in the Classroom,” the Northwest Regional Professional Development Conference, Prince Rupert, BC, April 27-28, 2007.

 

Fettes, M. (2007). Culture and imagination in the science classroom. 90-minute workshop at “Culture in the Classroom,” the Northwest Regional Professional Development Conference, Prince Rupert, BC, April 27-28, 2007.

 

Fettes, M. & Hutchingson, V. (2006). LUCID: Learning for Understanding through Culturally Inclusive Imaginative Development. School District 50 presentation at the Learning in Action Showcase, Vancouver, BC, December 8, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (co-organizer, with Crowley, S., Leach, K., Pudsey, C., Sawka, R.) (2006). LUCID Mid-Term Conference, Port Edward, BC, July 8-10, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (2006). Meeting the challenge of curriculum standards at the international level. Contribution to a panel of the Federation internationale des professeurs des language vivantes, FIPLV Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 16, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (2005). The LUCID research project. Presentation to Philip Steenkamp, Deputy Minister, British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Training, Simon Fraser University, May 6, 2005.

 

Publications for educational practitioners and policymakers

Fettes, M. (2007). School District 50 (Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte) Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement (complete draft for community review).

 

Fettes, M. (2007). Islands of the People: Resources for Place-Based Curriculum on Haida Gwaii. Queen Charlotte: School District 50.

 

Fettes, M. (2006). A Brief Guide to LUCID: Learning for Understanding through Culturally Inclusive Imaginative Development. Burnaby: Imaginative Education Research Group.

Chodakowski. A., Fettes, M, & Egan, K. (2004). A Guide to Imaginative Education. Burnaby: Imaginative Education Research Group. 2nd ed.

Reports to granting agencies

Fettes, M. (2006). Mid-Term Report, Building Culturally Inclusive Schools through Imaginative Education (The LUCID Project). Report to Community-University Research Alliances, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, June 23, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (2005). Year 1 Report on Partnerships and Governance, Building Culturally Inclusive Schools through Imaginative Education (The LUCID Project). Report to Community-University Research Alliances, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, January 31, 2005.

 

Fettes, M. (2004). Milestone Report, Building Culturally Inclusive Schools through Imaginative Education (The LUCID Project). Report to Community-University Research Alliances, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, March 31, 2004.

 

Public lectures

Fettes, M. (2006). Dissolving democracy? Paradoxes of an English-first Europe. Public lecture sponsored by the Nitobe Centre for Language Democracy, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2006.

 

Fettes, M. (2004). Indigenizing schools in the 21st century. President’s Faculty Lecture, Simon Fraser University, December 8, 2004.

 

 

Book reviews

Fettes, M. (2003). Review of The Mobilization of Shame: A World View of Human Rights.(Robert Drinan, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001), Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 24:4 (2003), 359-361.

 

Fettes, M. (2001). Review of Constructing World Culture (ed. J. Boli, G.M. Thomas, Stanford University Press, 1999). Language Problems and Language Planning 25:1 (2001), 103-106.

 

Fettes, M. (2001). Review of Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights (ed. D.A. Kibbee, John Benjamins, 1998). Language Problems and Language Planning 25:1 (2001), 93-95.

 

Fettes, M. (2000). Review of Authenticity and Identity: Lessons from Indigenous Language Education (Theme issue of Anthropology and Education Quarterly, Volume 30, Number 1, 1999, ed. R. Henze, K.A. Davis). Language and Education 14 (2000).

 

 

Non-refereed research publication

Fettes, M. (2007). Learning from Lepas: Report on a student survey. Research commissioned for a report to Nature Canada by the Queen Charlotte Youth Education Society.

 

Research Grants

Principal Investigator

Building an International Research Network in Imagination and Education

International Opportunities Fund, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.  2006-2007; $24,838

 

Learning for Understanding through Culturally Inclusive Imaginative Development (LUCID).  Community-University Research Alliances, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.  2004-2008; $992,920 (plus Letter of Intent funding of $17,500 in 2003)

 

Interlinguistics and Education. Esperantic Studies Foundation, Washington, DC.  2003-2008; $80,000

 

Service

International Research Community

Simon Fraser University - Faculty Committees

University Committees

Imaginative Education Research Group

Scholarly Community

• Interlinguistics editor, Language Problems and Language Planning
• Occasional reviewer for Educational Administration Quarterly, The Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Applied Linguistics, The Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Teaching Education and Language Problems and Language Planning; Board of Directors, Esperantic Studies Foundation.

Graduate Student Supervision

Senior Supervisor

• Ph.D.: 1 completed; 2 in progress
• M.A.: 1 completed
• Ed.D: 4 in progress

Member of Supervisory Committee

• Ed.D.: 2 completed
• Ph.D..: 1 completed; 3 in progress

Supervisor, Off-Campus M.Ed. Students (no thesis; completed)

• 30 students