Aya is an Okinawan-Japanese Canadian from the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations (Vancouver), currently working and residing in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). She received a BA in Linguistics from Simon Fraser University and is a new PhD student in Applied Linguistics at Concordia University, under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Burton. Her research focuses on heritage language maintenance, critical policy analysis, and the complex relationships between language and power. Aya is on a lifelong journey to learn Japanese and Uchinaaguchi and support the vitality of minoritized languages in Canada. In her free time, Aya enjoys hosting dinner parties and indulging her creative spirit through textile arts, cooking, and writing.
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Projects
- Discrimination in academic settings at Canadian universities
- Addressing social-justice approaches to diversity through the lens of emotions with critical multilingual language awareness among pre-service ESL teachers
Publications
Blog Posts
- A. Halliday. (June 2024). I know Tea, but not my ABCs: Exploring ceremony and ritual in heritage language maintenance [Web blog post on belonging, identity, language, diversity (BILD) research group].
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations
- Halliday, A., & Lu, L. (2024, March). Exploring accent hierarchy: Student perceptions of English teachers in Montreal. The Education Graduate Students' Society (EGSS) Conference 2024. McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
GRANTS, awards and scholarships
Awards and Scholarships
- Concordia University Faculty of Arts and Science Graduate Fellowship