Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network (QUESCREN)

The English-Language Education in Quebec Podcast

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The English-Language Education in Quebec Podcast features thoughtful conversations on key issues in the sector. Researchers, administrators, teachers, students, and community members provide a variety of perspectives and voices from the field. This podcast is made possible through the financial support of the

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Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network (QUESCREN)

Episodes

Lois linguistiques et éducation au Québec / Language Laws and School Choices in Quebec 17.03.2026 36:58

Dans cet épisode, nous nous entretenons avec Thibault Jacquemont, diplômé de maîtrise en science politique de l’Université McGill. Son mémoire explore comment les lois linguistiques du Québec influencent les choix scolaires des parents anglophones historiques dans le quartier Notre-Dame-de-Grâce à Montréal. Basée sur 15 entretiens approfondis, l’étude révèle comment les parents naviguent stratégiq...

Language Laws and School Choices in Quebec / Lois linguistiques et éducation au Québec 12.03.2026 33:35

In this episode, we speak with Thibault Jacquemont, MA graduate in Political Science from McGill University. His thesis explores how Quebec’s language laws influence the school choices of historic English-speaking parents in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood. Based on 15 in-depth interviews, the study reveals how parents strategically navigate language policies – balancing bilingual asp...

History Teaching in Quebec: Lived Realities and Experiences in the English-Language Sector / L’enseignement de l’histoire au Québec : Réalités et expériences vécues dans le secteur anglophone 12.03.2026 41:58

Dr. Paul Zanazanian, Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University, talks about his work on historical consciousness and intergroup attitudes among Francophones and Anglophones, the Quebec History program and its teachers and the English-speaking community’s quest for vitality. This podcast episode is made possible through the financial support of th...

Identity Complexities Among Youth in Montreal’s English-Language Schools / Complexités identitaires parmi les jeunes qui fréquentent les écoles anglophones de Montréal 12.03.2026 30:19

Delve into the complex realm of linguistic identities and sense of belonging among youth in English-language schools in Montreal. Join us as Diane Gérin Lajoie, a distinguished researcher and professor, sheds light on her ground-breaking studies and reveals how these young individuals express a diverse range of linguistic identities. This podcast episode is made possible through the financial supp...

Learning Together to Think Critically about Health Information / Apprendre ensemble à réfléchir de façon critique à propos de l’information sur la santé 29.06.2025 42:32

In this podcast episode, Vera Granikov and Marlene Chan – an "intergenerational research duo," as they describe themselves – discuss their participatory research project on critical health literacy, carried out in the context of lifelong learning. The project involved English-speaking adult learners who took part in peer café-style discussion groups at the Atwater Library in Montreal. Vera and Mar...