International Francophonie Day
Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:
Jérémie Séror(English and French)
Full Professor, Research Chair in Technology-Mediated Language Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, Faculty of Arts
Professor Séror’s research focuses on language socialization, academic literacies, and the educational, social, and policy dimensions of multilingual and French–English minority contexts in Canada.
“Seeing French rise to become the fourth most spoken language in the world confirms what we have long known at the University of Ottawa: French is much more than a language of study or heritage. It is a language of knowledge, creativity and dialogue that brings together communities and cultures from around the globe. At the University of Ottawa, we experience this every day: learning, living and innovating in French strengthens one’s ability to act and leads to a stronger, richer identity that is more open to the world.”