Saskia Van Viegen

Saskia Van Viegen

York Site Principal Investigator

Saskia Van Viegen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University. Her research and teaching engages with bi/multilingualism in education, including educational practice with multilingual children and youth from minoritized and transnational backgrounds, language assessment, and language teaching and learning in multilingual university contexts. She co-edited the book Plurilingual Pedagogies: Critical and Creative Undertakings for Equitable Language (in) Education (Lau & Van Viegen, 2020) and is managing editor of the journal Critical Inquiry in Language Studies. Saskia appreciates time spent with family and friends, especially doing sports and outdoor activities.

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