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Associate Professor Dr. Suzanne K. Hilgendorf was invited to organize one of six featured theme sessions at the , held June 23 - 28, 2019 at the University of Alberta.

The featured panel of three speakers addressed the topic of 鈥淢ultilingualism in the Expanding Circle鈥�, which focused on the increasing uses of English as an Additional Language in speech communities around the world.

Dr. Hilgendorf presented a paper examining 鈥淭ransnational Media and English Use in the Expanding Circle鈥�, which explored the roles of cinema, television, and online streaming services in facilitating contact with English. PhD student Bouchra Kachoub spoke on 鈥淟inguistic Landscapes in a Multilingual Maghreb鈥�, providing an analysis of English shop signs in the city of Casablanca. 

The third speaker was Professor Elizabeth Martin of California State University, San Bernardino, USA, who gave a presentation entitled 鈥淢arketing Discourses and World Englishes: A Comparison of France and Quebec鈥�. Dr. Joel Heng-Hartse of SFU鈥檚 Faculty of Education provided concluding remarks as the Discussant for the panel.