Hemani Rajpaul (she/her)
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Entry: 2023
Program: Languages and Literacies Education
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Contact info
Email: sabrina.rajpaul@mail.utoronto.ca
Biography
Hemani is a third-year PhD student investigating ancestral language maintenance efforts for post-colonial diaspora communities, with a focus on the declining use of Hindi among Indo-Guyanese youth in Guyana. Her work examines youth perspectives to understand barriers and motivations, aiming to inform and develop community-based strategies and language education policy.
Degrees
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Bachelor of Arts, Professional WritingYork University
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Master of Education, Language & Literacies EducationUniversity of Toronto
Research Interests
- Language learning
- Language maintenance efforts
- Language education policy
- Post-colonial diasporas
- Ancestral language education
- Learner-centric perspectives
