Refereed Conference Presentations (Selected)
Ilieva, R. with Beck, K., Uppal, J., & Miranda, C. (2017, May). Being vulnerable to the world: Learning and teaching in the internationalizing university. Symposium at CSSE Conference, Toronto, ON.
Ilieva, R. with Ravindran, A. (2017, May). Cartographies of desire and affect: A study of international graduates of a TESOL program in Canada. Presentation at CAAL Conference, Toronto, ON.
Ilieva, R. with Spiliotopoulos, V., & Wallace, A. (2017, May). Experiences of language education faculty involved in interdisciplinary collaborations for multilingual student success. Presentation at Language in the Canadian University Colloquium, Vancouver, BC.
Ilieva, R. with Ravindran, A. (2017, March). Negotiating Academic Spaces to Navigate Professional Spaces: Examining Experiences of International TESOL Graduates in a Host Country Context. Presented at AAAL Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Ilieva, R. with Miranda, C. (2017, March). Language ideologies in an anglophone university and students鈥� experiences of internationalization. Presented at AAAL Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Ilieva, R. with Beck, K., Laird, C., & Miranda, C. (2016, July). Interrogating Internationalization. Symposium at Internationalization of Higher Education 50th 丁香园AV Anniversary Conference, CRIE, Vancouver, BC.
Ilieva, R. with Ravindran, A. (2016, July). "I feel I am a cultural transformer": Internationalisation as intercultural capital. Presentation at Internationalization of Higher Education 50th 丁香园AV Anniversary Conference, CRIE, Vancouver, BC.
Ilieva, R. with Schmidt, C., Marom, L., Mizzi, R., Cho, C., & Rosehart, P. (2016, June). Diversifying the Canadian Teaching Force: Critical Conversations. Symposium at CSSE Annual Conference, Calgary, AB.
Ilieva, R. with Ravindran, A., Berynets, K., & Fotovatian, S. (2016, June). International students settling in Canada: exploring the experiences of graduates of one TESL program. Presentation at CSSE Annual Conference, Calgary, AB.
Ilieva, R. with Beck, K., Laird, C., & Miranda, C. (2016, May). Experiences of internationalization: Staff in 鈥渢hird space鈥�. Symposium at CSSE Annual Conference, Calgary, AB.
Ilieva, R. with Ravindran, A., Berynets, K., & Fotovatian, S. (2016, March). International Students Navigating the Canadian Context of Work and Settlement. Presentation at Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 60th Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Ilieva, R. (2016, March). Language issues in times of internationalization: Perspectives of content area faculty in a Canadian university. Presentation at Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 60th Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Fotovatian, S. & Ilieva, R. (2015, July). Ethical internationalization in TESOL education: Interrogating our practices. Presentation at COSA Conference, Saint Mary鈥檚 University, Halifax, NS.
Ilieva, R. with K. Beck, Z. Zhang, P. Sales, A. Larkyn, F. Martin, K. Zabihollahi. (2015, June). Seeking an ethical internationalization. Symposium at the CSSE Annual Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Ilieva, R. with S. Stille, L. Huang, B. Russell, P. Kinnear, J. Williams, T. Missere-Mihas. (2015, March). Teaching and learning English for Academic Purposes (EAP) across disciplines: Perspectives from the Canadian university context. Panel at the TESOL International Convention, Toronto, ON.
Ilieva, R. (2014, August). Emergent multimodal curriculum as social justice education: Towards successful integration of older immigrant youth. Presentation at the 17th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Brisbane, Australia.
Ilieva, R. with S. Fotovatian (2014, August). Native speaker ideology, agency, and international students鈥� identity negotiation in a TESOL program in Canada. Presentation at the 17th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Brisbane, Australia.
Ilieva, R. with K. Beck, Z. Zhang; K. Brennan, S. Takacs, P. Sales (2014, May). Student experiences from a global campus. Symposium at the CSSE Annual Conference, St Catherines, ON.
Ilieva, R. (2014, March). Internationalization of education and language issues: Examining the perspectives of content area faculty in a Canadian University. AAAL Conference, Portland, OR.
Ilieva, R. (2013, September). How do we fare in recognizing linguistic and cultural diversity in public schools?: Policies and practices impacting EAL students in Vancouver. Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning Conference, Calgary, AB.
Ilieva, R. (2013, June). Curriculum and instruction for social justice in a transitional program for older immigrant youth in Canada. ISLS conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Beck, K., Ilieva, R., Zhang, O., Tait, S., Takacs, S., Brennan, K., Sales, P. (2013, May). The everyday of internationalization: What do the faculty say? Symposium. CSSE Annual Conference, Victoria, BC.
Ilieva, R. (2013, March). Recognizing cultural and linguistic diversity in educational settings: Are we there yet?: An examination of ESL policies and practices in BC. 15th National Metropolis Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Ilieva, R. (2012, July). Questioning curriculum discourses within a TESOL Masters program for international students. International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS) 4th World Curriculum Studies Conference , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Beck, K, Ilieva, R., Pullman, A., Zhang, O., Waterstone, B., Tait, S. (2012, May). Illuminating the everyday practices of internationalization. Symposium at the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) Annual conference, Waterloo, ON.
Ilieva, R. (2012, May). The place of multimodality in a transitional program for older immigrant youth. CSSE Annual conference, LLRC pre-conference, Waterloo, ON.
Waterstone, B. & Ilieva, R. (2012, April). Decolonizing curriculum discourses? Identities and ideologies within a TESOL Masters program for international students. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual conference, Vancouver, BC.
Ilieva, R. (2012, March). Drumming to the beat of life: Towards curriculum for the successful integration of older immigrant youth. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual conference, Boston, MA.
Ilieva, R., Li, A., Li, W. (2011, August). Negotiating TESOL discourses and EFL teaching contexts in China: Exploring the professional identities and practices of a TESOL program graduates. 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Beijing, China.
Ilieva, R. (2011, June). Towards exploring the value of heritage languages and cultures in the public school context: The case of Mandarin classes in a secondary school in BC, Canada. Biannual conference of International Society for Language Studies (ISLS), Aruba.
Ilieva, R. (2011, June). Exploring emergent multimodal curriculum in a transitional program for older immigrant youth. Canadian Association for Applied Linguistics (CAAL) Annual conference, Fredericton, NB.
Beck, K., Ilieva, R. Waterstone, B. Hill, C., Zhang, O. (2011, May). Reducing emissions: Towards sustainable practices of internationalization in higher education. Symposium. CSSE Annual Conference, Fredericton, NB.
Beck, K., Ilieva, R., Waterstone, B. (2011, May). Complicated conversations, containment and border-crossings: Curriculum as international text. Panel at the CSSE Annual Conference, Fredericton, NB.
Ilieva, R. & Waterstone, B. (2010, July). Non-native English speakers, native-speaker ideology and TESOL programs: Negotiating graduate and professional identities and discourses. 16th International Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE), Vancouver, BC.
Ilieva, R. (2010, March). Valuing Heritage Languages and Cultures in Public Schools: Policy, Practice and Challenges in Mandarin Classes in One Secondary School. AAAL Annual conference, Atlanta, GA.
Ilieva, R. (2009, May). Constructions of culture(s) in adult ESL classrooms. Canadian Association for Applied Linguistics (CAAL) Annual conference, Ottawa, ON.
Ilieva, R. (2009, March). Exploring the material effects of a TESOL program on the professional identities and practices of NNESTs in their local contexts. AAAL Annual conference, Denver, CO.
Ilieva, R. (2008, June). Negotiating program discourses in constructing professional identity: Non-native English speaking teachers in a MEd TESOL program. International Conference on Language Issues in English Medium Universities: A Global Concern, Hong Kong.
Ilieva, R. (2008, June). Culture(s) as site of identification: Exploring adult immigrant ESL learners鈥� engagements with Canadian culture(s). CAAL Annual conference, Vancouver, BC.
Beck, K, Ilieva, R. Scholefield, A., Waterstone, B. (2008, May). In search of Gold Mountain: Curriculum in the 鈥榠nter鈥�. CSSE Annual conference,CACS Pre-conference, Vancouver, BC.
Ilieva, R. (2007, April). Non-native English speaking teachers鈥� constructions of professional identity in a Master鈥檚 program in TESL. Biannual Conference of ISLS, Honolulu, HI.