Publications
Journal Articles
Schmor, R. (Under review). A complex intersectional view of plurilingual identity: Recommendations for teacher practice. TESOL Quarterly.
Schmor, R. (Under review). Pluriethnography as method: Investigating plurilingual teacher identities and practices. Canadian Modern Language Review.
Schmor, R., Araki, Y., Santoyo, S., & Gao, X. (In press). “Understanding is a Shared Responsibility”: The Impact of Plurilingual Teaching Practices from the Perspective of Three English Language Learners. TESL Canada Journal.
Schmor, R., & Piccardo, E. (2024). Supporting Language Rights: Plurilingual Pedagogies as an Impetus for Linguistic and Cultural Inclusion. Human Rights Education Review, 7(1): 72-102. http://doi.org/10.7577/hrer.5282
Schmor, R. (2023). Breaking more than the ice: Affording and affirming plurilingualism through identity-based icebreaker activities. TESL Canada Journal, 40(2), 77-88.
Schmor, R., Jones, S., & Noel, K. (2023). Microaggressions to microaffirmations: A trioethnography of plurilingual EAP instructors. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 64, 101270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2023.101270
Schmor, R. (2023). Pluricultural perspectives on plurilingual identity: A critical intersectional literature review. Journal of Belonging, Identity, Language, and Diversity, 7(1): 107-124. https://bild-lida.ca/journal/volume-7_1-2023/7-1_2023_schmor/
Edited Books
Jones, S., Schmor, R. & Kerekes, J. (2024). Reconceptualizing Language Norms in Multilingual Contexts. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8761-7.
Book Chapters
Schmor, R. (2025). Adopting a plurilingual attitude: A reimagining of linguistic and cultural identity. In Piccardo, E., & Chen, L. (Eds.). Voices of the selves: Autoethnographies of plurilingualism (pp. 19-26). Routledge.
Schmor, R., Jones, S., & Kerekes, J. (2024). Concluding Conversation. In S. Jones, R. Schmor & J. Kerekes (Eds.), Reconceptualizing Language Norms in Multilingual Contexts (pp. 313-317). IGI Global.
Schmor, R., & Ferrari Aggradi, I. (2023). La didattica a distanza nell'aula di lingue: uso di nuovi strumenti, risorse e modalità. In E. Piccardo & G. Langé. (Eds.), La classe plurilingue: Insegnare con un approccio orientato all’azione (pp. 17-26). Sanoma.
Schmor, R., Alemani, C., & Folinazzo, G. (2023). La voce degli insegnanti nella ricerca: approfondimenti e riflessioni pedagogiche. In E. Piccardo & G. Langé. (Eds.), La classe plurilingue: Insegnare con un approccio orientato all’azione (pp. 88-103). Pearson Academy.
Carter, A., & Schmor, R. (2022). Pluriculturalism and Plurilingualism in English for Academic Purposes: Challenges and Opportunities. In E. Charamba (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Teaching in Multicultural and Multilingual Contexts (pp. 319-336). IGI Global.
Galante, A., & Schmor, R. (2022). Introduction: Activating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Language Classroom. In E. Piccardo, G. Lawrence, A. Germain-Rutherford & A. Galante (Eds.), Activating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Language Classroom (pp. 1-14). Springer.
Piccardo, E., Antony-Newman, M., Schmor, R., Lawrence, G., Galante, A., Germain-Rutherford, A., & Scholze, A. (2022). All things interconnected: Activating holistic, dynamic and diverse perspectives in the enactment of innovative language education. In E. Piccardo, G. Lawrence, A. Germain-Rutherford & A. Galante (Eds.), Activating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Language Classroom (pp. 285-306). Springer.
Other Publications
Piccardo, E., Schmor, R., & Noel, K. (2024). Action-oriented scenarios: A paradigm shift in language education. Novel techniques and approaches in language teaching, 16–17 May 2024, Reykjavík, 104-119.
Schmor, R., & Akdemir, N. (2024). Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Dialoguing with TESL Ontario members. Contact, Spring 2024.
Guida, R., Schmor, R., & Stunell, L. (2023). Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Reflections on CASLT’s Discovering Languages Series. Réflexions, 42(3): 45-47. https://www.caslt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/reflexions-2023-42-3.pdf
Jones, S., & Schmor, R. (2023). Peer Sponsorship: A Collaborative Professional Development Practice. AAALGrads, 7(2): 11-13. https://www.aaal-gsc.org/_files/ugd/105c1b_383d56ba94a44e78abce19be25441c9a.pdf
Noel, K., Schmor, R., Scholze, A., & Piccardo, E. (2022). Supporting online language education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights into language teachers’ use of action-oriented, plurilingual scenarios in Northern Italy. Contact, Spring 2022. http://contact.teslontario.org/supporting-online-language-education-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-insights-into-language-teachers-use-of-action-oriented-plurilingual-scenarios-in-northern-italy/
Schmor, R. (2020). Informed Use of Learner L1: Plurilingualism as a Macrostrategy for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Contact, Spring 2020. http://contact.teslontario.org/informed-use-of-learner-l1-plurilingualism-as-a-macrostrategy-for-teaching-english-to-speakers-of-other-languages/
Blog Posts
Schmor, R. (2024). Discovering Languages: Three Ways to Preserve the Kurdish Language. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. https://www.caslt.org/en/blog-discovering-languages-kurdish/
Schmor, R. (2024). Discovering Languages: Interview with a Uyghur Speaker. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. https://www.caslt.org/en/blog-discovering-languages-uyghur/
Schmor, R. (2024). Discovering Languages: What You Need to Know About Breton. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. https://www.caslt.org/en/blog-discovering-languages-breton/
Schmor, R. (2023). Discovering Languages: “Untranslatable” Words in Amharic. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. https://www.caslt.org/en/blog-discovering-languages-amharic/
Schmor, R. (2023). Discovering Languages: Interview with a Javanese Speaker. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. https://www.caslt.org/en/blog-discovering-languages-javanese/
Schmor, R. (2023). Discovering Languages: The Past, Present, and Future of Ukrainian in Canadian Schools. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. https://www.caslt.org/en/blog-discovering-languages-ukrainian/
Schmor, R. (2023). Discovering Languages: 10 Things you (maybe) didn’t know about the Georgian Language. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. https://www.caslt.org/en/blog-discovering-languages-georgian/
Schmor, R. (2023). TESL Ontario 2022 Conference: Takeaways from 6 Talks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. TESL Ontario Blog. https://blog.teslontario.org/tesl-ontario-2022-conference-takeaways-from-6-talks-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
Schmor, R. (2022). Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Class through Critical Texts, Talks, and Tasks. TESL Ontario Blog. https://blog.teslontario.org/promoting-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-class-through-critical-texts-talks-and-tasks/#more-7907
Schmor, R. (2019). Let me tell you a story: An authentic and adaptable integrated-skills activity. TESL Ontario Blog. https://blog.teslontario.org/let-me-tell-you-a-story/