Bios: Veronika Makarova is a Full Professor in the Department of Linguistics, at the University of Saskatchewan. She previously worked in universities in Japan, Russia, and the UK. She has published three edited books, one monograph, and over 100 academic research articles in leading international and national journals. She has received multiple Canadian (SSHRC, NFRF) and international grants. Her research interests include applied linguistics, bilingualism and multilingualism, sociolinguistics, and immigrant and ethnic studies.