November Graduation Celebration
Nest Wednesday, we will be celebrating the graduating students of LLED! The graduation ceremony will be in the Chan Centre at 12:30pm, and LLED will be hosting our own department celebration afterwards. Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Location: Ponderosa Annex F, DLC (room 103) Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm Non-alcoholic wine, sparkling drinks and hors d’oeuvres […]
Klara Abdi Ph.D. proposal presentation
Klara Abdi (TESL) will present her Ph.D. proposal, titled: Bilingual Language Socialization across Transnational Social Fields: An Ethnographic Multiple Case Study of Chinese-Canadian Returnee Families. (Abstract available here.) Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Location: Ponderosa Annex E Boardroom (room 105) Time: 9:30am – 10:30am We will have approximately 20-25 min for the presentation itself and […]
Highlights of The African Storybook Project
Dr. Bonny Norton of LLED, has been appointed the Research Advisor of the groundbreaking African Storybook Project, an initiative of the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide). Funded by Comic Relief, UK, the project makes innovative use of the web to promote the multilingual literacy of children across sub-Saharan Africa. As Chair of the […]
LLED Student Orientation and Wine & Cheese
On Friday, September 6th, we will be welcoming all incoming graduate students to our department with an orientation and wine-and-cheese gathering. The agenda for the day is as follows: 12:00pm-2:00pm LLED Student Orientation with your Peer Advisors (and guest speakers) 2:00pm-2:30pm Walking Tour of Campus 3:00pm-5:00pm LLED Wine & Cheese Social If you are planning to attend the LLED […]
Dr. Jan Hare appointed Professor in Indigenous Education
The Faculty of Education has appointed Dr. Jan Hare Professor in Indigenous Education for Teacher Education. The announcement came at the Finale and Next Steps ceremony for Teacher Education’s Year of Indigenous Education on August 6th. Congratulations Dr. Hare! The full story can be found on the Faculty of Education website. Read more about the […]
JonArno Lawson – A Talk from the Bottom of the Box: Reflections of an Award-winning Poet for Youth
UBC’s Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Program presents a talk and reading from the work by Canadian poet for children and young adults, JonArno Lawson. Title: A Talk from the Bottom of the Box: Reflections of an Award-winning Poet for Youth When: Wednesday, September 25th, 2013, 12:00 – 1:00 pm Where: The Dodson Room, […]
CUPE 2278 GTA Orientation
In conjunction with the other 3 graduate departments in the Faculty of Education, a GTA orientation session has been organized for those teaching in the 2013_14 academic year. The session will be held on: Wednesday, September 18th from 12 noon to 1 pm in Scarfe 310 (2125 Main Mall).. A representative from CUPE 2278 will […]
How Drama Activates Learning research talk
The Drama Summer Institute & the Department of Language and Literacy Education invite you to a research talk: How Drama Activates Learning Dr. Michael Anderson (University of Sydney) Dr. Christine Sinclair (University of Melbourne) Wednesday, July 24th 3:30-4:30 (Reception to follow) PON “F” Digital Learning Centre, room 103 Michael Anderson is an associate professor and […]
Teacher-Librarian Courses in Summer 2013 Term
The Department of Language & Literacy Education offers Teacher-Librarian courses in the Summer 2013 term. Registration is now open for these special topics courses. For further information about the teacher librarian programs see LLED’s Programs page.