The intersection of language, learning and culture in early childhood: Home, school and community contexts – Workshop Plenary Sessions
Event Date: Thu, 05/02/2013 (All day) – Sat, 05/04/2013 (All day)
Spring Convocation
Event Date: Thu, 05/23/2013 – 08:30 – 10:30
Graduate Student Conference – Pushing the Frontiers of Language and Literacy
Event Date: Sat, 05/25/2013 – 09:00 – 18:00
Symposium on Maurice Sendak
The Symposium on Maurice Sendak is on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in the Dodson Room at the Barber Learning Centre from 3:30-6:30 pm. It’s free. Refreshments. All welcome. Register for the event here: http://mauricesendaksymposium.eventbrite.com Date: Fri, 03/01/2013 – 15:30 – 18:30
UBC & Ritsumeikan University joint TESL Certificate Program
Registration is currently open for the UBC/Rits joint Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate. LLED offers the opportunity to begin your certification here at UBC by taking LLED 489: Applied Linguistics for Teachers (6 credits), and then complete your certification in Kyoto, Japan with LLED 478C/96A: Introduction to Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (6 credits), […]
Living Our Indigenous Languages Gathering – April 13
Saturday April 13, 2013 9:30am – 3:30pm Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, UBC First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall FREE and open to the public Pay parking available in the Fraser River Parkade Please join us for this exciting event that will bring together language advocates, community members, policy makers, educators, practitioners, scholars, and students who are interested in […]
Prof. Marianne McTavish awarded Emerging Scholar Award
With great pleasure, we announce that Marianne McTavish has been chosen to receive the Emerging Scholar Award from the AERA SIG Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education (CPECE). Congratulations Marianne!
PhD student, Liz Chiang, receives the Government Scholarship to Study Abroad
Liz Chiang, currently in the third year of her PhD program, has just received the Government Scholarship to Study Abroad (GSSA) issued by Taiwan Ministry of Education. The award is $16,000 USD each year for two years. Liz is working with Ryuko Kubota, Ling Shi and Handel Wright. Congratulations, Liz. We are so proud of […]
Former LLED PhD student nominated for Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize
Kari-Lynn Winters, who completed her PhD in LLED, has been nominated for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize for her book, Gift Days. Congratulations Kari-Lynn!
Join us in the DLC for an afternoon seminar
This Thursday, Mar 14, Liam Doherty will present a seminar titled “Corpus linguistics tools for research and the classroom.” Light snacks will be provided. All are welcome. View the flyer by clicking here. Date: Thu, 03/14/2013 – 15:00 – 16:00