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 you.
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
GCLR Open Access Web Seminar with Dr. Bonny Norton
GCLR’s next web seminar features Dr. Bonny Norton from the University of British Columbia, Canada, who will speak to “Identity, Investment, and Multilingual Literacy (in a digital world)” on March 10, 2013; 7:00 p.m. USA (New York City Time Zone). Global Conversations in Literacy Research (GCLR) is a critical literacy project that is designed to provide free and open access to literacy scholarship, and to engage global audiences in research, theory and practice in literacy. At this seminar, Bonny will be launching the second edition of Identity and Language Learning in E-book format.
For more information, visit the GCLR website: http://globalconversationsinliteracy.wordpress.com/
D. Norton’s talk is available to listen to here.
Date:
Sun, 03/10/2013 – 16:00 – 17:00
LLED Research Seminar
A Legacy of Double Proposition: Current Issues in English Language Instruction in Malaysia
Thursday, March 7, 12.30-1.30
Kuldip Kaur Karam Singh
Professor, Open University Malaysia
Fulbright Scholar, Penn State University
Over the past few decades, teaching and learning English in Malaysian public schools has been profoundly impacted by shifts in language policy, changes in syllabi and increasing diversity among learners. The discussion in this seminar will draw on several strands of research to address related concerns: the impact of diverging English language policy; the disconnect between school-based instruction and English language ability; and the outcomes of research aimed at improving ESL teachers’ classroom practices. The presentation will include recommendations for teacher professional development, teacher education programs as well as research in ESL as it applies to the Malaysian educational context.
A light lunch will be served.
All welcome
Date:
Thu, 03/07/2013 – 12:30 – 13:30
Dr. Mary Bryson awarded 2012 Significant Body of Work award
Awarded by the Queer Studies Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association, The Significant Body of Work award annually recognizes a renowned scholar in LGBT / queer studies for her or his contribution to the field, in terms of scholarly research and activism work for the LGBT / queer community. This is a way for the Queer Studies SIG to reward high-quality work and service to the LGBT / queer community. Contratulations Dr. Bryson!
Dr. Candace Galla awarded TLEF grant
Congratulations to Dr. Candace Galla and her associates for being awarded a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) grant, for the project titled: Enhancing Indigenous Language and Culture Education across the Curriculum: Engagement of Students and Faculty through Multimedia Technology.
Faculty of Education and LLED co-host Dr. Carl James for intimate Q&A
On February 8th, the Faculty of Education and and Department of Language and Literacy Education co-hosted Dr. Carl James from York University, Toronto, Ontario, for an intimate discussion and Q&A session based on his book, Life at the Intersection, a study of schooling in the Jane-Finch community of Toronto. Thirty attendees participated in an animated discussion on race, equity, and class in Canada and beyond. Thank you to Dr. Ryuko Kubota and Sara Schroeter for leading the discussion.
Watch a pre-session interview with Dr. Annette Henry and Dr. Carl James, here.
Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable
Illustrator’s Breakfast with Oliver Jeffers. For more information, click here.
Date:
Sat, 02/23/2013 – 08:30