Registration at UBC-V in: APSC 402, ASTU 402, FRST 402, LFS 402, LLED 402, and at UBC-O in: CORH 402 

In this interdisciplinary 3-credit 'transition-out' course, 3rd and 4th-year students examine, integrate, and apply their subject-specific knowledge through the lens of language and the framework of the language sciences, with a focus on themes of real-world importance. The course will be offered fully online. 

The class structure is comprised of online lectures by Dr. Bryan Gick (Linguistics, UBC-V) and Dr. Diana Carter (Psychology, UBC-O), and invited language leaders across campus and in the wider community, along with student-led reflections and presentations. 

Language is part of nearly every aspect of human life, from how we communicate and express ourselves to how we build relationships, organize communities, develop and use technologies, and create social and cultural institutions. Living Language: Science and Society explores how insights from the language sciences can help us understand and address real-world challenges. 

Working in interdisciplinary teams, students will identify language-related problems that matter to them and develop proposals for creative, practical interventions, combining insights from the language sciences with approaches from the venture world. The course enables students to integrate knowledge from their own disciplines with new perspectives on language and new skills in communicating about ideas, and to reflect on how they can apply what they have learned at UBC to make a difference in their academic, professional, and personal lives.

HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE, OR ASK QUESTIONS?

For more information or to request a copy of last year's syllabus, please email living.language@ubc.ca. 

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