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June 1, 2022
Digital Media: Providing opportunities for language and literacy learning for youth from refugee backgrounds
The world of digital media is providing new pedagogical opportunities for authentic and engaging language and digital literacy learning for culturally and linguistically diverse youth from refugee backgrounds.
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May 31, 2022
Good night at 4 pm?! Time Expressions in Different Cultures: Q&A with Dr. Vered Shwartz
Natural language understanding requires the ability to map language such as color descriptions, spacial instructions and gradable adjectives to real-world physical properties. In the paper, 'Good Night at 4 pm?!
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May 4, 2022
An Examination of French and English Reading Comprehension in Canadian French Immersion Programs: Q&A with Dr. Stefka H. Marinova-Todd
Parental level of education, instruction time, and amount of language practice that children receive have enhanced our understanding of how bilingual and multilingual children learn to comprehend text.
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May 3, 2022
Language Science Members Awarded 2021-22 CUES Funding
Congratulations to Language Sciences members, Dr. Jiaying Zhao, PhD Candidate Marianne Huijsmans, Dr. Christine Schreyer and Dr. John Lyon for receiving 2021-22 Community University Engagement Support (CUES) funding!
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March 31, 2022
Embracing Superdiversity: New book highlights the importance of students' cultural, linguistic and racial backgrounds
The new book, ‘Superdiversity and Teacher Education: Supporting Teachers in Working with Culturally, Linguistically, and Racially Diverse Students, Families and Communities
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March 7, 2022
LSURC: Providing unique opportunities for undergraduates through language research
For the past six years, the Language Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (LSURC) has been providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to explore language and communication research, and practice the skills required for presenting and speaking publicly in a formal academic
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February 16, 2022
Exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in research about the transmission of respiratory diseases: Q&A with Dr. Nicole Bouvier
The COVID-19 pandemic has made research into virus transmission a top scientific priority. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be spread through virus-infected saliva droplets and particles.
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February 11, 2022
UBC Language Sciences members make list of top scientists in the world
A huge congratulations to the many UBC Language Sciences members being recognized as some of the top scientists in the world! Stanford University has recently published a list representing the top two percent of the world’s most-cited scientists in various disciplines, with many UBC Language Sciences members being recognized.
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February 9, 2022
Exploring the role of talking in airborne disease transmission: Q&A with Dr. Sima Asadi
The COVID-19 pandemic has made research into virus transmission a top scientific priority. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be spread through virus-infected saliva droplets and particles.