View some of our and others' previous events.
Past Events
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March 12, 2019Language Sciences Member Event - Teaching, Learning, and Training
Please RSVP here. This will be Language Sciences first teaching, learning, and training member event of 2019, postponed from February 12th. Please join us for a provided lunch and a chat with fellow members! Attendees can expect an update on Language Sciences activities,…
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March 6, 2019Language Science Talks! Misinformation managed: How to have healthy conversations online
Please RSVP here. Can you spot unreliable news? And once you have, how can you discuss it - not argue about it - online? Join us for Language Science Talks on March 6th, where UBC History Assistant Professor Heidi Tworek will outline how the internet has changed communications,…
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March 4, 2019Abstract Submission: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Research Day
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the Language Sciences Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Research Day has been extended to 11:59pm March 4, 2019. We welcome abstract submissions on research on any topic related to language. Research may be in progress, complete, or previously…
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February 28, 2019Language Sciences Writing Group
Set aside some focused writing time in community with other grad students and postdocs! Join fellow LangSci grad students and postdoctoral fellows every other Thursday from 2 to 4 pm in Kenny Room 2563 for the LangSci Writing Group. Each session will include some brief discussion of writing…
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February 27, 2019
Swallowing Innovations Lab (SASS Lunchtime Colloquium)
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February 13, 2019International Indigenous Speaker Series: Land, Language, & Learning: Living in Good Relations
Please RSVP here. This speaker series recognizes the inter-related themes of land, language, and learning as central to Indigenous people’s worldview and well-being. Leading international Indigenous scholars will share their education and research approaches concerned with these themes,…
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February 13, 2019Indigenous Language Revitalization: Raising Awareness and Taking Action
Please RSVP here. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year for Indigenous Languages. Please join the Faculty of Education for a symposium that responds to the declaration to raise awareness of the crucial role languages play in the lives of Indigenous…
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February 12, 2019POSTPONED - Language Sciences Member Event
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MARCH 12TH, DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. This will be Language Sciences first member event of 2019, postponed from February 12th. Attendees can expect an update on Language Sciences activities, including from Associate Professor Lorienne …
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February 8 - February 9, 2019Language Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference
UBC’s Speech and Linguistics Student Association (SALSA), partnered with the UBC Language Sciences Initiative, is organizing the third annual undergraduate conference for language and communication studies! The Language Sciences Undergraduate Research…
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February 7, 2019Language Sciences Writing Group
Set aside some focused writing time in community with other grad students and postdocs! Join fellow LangSci grad students and postdoctoral fellows every other Thursday from 2 to 4 pm in Kenny Room 2563 for the LangSci Writing Group. Each session will include some brief discussion of writing…