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Dr. Luisa Maffi, Language, Culture, and the Environment: Thinking Out of the Silos

Please join us as we welcome Dr. Luisa Maffi, co-founder and Director of Terralingua for her talk Language, Culture, and the Environment: Thinking Out of the Silos. For over two decades, Maffi has spearheaded the efforts of Terralingua, an international NGO that…

Storybooks Canada Launch! Friday Nov 2nd, 3:00pm

Join the Storybooks Canada team and UBC Language Sciences for the public launch of Storybooks Canada on Friday, November 2nd, co-organized by Dr. Bonny Norton (LLED) and Dr. Janet Jamieson (ECPS). The launch will include opening and welcoming remarks from Dr. Gail Murphy, VP Research &…

Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues - Screenings Oct. 29th and 30th, 2018

Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues, Oct. 29th and 30th

Marietta Hurst makes second 3-year gift to Language Sciences

Marietta Hurst (BA’57, MA’82), the visionary lead donor whose support in 2015 helped make UBC Language Sciences and the Living Language: Science and Society course a reality, has generously provided additional seed funding that will allow us to continue and…

Welcome (Back) to Language Sciences!

Language Sciences welcomes new and returning members back to UBC this fall! Friday, September 14, 2018 Dodson Room (302), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 E Mall At the Welcome event, we will provide a summary of what the LangSci Initiative at UBC has been up to, and then host…

Dr. Christine Schreyer creates language for Hollywood film Alpha

Like the crisp, white vista of frozen tundra, Christine Schreyer was given a blank canvas when it came to creating the dialogue for Alpha, a Hollywood historical drama released just last week. Set in the last ice age some 20,000 years ago, Alpha is the story of a young hunter who…

Dr. Stacy Skoretz enhances swallowing disorder training with simulation technology

In Memoriam: Michael Rochemont

UBC Language Sciences joins our colleagues in the Department of Linguistics in mourning the passing of Dr. Michael Rochemont on July 3rd 2018. Dr. Rochemont was a beloved friend, colleague, mentor, teacher, advisor, and researcher, and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. The…

Language Sciences Members featured in UBC Arts Faces of Research

UBC Language Sciences is proud to note that LangSci members Kiley Hamlin, Carla Hudson Kam, Shaylih Muehlmann, and Jiaying Zhao are among those faculty featured in UBC Arts Faces of Research.  Check out the full article here!