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September 30, 2017
Language Sciences Initiative - UBC & Beyond (Oct 3rd, 2:00 pm, St. John's College)
The Language Sciences Initiative event UBC & Beyond will take place on Tuesday, October 3rd, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, at the Fairmont Social Lounge at St. John’s College. We’re especially looking forward to hearing your input on how to grow the Language Sciences Initiative…
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September 26, 2017
October 5th LLED Research Seminar: Storybooks Canada
On October 5th, Dr. Bonny Norton, Espen Stranger-Johannesen, Asma Afreen, and Michelle Gilman will be presenting their work on Storybooks Canada. All are welcome to attend! Title: Storybooks Canada: A Digital Innovation for Multilingual Children Date and Location: Thursday,…
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September 11, 2017
Remembering Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson
Remembering Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson March 17, 1952 ~ May 31, 2017 2:00 pm, Saturday September 16, 2017 Roy Barnett Recital Hall UBC School of Music Reception following in the lobby We mourn the loss of Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson, who passed away on May 31 after a physically and …
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August 31, 2017New Site Launch
The Language Sciences Initiative has launched its new website! We invite you to explore our newly re-organized Research Projects and members, and familiarize yourself with our work just in time for the start of Fall Term. You can still find us at https://languagesciences.ubc.ca. If you…
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July 19, 2017
Nancy Hornberger Talk, July 31, Ponderosa Commons Multipurpose Room
On Monday, July 31, Dr. Nancy H. Hornberger (University of Pennsylvania) will be giving a talk on “Teaching and Researching the Continua of Biliteracy”. The talk will begin at 1:30 pm in the Ponderosa Commons Multipurpose Room (room 2012); light refreshments will be served beginning at…
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June 1, 2017
Remembering Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson
On Wednesday May 31, a dear member of our Language Sciences community, Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson, passed away from complications of lymphoma. Eric was Professor of Linguistics and the former Director of the Cognitive Systems Program; he had been at UBC since 2003. The BC and UBC flags will be…
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April 10, 2017
Bryan Gick awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Congratulations to our co-director, Dr. Bryan Gick, who has been awarded a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Fellowships are awarded to scholars, artists and scientists from a range of fields on the basis of “prior achievement and exceptional…
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February 2, 2017
New Language Science Open Access Book Series
Have an idea for a short and accessible book that explores an idea in the conceptual foundations of language science? Language Science Press is looking for submissions for their new open access book series, “Conceptual Foundations of Language Science”. Proposals can be for original…
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June 30, 2016
Affiliates in the news!
Language Sciences affiliate Bonny Norton (LLED) and her student Liam Doherty were featured in an article on The Wire called “How Digital Open Source Platforms Can Transform Learning“. The story talks about their work on the African Storybook Project. Check it out!
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May 12, 2016
Janet Werker Gold Medal Lecture, May 12, Science World
In honour of Janet Werker’s SSHRC Gold Medal Award, UBC’s Faculty of Arts and Department of Psychology are holding a special public lecture on May 12 at Science World. Dr. Werker will be speaking on ‘Bilingual Babies’ from 5:30-6:45, with a reception to follow. The event is…