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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…
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May 2, 2016
Language-Related Events at Celebrate Learning Week
There will be several language-related events at Celebrate Learning Week, hosted by the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology from May 2-6. On May 2 at 1:30 pm, a team from the Linguistics department and CTLT will offer a workshop on empowering pronunciation teaching and learning …
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April 27, 2016
Genetics & Neurobiology of Language, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, July 2016: Apply now!
Interested in learning about the genetics and neurobiology of language? Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will be holding a course on this topic from July 25-31, 2016. The application deadline has been extended, but apply soon! For more information, see the attached PDF, or visit their site.
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April 19, 2016
UBC at U21 Global Research Alliance in Language Workshop
Language Sciences steering committee co-chair Bryan Gick will be representing UBC at the Universitas 21 Global Research Alliance in Language (GRAIL) workshop April 25-26 in Edinburgh, Scotland. This workshop aims to develop a language science initiative for the U21 group, a global…
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April 13, 2016
Centre for Intercultural Language Studies Symposium, May 2
The Centre for Intercultural Language Studies will host its 12th annual symposium on May 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the Asian Studies Auditorium. The theme for this year’s symposium is ‘Challenges and Opportunities for English Language Learners in Urban Schools’…