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March 2, 2023UBC scholar, Ife Adebara, helping AI overcome its language barrier
People around the world have been impressed with ChatGPT, a new chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses natural language processing (NLP) to seemingly answer any question. It works much better than similar technologies that came before it—as long as you prompt it in English. Ife…
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February 3, 2023Member Spotlight: Dr. Sonam Chusang
Dr. Sonam Chusang is an Adjunct Professor in the Asian Studies department at the University of British Columbia where he has been teaching Tibetan to students of heritage and non-heritage backgrounds for the past 15 years. He also taught Tibetan at the University of Virginia in 2007. What…
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February 3, 2023Language Creation in Hollywood with Dr. Christine Schreyer
Within the book titled, 'Communicating Linguistics, Language, Community and Public Engagement,' Dr. Christine Schreyer, Associate Professor of Athropology at UBC's Okanagan campus, describes her role as a language creator for two Hollywood films – Man of Steel (2013) and Alpha (2018) in…
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February 3, 2023A Sociological Lens on Linguistic Diversity: Implications for Writing Inclusive Multiple-Choice Assessments - Q&A with the research team
In the study titled, 'A Sociological Lens on Linguistic Diversity: Implications for Writing Inclusive Multiple-Choice Assessments', researchers Jennifer Lightfoot, Katherine Lyon, Daniel Riccardi, Nathan Roberson, Mark Lam and Simon Lolliot, explored how multiple-choice assessments can act as a…
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January 31, 2023Seeking Teaching Assistant for Living Language course, September 2023
Deadline: 12:00pm Tuesday, February 28th Are you looking for an exciting Teaching Assistantship and be part of an innovative, university-wide course? Team-taught by Dr. Mark Turin (Anthropology & First Nations and Endangered Languages, UBC-V) and Dr. Elena Nicoladis (Psychology,…
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January 16, 2023LSURC 2023: Call for Adjudicators
The 2023 Language Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference is looking for Faculty members to volunteer at the conference on February 17th and 18th to judge oral and poster presentations. Click here to apply!
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January 9, 2023Q&A with Dr. Xuejun (Ryan) Ji, former LangScis Student Steering Committee Member
Xuejun (Ryan) Ji is a current Ph.D. student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology (MERM). Prior to coming to UBC, he obtained his first Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Language and Literacy) from Texas A&M University - College Station. His research focuses on diagnostic…
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January 9, 2023Meet the new Language Sciences Student Steering Committee Members
The Language Sciences Institute recently welcomed two new student members to our Steering Committee. Please join us in welcoming Suyuan Liu and Xin Sun! Suyuan Liu - Ph.D. Student, UBC Linguistics Suyuan is a Ph.D. student in Linguistics at the University of British Columbia. Her current…
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January 6, 2023Intentional and Incidental Vocabulary Learning: The Role of Historical Linguistics in Language Acquisition - Q&A with Dr. James Stratton
If you’re looking to learn a new language, you might want to start by taking a deep dive into historical linguistics. In the study, ‘Intentional and Incidental Vocabulary Learning: The Role of Historical Linguistics in the Second Language Classroom’, Dr. James Stratton, Assistant Professor in…
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December 21, 2022LLED Graduate Student Conference - Call for Proposals
LLED Graduate Student Conference The LLED Graduate Student Conference is a biannual, student-led academic conference. The conference is designed to provide opportunities for graduate students to gain conference experience, to share their work, and to receive useful feedback from peers/conference…