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November 23, 2022Call for Search Committee Members: Language Sciences Co-Director
As recently announced, long-time founding Language Sciences Co-director, Dr. Janet Werker, will be stepping down from her role as of July 1st, 2023. Dr. Werker will remain involved in Language Sciences, in particular as Principle Investigator of the Ensuring Full Literacy SSHRC Partnership…
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November 16, 2022Dr. Janet Werker, Co-Director, to depart from Language Sciences in 2023
It is with immense gratitude that we announce that Dr. Janet Werker is departing from the role of Language Sciences Co-Director at the end of June, 2023. Dr. Werker has served as a founding co-director of the Language Sciences Institute since its inception in 2015. In that time, Dr. Werker has…
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November 7, 2022Call for Papers: Bilingualism and Multilingualism Conference
January 10, 2023 UBC Okanagan campus Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada Starting on May 13th, 2023 until May 15th, 2023, the conference on Bilingualism and Multilingualism (BAM) is set to take place in Kelowna, on the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. We are…
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November 2, 2022Designing a Group Yoga Class for Adults with Aphasia: "From the minute you walk in... it is communicatively accessible" - Q&A with Dr. Tami Howe, Dr. Lorienne Jenstad and Kelsea Ross
In the study, 'Designing a group yoga class for adults with aphasia: "From the minute you walk in... it is communicatively accessible" researchers explored what challenges stroke surivors with aphasia face when participating in recreational activities which rely heavily on language, such as a…
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November 2, 2022Member Spotlight: Dr. Lauren Emberson
Dr. Lauren Emberson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. At UBC, Dr. Emberson’s lab is a part of the Early Development Research Group, a consortium of several research centers interested in the development of perception,…
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November 2, 2022Local Student Wins Bronze at International Linguistics Olympiad
A local student has won a bronze medal at the highly competitive 2022 International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL), held on the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom, after competing in the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO), hosted by the UBC Department of Linguistics. Each year,…
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November 1, 2022Call for Applications: Co-Instructors for 2024W1 Living Language – Science and Society
Language Sciences is looking for two co-instructors to teach the course Living Language: Science and Society in September 2023. Cross-listed across six faculties, the Living Language course is a 400-level course, initially conceptualized as a transition-out course for advanced students from across…
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October 7, 2022Call for Applications: Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow seat on Language Sciences Institute Steering Committee
The Language Sciences Institute is welcoming applications from new and returning graduate student and postdoctoral fellows to join our Steering Committee. We are looking for two new members to join our steering committee for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2034 academic years. Opportunities …
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October 6, 2022Member Spotlight: Asma Afreen
Asma Afreen is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Language and Literacy Education. She is also a Global Storybooks team member and a NextGen Scholar in the Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural and Digital World project (SSHRC Partnership Grant). What are your current research…
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October 5, 2022Pacific Northwest Languages and Literatures Press breaks barriers for documentation of Indigenous Languages
Pacific Northwest Languages and Literatures (PNWLL) Press is taking a radical approach to the standard academic publishing process by co-publishing with Indigenous communities, while maintaining high production and editorial standards for the language documentation of Indigenous languages. Dr…