Dr. Sonja Thoma

Language coach

Research Themes:  The Communicating Mind and Body

Sonja is an experienced linguist with a track record in community work, teaching, and research.

Currently, Sonja is working with Indigenous communities, schools and individuals on language research and teaching projects. She has been developing Halq’méylem language resources for Stó:lō Nation since 2017, and continues to work with several communities in supporting language learners and teachers, developing resources and applying for grants. Previously she worked as part of the language and culture team at FNESC (First Nations Education Steering Committee) as language coach, supporting First Nations language teachers all over BC in their classrooms. 

She is lucky enough to live in the Kootenays with her family, on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Sinixt. She loves to be out in nature, hike, read, rollerskate (yes, the kind with 4 wheels), and practice the martial art Aikido.

You can find more about her work on her website at linguisticsinthewild.ca or be in touch at sonja@linguisticsinthewild.ca.

 

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Contact

Dr. Sonja Thoma

Language coach
Linguistics Consultant, West Kootenay, British Columbia

sonja@linguisticsinthewild.ca

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC’s campuses are situated within the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.

UBC Language Sciences

4031 Audain Art Centre
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Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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